Following the runaway success of The Traitors on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, the BBC has acquired the rights to The Traitors US from All3 Media International produced by Studio Lambert for NBC Universal. The series will land as a boxset on BBC iPlayer tomorrow (January 13th 2023) and then be shown on both BBC Three and BBC One. Dan McGolpin, Director, iPlayer and Channels, says: “Following the huge success of The Traitors, which has been streamed more than 28 million times on BBC iPlayer … [Read more...] about BBC acquires The Traitors US
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Banijay Rights confirms Survivor return in Colombia
Banijay Rights today announces the return of adventure reality format Survivor to Colombia, as MIP Cancun draws to a close in Mexico today. Following a 15-year hiatus, Colombian broadcaster RCN will produce a new adaptation of Survivor to air in 2023 entitled Survivor, La Isla de los Famosos. The agreement was brokered by Michelle Wasserman, SVP Latam, USH & Brazil, Banijay Rights, who said: “More than 15 years has passed since Survivor last graced television screens in Colombia, so we are … [Read more...] about Banijay Rights confirms Survivor return in Colombia
ITV Studios expands its scripted production base with first ever Australian drama label, Lingo Pictures
ITV Studios today announced a new milestone in the expansion of its international scripted footprint, acquiring a majority stake in the multi-award winning Australian production company, Lingo Pictures. Led by two of the most prolific and respected drama producers in the market, Helen Bowden and Jason Stephens, Lingo Pictures will be ITV Studios’ first ever Australian scripted label. Helen and Jason will continue to head up the business based in Sydney. As part of the wider ITV Studios Group, … [Read more...] about ITV Studios expands its scripted production base with first ever Australian drama label, Lingo Pictures
Studio 100 Media announces ‘Vegesaurs’ to head to CBeebies
Studio 100 Media, one of the leading independent studios for kids & family entertainment, has signed an agreement with the BBC for the CGI, comedy-adventure series Vegesaurs. Produced by independent Australian producer Cheeky Little Media in association with the Australian Broadcasting Company (ABC), France TV and Studio 100, the mighty Vegesaurs (20 x 5’) will make their debut on CBeebies and BBC iPlayer later this year. Based on a concept created by Gary Eck and Nick O’Sullivan and … [Read more...] about Studio 100 Media announces ‘Vegesaurs’ to head to CBeebies
All3Media International releases first-look images for Hugo Blick’s ‘The English’ for BBC and Amazon
Captivating first-look images released on August 18 reveal Emily Blunt (A Quiet Place, Sicario) as Lady Cornelia Locke and Chaske Spencer (Wild Indian, Marvel’s ECHO) as Pawnee ex-cavalry scout Eli Whipp in high-octane western The English for BBC Two and BBC iPlayer in the UK, and Prime Video in the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Written and directed by multi-award-winning Hugo Blick (The Honourable Woman, Black Earth Rising, The Shadow Line), and produced by acclaimed … [Read more...] about All3Media International releases first-look images for Hugo Blick’s ‘The English’ for BBC and Amazon
BBC secures ‘Firestarter: The Story of Bangarra’
ABC Commercial has announced the sale of the highly acclaimed documentary Firestarter: The Story of Bangarra to the BBC, for broadcast on BBC Four TV channel and iPlayer digital platform. The BBC (UK & Ireland) sale adds to the raft of sales around the world including Sky New Zealand, SVT Sweden, YLE Finland and SRF Switzerland. Marking Bangarra Dance Theatre’s 30th anniversary, Firestarter takes us through the company’s birth and spectacular growth, recognising Bangarra’s founders and … [Read more...] about BBC secures ‘Firestarter: The Story of Bangarra’