OUTtv, the world’s leading LGBTQ+ streaming service, is partnering with the BBC to co-commission season seven of hit reality competition series Glow Up: Britain’s Next Make Up Star. Having previously boarded as the new exclusive global SVoD rights holder excluding the UK for season six, they are expanding their partnership and stepping into the role of co-commissioner for the highly anticipated seventh instalment of the series. Glow Up is broadcast on BBC Three and iPlayer in the UK. Produced … [Read more...] about OUTtv and the BBC co-commission Glow Up season 7
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All3Media International checks in with Curve Media’s Chess Masters
All3Media International has announced it will represent Curve Media’s Chess Masters. Commissioned by BBC Two, this brand-new factual entertainment format will pit 16 passionate players from all backgrounds and parts of the UK against one another. As well as unpicking and exploring their psychological gameplay, we’ll discover the often emotional backstories and reasons for playing as they compete with one another in a series of face to face rapid or blitz games. Each game will take place in the … [Read more...] about All3Media International checks in with Curve Media’s Chess Masters
Granite Harbour sells to new territories
International distributor Eccho Rights has closed a number of deals for fish-out-of-water crime drama GRANITE HARBOUR which recently aired its second season on BBC Scotland, BBC One and iPlayer. BBC Studios have licensed GRANITE HARBOUR for BBC First in Netherlands, Belgium and Poland, while TV2 Denmark and TV2 Hungary have both picked up the Aberdeen-set crime caper. BritBox International in the US and Canada, and Acorn TV in Australia and New Zealand, have previously acquired the series with … [Read more...] about Granite Harbour sells to new territories
New Seasons of Octonauts: Above & Beyond Lift Off on CBeebies
Sony Pictures Television – Kids (SPT – Kids) announced that the BBC has acquired the UK rights to the latest season of Octonauts spin-off series, Octonauts: Above & Beyond. The deal will see new 52 x 11’ episodes of Octonauts: Above & Beyond available on CBeebies and BBC iplayer from 16th October 2023 bringing new adventures for the beloved Octonauts as they continue to explore dynamic landscapes, experience new climates, rescue animals and protect the land they live on. Earlier … [Read more...] about New Seasons of Octonauts: Above & Beyond Lift Off on CBeebies
FIFTH SEASON scores global sales for Jack Throne’s breakout BBC Drama Best Interests
Global film and TV studio FIFTH SEASON has inked the first wave of international sales for the highly acclaimed BBC One drama Best Interests (4 x 60’ / 6 x 45’). Created and written by BAFTA-winning writer Jack Thorne (Help, His Dark Materials, The Virtues), the series stars Michael Sheen (Good Omens, Quiz) and Sharon Horgan (Catastrophe, Together) and is produced by AC Chapter One in association with FIFTH SEASON. The series debuted on BBC One and iPlayer (UK) in June 2023. The first sales … [Read more...] about FIFTH SEASON scores global sales for Jack Throne’s breakout BBC Drama Best Interests
BBC to show revelatory Fremantle documentary series Shadow of Truth
Fremantle today announces that its ground-breaking true crime series Shadow of Truth will air in the UK on BBC Four and BBC iPlayer. The series will also be coming soon to ntv and RTL Crime in Germany. The series, which originally aired in Israel in 2016, will also include a new 5th episode filmed this year detailing the aftermath of one of world’s most notorious and controversial murder trials. Shadow of Truth is produced by Silvio Productions, a Fremantle company. The … [Read more...] about BBC to show revelatory Fremantle documentary series Shadow of Truth
