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Manori Ravindran International EditorBritBox executive Reemah Sakaan has been handed the reins to the SVOD service’s international roll-out.Sakaan will be CEO of BritBox International, overseeing the expansion of the service into 25 countries worldwide.Sakaan will start in April, leading a team of around 100.

Spitting Image reboot series has been renewed for a second season on BritBox.Roger Law’s satirical show returned to screens last week, satirising Boris Johnson, Kanye West, Elton John, Greta Thunberg, Donald Trump, Barack Obama and more in puppet form.The new series sparked a spike in subscribers on BritBox, and will air new episodes every Saturday for the next nine weeks.Per Radio Times, Reemah Sakaan, Group Director ITV SVOD and Chief Creative & Brand Officer BritBox, said of the show’s

Jake Kanter International TV EditorBritBox’s reboot of British satirical puppet show Spitting Image has been renewed for a second season just days after it premiered the first episode of Season 1 online.The Avalon-produced caricature comedy will be back in fall 2021 after BritBox said its first series premiere helped boost new subscribers ten-fold compared to its average daily sign-up rate.Reemah Sakaan, group director of ITV SVOD and chief creative and brand officer of BritBox, said: “The

Spitting Image have defended their depiction of Greta Thunberg following criticism on social media.The satirical comedy show confirmed 17-year-old climate activist Thunberg would be making an appearance on the show in puppet form, where she’s set to be portrayed as a weather presenter.Reemah Sakaan, group director of SVoD at ITV, said in a statement: “It’s a very straightforward joke and is nothing to do with her as an individual.”She added: “If the show isn’t stirring controversy, it’s probably

Streamer BritBox has appointed Will Harrison as managing director for the U.K.

By Jake Kanter