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BBC Worldwide and BBC Studios to be merged, creating new UK production powerhouse
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Formed from the existing BBC Studios and BBC Worldwide businesses, the new entity will focus on “maximising the intellectual property value of BBC programming for the benefit of UK licence fee payers.”
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Not Going Out – BBC reveals details of hit sitcom’s Christmas plot
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It’s Christmas Eve and Lee and Lucy face a possible yuletide disaster when they discover the perfect present they have bought for their children has already been gifted to them by their grandparents.
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BBC and S4C agree new funding and co-operation deal
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Under the new agreement, the BBC will continue to provide funding to S4C, with the current £19.4m per year being maintained until the next Licence Fee revision in 2022.
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John le Carre’s The Little Drummer Girl is coming to BBC One
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The six-part series will star Florence Pugh and be directed by acclaimed filmmaker Park Chan-wook (Old Boy, The Handmaiden, Stoker), who makes his television debut.
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BBC unveils new ‘choose your own adventure’ audio adventure for Amazon Echo
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Inspired by ‘choose your own adventure’ style games and books, The Inspection Chamber allows listeners to shape the story’s path by giving answers at crucial plot points, guiding events towards one of several possible endings.
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Amazon and BBC Two’s Good Omens announces further casting
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The 6-part series is currently shooting in the UK and stars Michael Sheen and David Tennant (pictured) as lead characters Arizaphale and Crowley.