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World Productions names head of development

Kathryn Shrubb takes over from Emma Luffingham at Line of Duty producer Line of Duty and Vigil indie World Productions

Alan Carr to front major Disney+ series

Clarkson’s Farm indie Expectation will follow the comedian’s plan to buy a castle Alan Carr is to buy and run

BBC and YouTube reveal details of landmark partnership

Features new themed channels including children’s programming, and a training programme to upskill 150 UK media professionals The BBC and

C4 sets in-house production lead

Former Made in Chelsea and Perfect Match exec Sarah Dillistone will lead PSB’s fledgling creative unit Channel 4 has named reality

Bafta names Lisa Campbell executive director of programmes

ITN communications director joins organisation’s senior leadership team Bafta has appointed ITN director of corporate comms Lisa Campbell as executive

Disney+ promotes Lee Mason and Sean Doyle

Scripted manager Jonny Richards and France-based Kevin Deysson also upped at streamer Disney+ European content boss Angela Jain has made

Graham Norton novel to be adapted by 5

Six-part thriller Forever Home is co-produced by FilmNation Entertainment and The Mediapro Studio 5 is lining up a drama based

Vicky McClure, Ross Kemp and Rick Edwards fronting projects for Hearst Networks channels

Hearst Networks 2026 slate: Sky History, Crime+Investigation and Blaze commissions revealed FirstLook TV, Vice Studios, Soho Studios and Two Rivers

Stephen Graham indie agrees first-look deal with Disney+

Matriarch Productions signs two-year partnership with streamer Stephen Graham and Hannah Walters’ outfit Matriarch Productions has signed a two-year first-look

Left Bank Pictures to produce The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo for Sky

Eight-part series is based on Stieg Larsson’s Millennium novels Left Bank Pictures is producing a tentpole eight-part adaptation of Stieg