A multi-year deal reached by MotorTrend Group and BBC Studios will yield the new U.S. series Top Gear America (working title) and provide North American streaming rights to the full library of more than 200 classic Top Gear episodes.

The pact was announced by Discovery and the BBC in the lead-up to Discovery’s upfront…

Cheat creator Gaby Hull has written a six-part psychological thriller for UKTV's Alibi – the British broadcaster's second original drama since it moved into scripted commissioning.

Hull, who wrote the ITV and Sundance Now college thriller, is behind We Hunt Together, produced by BBC Studios.

This comes a week after the…

The new television adaptation of Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables will premiere in the U.S. this month on Masterpiece on PBS. The six-part miniseries stars Dominic West as fugitive Jean Valjean, with David Oyelowo as his pursuer Inspector Javert and Lily Collins as luckless single mother Fantine. Rounding out the cast are…

LA-based TV company Fandom Fiction, which was set up by Tim Byrne, the former Creative Director of Simon Cowell's Syco Entertainment, has struck a first-look deal with BBC Studios.

BBC Studios Content Partnerships has also inked a first-look deal with British production company Magnum Media, the firm behind Duck Quacks…

Discovery and the BBC are swimming off into the wild together again with a landmark agreement that includes a ten-year programming partnership to power a global SVOD service, a significant development arrangement and the division of assets at UK broadcaster UKTV.

This comes six years after Discovery and the BBC ended i…

BBC box sets including Absolutely Fabulous, The Young Ones and Top Gear are heading to Sky after the pay-TV platform closed a licensing agreement with BBC Studios.

The move will see hundreds of hours of BBC shows launch on Sky's on-demand service as well as its Now TV platform via BBC Studios' UKTV channel brands Gold…

The BBC is making its own film about Michael Jackson – days before the controversial HBO and Channel 4 co-pro Leaving Neverland is set to air.

The British public broadcaster has commissioned Michael Jackson: The Rise And Fall (w/t), written and presented by Jacques Peretti. The British journalist has previously made…

EXCLUSIVE: BBC Studios is making its first major move into podcasting with a Chuck D-fronted series about legendary punk band The Clash for Spotify.

The production arm of the British public broadcaster is making Stay Free: The Story of The Clash, an eight-part series for the music service.

The Public Enemy frontman wil…

BBC Studios is developing a TV adaptation of the Runestaff fantasy novels by Michael Moorcock. The Good Omens producer has secured the rights to four books in the series: The Jewel in the Skull, The Mad God's Amulet, Sword of the Dawn and The Runestaff. 

It is the latest high-profile fantasy adaptation for the producti…

Darren Childs, the CEO of British multichannel broadcaster UKTV, has decided to step down from the role he has held for eight years. The company’s board made the announcement today, saying Childs will remain in the job until July 2 while new leadership options are explored for the next phase of UKTV’s growth. The…

EXCLUSIVE: British actor Danny Dyer is to star in a Sky documentary about Harold Pinter as he prepares to tread the boards in the legendary British playwright's The Dumb Waiter.

Dyer, a charismatic figure in the UK who recently made headlines for his own take on David Cameron's role in Brexit, is to feature in Dyer on…

BBC is bringing back war drama Our Girl, starring Michelle Keegan, for a fourth season.

The drama, which is produced by BBC Studios, is returning to BBC One for a six-part series. Keegan stars as Georgie Lane and takes place one year on from her last tour in Bangladesh.

Having been promoted to Sergeant, and now trainin…