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BBC & Amazon’s Western drama ‘The English’ starts filming with Emily Blunt & Chaske Spencer

Mary Poppins Returns star Emily Blunt and The Twilight Saga’s Chaske Spencer have been confirmed…

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Documentary round-up: BBC preps McQueen race relations doc; Peacock orders factual trio; Rudy Giuliani duo in the works

BBC preps McQueen race relations doc UK pubcaster the BBC has reteamed with Small Axe…

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Fremantle hires Storyville’s Mandy Chang as global docs boss

Fremantle has hired Mandy Chang, head of the BBC’s famed factual strand Storyville, as its…

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BBC reboots gameshow ‘Blankety Blank’ after 20-year hiatus

The BBC in the UK is rebooting veteran gameshow Blankety Blank by ordering a 10-part…

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Omens Studios hires BBC alum as part of creative expansion

Kids animation company Omens Studios has expanded its creative team by appointing writer and showrunner…

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Drama round-up: Starz brings ‘Death And Nightingales’ to US; Sky renews ‘Romulus’; Amazon boards BBC thriller ‘Chloe’

Starz brings ‘Death And Nightingales’ to US Lionsgate-owned Starz has acquired UK period drama Death…

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UK broadcasters & trade bodies launch fund to close unscripted skills gaps

UK broadcasters, along with industry-led skills body ScreenSkills and trade body Pact, have teamed up…

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Format round-up: BBC orders Storyboard photo format; Mongolia’s NTV enters ‘The Rolling Kitchen’; SimpelZodiak launches mystery dinner show

BBC orders Storyboard photo format UK pubcaster the BBC has ordered an original photography format…

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BBC adds drama from ‘Salisbury Poisonings’ writers & hires BFI exec for talent initiative

The BBC in the UK has appointed a British Film Institute (BFI) exec as head…

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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…