#BBC Buys ‘Suits’

#BBC Buys ‘Suits’

Suits is continuing to cash in on its current popularity. The BBC has acquired all nine seasons of the hit American legal drama, along with mockumentary St. Denis Medical and the series continuation of the hit Best Man films, The Best Man: The Final Chapters, for its TV channels and the BBC iPlayer streaming service. It acquired the three…

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#BBC Probing Five Complaints Against Russell Brand, Including 2008 Work in Los Angeles

#BBC Probing Five Complaints Against Russell Brand, Including 2008 Work in Los Angeles

The BBC network in Britain has given an update into its workplace misconduct investigation into comedian Russell Brand, which includes a complaint regarding conduct at the British broadcaster’s Los Angeles office in 2008. “Our investigations so far indicate a total of five complaints directly to the BBC: two individuals raised complaints and concerns during 2006-8…

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#BBC Studios Hits Record .7B Annual Revenue, Driven by 40 Percent Content Studio Gain, ‘Bluey’ Merchandise

#BBC Studios Hits Record $2.7B Annual Revenue, Driven by 40 Percent Content Studio Gain, ‘Bluey’ Merchandise

BBC Studios, the U.K. public broadcaster’s commercial arm, reported record full-year financials, including its highest-ever revenue and earnings, touting on Tuesday the strength of its Content Studio unit and “thriving brands like Bluey and Dancing With the Stars.” The company unveiled key strategic and financial performance data for the fiscal year 2022/2023, which ended in March….

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#‘Drive’ and ‘Copenhagen Cowboy’ Director Nicolas Winding Refn to Re-Imagine Kids Classic ‘The Famous Five’ for the BBC, Germany’s ZDF

#‘Drive’ and ‘Copenhagen Cowboy’ Director Nicolas Winding Refn to Re-Imagine Kids Classic ‘The Famous Five’ for the BBC, Germany’s ZDF

It’s safe to say that no one saw this one coming. Danish enfant terrible Nicolas Winding Refn, director of Drive, The Neon Demon and the Pusher trilogy, has been tapped to reboot The Famous Five, based on Enid Blyton’s classic series of children’s books. Blyton wrote 21 books on the adventures of the group of…

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#Idris Elba to Produce Music-Industry Racism Doc ‘Paid in Full: The Battle for Payback’

#Idris Elba to Produce Music-Industry Racism Doc ‘Paid in Full: The Battle for Payback’

Luther and Hobbs & Shaw star Idris Elba’s Green Door Pictures and wife Sabrina Elba’s Pink Towel have unveiled plans for Paid in Full: The Battle for Payback, a documentary about the music industry exploiting Black artists, for the BBC and CBC networks. The three-parter, which will also explore reparations for Black artists, has backing from Zinc Media’s production label…

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#‘Doctor Who’ Trailer Reveals Episode Titles for 60th Anniversary Specials With David Tennant, Catherine Tate

#‘Doctor Who’ Trailer Reveals Episode Titles for 60th Anniversary Specials With David Tennant, Catherine Tate

A newly released Doctor Who trailer teases just what David Tennant and Catherine Tate are up against in the 60th anniversary special episodes. Tennant returns to the popular BBC and Disney+ series as the Fourteenth Doctor, alongside Tate reprising her role as Donna Noble. In the 41-second video, Neil Patrick Harris’ unknown character is seen dancing with Tennant at…

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