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TAC Chair calls for broadcaster collaboration

Dyfrig Davies, Chair of  TAC, which represents the independent television production sector in Wales, has called for collaboration from broadcasters to support independent television production companies in Wales in the current economic climate. “The challenges facing the industry with rising costs on the sector are having an impact on our position as independent companies here […]

October 26, 2022

BBC signs broadcast deal with the GAA

The All-Ireland senior football and hurling finals will be broadcast live on BBC iPlayer for the first time as part of a new, five-year contract between the GAA and the BBC. This landmark agreement means that the All-Ireland semi-finals will be broadcast on BBC iPlayer and that either the All-Ireland Senior Football Final, or the […]

October 26, 2022

S4C hires England

S4C, the Welsh-language broadcaster, has announced another new hiring to bolster the creative refresh within the Channel’s ongoing commissioning strategy. Iwan England, a recent graduate of the Factual Fast Track training scheme funded by the BBC, Channel 4 and S4C, has been confirmed in the newly created position as Head of Unscripted. The remit for this senior commissioning […]

October 26, 2022

Doctor Who on Disney+ internationally

Disney+ is to become new global home for upcoming seasons of Doctor Who outside the UK and Ireland. The BBC and Disney Branded Television have come together to transform Doctor Who into a global franchise for UK audiences and the rest of the world. Under a shared creative vision, they will deliver this quintessentially-British show […]

October 25, 2022By Colin Mann

Mini-budget pulls record traffic to BBC Sounds

From July to September 2022 there was an average 4.3 million weekly people using BBC Sounds, with a record weekly 4.53 million coming in the week following the UK’s mini-budget – particularly to Newscast to help make sense of the economic crisis. This quarter BBC Sounds launched Local To Me, a new feature that helps […]

October 24, 2022

Metavision brings Wreck to Fortnite

Metavision has announced that a version of BBC Three show Wreck is available in the popular video game Fortnite. The experience, created by Metavision and 3D Lab and inspired by the new BBC Three show, has been launched in Fortnite Creative. Players taking part in the murder mystery set aboard the Sacramentum cruise ship are […]

October 24, 2022

BBC, BFI partner for 2nd season of British film premieres

A partnership between the BBC and BFI will see a new movie premiere every Sunday night on BBC Two, celebrating a wave of British filmmakers who are offering fresh perspectives on UK life and experiences. Each film will be available on BBC iPlayer after its transmission on BBC Two, and most will also be available […]

October 21, 2022

BBC orders Boiling Point series

The multi award-winning feature film Boiling Point is coming to BBC One and iPlayer as a new drama series. Picking up six months on from where the movie left off, Boiling Point will see Sous Chef Carly (Vinette Robinson) as Head Chef at her own restaurant, with many of the film’s original cast reprising their […]

October 21, 2022

Ofcom consults on iPlayer archive content

UK broadcast regulator Ofcom is inviting feedback on its analysis and provisional views relating to the BBC’s proposal to increase its catalogue of older content on BBC iPlayer. Ofcom’s job, as required by the Charter and Agreement, is to ensure that changes the BBC wishes to make to its publicly funded TV, radio and online […]

October 19, 2022By Colin Mann

BBC Studios licenses Doctor Foster format to MBC Group

BBC Studios announced has completed a licence agreement with the MBC Group, the MENA media company, to bring the first Arabic language adaptation of Doctor Foster to audiences across the region. Originally created by Mike Bartlett and produced by Drama Republic, the series centres around a trusted doctor whose life implodes when she suspects her […]

October 19, 2022Nick Snow @ MIPCOM