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News round-up: eOne to shop ‘Paper Dolls’; Vice strikes Andrew Tate doc deals; New sales for ‘The Congregation’
eOne to shop ‘Paper Dolls’ Entertainment One (eOne) has acquired international distribution rights (outside Australia)…
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BBC orders Grenfell Tower fire drama from ‘Wolf Hall’s Peter Kosminsky
UK pubcaster the BBC has commissioned Grenfell, a drama about the 2017 fire at Grenfell…
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BBC alum Erik Huggers named chairman at Everyone TV in UK
Everyone TV, the organisation behind Freeview and Freesat platforms in the UK, has hired former…
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PSB’s vital for regional stories, says ‘Sherwood’ creator James Graham
BBC crime drama Sherwood would never have been picked up by a global streaming service,…
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Boffola Pictures hires ‘Ladhood’ producer as head of comedy
UK prodco Boffola Pictures has appointed Joe Nunnery, producer of the BBC Three sitcom Ladhood,…
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Factual round-up: Yeti hires BBC alum as exec producer; Cineflix preps ‘Surviving Hollywood’ docuseries; Prime Video lands Woodcut show
Yeti hires BBC alum as exec producer UK-based Yeti Television has hired Simon Greenwood as…
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BBC docs strand Storyville hires Brook Lapping alum to lead commissioning
The BBC has landed Brook Lapping’s Emma Hindley as lead commissioning editor for its docs-focused…
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News round-up: BBC takes ‘The Traitors US’; Shahid preps ‘Slave Market’; Cineflix Rights prepares for ‘Tempting Fortune’
BBC takes The Traitors US NBC’s US iteration of hit format The Traitors is heading…
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TBI Weekly: TBI’s favourite shows of 2022
It’s that time of year when the TBI team looks back into the not-too-distant past…
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BBC, Wildbrain & KKR alums launch ‘digital-first’ prodco, eye acquisitions
Former execs from Sony Pictures Entertainment, the BBC and private equity firm KKR have linked…