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Netflix, Prime Video & Disney+ to face Ofcom scrutiny as UK gov’t reveals media reforms
The UK government has outlined plans to bring global services including Netflix, Amazon Prime Video…
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BBC acquires Australian comedy ‘Colin From Accounts’ for UK
UK pubcaster the BBC has acquired Australian scripted comedy series Colin From Accounts for BBC…
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BBC investigates true crime gold heist doc from Bohemia Films
UK pubcaster the BBC has commissioned one-off true crime documentary The Gold: The Inside Story….
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Exclusive: ‘Blue Lights’ creators on taking BBC police drama from script to screen
Mark Layton delves into the creative process with screenwriting partners Declan Lawn and Adam Patterson…
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Sales round-up: China goes Beyond for kids & factual; BBC takes ABC’s ‘Born To Spy’; ‘The Water Guardians’ land in Canada & Europe
China goes Beyond for kids & factual Chinese broadcasters and platforms have acquired a range…
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UK subscribers embrace SVOD in face of cost-of-living crisis
Overall SVOD subscription numbers are increasing in the UK, despite the country’s current cost-of-living crisis,…
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News round-up: BBC calls ‘Gossip Girl’; ‘The Mole’ pops up in Italy; Lat Am lands Eccho’s ‘Legacy’
BBC calls Gossip Girl The BBC in the UK has picked up rights to the…
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Kids roundup: WarnerMedia APAC hires Disney alum Melissa Lim; Moonbug shows comes to BBC iPlayer; Ferly & Toonz partner for ‘Kingdom Of None’
WarnerMedia APAC hires Disney alum Melissa Lim WarnerMedia has appointed Melissa Lim as the new head…
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BBC iPlayer picks up Curious Films & Picture Zero co-pro climate doc
UK-based Curious Films and Picture Zero are co-producing a new documentary about the work of…
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BBC iPlayer orders ‘Once Were Lions’, rugby league feature doc
BBC iPlayer, the UK pubcaster’s VOD service, has ordered a feature-length documentary about the Great…