UKTV is partnering with BritBox and Sony Pictures Television for a co-commission of a new period drama Chocolate Wars (working title), produced by Fable Pictures, in association with Alfresco Pictures, and written by Chloë Mi Lin Ewart (Curfew, All Creatures Great and Small, Beyond Paradise). The series will launch on free-streaming service U in 2027. […]

Robert Schildhouse has been promoted to CEO, of the newly renamed Direct to Consumer business comprising BritBox in North America and BBC Select. Schildhouse previously served as President of BritBox. BBC Select, the documentary streaming service from BBC Studios, was brought under Schildhouse’s leadership in 2025. BBC Studios said this has allowed it “to deliver […]

Paramount has announced the appointment of Reemah Sakaan as the new President of its UK public service broadcaster, 5. She will start the role on January 27th and will report to Kevin MacLellan, Paramount’s President, International and Global Content Distribution. Sakaan was most recently Global CEO of BritBox International, the streaming service operating in eight […]

ITV Studios has announced the appointment of Moira Hogan as Executive Vice President, APAC Sales and Distribution. She joins the company after having recently stepped down from BritBox International where she held the position of EVP International Markets & General Manager Australia for five years. Hogan will join the team in early February 2026, reporting […]

BBC Studios has announced the launch of three new channels for cruise ship passengers, offered exclusively through its maritime entertainment partner, Anuvu. The new channels – BBC Earth, BBC Lifestyle and BritBox – expand BBC Studios’ out-of-home entertainment portfolio and will deliver a curated slate of British content to global maritime passengers. The three channels […]

At MIPCOM 2025, BBC Studios has confirmed a host of global sales for Death Valley with over 100 international markets confirmed to air the series. The six-part series produced by BBC Studios Comedy productions achieved the largest UK overnights audience for a new scripted show in five years at launch and has sold to over […]

Independent distributor All3Media International is promoting Jennifer Askin – currently Senior Vice President, North America – to Executive Vice President, Americas, as Sally Habbershaw departs to relocate to the UK. As EVP, Americas, Askin will be responsible for managing the New York-based Americas team of All3Media International, maximising exploitation of the UK distributor’s portfolio across […]

BBC Commercial, the media company which is part of the BBC Group, has released its annual results as part of the BBC’s Annual Report and Accounts, marking a year where the company delivered record revenues of £2.2 billion (2023/24: £1.9 billion) and EBITDA of £228 million (2023/24: £199 million), driven by a diversified portfolio; strong […]

Spitting Image will return to screens on September 19th with a new YouTube series titled Spitting Image: The Rest Is Bulls*!t. The satirical comedy series will consist of specially created, original short-form vodcast episodes, for “all those wanting to laugh in the face of these anxiety-inducing times of global conflict, unhinged world leaders and megalomaniac […]

Telia Norway has entered into a partnership agreement with BritBox, the British streaming service owned by the BBC. This autumn, Telia’s TV customers in Norway will have access to BritBox via Telia Play. “We are very pleased with the new partnership with BritBox,” commented Torgeir Røynstrand, head of Telia Norway’s fixed-line division for the residential […]