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Lookout Point
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Lookout Point names joint-CEO’s to replace Pathe-bound Faith Penhale
Gentleman Jack producer Lookout Point has named Laura Lankester and Will Johnston as its new…
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Pathe hires Lookout Point CEO Faith Penhale to lead move into TV series
Selma and Philomena producer Pathe has hired Lookout Point CEO Faith Penhale to lead its…
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South Africa’s M-Net preps crime drama with BBCS’s Lookout Point
BBC Studios (BBCS)-owned Lookout Point and South Africa’s MultiChoice Studios have partnered on a five-part crime…
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HBO ditches ‘Gentleman Jack’ leaving BBC hit show’s future uncertain
HBO has cancelled Sally Wainwright’s Gentleman Jack, leaving its UK-based coproduction partner the BBC unsure about…
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Fox in Turkey strikes first ‘Happy Valley’ remake order
Turkish free-to-air broadcaster Fox has become the first company to order a local version of…
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BBC comedy chief Shane Allen departs to launch Boffola Pictures
The BBC’s director & head of comedy commissioning Shane Allen is leaving the UK pubcaster…
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Disney+ unveils initial UK scripted slate in European originals push
Disney+ has unveiled its first slate of scripted UK originals, including a swashbuckling adventure, a…
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Acorn TV takes exclusive rights to BBC & Netflix drama ‘A Suitable Boy’
AMC Networks’ Acorn TV has snagged exclusive North American premiere rights to BBC drama A…
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Drama round-up: ‘Romulus’ expands into new territories; Lookout Point options ‘Big Girl Small Town’; France Télévisions sees ‘Little Coincidences’
‘Romulus’ expands into new territories Broadcasters in Germany, Russia and Greece have acquired historical epic…
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Drama round-up: Netflix takes BBC’s ‘A Suitable Boy’ global; Sundance Now takes ITV drama ‘Des’
Netflix snags BBC’s Suitable Boy Netflix has confirmed that it has secured the upcoming adaptation…
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TBI Scripted: Mira Nair on adapting an Indian classic for the BBC
Acclaimed Indian director Mira Nair tells Richard Middleton how she paired up with War…
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Former Lookout Point boss launches media investment firm with BBCS alum Helen Jackson
Lookout Point’s Simon Vaughan, former BBC Studios vet Helen Jackson and Stella EOC exec Jonathan…
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Sally Wainwright on directing, delegating and drawing women behind the lens
British writer-director Sally Wainwright, creator of Happy Valley and Gentleman Jack, is one of the…
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‘Happy Valley’ set to return with Lookout Point
Happy Valley creator and writer Sally Wainwright has confirmed that the gritty drama starring Sarah…
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Faith Penhale takes control of Les Mis producer Lookout Point
Simon Vaughan has stepped down as joint-CEO of Les Miserables producer Lookout Point, leaving Faith Penhale to…
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BBC Studios takes 100% control of Lookout Point
BBC Studios has increased its stake in indie scripted studio Lookout Point to 100%, in…
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War & Peace firm gets MD, Endemol Shine exec
War & Peace producer Lookout Point has upped commercial director Damian Keogh to managing director,…
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BBC, HBO order Wainwright drama
The BBC and HBO have co-commissioned an eight-part drama from scribe Sally Wainwright about the…
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Canadian LGBT net buys The Collection
Canadian specialty net Out TV has acquired The Collection, Amazon and France Télévisions’ period fashion…
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PBS boards BBC newspaper biz drama
US pubcaster PBS has come onboard upcoming BBC One six-part drama Press. The series –…
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BBCWW, Cohen form funding initiative
BBC Worldwide, Danny Cohen’s Access Entertainment and UK indie Lookout Point have created a premium…
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BBCWW ups stake in War and Peace prodco
BBC Worldwide now owns 49% of Lookout Point after buying up more of the War…
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BBCWW backs Alex Graham, Michael Jackson firm
BBC Worldwide has bought a minority stake in Two Cities Television, a new drama indie…
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BBC, Weinstein to adapt Les Misérables
UK pubcaster BBC One and US-based Weinstein Television are working up a television version of…
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BBC poaches Channel 4 drama chief
Channel 4’s drama chief Piers Wenger is leaving the UK broadcaster to join the territory’s…
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Show of the week: The Collection
The Collection is on-trend, with big-ticket period dramas such as Versailles, War and Peace and…
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War and Peace breaks out in Russia
Broadcasters in twelve territories, including one in Russia, have acquired local rights to War and…
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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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BBC Wales drama chief to join War & Peace prodco
BBC Wales head of drama Faith Penhale (pictured) will join the prodco behind upcoming drama…
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BBC Wales drama chief to join War & Peace prodco
BBC Wales head of drama Faith Penhale (pictured) will join the prodco behind upcoming drama…
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