BBC Studios and NPO, the Dutch public service broadcaster, have signed a new output deal at MIPCOM for natural history content in the Netherlands. The multi-year agreement will grant NPO a first look on all BBC Studios natural history titles for the Netherlands, content will be scheduled across NPO’s linear channels NPO1, NPO2, NPO3, NPO1 […]
Disguise, the immersive experience company, has received £1.2 million (€1.4m) in funding from Innovate UK and the EU as part of a larger investment into MAX-R — an alliance of companies dedicated to advancing virtual production, extended reality, virtual reality and metaverse technologies. The MAX-R alliance — which is made up of Disguise, the BBC, […]
Fremantle has acquired the global distribution rights to My Life As Roger Moore, a feature documentary offering an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the charismatic actor who redefined the role. Produced by Whynow Studios (Coco Chanel Unbuttoned), the documentary is set to air on BBC Two and iPlayer later this year. My Life As Roger Moore […]
The BBC has acquired a new, six-part crime drama series The One That Got Away, filmed and set in Pembroke Dock, Wales, for BBC Wales, BBC Four and BBC iPlayer. Produced by BlackLight TV (a Banijay UK company) it was written by Catherine Tregenna and stars Elen Rhys, Richard Harrington and Rhian Blythe. The One […]
Following its recent premiere in the UK on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, Fremantle has announced a multitude of global deals for the drama series Nightsleeper that will see the thriller launch in 147 territories worldwide. Joining the previously announced TF1 (France) are the likes of M-Net (Africa), VRT (Belgium), HRT (Croatia), CyBC (Cyprus), DR (Denmark), Yle […]
BBC Studios has confirmed its first international licence for gameshow format In With A Shout to W9, France. Created by Expectation and produced locally by BBC Studios Productions France, the French adaptation will be entitled Video Quiz and is confirmed to be hosted by actor Issa Doumbia (Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom). The primetime series is due to air this autumn. […]
The BBC’s overnight US election TV results programme will be broadcast from Washington DC – anchored by US Chief Presenters Caitríona Perry and Sumi Somaskanda, who will lead viewers through every twist and turn of events with their unrivalled knowledge and experience of the US political landscape. Caitríona and Sumi will be joined in the […]
Fremantle, the producer and distributor of entertainment and film, has signed a drama package deal with Filmin, the Spanish VOD platform, that offers a range of European series and films, along with classics and contemporary documentaries. The agreement includes some of the company’s headline scripted titles of the year, including Swedish filmmaker Tomas Alfredson’s modern […]
BBC Studios and Ludo Studio have announced that actress Han Gain is the voice behind the first-ever Bluey Book Read to be narrated in Korean. Known for her roles in the likes of Moon Embracing the Sun, Bad Guy, Mistress and Architecture 101, Han Gain brings her talent and warmth to the Bluey storybooks Baby […]
The BBC is to eliminate 155 jobs from across its news operation as part of a wider cost-cutting strategy. The move will save £24 million (€29m), according to an internal memo sent to staff. The BBC set out a £500 million annual savings and reinvestment plan in May 2022, with a further £200 million of […]