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BritBox North America, the streaming service operated by the BBC and ITV, has commissioned a drama based on a character that first appeared in the hit British daytime show Father Brown. The Sister Boniface Mysteries will star Lorna Watson (Watson & Oliver) after she featured as sleuthing nun Sister Boniface in the…

Fremantle has named Manuel Martí to the newly-created position of Head of Scripted Development, Latin America. Based in Mexico City, Martí will will be responsible for developing Fremantle's drama slate in the region, securing and delivering commissions and building Fremantle's scripted business. He will report to…

BBC Studios has fallen well short of its targets for commissions from third-party streamers and broadcasters, and is too reliant on old brands like Doctor Who to prop up its revenue. That’s the verdict of a detailed 43-page report on the BBC’s commercial production and distribution arm by the National Audit Office…

Dancing With the Stars is likely to return for a 29th season after ABC Entertainment president Karey Burke called the last season "resurgent." Burke admitted that it hadn't made a final decision to renew the BBC Studios-produced show, but told Deadline that she expected it to return. "The show had a terrific season…

EXCLUSIVE: CW Seed, the CW’s free, ad-supported digital network, has acquired non-exclusive streaming rights to 14 series from BBC Studios. The second-window deal will bring more than 200 episodes and 150 hours of scripted library content to Seed, which launched as an on-demand service in 2013 and will add a live…

Two Cities Television, the production company behind Sky and CBS Showtime drama Patrick Melrose, has sold a 25% stake to STV Productions, the UK production arm of Scottish broadcaster STV. The deal means that BBC Studios is exiting Two Cities, with STV Productions — which recently made BBC One’s Glenda Jackson drama El…

EXCLUSIVE: Sid Gentle Films, the BBC Studios-backed British production company, has halved its losses to £1.5M ($1.9M) in a set of earnings that provides some insight on the financial scale of Killing Eve. The annual report, filed with the UK’s Companies House last week, includes for the first time consolidated…

Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton, the creators of British anthology series Inside No. 9 and co-creators of dark comedy The League of Gentleman, have struck a first-look deal with BBC Studios. The production arm of the British public broadcaster has closed the exclusive deal with the pair to develop new comedy and…

Jana Bennett, the former History president and BBC television chief, has revealed that she is receiving treatment for a fast-growing brain tumor. Bennett discussed her glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) diagnosis in an interview with London newspaper The Evening Standard, during which she announced that she has become a…

Fox has put into development two British adaptations – remakes of crime drama Silent Witness and off-beat comedy This Country — with significant commitments. The network has handed a script plus penalty to Silent Witness to star The Fighter's Melissa Leo, who will exec produce alongside Outlander writer Joy Blake and…

EXCLUSIVE: BBC Studios has secured its first commission from Irish public broadcaster RTÉ — a noir thriller from The Spanish Princess and Mr Selfridge writer Kate O’Riordan. BBC Studios is partnering with Irish producer Treasure Entertainment to make Smother, a six-part series set on the rugged coast of County Clare…

All3Media International has sold both seasons of Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Emmy-winning show Fleabag to Japanese pay-TV channel Wowow. Joanne Froggatt and Ioan Gruffudd’s drama Liar has also been picked up by Wowow. BBC One’s Baptiste will also debut in Japan through an agreement with Tohokushinsha Film Corporation. All…