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Hit Bollywood Movie ‘Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak’ Remade As TV Series

Scripted formats were placed front and center of BBC Studios’ panel at Series Mania, as the Doctor Who seller confirmed it is making up to three more versions of Ghosts and has bought Spain’s Brutal Media.

EXCLUSIVE: The race to replace Ralph Lee at the helm of BBC Studios Productions is underway, with the studio signaling its ambition by approaching some of the UK’s top unscripted executives.

BBC Studios Scripted MD Mark Linsey has said the production community “needs to think about how to make drama and comedy at a lower tariff” amidst a tricky economic situation.

K.J. Yossman BBC Studios has merged three areas of its formats business to create a new global entertainment division led by Matt Forde.

Manori Ravindran Executive Editor of International BBC Studios has taken a minority stake in Sarah Tyekiff’s unscripted production outfit Mettlemouse Entertainment. The production and distribution powerhouse, which announces its annual earnings on Tuesday, has taken a 25% stake in the company, which was set up by the former Lime Pictures unscripted boss. Tyekiff’s credits include “The Only Way Is Essex,” “Geordie Shore” and “Celebs Go Dating.” She also developed and produced a number of new formats including “Dance Monsters” (Netflix), “Stand Up and Deliver” (Channel 4) and “Who Do You Believe” (ABC).

BBC Studios has bought STV, the Copenhagen-based producer of a local Scandinavian remake of The Office. The Scandi company will be rebranded under a BBC Studios moniker.

K.J. Yossman Actors and creatives from “Star Trek” and “Ghosts” are set to host Master Classes during the Banff World Media Festival in June, Variety can confirm. The two Paramount Global shows will be repped at the 44th edition of the festival, which is set to take place in Banff, Alberta, Canada from June 11-14. The “Star Trek” masterclass will feature “Star Trek: Discovery’s” Sonequa Martin-Green, “Star Trek: Lower Decks’” Tawny Newsome, “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’” Ethan Peck plus Alex Kurtzman, who is an executive producer for the “Star Trek” franchise, and CBS Studios president David Stapf. They will all be on hand do discuss “ushering in the golden age of ‘Trek,’ growing the franchise, and introducing a new generation to this universe all while staying true to what made it a cultural phenomenon 56 years ago,” according to the festival.

Suzy Eddie Izzard said Paul O'Grady 'lived his life well' as she paid tribute to the late star. Lily Savage icon Paul died 'unexpectedly' on Tuesday at the age of 67, his husband announced. Friends, fans, and celebrities have been paying tribute to the TV star - who has been a huge part of many people's lives for many decades.

Eddie Izzard has revealed that she will now go by a new name after wanting to change it since she was 10.

BBC Studios is gearing up for next week’s Showcase event by signing a global first-look deal with former Warner Bros. Australia TV boss Shaun Murphy.

A comedian has caused quite the debate after telling parents not to bring babies to shows.

An Edinburgh Fringe comedian has hit out a parent who "derailed" his show because they wouldn't leave with their baby who was constantly crying.

Anas Sarwar has slammed people who attempt to conflate the campaign for Scottish independence with the partition of India.

Manori Ravindran International EditorSpotify’s former head of studios for the U.K. and Ireland, James Cator, has joined Amazon-backed podcast outfit Wondery, Variety can reveal.The executive is believed to be taking on the newly created role of head of commercial for Europe. Based in Berlin, Cator will report into Wondery’s head of international, Declan Moore.The move will support Wondery’s European growth. The company, which was acquired by Amazon in December 2020, has been expanding its international footprint with more original local productions and increased territory localizations for its slate of podcasts.

K.J. Yossman BBC Studios has consolidated and rebranded its production and content teams under the banner BBC Studios Productions.The move is intended to “create a single content powerhouse for all the commercial arm’s productions, talent relationships, and content investment.”BBC Studios Productions will oversee four genres – scripted, factual, global formats group and children’s – which will apply across all of BBC Studios’ wholly and partly owned labels as well as BBC Studios Productions and indies with which BBC Studios partners for content sales.CEO of BBC Studios Productions, Ralph Lee, will oversee the company’s productions and content investment, supported by COO Martha Brass, whose purview is business development, production operations and strategy.

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has said the pro-independence side would lose a referendum if one was held tomorrow.

Wondery Launches First UK Podcast U.S. podcast publisher Wondery is launching its first international podcast in the shape of British Scandal, which will unpick famous UK scandals including the Cambridge Analytica data breach and the Alexander Litvinenko poisoning.

Naman Ramachandran Global podcast publisher Wondery is launching its first U.K.-produced podcast, entitled “British Scandal,” with a trifecta of stories that rocked Britain and shocked the world.The three seasons are narrated by co-host of the award-winning podcast “My Dad Wrote a Porno” and ex-Radio 1 presenter Alice Levine, alongside comedian, host of “The Political Party Podcast” and former political advisor Matt Forde.“British Scandal” launches with the poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko,

comedian who writes the gags and does the voices of Boris Johnson and Donald Trump in the new series of Spitting Image can’t wait to let his vocal chords loose imitating our First Minister.Matt Forde said satirising the PM and the American president is easy but Nicola Sturgeon is proving a bit tricky.It’s the first hint that the SNP leader may appear in the show, although TV bosses are keeping tight-lipped.Political stand-up Matt said: “With people like Boris and Trump, you don’t even have to

Spitting Image” was rewritten at the last minute to include Thursday night’s news of President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump’s coronavirus diagnoses.The show will bow on BBC Studios and ITV Studios’ streamer BritBox from Oct. 3.

NSPCC show there were 5311 recorded offences in 2019-20 – an average of 15 a day and up 30 per cent in the five years since 2014-15.This include incidents of rape, online grooming and sexual assault.The most recent figures show girls were five times as likely to be victims.A total of 1588 offences were against children under 13, about 45 per cent of crimes where age was recorded.NSPCC Scotland’s Matt Forde said: “Every day,children in Scotland are being sexually abused and having to live with

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