UKTV Hires Sarah Asante to Ramp Up Comedy Output — Global Bulletin

Naman Ramachandran In today’s Global Bulletin Tim Gerhartz to head Red Arrow Studios International; “Fisherman’s Friends 2” begins U.K.

Jamie Lang In today’s Global Bulletin, “Love Island” comes to Czech Republic and Slovakia; Kan 11 plans an Israeli version of “The 1% Club”; Amazon Prime Video make India “LOL”; All3Media represents “Eating with your Enemy” on the global market; and Key Buyers Event: Digital teams with WEMW on a new co-pro initiative.ITV Studios’ super-format “Love Island” has continued its global roll-out with a new local version commissioned by TV Nova in Czech Republic and Markiza in Slovakia for the SVOD

Justin Bieber recently released his new album, Justice which has managed to bring him back on top of the music charts. The singer in the past two years has been through a lot and one of the good things to come out of it was his marriage to girlfriend Hailey Baldwin.

Naman Ramachandran In today’s Global Bulletin, All3Media International achieves global sales on “The Drowning”; Tokyo Broadcasting System and Zee Entertainment announce content partnership; Armoza Formats, The Film and TV Charity set appointments; and Shahid VIP reveals carriage deals.All3Media International has sold four-part thriller “The Drowning” to AMC Networks’ streamers Sundance Now and Acorn TV.

In today’s Global Bulletin, “Minari” star Han Yeri signs with Echo Lake Entertainment in the U.S.; Beijing and Cairo announce hopeful in-person festival details; AMC Plus snags Berlin-set Cold War drama “Spy City”; Cineflix Rights will distribute Israeli cop drama “Manayek”; Deepika Padukone steps down as head of Mumbai Academy of the Moving Image; Australia’s Screenwest unveils Rikki Lea Bestall as its new CEO; “The Last Five Years” gets a West End run; Harry Collet to star in mental health

Certainly one of the most original and unusual movies to be nominated in any category at the Oscars this year is  International Film contender The Man Who Sold His Skin from Tunisia. The film merges the world of Syrian refugees and the tony world of high art in a unique mix of drama, comedy, thriller and social issues.

Naman Ramachandran In today’s Global Bulletin, Sky releases “The Colour Room” first look; BBC sets pandemic series “Extra Life”; Oble sells Portuguese drama “3 Women”; IFFSA Toronto launches talent fund; the Writers Lab U.K.

Jamie Lang In today’s Global Bulletin, Amazon Prime Video commissions “Celebrity Bake Off España”; BBC Three sets launch date for “Dreaming Whilst Black”; HBO Max boards “Lucy the Human Chimp”; Banijay Iberia shakes up its executive team; and Beyond Rights acquires “Caroline Flack: Her Life and Death” ahead of MipTV.Amazon Prime Video is bringing Love Productions and the BBC’s popular cooking format “Celebrity Bake Off” to Spanish cocinas with “Celebrity Bake Off España,” a local version of the

Jamie Lang In today’s Global Bulletin, Ang Lee will be honored with this year’s BAFTA Fellowship; Locarno Pro opens the call for its Alliance 4 Development project platform; and Dandelooo’s “The Upside Down River” gets a PR boost as its creator wins the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award.AWARDSThe British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has selected two-time Oscar winner and multiple BAFTA-winning director Ang Lee with the Fellowship at this year’s 74th EE British Academy Film Awards,

Naman Ramachandran In today’s Global Bulletin, Adriatic film festivals create online event; Vertigo takes “Censor” for U.K./Ireland distribution; Rankin mentors BBC photography challenge series; Eccho Rights and Lightbox hire and promote staff; and Blue Ant International reveals MipTV slate.The Sarajevo Film Festival, Zagreb Film Festival, Belgrade Film Festival, and Herceg Novi Film Festival have joined hands for an Adriatic regional online film festival.

Jamie Lang In today’s Global Bulletin, BBC Two and BBC Music announce a behind-the-scenes Amy Winehouse doc; Netflix supports a new series development masters program in Italy; Amazon Prime Video reveals release details for Indian original feature “Joji”; M6 commissions a French version of “Domino Effect”; and Red Arrow unveils its MipTV lineup.BBC Two and BBC Music have commissioned a documentary feature celebrating the life and legacy of musician Amy Winehouse.

Naman Ramachandran In today’s Global Bulletin Canadian Screen Awards nominations announced; BET U.K. launches on My5, Pluto TV; Caro Kriel to head Thomson Foundation; Denmark’s TV2 commissions “Taboo” format; and Germany’s ZDF completes Trojan Horse documentary.The sixth and final season of “Schitt’s Creek” leads both the television and overall Canadian Screen Award nominations with 21 nods, followed by “Cardinal: Until The Night” and “Trickster” with 15 nominations each.

Jamie Lang In today’s Global Bulletin, Netflix announces July 23 Season 2 release date for “Sky Rojo”; Mexican animated feature “Cranston Academy: Monster Zone” sells in key territories; Tern Television hires David Marshall as head of entertainment; Channel 7’s Australian Ivan Milat docu-series heads abroad; ITV preps for the 100th anniversary of Poirot’s first appearance; and Channel 5 commissions “Wonderful Wales with Michael Ball” from Wildflame Productions.Netflix Spain has announced that

EXCLUSIVE: The BBC’s head of comedy Kate Daughton and comedy commissioner Sarah Asante are both leaving the British broadcaster after more than five years, Deadline hears.

Naman Ramachandran In today’s Global Bulletin, the BBC ups arts and music programming; BBC Studioworks hires Universal’s Katie Leveson; “Promising Young Woman” gets Sky Cinema release in the U.K.; HBO Europe commissions “The Informant”‘; and Hulu picks up Israeli series “Juda.”BBC is doubling investments in arts and music programming on BBC Two over the next two years and will commit to at least eight major arts and music boxset series for BBC iPlayer each year.A new structure will see arts and

Jamie Lang In today’s Global Bulletin, Peacock shares a first look at “We Are Lady Parts”; Warner Music Group launches Atlantic Records Russia; Baby Cow hires Sarah Monteith; Fugitive picks up three MultiChoice series; and the Erich Pommer Institut shares details for its inaugural Series’ Women program.Peacock has unveiled a first-look photo of its upcoming series “We Are Lady Parts,” a musical comedy turning on an all-female Muslim punk rock band called Lady Parts as they look to recruit a

Naman Ramachandran In today’s Global Bulletin, TVA commissions second season of “Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s” Canadian version “Escouade 99”; Series Mania launches training program Eureka Series; U.K.’s Channel 4 hires digital commissioning head; and Russian series “Squared Zebra” wins Reed Midem award.French Canadian network TVA has commissioned a second season of “Escouade 99,” the first international version of NBCUniversal Formats‘ hit series “Brooklyn Nine-Nine.”Shooting on the second season has

Jamie Lang In today’s Global Bulletin, the BBC launches its “Songs to Live By” podcast with Warner Music Group; Netflix orders “Santo” from Spain’s Nostromo Pictures; Mubi makes two executive hires; and “Jersey Boys” heads to London’s West End.The BBC has launched “Songs to Live By,” a new podcast series hosted by Vick Hope celebrating Black voices and experiences.