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UKTV orders first doc from BBC Studios for W
UKTV has ordered documentary series Sex, Knives and Liposuction from BBC Studios’ Science Unit, a…
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Parable moves to TV with first VR original for C4
Channel 4 has commissioned its first virtual reality original from VR studio Parable, named Grenfell:…
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China’s Tencent acquires first ever Japanese factual format
Chinese streaming platform Tencent is launching a local version of Document 72 Hours (pictured), a…
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BBC2 greenlights October Films Iraq production
BBC 2 in the UK has commissioned a two-hour mini-series from UK producer October Films,…
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Netflix discovers Diagnosis doc series from trio
Netflix has commissioned a new documentary series from Scott Rudin Productions, Lightbox and The New…
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ABC & People Magazine re-team for Royals doc
ABC has paired up with People Magazine and Time Inc. Productions once again for The…
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Sky Vision exiting production as chief joins Znak & Co.
The programming chief at the production and distribution arm of Sky is moving to indie…
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Amazon scores La Liga football docu-series
Amazon Prime Video has greenlit Six Dreams, a sports docu-series that follows six individuals throughout…
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Rich Ross exiting post-Scripps deal Discovery
Discovery Communications has named the new management team that will lead the enlarged company after…
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Netflix orders talk show from Daily Show’s Hasan Minhaj
Netflix is bringing in yet another talk show, this time with The Daily Show’s Hasan…
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Banijay buys My Kitchen Rules UK producer
Banijay Group has acquired 7Wonder, the UK-based unscripted producer behind the British remake of My…
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Discovery gets US approval for Scripps deal
Discovery Communications’ US$14.6 billion acquisition of fellow US-based cable group Scripps Networks Interactive has been…
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Ex-Flame, Films of Records execs join Sundog
Former Flame Television managing director Claire Featherstone and Films of Record executive producer Katie Buchanan…
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A+E launches first int’l digital studio in Singapore
A+E Networks has begun rolling out digital studios outside of the US, under the A+E…
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Beyond rejigs with Hemperek hired from eOne
Beyond Distribution has hired Entertainment One’s Justina Hemperek as head of acquisitions, with Sarah McCormack…
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ITV America rejigs management at Housewives prodco Sirens
Jessica Sebastian-Dayeh has been named president of ITV America unscripted production company Sirens Media, with…
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Cineflix gets new lease of Life as Paramedics leads deals
Cineflix Rights has hired industry veteran Richard Life as VP of acquisitions. His hire comes…
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David Attenborough to present BBC landmark series Dynasty
The BBC is set to launch its next landmark wildlife series Dynasty, fronted by seasoned…
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ITN bags Undateables exec for development role
ITN Productions (ITNP) has appointed The Undateables exec producer Jess Orr (pictured) as an executive…
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ITV America ups Adam Sher to president as rejig continues
ITV America CEO David George has appointed Adam Sher (pictured) as the unscripted producer’s new…
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Netflix picks up Marie Kondo series on ‘the magic of tidying up’
Netflix has ordered an unscripted series with author and home organisation guru Marie Kondo (pictured),…
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Endemol Shine producer joins A Smith & Co.
Endemol Shine North America unscripted producer Duncan McIntosh has joined Tinopolis-owned prodco A. Smith &…
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DRG buys into ex-ITV Studios execs’ new prodco
UK distributor DRG is planning to invest in a spate of production companies, and has…
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Passion acquisitions chief moves to TCB
Passion Distribution’s head of acquisitions, Jimmy Humphreys, is moving to rival UK distributor TCB Media…
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PBS programming chief Hoppe switches to ABC
PBS’s chief programming executive, Beth Hoppe, has joined ABC’s news team in New York. Hoppe’s…
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New CEO to succeed Moore at National Geographic Partners
National Geographic Society (NGS) boss Gary Knell will be the next CEO of National Geographic…
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Channel 4 orders BBC Studios to perform Fatberg Autopsy
Just two days after unveiled its first non-BBC commission, BBC Studios has landed a second…
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BBC, CJ E&M, OSF & Terra Mater to explore Wild Korea
Terra Mater Factual Studios (TMFS) and Oxford Scientific Films (OSF) have joined forces to coproduce…
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BBC Studios reaches “new dawn” after Discovery wildlife commission
Discovery Channel has commissioned natural history series The Red List from BBC Studios, marking a…
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UK indies body pacts with Indian producers guild
British indies body Pact is today signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Producers…