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Tiger Aspect
Outgoing boss announces new BBC Three series
UK digital youth-skewed channel BBC Three has ordered three new formats. From the BBC’s own…
Amazon resurrects Ripper Street
Amazon’s UK streaming service is resurrecting Ripper Street, the period crime drama that UK public…
Analysis: OTT to the rescue…
…or how streaming services are saving TV series and allowing others to get made. Pay…
UK factual prodco Nerd TV opens LA office, staffs up
UK independent producer Nerd TV is opening an LA production office having recently won several…
Weinstein picks up SVOD rights to Peaky Blinders
The Weinstein Company has taken US subscription video-on-demand rights to British drama series Peaky Blinders….
Hat Trick poaches Wipeout exec from Endemol
Hat Trick has recruited Andy Rowe from Endemol and he will join the UK indie…
UKTV orders comedy series Crackanory from Endemol’s Tiger Aspect
Channel operator UKTV has ordered an original comedy series Crackanory from Tiger Aspect, the UK…
FIC names Europe, Africa production chief
Fox International Channels has named Jo McGrath as head of production, FIC Europe and Africa….
YouTube channel operator gets cash injection from CAA-backed bank
Base79, the UK-based digital company that operates a swathe of YouTube channels, has received a…
Sundance, BBCWW join The Honourable Woman as Gyllenhall signs up
Sundance Channel in the US and BBC Worldwide have come on board upcoming drama The…
International Studios: Drama Studies
For a week in May the attention of the TV world is focused on Hollywood…
Shooting Starz
Starz has built a solid slate of original programmes in recent years with the Spartacus…
Fox International buys Endemol drama Low Winter Sun
Fox International Channels has struck a deal with Endemol for Low Winter Sun, the…
Discovery orders gangster show from British Nerd
Discovery has ordered a new show that delves into the world of gangs, from UK…
Peter Chernin buys into YouTube channel operator
Peter Chernin’s investment vehicle has bought a stake in Base79, the digital company that operates…
Hollywood Studio formats
Plans are underway to make some of the most iconic US shows ever for local…