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Line Of Duty
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BBC One lines up Kelly Macdonald to guest lead on ‘Line Of Duty’
BBC One’s critically acclaimed thriller Line Of Duty has secured its next guest lead. Scottish actress Kelly…
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BritBox links with Endemol Shine, Kew Media Distribution for North America
BritBox has struck deals with Endemol Shine International and Kew Media Distribution to bolster its…
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AMC launches AcornTV, UMC streamers on YouTube TV
AMC Networks is launching its UK drama-skewing streamer Acorn TV as well as its black…
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Jed Mercurio: Nothing surprises me
The Line Of Duty and Bodyguard creator tells Manori Ravindran about his relationship with the…
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What Friends tells us about rights ownership in 2019
Media giants building SVODs to rival Netflix are talking the talk, but who will walk…
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Acorn TV snaps up Line Of Duty streaming rights from Hulu
US streaming service Acorn TV has snapped up US streaming rights to BBC thriller Line Of Duty from…
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Christmas cheer for record-breaking BBC iPlayer
The BBC’s on-demand service in the UK, BBC iPlayer, enjoyed a record week over Christmas,…
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Blue Planet II is BBC iPlayer’s top series of 2017
Big-ticket natural history series Blue Planet II is the most requested show on the iPlayer…
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Returning miniseries
Distributors will tell you that if they could have one drama production in their portfolio…
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ITV buys Line of Duty prodco
UK broadcaster ITV has acquired Line of Duty producer World Productions. World CEO Roger Charteris…
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BBCWW hires ex-Small World exec
Tara Gaule has joined BBC Worldwide soon after leaving Content Television-backed Small World IFT, TBI…
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Ford to head sales as Content unifies TV and film
Line of Duty distributor Content Media Corporation is bring TV and film sales together, with…
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ITV takes majority stake in Euro SVOD service
ITV has taken a majority stake in Cirkus, the best-of-British on-demand service. The UK broadcaster…
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Acorn buys presale of BBC’s Secret Agent
The US’s Acorn has prebought BBC drama The Secret Agent from UK-based distributor Content Television….
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New Idris Elba doc is Cut From a Different Cloth
Idris Elba will feature in and produce a new documentary about the fashion brand Superdry….
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Joy for Content as UK sales boss arrives
Content Television has hired a former Entertainment One executive as director of UK and SVOD…
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On-demand Cirkus buys The Driver
Cirkus, the ‘best of British’ on demand service, has added UK drama series The Driver…
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Hulu unveils 2014 originals, acquisitions
US streaming site Hulu has unveiled a deep slate of original programmes and new acquisitions…
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Miniseries strike back
A few years ago, it looked like scripted miniseries were heading for the scrapheap. With…