All the latest news from the Cannes market on Friday, 16 October

 

TG4, HBO Max and YLE buy Atresmedia show

Spain's Atresmedia has sold shows including Las Hijas de La Criada (The Maid’s Daughters) to buyers including TG4 in Ireland and Finnish public broadcaster YLE.

The Maid's Daughter, which debuted on Atresplayer and Antena 3 in Spain, has also been picked up by RTP in Portugal, Antena Group in Romania and HRT in Croatia.

The Spanish firm has also sold Sueños de Libertad (Dreams of Freedom) into Latin America and Brazil (HBO Max), Latvia and Lithuania (TV3), Romania (Happy Channel), Poland (TVP Play) and the Middle East, although buyer details were not revealed.

 

BBC strikes YouTube pact in US for news channel

The BBC News channel is to be made available to stream live on YouTube in both the UK and USA for the first time, with corporation intent on offering impartial journalism to wider audiences.

The trial move will start today (15 October), offering viewers coverage of international and domestic breaking stories and political developments, as well as business, technology and culture from the division’s global network of journalists.

The BBC News channel is already available on YouTube in Australia, Kenya, Nigeria and Poland.

The expansion forms part of the BBC’s wider YouTube strategy to reach younger audiences where they are, largely through commissioning YouTube-first content for the first time and launching new channels across genres including entertainment, kids and factual. Read more

 

UK creative union Bectu names chief

UK creative sector union Bectu has named Noel McClean as its next head, taking over from Philippa Childs who is retiring after eight years in the position.

McClean is currently deputy general secretary of Prospect in the aviation, heritage and information, technology and telecommunications sectors. Prior to that he worked for 13 years in Bectu, latterly as Bectu national secretary looking after theatres, live events, and broadcasters including the BBC.

He will take over formally in January 2027 with Childs remaining in post until then.

Bectu represents workers across independent production, broadcasting, cinema, theatre, the arts and fashion. Prospect is the parent union of Bectu.

 

 

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