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UKTV
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Abacus Media Rights hires UKTV & Sky alum to lead acquisitions
UK-based distributor Abacus Media Rights (AMR) has hired former UKTV and Sky exec Charlie Charalambous…
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News round-up: RTL & SBS among Red Arrow deals; BBCS expands in Singapore; Alibi welcomes ‘Pretty Hard Cases’
RTL & SBS Belgium among Red Arrow deals RTL in Germany has ordered a local…
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News round-up: ‘Kensal Town’ wraps production; ‘Clarice’ comes to UK’s Alibi; eOne takes global Alleycats rights
‘Kensal Town’ wraps production UK-based Edit 6 has wrapped production on Kensal Town, a new…
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BBC, C4, ITV & Sky commit to COP26 climate content pledge
The CEOs of UK broadcasters, including the BBC, Channel 4, ITV, STV and Sky, will…
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Tiger Aspect appoints UKTV exec Zoe Brown as chief commercial officer
Banijay-owned UK scripted label Tiger Aspect has appointed UKTV’s director of legal & business affairs,…
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UKTV’s Dave names channel director following Luke Hales’ exit
UKTV has appointed Cherie Cunningham as the new channel director for its comedy entertainment channel…
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Factual round-up: A+E seeks lost gold; Discovery+ acquires Herzog space doc; C5 digs into Pearl Harbour
A+E seeks lost Amazon gold A+E Networks UK has acquired the documentary series Curse Of…
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Former UKTV acquisitions boss Emma Sparks lands at Loud Productions
UK-and-Ibiza-based production company Loud Productions has appointed former UKTV exec Emma Sparks as partner and…
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UKTV hires Emile Nawagamuwa as factual commissioner
UKTV has appointed Emile Nawagamuwa as commissioning executive to help grow its factual and fact-ent…
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News round-up: Love Nature Launches on Telenor Sweden; Channel 5 heads to the seaside; UKTV finds out ‘Who Cares?’ with YouTube star
Love Nature Launches on Telenor Sweden Blue Ant Media and Smithsonian Networks-owned nature streaming brand Love Nature has launched…
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UKTV brings ‘Nurses Down Under’ to W
UKTV has ordered a new obs-doc series, Nurses Down Under, to debut on its entertainment…
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UK’s Alibi returns to A+E’s ‘Miss Scarlet And The Duke’
UKTV-owned channel Alibi has commissioned a second season of 19th-century crime drama Miss Scarlet And…
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News round-up: FilmRise launches Classic TV AVOD; Dave unveils comedy-ent formats; Vice renews All 4 partnership
FilmRise launches Classic TV AVOD US-based distributor and AVOD operator FilmRise is launching a new Classic TV…
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UKTV’s Gold returns to original comedy ‘Sandylands’
UKTV-operated UK channel Gold has ordered a second season of comedy Sandylands. The 3 x…
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UKTV’s Yesterday orders model railway obs doc from Rare TV
UKTV’s factual channel Yesterday has ordered a 10-part obs doc about model railway manufacturer Hornby….
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BBC Comedy execs Kate Daughton & Sarah Asante depart
BBC head of comedy Kate Daughton and comedy commissioner Sarah Asante are both leaving the…
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UKTV seeks diverse voices; launches new initiatives, commissions anthology series
British broadcaster UKTV is launching two new writer’s initiatives aimed at improving ethnic and gender…
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News round-up: All3Media shops ‘Extraordinary Escapes’; UKTV tunes in to ‘Whose Line…’; Federation Ent’ expands doc slate
All3Media shops ‘Extraordinary Escapes’ All3Media International has acquired distribution rights to factual series Extraordinary Escapes…
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News round-up: BBC adds ‘Bates Motel’ & Steve McQueen docs; Barcroft appointments; Gold’s latest original; Red Arrow bags Britney doc
BBC adds Bates Motel & Steve McQueen docs The BBC in the UK has ordered two…
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Commissioning round-up: UKTV’s Alibi adapts radio drama ‘Annika’; Sky orders dating format; Mediapro Studio, Blackbox reveal medical drama
Alibi, PBS adapt Annika UKTV-owned Alibi has linked up with PBS drama strand Masterpiece in…
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UKTV hires ViacomCBS & C5 exec Andrea Amey to lead digital, Tom Davidson exits
BBC Studios-owned UKTV has hired Andrea Amey from ViacomCBS-owned UK broadcaster Channel 5 to lead…
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Fremantle-owned Naked hires UKTV commissioning editor Natalie Rose
Fremantle-owned I Can See Your Voice producer Naked has hired UKTV commissioning editor Natalie Rose as its…
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UKTV’s Alibi acquires crime drama ‘Briarpatch’ from NBCUniversal
UKTV has picked up Texas-based drama Briarpatch – which was cancelled after just one season earlier this year…
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MIPCOM Factual round-up: China’s Youku takes Karga’s Ottoman series; Discovery goes antiques hunting; UKTV’s W extends ‘The Shift’
Youku snags Karga Seven’s Ottoman series Chinese streamer Youku is among those to have acquired…
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Alibi renews ‘Traces’ and ‘We Hunt Together’ for second seasons, due 2021
UKTV’s specialist crime drama channel Alibi has recommissioned two of its original series – Traces…
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UKTV extends ‘Bangers & Cash’
British broadcaster UKTV has commissioned two further seasons of its observational car auction documentary series…
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Canadian drama ‘Hudson & Rex’ finds home in UK, Nordics & Spain
UKTV’s Alibi, TV4 in Sweden, TV2 in Denmark and Forta in Spain have picked up…
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BBCS, UKTV appoint Melanie Rumani as global head of acquisitions
BBC Studios (BBCS) and UKTV have named Melanie Rumani to the newly created role of…
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Grand Scheme Media & Comedy 50:50 detail new virtual session
UK-based Grand Scheme Media has revealed more details of its upcoming comedy TV session, which…
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UKTV’s Alibi orders Spanish drama from ‘Bodyguard’ firm World Productions
UKTV’s crime drama channel Alibi has ordered a six-part Spanish series written by The Tunnel’s…