More Edinburgh TV Festival News – Page 116
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NewsBBC extends Hey Duggee for three series
Broadcaster signs new brand deal with producer Studio AKA
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NewsIn brief: But When We Dance and War casting; STV children’s appeal doc; Sky Arts basslines doc
BBC Parkinson’s drama lands Laura Linney and Rhys Ifans
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NewsTriple Brew founder lands at Banijay
Ed de Burgh takes up role in global development team at super-indie’s Creative Networks division
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NewsC4’s Louisa Compton: The idea young people aren’t interested in news is ‘lazy’
Current affairs boss on battling the misconceptions and challenges facing journalism in 2025
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NewsWarner Bros Discovery explores sale
Chief exec David Zaslav confirms strategic review to explore options, noting ’unsolicited interest from multiple parties’
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NewsTern TV project first to emerge from C4’s digital docs brief
Regionally focused commissioning initiative launched in March
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NewsHulu returns to Prison Break, buys Spanish drama
Reboot of 20-year-old show will be set in same universe as original series that debuted on Fox
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NewsOne Tribe TV examines English Civil War for Arte
A Kingdom in Chaos looks at the pivotal years of Charles I’s execution and aftermath
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NewsNetflix orders Kennedy biopic with Michael Fassbender
Chernin Entertainment behind drama; streamer’s North American vice president of spectacle series to exit
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NewsMFE enacts ProSiebenSat.1 overhaul as CEO, CFO & COO depart
Marco Giordani replaces Bert Habets in top job following MediaForEurope takeover
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NewsWBD revamps TLC UK with splashy Mock the Week order
Channel will become free-to-air with ents focus in shake-up of linear portfolio
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NewsCommissioner Survey deadline extended
This year’s survey includes questions about AI and YouTube strategy
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NewsEntertainment and humour: what to expect from TLC’s UK refresh
WBD UK networks content chief Graham Lafferty lifts lid on nascent commissioning plans for soon-to-be free-to-air channel
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NewsOfcom keeps ‘politicians as presenters’ rule wording after ban fears voiced
Regulator updates guidelines following results of consultation
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NewsFor Sama producer to head up Storyville
Channel 4’s Nevine Mabro to lead restructured BBC docs division
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News5 returns to Rob Rinder and Ruth Goodman history format
Lion Television and WPP Media Motion Entertainment to make four more specials of Rich Times, Poor Times strand
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NewsDispatches becomes first UK programme to use AI presenter
Kalel Productions’ Will AI Take My Job? twist reveals Channel 4 doc was fronted entirely by anchor generated from the tech


















