ITV
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ITV adds Viacom’s Channel 5 and Comedy Central as Britbox UK content partners
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ITV has struck a deal to include “hundreds” of hours of factual and entertainment content from Channel 5 and Comedy Central, both owned by Viacom, in the UK version of Britbox.
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ITV casts Brenda Blethyn and Jimmy Akingbola in new sitcom from Guy Jenkin and Andy Hamilton
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Brenda Blethyn and Jimmy Akingbola are to star in a new six-part ITV sitcom about a seaside cafe owner “who develops a strong, if sometimes volatile, friendship with an asylum-seeking African doctor.”
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Filming begins on Endeavour’s seventh series as ITV confirms eighth series is guaranteed
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The latest series of will consist of three, brand new interconnecting feature-length films written by Russell Lewis who has penned all 27 Endeavour screenplays to date.
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ITV releases trailer for Sanditon, its new Jane Austen drama filmed in Bristol
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Adapted by acclaimed and award winning screenwriter Andrew Davies, who also adapted War & Peace and the original House of Cards, Sanditon sees Austen’s original 11-chapter fragment brought to life in an eight-part series starring Rose Williams, Theo James, Anne Reid and Kris Marshall.
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ITV Studios boosts entertainment format portfolio with Armoza acquisition
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Included in the deal is Armoza’s prime time singing show The Four, which has been commissioned in over 15 territories, and game show Still Standing, Israel’s most successful international non-scripted format with over 6,000 episodes globally.
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ITV and BBC confirm UK version of BritBox will launch this year
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The joint venture already operates in the US and Canada where the two broadcasters have partnered with AMC to bring users a mix of largely UK drama series. Preliminary plans for a UK version were announced earlier this year and talks have been ongoing since to reach a final agreement.