Mipcom Diversify TV Awards: BBC Studios Scores a Double, Canada’s Club Illico, Spain’s Atresmedia Also Among Winners

Kate Oates has been named Head of Drama Productions at BBC Studios.

EXCLUSIVE: Priscilla Parish has quietly stepped down as the head of drama at BBC Studios after four years.

The executive producers of critically acclaimed BBC prison drama Time have launched their own scripted production operation.

Strictly Come Dancing star Gorka Marquez has said he 'misses' Helen Skelton as she acknowledged him when talking about a difficult part of her latest career step. The Countryfile host was reminiscing over her own time in the BBC One dance contest with the Spanish dancer over the weekend.

Rocky Cotton’s (Brian Conley) insurance plan backfires when his wife, Kathy Cotton (Gillian Taylforth) is arrested for the arson in EastEnders spoilers. The Beales are distraught after the fire and Cindy Beale (Michelle Collins) is quick to blame Kathy for the incident. George Knight (Colin Salmon) comforts Cindy in The Vic and encourages her to go back to the hospital where it appears Cindy has forgiven Kathy.

BBC Studios Builds Team In Western Europe

Seasoned agent and commercial exec Ian Moffitt has joined IMG‘s studios business in London after exiting BBC Studios.

Zee-Sony Merger Back On Track

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor “It’s been a really buzzy and busy market,” said Lucy Smith, director of Mipcom TV market and conference, and MipJunior, the kids TV event that preceded it, in Cannes Wednesday. More than 11,000 participants from more than 100 countries had come to the event, which runs Oct. 16-19.

‘The Zone Of Interest’ Teaser Trailer 

The MediaPro Studio will look to invest in literary and library program rights in the U.S., the Spanish company’s boss told delegate here at Mipcom Cannes today, as it unveiled several new projects during a Mipcom Cannes keynote.

The Mediapro Studio will shoot from November Season 3 of “The Head,” its biggest international hit, filming in the Sahara Desert with John Lynch (“The Fall”) and Katharine O’Donnelly (“Mary Queen of Scots), attached once more to star. Olivia Morris also returns to her role as Rachel Russo, the morally conscionable daughter of ambition-crazed biologist Arthur Wilde, played by Lynch. “The Head” Season 1 took place at an Antarctic research station cut off in winter, Season 2 on a hulking freighter at mid-Pacific’s Point Nemo, the most distant place on earth from nearest land.

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).

‘Marie Antoinette‘ Back On The BBCThe BBC has announced that it has acquired the second season of Canal+ Creation Originale Marie Antoinette. Sue Deeks, head of acquisitions for the BBC, said the first season of Deborah Davis’ drama had been a “great success” for the corporation. Marie Antoinette is produced by Claude Chelli and Margaux Balsan for Capa Drama, Stéphanie Chartreux for Banijay Studios France, as well as Bedside Productions. Season 2 is currently in production.

It seems the EastEnders writing team are indulging in a hefty dose of nostalgia - with the tease of yet another show veteran returning to the BBC soap. It comes after the successful return of Cindy Beale, played by Michelle Collins, who teases the arrival of the mystery ex-EastEnder in next week's show. After being presumed dead and living under the alias Rose in Spain and France Cindy is now trying to establish a business in Walford.

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.

Ed Meza @edmezavar Paramount Global Content Distribution has licensed the highly anticipated CBS Studios series “Elsbeth” to TF1 in France. Starring Emmy Award winner Carrie Preston, “Elsbeth” is based on the popular character of Elsbeth Tascioni, the astute but unconventional attorney featured in “The Good Wife” and “The Good Fight.” “The series has been highly sought after in the French territory and this agreement will provide TF1 viewers exclusive access to the series in the market,” Paramount Global Content Distribution said.

Channel 4 Takes Another JFK Doc

Bassem Youssef Helming Health Reality Series With Propagate Selling

Mipcom participation is coordinated by Spanish trade institute ICEX, with the support of the Spain Audiovisual Hub of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation, in the framework of the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan, financed by the Next Generation Funds of the European Commission. A drill-down on the companies and some titles: “Transuniversal,” (1 x 80’ LGBTQ+ Docu) Docu delves into the arduous struggle for Trans people’s rights, fueled by new regulations, offering hope to those facing societal rejection and limited opportunities. “Tramps,” (“Zorras,” Atresmedia TV, Morena Films)A dramedy adapted from Noemí Casquet’s popular book trilogy “Zorras, Malas y Libres.” Three twenty-something women create a secret group, the Sex Friends Club, to fulfill their sexual fantasies, unintentionally launching a feminine revolution.