‘Line of Duty’ Finale Breaks Modern U.K. Viewing Records for BBC – Global Bulletin

Naman Ramachandran In today’s Global Bulletin, “F9” advances U.K. release date; BAFTA to expand learning programs; Russian online content market Key Buyers Event: digital extends dates; Sky rejigs acquisitions team; and James Bond installation in Austria receives European Film Academy honor.Justin Lin’s keenly anticipated “F9,” the ninth instalment of the Fast and Furious franchise, will release in the U.K.

Jamie Lang In today’s Global Bulletin, CNN International ups its global content on CNN Marketplace; “Love in Bloom” begins shooting in Australia; British gold medalist Greg Rutherford and Peppa Pig team on a video series to get kids active ahead of the Tokyo Olympics; Film UA Group’s “The Sniffer” heads to Sky Krimi in Germany; and the NFTS appoints Cymru Wales as head of its new Welsh office.CNN International is expanding its CNN Marketplace franchise with new programming for both its TV and

Jamie Lang In today’s Global Bulletin, BAFTA prepares online sessions for several top 2021 TV nominees; Modern Films picks up global rights to “Lady Boss”; Mise En Scéne Company adds “Anchorage” to its Marché du Film slate; Abacus Media Rights will distribute “The Masked Dancer U.K.” abroad; Amazon launches miniTV in India and sets “Sherni” premiere date; Head Gear and Big Wave Productions make key hires in the U.K.; Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson gets animated in Sky Kids’ “Dodo”;

Jamie Lang In today’s Global Bulletin, ESPN scores LaLiga rights for the next eight years; the U.K. government looks to unload Channel 4; Bavaria Fiction wraps principle shooting on its Netflix horror feature “The Privilege”; and London to get 1,575-seater theater.

Naman Ramachandran In today’s Global Bulletin, the English Premier League renews rights deals for three years; Stephen Graham-starrer “Boiling Point” sells wide; NENT Group sets terrorism drama “Red Election”; and Endeavor Content strengthens management team.The English Premier League soccer championship has agreed a proposal for a three-year renewal of U.K.

Naman Ramachandran In today’s Global Bulletin, the Monte-Carlo television festival reveals award nominees; Fremantle takes distribution rights to race relations documentary “Dreamland”; Bavaria Fiction promotes Nina Maag; ZDF factual documentary series “Africa From Above” commences production; Channel 4 commissions documentary series “The Academy”; Vice launches FAST channel on Roku; Canadian Creative Accelerator announces French-language projects ready for U.S.

Jamie Lang In today’s Global Bulletin, the Brit Awards honor Taylor Swift; Comedy Central U.K. commissions three new unscripted programs; and Digital Catapult prepares the world’s first 5G-powered music festival.This year’s Brit Awards will recognize American artist Taylor Swift with the organization’s highest honor, the Global Icon award, at Tuesday’s ceremony in recognition of her impact on the world’s music industry and career achievements.

Naman Ramachandran In today’s Global Bulletin, the deceasing average of ages in BAFTA TV actress nominees raises ageism concerns; Gary Barlow sets music show at the BBC; RED Productions hires Chloe Dunbar as head of development; the European Audiovisual Observatory and the U.K.’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport announce sustainability conference; “Game of Thrones” prequel finds home at Sky Atlantic; and a Stanley Tucci Italian culinary series will debut in June on CNN

Jamie Lang In today’s Global Bulletin, the BBC unveils “Dodger,” a new Dickens-inspired drama series with an all-star cast; U.K. comedy royalty recognizes Jenna Al as the head of the next generation of writer-performers with the Screenshot award; Keshet Productions in Israel and Twickenham Film Studios in the U.K.

Naman Ramachandran In today’s Global Bulletin, Coldplay to open Brit Awards show; Channel 4 drama “Screw” sets cast; NATPE and Banijay Rights appoint senior personnel; and Red Arrow Studios International and TV Asahi set co-development partnership.A performance by Coldplay, one of the world’s biggest bands with over 100 million album sales worldwide to date, will open this year’s Brit Awards show on May 11.The awards will take place at London’s The O2 arena, exclusively broadcast on ITV and ITV

A BBC boss has hinted that Line of Duty may make a comeback after Sunday night’s finale episode broke viewing records. Loyal fans of the police show have been hooked as they followed Ted Hastings, Steve Arnott and Kate Fleming in their lengthy inquiry into finding out the identity of the fourth man, also known as ‘H’, since the series began in 2012.

Line of Duty star Craig Parkinson has shared his predictions on how fans will react to the series finale on Sunday 2 May. Craig, 45, played DI Matthew ‘Dot’ Cottan, in the popular BBC series before his character met an untimely death after was unmasked as The Caddy by AC-12.

Jamie Lang In today’s Global Bulletin, HBO Max commits to 100 original productions in Latin America over the next two years; SPT launches a new Creative Diversity Fund for its TV production companies; YouTube Originals commissions “Terms and Conditions 2”; Atresmedia picks up remake rights to Nippon TV’s “Mother”; and Sheffield Doc/Fest unveils the lineup for this year’s Rhyme & Rhythm strand.Two months after unveiling its first original series lineup for HBO Max out of Latin America, WarnerMed

Naman Ramachandran In today’s Global Bulletin, BT Group puts soccer rights holder BT Sport on sale; Czech Republic welcomes back international productions; film curator and archivist June Givanni wins BIFA jury award; Universal Music reveals Malaysia appointments; and MTV sets music superstars series.U.K.