BBC Unveils New Dramas: Michaela Coel, Candice Carty-Williams, Shane Meadows Lead Slate
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“Queenie” author Candice Carty-Williams, “Everything I Know About Love” writer Dolly Alderton, “The Virtues” creator Shane Meadows and Michaela Coel are among the creatives delivering the next slate of dramas for the BBC.
Piers Wenger, drama controller for the BBC, teased a new project with Coel on Tuesday during a showcase of the Beeb’s upcoming drama offerings, though details were sparse. The “Chewing Gum” creator’s recent BBC collaboration, “I May Destroy You,” a searing portrayal of a woman rebuilding her life following her rape, has won international acclaim.
Skip to main content Below Deck and Kandi Burruss Spinoffs, Southern Charm - Summer House Mashup Among New NBCU Cable Shows
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Before NBC Universal’s upfront presentation on Monday to advertisers, the company announced dozens of new shows for Bravo, E!, USA Network, Oxygen and SYFY. In the press release, 33 new unscripted shows were announced along with 30 shows returning to the suite of channels.
Among the highlights is a new “Below Deck” spinoff, called “Below Deck Adventure,” which will premiere on Bravo early next year, and is set in the “glacial fjords of Norway.” Also on Bravo will be the tentatively titled “Kandi OLG Project,” premiering later this year, which will follow Kandi Burruss’ expanding Atlanta restaurant project. The much-Instagrammed “Summer House Winter Charm,” a mashup of the Bravo shows “Southern Charm” and “Summer House,” will debut on Bravo in the fall.
| 19 April 2021
Independent distributor all3media International has signed its first format licence for idtv’s reality entertainment series The Traitors, as VTM in Belgium has ordered a local adaptation.
The Traitors brings together celebrity contestants for a psychological adventure where treachery and deceit are the name of the game. They work as a team to complete various missions to win a prize, but the catch is that three of the contestants are traitors who will attempt to deceive and manipulate their way to the prize instead of sharing it amongst the group
The deal follows the success of the original Dutch version, which debuted on RTL4 in March and has already been commissioned for a second series. Produced by idtv and all3media, and airing under the local title De Verraders, the series won a share of more than 40% of RTL’s target audience.
Former Virgin Television Chief Pat Kiely Launches Irish Entertainment Media Venture BiggerStage (EXCLUSIVE)
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Pat Kiely, the former managing director of Virgin Media Television, Ireland, has launched entertainment media venture BiggerStage.
The Dublin-headquartered company is set up with a three-pillared approach. It will develop original content for the global market and position Ireland as a hub for international television production. It will represent established talent in broadcasting and entertainment as well as offering a development program for future stars.
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BiggerStage also aims to partner with industry stakeholders, including advertisers, to develop new ways to fund and scale the audio-visual sector in addition to leveraging market benefits and incentives in Ireland.
| 01 March 2021
Former managing director of Virgin Media Television Pat Kiely has announced the official launch of BiggerStage, a new television production, talent management and commercial partnerships business aiming to create world class programming from Ireland.
The company has been created to develop original content for the global market and showcase Ireland as a leading hub for international television production. It will represent major established talent in broadcasting and entertainment as well as offering a development programme for future stars. BiggerStage will partner with industry stakeholders, including advertisers, to develop what it says will be new ways to fund and scale the audio-visual sector as well as offering market benefits and incentives in Ireland.