Channel 4 Puts 1,000 Hours Of Shows On YouTube: British broadcaster Channel 4 has signed a deal with YouTube to put 1,000 hours of programming on the Google-owned streaming platform. The agreement expands on an existing partnership between the companies and will allow Channel 4 to sell its own advertising around the show — a first-of-its-kind deal in the UK and Europe. Shows will begin rolling out this month and include 8 Out Of 10 Cats; Location, Location, Location; Nikki Grahame: Who Is She?, SAS: Who Dares Wins and The Dog House. Selected titles will be made available 30 days after their first broadcast on Channel 4 or younger sibling network E4. Channel 4 has been following a five-year ‘Future 4’ strategy to supercharge digital revenues, and its management believes today’s deal represents a “major step” in that process.
PBS Boards Adrian Dunbar ITV Series; C5 True Crime; Cardiff Restructure; DLT Investment; ‘Day Zero’– Global Briefs
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PBS Boards Adrian Dunbar Detective Drama ‘Ridley’ For North American Distribution
PBS Distribution has taken North American rights to upcoming ITV detective drama Ridley, which stars Line of Duty’s Adrian Dunbar, following a deal with All3Media International. Currently filming in northern England, the show follows retired police officer Ridley who resumes his partnership with former protégée DI Carol Farman (Bronagh Waugh) to solve complex murder cases. All3 has secured pre-sales for the four-part drama with NPO in the Netherlands, VRT in Flemish-speaking Belgium and Britbox in Australia. Pumpkin TV has taken VoD rights in China. The show comes from Paul Matthew Thompson (Vera) and is co-created by former Midsomer Murders exec Jonathan Fisher, whose All3-owned indie West Road Pictures is producing in association with All3Media International.
Channel 5 Orders First True Crime Drama
British broadcaster Channel 5 has turned to long-time scripted partner Clapperboard Studios to create its first true-crime drama – a three-part series about the murders of two young girls that shocked the UK. Maxine will examine the investigation into school assistant Maxine Carr and her fiancé Ian Huntley, who was imprisoned for the killings of school girls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman. Mike Benson and Julie Ryan are executive producers, Laura Way (The Holiday, Blood) is directing and Simon Tyrrell (The Spanish Princess) is writer. Abacus Media Rights will distribute internationally. It will air this year. Clapperboard is behind Channel 5 dramas such as Intruder and The Teacher.
‘We Are Black And British’ Indie Cardiff Productions Restructures
Wales-based producer Cardiff Productions is restructuring its management, with co-founder Pat Younge
Signature Signs Global Rights To British True Crime Docs ‘Bellfield’ & ‘West End Girls: The Search For A Serial Killer’ From ‘The Real Manhunter’ Producer Revelation Films
EXCLUSIVE:UK producer and distributor Signature has secured global rights to British true crime docs Bellfield and The Search for a Serial Killer.
Peacock Snaps Up ITV Thriller ‘Trigger Point’
EXCLUSIVE: Peacock is to be the U.S. home of ITV’s Jed Mercurio-produced thriller Trigger Point.
DI Ray on ITV: What it's about, cast and where you have seen them including in Bend it Like Beckham
The nights may be getting longer but settling down on the sofa for your evening viewing is still a must and it's getting more interesting as ITV release its latest drama. DI Ray started on Monday night and airs for three more nights throughout this week.
ITV DI Ray actress Parminder Nagra's real life, Bend It Like Beckham rise to fame and impressive net worth
READ MORE: Loose Women's Brenda Edwards: X-Factor roots, breast cancer diagnosis and tragic loss of son Jamal As the four-part thriller begins we took a look at Parminder’s life from her impressive net worth to Bend It Like Beckham rise to fame. Parminder Nagra, 46, was born Leicester and is best recognised for her role as Jess Bhamra in the hit film Bend it Like Beckham as well as the first female to win the FIFA Presidential Award back in 2002. Off the back of her Bend It Like Beckham success, Parminder attracted the attention of bosses at US medical drama ER - where George Clooney famously found fame - and she went on to play Dr Neela Rasgotra for six years from 2003-2009.
‘Wrinkles’ Producer Manuel Cristobal Boards Mano Animation Studios’ Feature Project ‘The Glassworker’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Emiliano De Pablos After a two-and-a half year hiatus, renowned Spanish producer Manuel Cristobal has returned to toon production, joining the team behind animated feature project “The Glassworker,” directed by Usman Riaz, and created by Pakistan-based Mano Animation Studios. “The Glassworker” marks the first hand-drawn animated feature from Pakistan. Scheduled for a 2023 release, the project is said to be in the running for a berth at this year’s Annecy Work in Progress showcase, a prestige selection which would earn the title considerable international profile. Targeting family audiences, the film is set in a location loosely inspired by Pakistan, telling the story of young Vincent and his father Tomas, who run the finest glass workshop in the country and find their lives upended by an approaching war in which they want no part. The arrival in their town of an army colonel and his young talented, violinist daughter, Alliz, shakes their reality and tests the relationship between father and son.The love that develops between Vincent and Alliz is challenged constantly by the differing views of their fathers.
Hyperobject Industries’ Director Adam McKay Boards ‘The Holly’ As Executive Producer Ahead of Mountainfilm Festival World Premiere
EXCLUSIVE: Writer, director, and award-winning journalist Julian Rubinstein’s highly anticipated anti-gang war documentary, The Holly has tapped Academy Award-winning filmmaker and Hyperobject Industries founder, Adam McKay (Don’t Look Up) and Emmy-nominated filmmaker Todd Schulman (Borat) as executive producers ahead of its world premiere at Telluride’s this Memorial Day weekend.
Phoebe Dynevor's Plunging Gown Is the Perfect Complement to Her Brunette Era
Younger actor was pictured alongside Lily James, Kate Moss, and other British stars in a group shot alongside makeup artist . The brand's namesake created the Hollywood glam look for the actor, incluidng shimmering lids with a champagne eyeshadow and a dramatic pout in a deep berry-pink lip color.This content can also be viewed on the site it from.The Prince’s Trust Gala was founded in the UK in 1976 by Prince Charles and is described in a , Lionel Richie and British Vogue editor-in-chief Edward Enninful, as a trust that will “support young people from around the world to transform their lives and build their futures.” More from GlamourSee More Stories© 2022 Condé Nast.
Lily James, Phoebe Dynevor, & Karlie Kloss Go Glam for Prince's Trust Gala
The stars are stepping out for the 2022 Prince’s Trust Gala!
Netflix Buys Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s ‘Bardo,’ Plans Global Theatrical Release
Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaNetflix has acquired “Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths,” the new film from Oscar-winner Alejandro G. Iñárritu.The highly-anticipated film is currently in post-production, and is expected to wrap by fall.
Tyra Banks To Exec Produce Teen Drag Series For Discovery+
EXCLUSIVE: Discovery+ is entering the world of teenage drag shows with Tyra Banks.
Adrian Dunbar-Starring ‘Ridley’ Lands PBS Deal – Global Bulletin
Naman Ramachandran PBS Distribution will be the North American distribution partner for West Road Pictures and All3Media International series “Ridley.” It stars Adrian Dunbar (“Line of Duty”) as Detective Inspector Alex Ridley, who has retired from the police after 20 years of dedicated service. Now working in a consultancy role, Ridley resumes his partnership with his former protégée, DI Carol Farman (Bronagh Waugh, “Unforgotten”), when she turns to him for help on a complex murder investigation.The series, which consists of four two-hour episodes, is currently filming across Northern England, and will premiere on ITV in the U.K.