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Michaela Coel Sets New HBO, BBC Drama Series ‘First Day on Earth’

Courtesy of Spencer Hewett Michaela Coel is set to star in, write, and executive produce a new drama series that is being co-produced by...

BBC Studios to Launch Global Entertainment Arm, Appoints Matt Forde to Lead

BBC Studios BBC Studios has merged three areas of its formats business to create a new global entertainment division led by Matt Forde....

BBC Appoints Former ITN Chief John Hardie to Conduct Social Media Guidance Review After Gary Lineker

L-R: Gary Lineker, John Hardie (Courtesy of Getty Images) The BBC has appointed former CEO and editor-in-chief of ITN and executive VP at...

BBC Projects Deficit of $433 Million, 1,000 Hours of Commissioning Cuts in 2023/24 Annual Plan

The BBC has published its 2023/24 annual plan that projects a financial deficit, the need to find increased savings and cuts of 1,000...

Vice Studios Global President Kate Ward Joins BBC Studios to Oversee Factual Portfolio

The well-respected executive takes on one of the most significant production portfolios in the U.K. industry. Vice Studios global...

BAFTA TV Awards: Winners Including Steve McQueen Speak Up for Channel 4, BBC

Courtesy of BAFTA/Alecsandra Raluca Dragoi The sun is shining, the stars have made their way down the red carpet and the British Academy...

AMC Networks Ends Q1 With 9.5 Million Streaming Subscribers

Parisa Taghizadeh/BBCA AMC Networks ended its first quarter of 2022 with 9.5 million streaming subscribers. The new figure, revealed...

ITV Buys Out BBC’s Share of BritBox U.K.

Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (Courtesy of BritBox) ITV has bought out BBC’s share of BritBox U.K. ahead of the launch of its new streaming...

ITV Wins Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Interview With Oprah

AP ITV has won the rights to air Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s hotly anticipated interview with Oprah Winfrey, Variety can reveal. The...

BBC Three, Home to ‘Fleabag’ and ‘Normal People,’ to Return as Broadcast Channel in January 2022

Normal People (Courtesy of Hulu) BBC Three, the U.K. public broadcaster’s youth-skewing brand and the home of shows like “Fleabag” and...

BBC Launches First Fully-Owned U.S. Streamer With BBC Select (EXCLUSIVE)

BBC Select With this week’s launch of streaming service BBC Select, one of the world’s most recognizable media brands is joining North...

How Will Fresh U.K.-China Political Tensions Impact Entertainment?

BBC Access for U.K. producers and distributors to the lucrative Chinese TV and film market could be under further threat amid worsening...

BBC Launches Natural History Unit in U.S. (EXCLUSIVE)

Courtesy of Audun Rikardsen For the first time in its 63-year history, BBC Studios’ renowned Natural History Unit is setting up shop...