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Red Planet Pictures
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BBC & BritBox Int’l return detective drama ‘Beyond Paradise’ for S3 & festive special
British crime drama series Beyond Paradise has been commissioned for a third season and a…
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Asacha’s Red Planet adapts Sarah Pinborough’s ‘A Matter Of Blood’ after snagging rights to ‘The Dog-Faced Gods’
Death In Paradise producer Red Planet Pictures has optioned the rights to Sarah Pinborough’s The…
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Red Planet Pictures to adapt Will Dean’s Tuva Moodyson crime novels
Death In Paradise producer Red Planet Pictures has acquired the rights to adapt author Will…
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ABC expands ‘Death In Paradise’ crime drama franchise with Australian spin-off
Australian broadcaster ABC has commissioned Return To Paradise, a spin-off from long-running British-French crime comedy…
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BBC, ITV & UK scripted firms face probe over possible breach of freelance competition laws
UK broadcasters the BBC and ITV, along with several local scripted production companies, are under…
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Exclusive: Private equity & trade buyers circle Asacha Media as potential sale explored
Private equity companies and a clutch of trade buyers are understood to be circling Asacha…
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‘Death In Paradise’ producer Red Planet to adapt Mike Phillips novel ‘Blood Rights’
Red Planet Pictures, the UK indie behind Death In Paradise, has partnered with theatre scribe…
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BritBox International unveils ‘Death In Paradise’ spin-off amid new slate
BBC Studios (BBCS) and ITV-backed streamer BritBox International has unveiled a new slate of shows,…
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Asacha Media buys ‘Sanditon’ prodco Red Planet Pictures
Sanditon and Death In Paradise producer Red Planet Pictures has been acquired by European outfit…
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‘Sanditon’ revived by PBS & BritBox for two more seasons
British period drama Sanditon has been saved from cancellation, with the show recommissioned for a…
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‘Death In Paradise’ exec Belinda Campbell talks “exceptional” scripted TV
Red Planet Pictures’ joint-MD Belinda Campbell says that “good is not good enough” when it comes to…
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BBC extends ‘Death In Paradise’ for two more seasons
UK pubcaster the BBC has recommissioned the Red Planet Pictures-produced crime drama Death In Paradise…
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ITV adapts Louise Candlish’s thriller ‘Our House’, orders Kevin Macdonald Covid doc
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has bolstered its drama and doc slate by handing out commissions…
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Drama round-up: Sony, Polsat take ‘Crack’ at Endemol Shine drama; Starzplay takes ‘High Fidelity’ global; AMC cancels ‘NOS4A2’
Sony and Polsat take ‘Crack’ at Endemol Shine drama Sony Pictures Television Networks Central Europe…
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Production resumes on BBC’s ‘Death In Paradise’
Production has begun on the tenth season of UK pubcaster BBC One’s Caribbean-set crime series…
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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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ITV, Masterpiece & Red Planet work on Jane Austen drama
ITV, Masterpiece and Red Planet Pictures are set to work on a new Jane Austen…
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Red Planet expands with Scott Free, BBC hires
UK-based producer Red Planet Pictures has hired execs from Scott Free Productions and the BBC…
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BBC Studios taps Red Planet for Wales drama chief
Red Planet Pictures’ Simon Winstone is joining the production arm of UK pubcaster the BBC….
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UK indie poaches C5 commissioner for reality push
UK-based drama producer Red Planet Pictures has recruited Channel 5 commissioner Simon Raikes to spearhead…
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BBCWW strikes Red Planet deal
BBC Worldwide has inked a development deal with Death in Paradise producer Red Planet Pictures….
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Pete Smith, Red Planet produce Motown drama
Former Cineflix Studios and NBCUniversal International boss Pete Smith is hooking up with writer Tony…
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UKTV’s Watch moves into original drama with Red Planet series
UKTV-owned pay channel Watch is getting its first original scripted drama, with scriptwriter Tony Jordan’s…
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First UK producers receive tax break confirmation
A pair of CBeebies toons and three BBC One dramas are the first UK projects…
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BBC’s Cohen bows out with drama commissions
Danny Cohen’s final drama commissions as the controller of UK terrestrial channel BBC One include…
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BBC One orders Tony Jordan-produced crime drama
BBC One has commissioned a new primetime crime drama produced by Tony Jordan’s Red Planet…