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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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CDN report slams UK broadcasters for “significant imbalances” in racial & gender roles
The number of contributions from people of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds working…
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HBO Max joins BBC, Stan & ZDF’s Australian thriller ‘The Tourist’
HBO Max has joined upcoming Australia-set drama The Tourist, which is being produced by Fleabag…
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UK government u-turns over BBC licence fee
The UK government has shelved plans to decriminalise non-payment of the licence fee that funds…
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BBC’s incoming chair Richard Sharp has ‘open mind’ on licence fee funding
Incoming BBC chair Richard Sharp says he has an “open mind” about the way the…
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TBI Weekly: Seven trends to look out for in 2021
2021 is off to a busy start. We’ve seen senior content execs depart in North…
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BBC extends ‘Death In Paradise’ for two more seasons
UK pubcaster the BBC has recommissioned the Red Planet Pictures-produced crime drama Death In Paradise…
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BBC chairman named as ex-Goldman Sachs banker Richard Sharp
Former Goldman Sachs banker Richard Sharp is to be named as the next chairman of…
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BBC to air educational content for UK’s locked-down children
UK pubcaster the BBC has vowed to deliver “the biggest education offer in its history” by…
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Show of the week: A Perfect Planet
This blue chip natural history programming focuses on the forces of nature to explore how…