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Killing Eve star Jodie Comer’s breakthrough drama Thirteen is being adapted in Japan by Tokai Television Broadcasting, which is also known as Tokai TV. The format deal represents the first direct agreement of its kind between BBC Studios, which originally made Thirteen for BBC Three in 2016, and Tokai TV. The…

BBC Studios has struck a content deal with the controversial Chinese technology giant Huawei. The BBC’s commercial arm will supply Huawei Video with 300 hours of programming, which will be available on mobile devices in 26 countries, including in China, the Middle East, Hong Kong, Russia and Latin America. Shows that…

BBC Studios has raided rival ITV Studios for the executive producer of one of its tent-pole brands, Ant And Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway. Pete Ogden will join the BBC’s commercial production arm in early May as the creative director of entertainment North, having been at ITV Studios for the past eight years. He is…

Sherlock became a mega-hit in China last decade — and now, the Benedict Cumberbatch drama will remain available to fans after streamer Youku extended its licence for the show under a BBC Studios drama deal. Alibaba’s Youku will carry more than 80 hours of BBC Studios scripted content as part of the agreement…

BBC Studios has announced that it is making a TV series with Greta Thunberg, following the 17-year-old’s environmental campaigning and her journey into adulthood. No broadcaster is yet attached to the series, while the number of episodes and title are also yet to be determined. BBC Studios announced the project at its…

After Deadline first revealed the news last week, the BBC has confirmed that it is moving motoring show Top Gear from BBC Two to BBC One later this year. Talks about the switch took place in January and BBC director of content Charlotte Moore decided to elevate Top Gear after being impressed with its performance among…

EXCLUSIVE: A slew of the top television distributors from the UK, U.S. and Europe are pulling out of exhibiting at Mip TV after organizer Reed Midem made a number of significant changes to the Cannes event in April. Deadline understands that American Gods producer and distributor Fremantle, Deputy and Designated Surviv…

Fox has given its first comedy greenlight this cycle, handing a pilot order to This Country, based on the BBC series, from Sex and the City writer and producer Jenny Bicks and Bridesmaids director Paul Feig. The pilot is a co-production between Lionsgate, Fox Entertainment, BBC Studios and Feigco Entertainment. <a href="https://pmcdeadline2.files.wordpress.com/2019/08/fox-logo.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"…

Apple has officially unveiled Trying, its first British scripted original, a relationship comedy starring Harry Potter's Imelda Staunton and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom's Rafe Spall. The SVOD service is set to globally premiere the eight-part series on Friday May 1. The half-hour comedy has been rumored in the UK…

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…