Channel 4 Acquisitions Boss Heads To BBC Studios

Liza Foreman Spotlighting diversity in the international television market, eight projects took home awards at Mipcom’s Diversify TV Awards. Presented at the Cannes Palais des Festivals’ Grand Auditorium, the winners were selected from 165 countries submitted by 27 countries for the 7th edition of the event. BBC Studios documentary “Inside Our Autistic Minds” won in the representation of disability, non-scripted category.

The actor’s strike has reached Day 100, as talks between SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP remain halted.

It’s been a big week for British broadcasting cancelations.

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Medyapim (“Mother”) and Ay Yapim (“Endless Love”), Madd is at Mipcom not only as Turkey’s top content exporter but also as an innovative industry driver thanks to a raft of deals that take the country’s booming TV business in new directions. The combined firepower of Medyapim that comprises several subsidiaries and partners including MF Yapim, Madd, and Mednova and has a library of more than 10,000 hours of TV content spanning from dramas and sitcoms to feature films and game shows, and Ay Yapım which produces a slew of Turkey’s most beloved dramas, accounts for over 400 hours of original programming per year.

K.J. Yossman Kate Ward joined BBC Studios, the corporation’s commercial arm, last year to oversee its factual portfolio. Ward moved over from Vice Studios, where she was global president, and has jumped into the challenge of stewarding one of the world’s most powerful factual brands, which includes 66-year-old leader in the space the BBC’s Natural History Unit (NHU).

Former BBC Studios exec Caroline Stone has joined the UK-branch of French film company Pathé, Pathé Productions, in the newly created role of commercial director.

Anna Marie de la Fuente Germany’s ZDF Studios is launching a FAST channel in Latin America where regional growth of Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV (FAST) has now outpaced that of the U.S., according to the 2023 Amagi Consumer Survey. By partnering with Atlanta, Georgia-based Castalia Communications, ZDF Studios will be developing a FAST service for the region, tapping its vast catalogue for a selection of drama programming that will be made available in Spanish.

Elizabeth Olsen is stepping out for a grocery shopping trip!

Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff has agreed a settlement with BBC Studios after he sustained serious facial injuries in an accident while filming Top Gear last year.

EXCLUSIVE: A BBC internal investigation has found that the star presenters of its relaunched news channel were not promised their jobs before an open recruitment process.

Sky Studios Italia has unveiled a restructure and new leadership team on the final day of the MIA Market in Rome.

FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel is floating a proposal that would require rebates to multichannel subscribers in the event of a blackout or broadcast stations.

Crunchyroll and GSN, each a subsidiary of Sony Pictures Entertainment, have joined forces to launch a new 24/7 anime streaming channel.

Marilyn Manson, the controversial schlock rocker, is to be the subject of a new documentary series.

Fremantle Spain boss Nathalie Garcia is heading to ITV Studios to head up a new entity helming evergreen formats in the nation.

Strictly Come Dancing viewers were swooning over Gorka Marquez on Sunday night as the professional dancer channelled Ryan Gosling's Ken for a Barbie-themed routine.

Keir Starmer has vowed to scrap plans to forcibly remove asylum seekers to Rwanda even if the policy is deemed legal by the courts and such action reduces the number of unauthorised Channel crossings.

EXCLUSIVE: The BBC News channel has scaled back its “visualized radio” experiment around six months after it was a centerpiece of the network’s relaunch.

A dramatization of the Partygate scandal starring Jon Culshaw as Boris Johnson will air on Channel 4 tonight (Tuesday October 3).