Writer, actor and comedian Sophie Willan has signed a first-look deal with Alma’s Not Normal production company, Expectation. The deal was agreed between Alexia Edwards, Chief Operating Officer at Expectation and Michael Duff of Maison Two for both scripted and non-scripted projects. As Executive Producer of both series of Alma’s Not Normal, Expectation’s Creative Director Scripted, Nerys Evans, […]
Gary Lineker will step down from presenting BBC’s flagship football, Match of the Day, after 25 years in the role. Lineker will leave Match of the Day at the end of the current season (in May 2025), but he will still front BBC Sport’s coverage of the 2026 World Cup, as well as the BBC’s […]
The BBC World Service has announced Purple Heart Warriors, a six-part drama inspired by real events by Oscar-nominated screenwriter Iris Yamashita. The series transports audiences to the fields of World War Two alongside the brave young Japanese American soldiers of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team as they battle to liberate France from Nazi occupation. Narrated […]
A new report forecasts that the BBC’s commitment to the West Midlands will bring an additional £282 million (€340.8m) in gross value added (GVA) to the region in the decade to 2031. This represents an increase of 44 per cent on what otherwise would have been the case. The independent study done by BOP Consulting […]
Boat Rocker, an independent, integrated entertainment company, has announced that its live action kids & family series, The Next Step, has been renewed for a tenth season after being commissioned by CBBC/BBC iPlayer. Currently in production, season 10 (20 x 30’) is set to premiere on CBBC and BBC iPlayer in the UK in 2025. […]
AMC Networks has reported financial results for Q3, and also announced that is has closed a transaction with BBC Studios which sees it acquired the remaining 50.1 per cent of the BBC America joint-venture that it had not previously owned for $42 million in cash. The company said it closed the transaction for BBC Studios […]
The BBC and ITV’s broadcast selections for the 2024-25 Emirates FA Cup Second Round Proper has now been confirmed. The weekend of action will kick-off with Harrogate Town vs Gainsborough Trinity live on BBC Two at November 29th at 7:45pm, with the rest of the coverage as follows: Saturday 30 November – 11:30 GMT • […]
The Culture, Media and Sport Committee of the UK House of Commons is to hold a short inquiry into the BBC World Service. The World Service broadcasts in 42 languages, including English, reaching an estimated 320 million people globally each week. Most of the World Service’s global audience access the World Service in its local language. BBC […]
The 15th Belfast Media Festival (BMF) 2024 entitled Creativity in Motion will take place on November 13th and 4th at the MAC Belfast, in partnership with Northern Ireland Screen and BBC Northern Ireland. From Irish language film success of the year Kneecap to BBC Director General Tim Davie in conversation with John Campbell; and Rugby […]
BBC Four and BBC Radio 2 will be marking the 40th anniversary since the recording of the first ever Band Aid single, Do They Know It’s Christmas?, which took place on November 1984 25th. The programming includes footage from that day which has never previously been broadcast. Singer-songwriter Bob Geldof created Band Aid, which brought […]