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Liam Keelan
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Disney hires Liam Keelan to run TV production in Europe and Africa
Former BBC executive Liam Keelan is to join The Walt Disney Company to oversee original…
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BBC Studios’ Keelan exits amid Content Partnerships rejig
BBC Studios’ scripted portfolio director Liam Keelan is exiting the business as the distributor once…
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TBI Weekly: Windowing battle brews for the BBC
Senior producers and BBC Studios execs have spoken out about the public broadcaster’s plans to…
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BBC Studios Showcase: Going upstream for premium drama
The BBC Studios merger has allowed scripted execs to get closer to IP much earlier…
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BBC’s Linsey expands role to head content partnerships
BBC Studios has revealed that from September chief creative officer Mark Linsey (pictured) will take…
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Comedy at the crossroads
Comedy has not had the same uplift in budgets and ambition as straight-up scripted fare,…
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BBC Worldwide Showcase: big drama in Liverpool
Buyers will get a first look at some of 2017’s most-anticipated dramas at BBC Worldwide…
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Amazon, BBCWW coproduce fashion drama
Amazon Prime Instant Video and BBC Worldwide have greenlit an eight-part fashion-themed drama from UK…
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Buyer’s briefing: BBC Worldwide Channels
Julie Swanston is VP, commissioning for BBC Worldwide Channels. She will commission a minimum of…
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Canal+, ABC visit BBC’s Happy Valley
French pay TV platform Canal+ and Australian pubcaster ABC are among buyers of the BBC’s…
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BBC Worldwide content push continues with promotion
BBC Worldwide has upped executive producer Julie Swanston to VP of commissioning in Worldwide’s channels…
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RTE controller quits for BBC Worldwide commissioning role
George Dixon has quit Irish public broadcaster RTE to take a commissioning role at BBC…
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Liam Keelan to lead scripted content at BBC Worldwide
Liam Keelan has been appointed BBC Worldwide’s director for scripted – the second new role…
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BBCWW to commission more content, seeking longer runs
BBC Worldwide is looking to commission more of its own content and is seeking longer…
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Liam Keelan opts for BBC Worldwide over Sky
Liam Keelan has opted to take a new role at BBC Worldwide over the position…