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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…