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Channel 4 remakes Swedish drama with Walter Presents founders’ prodco
Channel 4 in the UK has ordered a remake of Swedish drama Before We Die,…
News round-up: India’s Zee5 launches first Pakistani original; PBS launches docs on Amazon; Global Agency sells ‘Mr Wrong’
India’s Zee5 launches first Pakistani original India’s Zee5 Global streaming platform will launch its first…
BBC Four & PBS visit Notre Dame with Windfall Films
BBC Four in the UK and US broadcaster PBS have commissioned a special-access documentary from…
PBS bites at Blink’s pet documentaries
UK indie Blink Films has produced two new documentaries about the history and secret lives of…
Attenborough to front BBC, PBS series about secret lives of plants
Sir David Attenborough has been attached to present BBC Studios’ forthcoming five-part blue chip series…
A+E’s ‘Miss Scarlet And The Duke’ heads to the US, Canada, Australia
US broadcaster PBS, Seven Network in Australia and CBC in Canada are among broadcasters to…
Deals round-up: PBS takes Backshall, visits Vienna; UK, Germany land ‘Secret Song’; APC boards ‘Invisible Line’
PBS explores with Backshall, visits Vienna PBS in the US is preparing to air 10-part…
Scripted deals: BBC First, RTL add ITVSGE drama; W9 acquires ‘The Hunting’; ‘Project Blue Book’ sales
BBC First, M-Net, RTL among ITVSGE deals BBC First, M-Net in Africa and Germany’s RTL…
Format & factual deals: BBC buys ‘Serengeti Rules’; Orange Smarty strikes TI pact; Turkey remakes Nippon show
BBC, Arte, ZDF acquire PBS’s Serengeti Rules The BBC in the UK, Arte in France…
ITVS drama ‘World On Fire’ finds home in the US
PBS in the US, BBC First in Australia and SVT in Sweden are among companies…
Canal+, BBC2, PBS shoot for the Moon and Back
BBC2 in the UK, PBS in the US and French pay operator Canal+ are preparing…
BBC’s ‘The Planet’ lands in Japan, US
The series, which finished airing on BBC2 in the UK this week, is fronted by…
Channel 4, HBO partner for ‘Jihadi John’ doc
Months following the success of Michael Jackson two-parter Leaving Neverland, Channel 4 and HBO are…
PBS launches streaming channel on Amazon
PBS distribution has launched streaming channel PBS Living on Amazon’s Prime Video Channels, which will…
PBS takes Fremantle’s ‘Beecham House’ to the US
Fremantle has struck a deal with PBS to launch Gurinder Chadha’s six-part drama series Beecham…
PBS names ex-BBC America exec as programming chief
PBS has hired Perry Simon, an exec that has held top posts at BBC America,…
Daily Show’s Trevor Noah to feature in OZY series for PBS
PBS and OZY Media have announced plans for Breaking Big, a 12-episode documentary series that…
BBC Studios wins Royal Wedding commission from PBS
BBC Studios has secured its first ever commission from PBS in the US. The show,…
ITVS appoints PBS’s Mike Kelley to US sales
ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) has appointed Mike Kelley as senior vice president for…
PBS programming chief Hoppe switches to ABC
PBS’s chief programming executive, Beth Hoppe, has joined ABC’s news team in New York. Hoppe’s…
PBS hits back Trump fund cut plans
US pubcaster PBS has quickly hit back at President Donald Trump’s plan to eliminate all…
BBC Worldwide Showcase: in deep water
Ocean will be the focus of the Tuesday night activity for buyers at the BBC…
Cumberbatch to produce, star in new BBC drama
Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch is to produce and star in a BBC One adaptation of…
Corus Kids chief to run Sprout in US
Deidre Brennan is leaving Canada’s Corus Entertainment after less than a year to become general…
PBS boards BBC newspaper biz drama
US pubcaster PBS has come onboard upcoming BBC One six-part drama Press. The series –…
Sky Vision hires for US, Asia
UK distributor Sky Vision has created new roles in the US and Asia, bringing in…
Amazon and PBS strike kids TV deal
Amazon will show a raft of shows from the PBS Kids service after striking a…
ITV Studios to crown Victoria in Cannes
Queen Victoria will appear in Cannes on ITV Studios Global Entertainment’s MIPTV slate. Victoria, a…
Hulu scoops exclusive Curious George
Hulu has netted an exclusive deal for kids show Curious George. The deal gives the…
PBS preps new kids services
PBS is launching a range of new kids offerings including a round-the-clock kids channel and…