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Jamie Lang Discovery Plus will tap into South America’s largest customer base when it launches in Brazil this September.

Naman Ramachandran Mark Cousins‘ documentary “The Storms Of Jeremy Thomas,” following the legendary “The Last Emperor” and “Merry Christmas Mr.

Jamie Lang After taking 2020 off, BAFTA’s Children’s Awards are set to return in November 2022 following a review starting in May of last year. The upcoming awards will place a stronger focus on engaging young audiences through updated categories and a ceremony to be held at the end of a larger weekend of BAFTA Kids activities.

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Jamie Lang Discovery Plus has commissioned Chimp Television and Kremelwood to produced “Richard Hammond’s Workshop” (working title), a new six-part docuseries featuring the former “Top Gear” co-host as he sets out to start a prestige classic car restoration and repair business near his hometown of Herefordshire.In the program, Hammond will work to learn the business of restoration from scratch.

Naman Ramachandran Smash hit musical “Mamma Mia!” will return to London’s West End at the Novello Theatre from Aug. 25.The beleaguered U.K.

“Kim’s Convenience” star Simu Liu says he’s not out to end anyone’s career with his criticism of what went on behind the scenes of the now-defunct CBC series.

Naman Ramachandran In today’s Global Bulletin, BritBox to premiere Diana and Charles wedding documentary; Mipcom opens entries for TV diversity awards; Keshet sells “Line in the Sand” series; Rocket Rights to represent travel documentary “Everything in Between” internationally; Insight TV teams with G2 Esports for a second series of online esports talent search series “G2 Making the Squad.”“The Wedding of the Century,” a documentary about the wedding of Lady Diana Spencer and Prince Charles,

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large“I May Destroy You,” “The Flight Attendant” and “Killing Eve” were among the top winners as the Banff World Media Festival revealed the winners to this year’s Rockie Awards International Program Competition. Announced Tuesday via a live, streamed virtual event, this year’s Rockie Awards saw the United Kingdom take home the most kudos, with 11, followed by the United States with ten.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorHaim, St. Vincent, Charli XCX, Lauv and more will headline the 2021 All Things Go Music Festival, which makes a big move up to the 20,000-capacity Merriweather Post Pavilion on Saturday, Oct.

Naman Ramachandran Ava Cahen will become the artistic director of Critics’ Week at Cannes from Aug. 1, taking over from Charles Tesson.Cahen founded the magazine CLAP in 2014 and FrenchMania in 2017 along with the Woody Club she created in 2016.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeGreetings from Variety Awards Headquarters! Today is June 14, 2021, which means it’s 3 days until nomination-round voting starts on June 17; 11 days until the Daytime Emmys telecast on June 25; 14 days until nomination-round voting ends on June 28; 29 days until nominations are announced on July 13; 66 days until final-round voting starts on Aug. 19; and 97 days until the Primetime Emmys telecast on Sept.

Naman Ramachandran A BBC review set up to establish the facts around the decision to appoint Martin Bashir as religious affairs correspondent in September 2016 has found that the tainted journalist was not re-hired to cover up the controversy around his infamous Princess Diana interview on the “Panorama” program.The review was conducted by former BBC nations and regions director Ken MacQuarrie.“Although there were some shortcomings in the process by which he was re-employed, I am satisfied that

Jamie Lang “Friends: The Reunion Special” has broken viewership records at Sky One, becoming the network’s most watched show ever with more than 5.3 million tuning in to see the one-off special, which was available exclusively on Sky and its Now streaming service in the region.The special now stands as Sky’s most watched program across live, recorded and downloaded viewing from the past two years.

Naman Ramachandran In today’s Global Bulletin, “Big Brother Canada” sets 10th season; Francesco Totti soccer documentary wins Rotterdam award; DOK Leipzig returns to cinemas in October; Bavaria Fiction, WarnerMedia, Production Guild of Great Britain appoint key personnel; BAFTA Breakthrough U.S., U.K., open for applications; Hulu buys Red Arrow factual series package; and BFI restores vintage Sherlock Holmes titles.Banijay Rights has signed a deal for a tenth season of “Big Brother Canada” for

Jamie Lang In a recent study conducted by Sky marking the one-year anniversary Sky Documentaries, two in five Brits admit to watching more documentaries over the last 12 months than ever before.

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Naman Ramachandran In today’s Global Bulletin, BBC commissions documentary series; BFI launches resource for disabled creatives; Berlinale Summer Special begins Wednesday; UKTV hires Emile Nawagamuwa; Casting and audition platform Entalex launches; ZDF sells “The Bridge” wide; and Ferly and Toonz set “Kingdom of None.”U.K.