All BBC Worldwide articles – Page 43
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NewsMiranda and David Walliams strike BBCW deal
BBC Worldwide has struck a development and distribution deal with King Bert Productions, the indie set up by Miranda Hart, David Walliams and Absolutely Fabulous producer Jo Sargent.
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NewsSewing Bee heads to Denmark's TV2
Denmark has caught the sewing bug after broadcaster TV2 ordered a local version of Love Productions’ The Great British Sewing Bee.
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NewsBBCW scores Indian commissions
BBC Worldwide Productions has picked up two original commissions for MTV in India.
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CommentBBC faces some tough questions
How the corporation tackles them could decide its future direction, says Chris Curtis
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NewsBBCW faces production challenge
International broadcasters have welcomed the idea of original pitches from an independent BBC Productions – but warned that it could impinge on BBC Worldwide’s existing global production strategy.
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NewsBBC Store hunts boss ahead of Simon Danker exit
BBC Worldwide is hunting for a general manager of BBC Store ahead of the departure of Simon Danker this autumn.
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NewsDanny Cohen signals major terms of trade shakeup
BBC director of television Danny Cohen has argued that super-indies should not receive the same terms of trade as smaller producers.
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NewsBBC culture committee hearing
Click to catch-up with the live blog from the Culture, Media and Sport Committee’s (CMSC) inquiry into the future of the BBC - which heard evidence from four of the corporation’s most senior executives.
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NewsBBCW strikes Cuba Pictures deal
BBC Worldwide has struck a first look deal with Cuba Pictures, the TV and film indie backed by literary and talent agency Curtis Brown Group.
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NewsBBC production plans a ‘historic moment’
Plans to break open the BBC’s television supply model have been hailed as a “historic moment” for the UK television industry – but some have warned that the changes will be fraught with difficulty.
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NewsTony Hall: speech in full
The director general outlined his plans for major changes to BBC Productions at City University in London earlier today.
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NewsUK indies can ‘learn from US’
British producers could learn valuable lessons about the docu-soap genre from their US counterparts as UK broadcasters struggle to find their own Duck Dynasty, according to an A+E Networks commissioner.
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NewsBBC signals end of quotas
The BBC plans to tear up production quotas and “liberate” in-house teams to pitch to other broadcasters in the biggest “breaking open” of the corporation in its 92-year history.
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NewsBBC relocates 220 staff to Salford
The BBC is to move around 220 Future Media and Technology staff to its Salford base by 2015 as part of the corporation’s strategy to grow its presence outside of the capital.
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NewsBBCW apologises for Doctor Who leak
BBC Worldwide has apologised for leaking several scripts from the forthcoming series of Doctor Who.
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NewsSwanston promoted to BBC Brit & Earth exec
Julie Swanston is to start commissioning for BBC Brit and BBC Earth after securing a promotion from BBC Worldwide.
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NewsSky poised to buy into Love Productions
Sky has lined up a deal to take a majority stake in The Great British Bake Off producer Love Productions, Broadcast understands.
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NewsDave commissions Curb-esque Hoff The Record
Baywatch and Knight Rider actor David Hasselhoff is to star in a Curb Your Enthusiasm-style comedy for Dave that was originally piloted for BBC2.
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NewsSky, BBCW execs join Broadcast commissioning event
Key commissioners from Sky and BBC Worldwide have joined senior industry figures including Peter Fincham, Jay Hunt and Charlotte Moore speaking Broadcast’s second annual Commissioning & Funding Forum.
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NewsThe Weakest Link set for French makeover
BBC quiz The Weakest Link is to be remade for a second time in France, seven years after originally ended.