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Sky Studios hires BBC commissioner for comedy, adds Tiger Aspect & BBCS for production
UK-based Sky Studios has expanded its comedy team by hiring a commissioner and two producers…
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BBC hires Disney alum to lead kids in-house drama production
The UK’s BBC has hired former Disney exec Tali Walters to oversee its in-house children’s…
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Penguin Random House UK hires BBCS exec to drive IP adaptations
Penguin Random House UK – a division of German giant Bertelsmann – has appointed former…
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BBC & PBS link for Greta Thunberg three-part climate docuseries
The BBC in the UK has unveiled a raft of new documentaries, including a three-parter…
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NBC reinvents ‘The Wheel’ for the US
US broadcaster NBC has ordered a local version of UK format The Wheel. The 10-part…
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Sales round-up: MagellanTV, TVF & Furnace co-pro science show; Viaplay picks up first-ever Faroese drama; ZDFE shops Nazi slave doc
MagellanTV, TVF & Furnace co-pro science show Global SVOD service MagellanTV has ordered a new…
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TBI Weekly: What Brook Lapping’s Trump docuseries tells us about tenacity
UK factual producer Brook Lapping launches its three-part docuseries Trump Takes On The World on BBC…
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BBC partners with Magic Light again for ‘Superworm’ Christmas special
The UK’s BBC has re-teamed with Magic Light Pictures, commissioning an animated adaptation of Superworm,…
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BBC reveals $556m cuts to content & services during 2021/22
The BBC expects to slash more than £400m ($540m) from its programming and services budget…
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Sky hires BBC, C4 execs to bolster factual commissioning team
UK-based Sky has hired Hayley Reynolds from the BBC and Janine Thomas from Channel 4…