Killing Eve star Jodie Comer and Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s comedy Fleabag were among the standout winners at the 71st Emmy Awards in LA last night, in what turned out to be a trophy-laden night for UK shows and their stars. Fleabag beat off competition from HBO’s Veep and Amazon’s The Marvelous Mrs Maisel to secure the […]
Hollywood agency Endeavor, whose distribution arm is behind shows such as Killing Eve and The Night Manager, could raise around $700m through its initial public offering (IPO) set for this autumn. The flotation could value Endeavor at around $8bn, with just under 20 million shares expected to be made available, priced at between $30 and […]
HBO’s Game Of Thrones has shattered Emmy records to help the AT&T-owned cable channel scoop up 137 nominations, making it the most nominated outlet of the year. The drama, which concluded its eighth and final series in May, garnered 32 nominations, the most for any show in a single season ever – beating a 25-year record held by […]
BBC Studios (BBCS) is to invest further in UK production companies amid “hyper-competition” in the market, having revealed its contribution to its public broadcaster parent hit almost £250 million ($316 million) over the past year. In its annual review released today, BBCS said it had returned £243 million (US$300 million) to the BBC over the […]
BBC America spy thriller Killing Eve was the big winner at last night’s BAFTA Television Awards, winning three prizes for drama series, leading actress for Jodie Comer and supporting actress for Fiona Shaw. Comer took the lead actress prize ahead of her Killing Eve co-star Sandra Oh, who was also nominated in the category. Produced […]
BBC America has renewed the critically acclaimed Sid Gentle Films series Killing Eve for a third season. The cat-and-mouse thriller revolves around Eve (Sandra Oh), an MI6 operative, and psychopath assassin Villanelle (Jodie Comer) who are bound by a mutual obsession and one brutal act. Its second season premiered in the US as a simulcast […]
BBC America is launching a ‘micro-net’ within its channel that focuses on nature programming to build on titles such as Blue Planet and Planet Earth, it was revealed today during the AMC Networks Summit in Manhattan, New York City. At the end of 2019, BBC America’s branded block, named Project Awe, will appear on the […]
The global boom in subscription video-on-demand does not automatically mean boom time for independent producers and brings a number of new challenges as well as a new market, according to Lorenzo De Maio, head of TV advisory and partner at specialist finance and sales agency Endeavor Content. Speaking at Series Mania in Lille, De Maio […]
BBC America’s Killing Eve and BBC One and Amazon co-production A Very English Scandal are leading nominations for this year’s BAFTA TV and Craft Awards. Killing Eve has scored 14 nominations across both sets of awards, including Best Drama Series, Best Drama Writer and Best Leading Actress – with both Jodie Comer and Sandra Oh vying for […]
This year’s Broadcasting Press Guild Awards winners have been revealed, with BBC dramas A Very English Scandal and Killing Eve each taking home three prizes. The awards, voted for by journalists who write about television and radio, saw A Very English Scandal honoured for Best Single Drama/Mini Series, and Hugh Grant named as Best Actor. […]
