DRAMA “Floodlights,” a feature-length single drama for BBC Two and BBC iPlayer tells the story of Andy Woodward, the previous skilled soccer participant whose revelations in regards to the sexual abuse he suffered as a youth participant despatched shockwaves all through the trade. In 2016, Woodward went public about sexual abuse by his youth coach,…
EXCLUSIVE: The BBC has acquired the second collection of Nick Hornby/Stephen Frears’ high-end quick kind collection State of the Union from Endeavor Content material. See-Noticed Movies’ second run, a Sundance TV authentic, strikes Stateside and options Brendan Gleeson, Patricia Clarkson and Esco Jouléy. Clarkson performs Ellen, a liberal campaigner who drags her conventional, self-made husband…
BBC Studios has struck a primary look and improvement take care of Diving Bell Group, the expertise company that represents the likes of trans activist Munroe Bergdorf and feminist creator Florence Given. The BBC’s business arm described Diving Bell Group as representing “a number of the most future-facing, change-making creators presently rising within the UK.”…
BBC Studios, the industrial arm of U.Okay. broadcaster BBC, has revealed a primary look and improvement take care of London-based expertise and leisure firm Diving Bell Group. Based by Kim Butler and Justin Girdler in 2017, Diving Bell represents creators and innovators within the purpose-led house together with mannequin, trans activist and cultural determine Munroe…
After a two-year search, U.Ok. media regulator Ofcom has lastly discovered a brand new chair in Lord Michael Grade. He’ll take over from former chair Terry Burns, who stepped down in 2020. The choice to nominate Grade was taken by tradition secretary Nadine Dorries. Grade will nonetheless need to bear a pre-appointment listening to in…
BBC One divorce drama The Cut up is about to return in April 2022. The third and final collection of the present will see Nathan Dafern and Hannah Defoe navigate their very own marriage breakdown following the explosive second collection. 1 The Cut up returns to BBC One and BBC iPlayer from April 4, 2022Credit…
EXCLUSIVE: BBC Studios and Rooster Soup for the Soul Leisure-backed Display screen Media have struck a multi-year deal for two,500 hours of content material together with BBC dramas Ripper Avenue, Completely satisfied Valley and Silent Witness. The reveals will populate Rooster Soup-owned Crackle Plus’ streamers together with Crackle, Popcornflix, and Rooster Soup for the Soul, with greater…
The BBC World Service has sought and can obtain £4.1 million ($5.4 million) in further funding to counter disinformation across the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. The emergency funding would to assist the BBC “proceed bringing impartial, neutral and correct information to folks in Ukraine and Russia within the face of elevated propaganda from the…
The BBC World Service has filed an “pressing enchantment” to the United Nations (UN) in opposition to Iran in mild of the net violence in direction of feminine journalists working at BBC Information Persian. Based on the BBC, girls journalists within the Persian service are going through on-line assaults and harassment on daily basis. The…
BBC Content material has marketed for the excessive powered function of commissioning director, BBC Movie and Storyville, a place previously held by Rose Garnett beneath the title director of BBC Movie. BBC Movie is the function film-making arm of the BBC, co-producing some 15 movies a 12 months. Latest successes embrace the BAFTA and Critics…
BBC variety lead Miranda Wayland is about to affix Prime Video/Amazon Studios Europe, Selection can affirm. Wayland was beforehand deputy head of variety on the BBC. She had been on the broadcaster for 5 years however reportedly introduced her resignation final week. She’s going to be a part of Amazon later this 12 months the…
Amazon Prime Video has employed BBC Head of Inventive Variety Miranda Wayland to supervise the streamer’s range technique in Europe. Wayland turns into Head of Europe DEI for Amazon Studios and Prime Video. Reporting to Amazon Studios Head of DEI Latasha Gillespie, she’s going to ship applications throughout Europe designed to extend range, fairness and…