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ITV Studios
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ITVS welcomes ‘Worzel Gummidge’ after going direct with Leopard Pictures
ITV Studios (ITVS) has struck a deal to distribute BBC scripted series Worzel Gummidge –…
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UK’s ITV orders comedy panel show as part of Black History Month slate
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has unveiled plans to mark Black History Month with specially commissioned…
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ITV eyes ‘two waves’ of BritBox international roll-out
BritBox’s recently announced launch in up to 25 countries will take place in two waves…
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ITV moves ‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here’ from Australia to UK
UK commercial broadcaster ITV is moving its hit reality show I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out…
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ITV suffers huge revenue drop as Covid-19 impact revealed
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has revealed the extent of the damage caused by Covid-19 on…
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News round-up: Foxtel’s Lifetime deal; China’a Huanxi adds All3 shows; Turkish ‘House’ re-opens; Seven snags expanded ‘Chase’…
Foxtel adds Lifetime Movie package Australian pay-TV company Foxtel is set to add A+E Networks-owned…
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ITV Studios & Fremantle to miss MIPCOM, with virtual events planned
ITV Studios (ITVS) and Fremantle will not be exhibiting at MIPCOM in October, with both…
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ITVS, BBCS outline intention to expand BritBox into 25 countries
BBC Studios (BBCS) and ITV Studios (ITVS) have said they intend to expand the presence…
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News round-up: ‘La Famiglia’ heads to Greece, Russia; AMC buys ahead of NATPE Budapest; ViacomCBS format sales
Armoza’s La Famiglia travels to Greece, Russia Russia’s CTC and Greek broadcaster Antenna 1 have…
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News round-up: Baby Cow adds Objective producer; Fremantle deals in Russia; Armoza’s ‘Connected’ moves in Finland
Baby Cow appoints Objective’s Maisah Thompson Steve Coogan’s Baby Cow Productions has bolstered its scripted…
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Cineflix Productions hires ITVS & Wilderness alum as head of current
Cineflix Productions has appointed former ITV Studios and Wilderness Productions’ exec David Casey to a…
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Show of the week: Vintage Voltage
This new 10-part car transformation series from the UK’s Attaboy TV and MPH Film gives…
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TBI Weekly: Six Reasons Why Adult Animation Is Set To Flourish
Adult animation is a well-worn medium but the unique combination of a global production shutdown,…
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‘Snowpiercer’ prodco and Adult Swim veteran Weidenfeld team for new animation outfit
Snowpiercer producer Tomorrow Studios and animated TV veteran Nick Weidenfeld have teamed up to launch…
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BBC, Jimmy McGovern prep drama about racist attack victim Anthony Walker
The UK’s BBC has commissioned a one-off feature-length drama, penned by acclaimed writer Jimmy McGovern, and…
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ITV Studios takes distribution rights to BBC crime thriller ‘Line Of Duty’
ITV Studios (ITVS) has picked up distribution rights to the sixth season of UK drama…
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UK’s ITV2 replaces Covid-19 hit ‘Love Island’ with Australia’s 2019 version
ITV2 in the UK is to replace its Covid-19 hit reality show Love Island with…
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ITV Studios snags second window sales for ‘Bodyguard’
ITV Studios (ITVS) has struck a raft of deals for its scripted series including Jed…
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Show of the week: Snowpiercer
Seven years after the world has become an uninhabitable frozen wasteland, the survivors of humanity…
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Britbox boards ITV’s Covid-19 drama series ‘Isolation Stories’
BBC Studios and ITV’s North American streamer BritBox is onboard Isolation Stories, the limited series…
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ITV reveals another $37m in cuts & confirms 800 staff furloughed as ads slump
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has revealed the immediate impact of the Covid-19 crisis on its…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Painting Covid-19’s impact by numbers
Lockdown might be the new normal for large swathes of the world’s population but its…
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News round-up: CityTV preps ‘Canadian Family’s Got Talent’; Armoza’s lockdown gameshow; ZED seeks pre-sales
CityTV preps Canadian Family’s Got Talent Canada’s CityTV is prepping a lockdown-related version of Fremantle…
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ITV Studios reveals ‘ready-to-buy’ unscripted slate for spring & summer
ITV Studios (ITVS) has unveiled its ‘ready-to-buy’ non-scripted slate for spring and summer, which the…
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ITV Studios takes rights to Nippon TV’s ‘Red Carpet Survival’
ITV Studios (ITVS) has struck a deal for Red Carpet Survival, the gameshow format from…
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TBI Formats: What’s next for feel-good formats?
Warm formats that allow for co-viewing have been centre-stage for broadcasters over many years, but…
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Quibi lights up ‘weed enthusiast’ show from ITVS’ Leftfield Pictures
Soon-to-launch short-form streamer Quibi has ordered a series that follows a marijuana enthusiast creating art…
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Japan’s U-Next, Wowow Plus & TFC acquire ITV Studios dramas
U-Next, Wowow Plus and TFC are among Japanese broadcasters to have picked up scripted programming…
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Deals round-up: UK’s C5 orders history lesson; ITV doc remembers Rauol Moat rampage; ‘Ruby Ring’ remake for Indonesia
Channel 5 to air Henry VIII documentary Britain’s Blakeway Productions has been commissioned to make…
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‘Line Of Duty’s World Productions options Nikita Lalwani novel
ITV Studios-owned World Productions has optioned You People, the upcoming third novel from author Nikita…