After fierce pushback the BBC has dropped plans to sell adverts on its podcasts in the UK. In 2024, BBC Studios set out proposals to sell adverts in a push to make more money to support the corporation away from its traditional licence fee income. But companies in the commercial radio and podcasting industry hit […]
The BBC and ZDF have announced a new partnership which aims to support producers to create ambitious scripted content for both PSBs with a focus on high end drama. The broadcasters have already commissioned two shows together – the recently announced Honey, a new flirty spy thriller from Sid Gentle Films, and the second series […]
BBC Children’s and Education has unveiled a slate of new commissions, bringing a fresh wave of homegrown storytelling to families across the UK. Leading the line-up is The Lady Grace Mysteries, a fast-paced 10-episode drama by Cottonwood Media and Coolabi Productions that follows 14-year-old Grace as she races to uncover who’s plotting to kill Queen […]
Zig Zag has unveiled its first two long-form commissions under its revamped brand: the TNT Sports documentary Playing for our Future and the return of The Football Academy for BBC. In collaboration with discovery+ and TNT Sports, Zig Zag presents Playing for our Future, a compelling feature-length documentary investigating the impact of climate change on […]
The 28-minute special Bluey episode The Sign will land on CBeebies and BBC iPlayer on April 18tj (Good Friday). Additionally, Season 3 of the animated hit will air on CBeebies from April. Written by Bluey creator and writer Joe Brumm, directed by Richard Jeffery, and produced by Ludo Studio, The Sign – previously only available […]
Netflix series Adolescence has become the first streaming show to top the UK’s weekly TV ratings. The first episode of the crime drama was watched by 6.45 million people in its first week, according to ratings body Barb, citing data from March 10th to March 16th. This is the largest audience for any streaming TV […]
The BBC and ZDF have commissioned Honey – described as “a tender and flirty, slick and dangerous darkly comedic Cold War thriller” from Sid Gentle Films (Killing Eve, Extraordinary). Written by Emma Moran, creator of Disney+/Hulu series Extraordinary, the series goes deep undercover in 1980s East Berlin to explore a shadowy world of counter espionage […]
The BBC has announced new drama The Cage, written and created by BAFTA nominated Tony Schumacher (The Responder) and starring Bafta award-winner Sheridan Smith (Cilla, The C Word, Mrs Biggs) and Michael Socha (The Gallows Pole, Showtrial). Produced by Element Pictures, a Fremantle Company (Poor Things, Normal People), for BBC iPlayer and BBC One, The […]
An investigation by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) found some of the largest sports broadcast and production companies in the UK shared sensitive information about fees for freelance workers such as camera operators and sound technicians. Four companies – BT, IMG, ITV and BBC – have agreed to pay fines totalling £4,240,356 (€5m). […]
The BBC has announced that John Curbishley has been appointed to the new role of Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer. Curbishley is a strategy, transformation, and business development executive with over 25 years of experience in the media and entertainment industry. He was most recently with Paramount Global where he served as EVP of Corporate […]