‘Mamma Mia!’ Stage Star Sara Poyzer Replaced By AI On BBC Show
Sara Poyzer, an actress who performed in the Mamma Mia! stage musical for years, has been told that her services are not required on a BBC show because she has…
Johnny Kitagawa Abused Nearly 1,000 People, BBC Documentary Reveals
The number of men who have come forward to say they were abused by the once-celebrated J-pop agent Johnny Kitagawa is now close to 1,000, according to a BBC documentary…
BBC Buys Spy/Master HBO Max Series
BBC Buys HBO Max thriller ‘Spy/Master‘ The BBC has acquired HBO Max thriller Spy/Master as it continues to beef up its iPlayer offering. Acquired from Warner Bros. Discovery, the show…
BBC Beat Netflix In ‘Dear England’ Bidding War For Joseph Fiennes Show
EXCLUSIVE: The BBC was victorious in a bidding war with Netflix for Dear England amid fears for the future of British storytelling on television. Deadline hears that Left Bank Pictures…
BBC’s Tim Davie On AI, Tech Players & The License Fee
The BBC is not shying away from artificial intelligence or the U.S. tech giants, according to its Director General. Delivering a set-piece speech this morning in London, Davie made working…
Exec Was “Legendary” Leader Of Preschool Net CBeebies
Key Benbow, the influential former Controller of BBC preschool channel CBeebies, has died. Several of her former colleagues have taken to social media to post tributes to Benbow, who is…
BBC Rejects Complaints Of “Excessive” Photo Coverage
The BBC has rejected complaints from UK viewers who said its coverage of the edited Kate Middleton Mother’s Day photo was over the top. In a statement drawn up before…
BBC Receives ‘Doctor Who’ AI Complaints Over Promotion Of The Show
The BBC has “no plans” to use AI again to promote Doctor Who after receiving complaints from viewers. The BBC’s marketing teams used the tech “as part of a small…
BBC Commissioned Half Of UK TV Scripted Last Year
The BBC commissioned half of all UK TV scripted last year, defying the slowdown that hit its rivals and streamers and spending big on kids shows and thrillers, according to…
BBC’s Tim Davie On British Storytelling & U.S. / Chinese Algorithms
“British storytelling is at growing risk of being squeezed out in an extraordinarily competitive global media landscape,” the BBC Director General will warn in a landmark speech tomorrow that will…