BBC Offers First Peak At ‘Strolling With Dinosaurs’ Revival
Right here’s a primary take a look at Strolling with Dinosaurs, because the BBC brings again the hit pure historical past present after a 25-year hiatus. Try pic above because the company recreates the Triceratops, Pachyrhinosaurus and Younger Albertosaurus utilizing innovative strategies. The brand new collection will air later this 12 months on the BBC, PBS and France Télévisions. Strolling with Dinosaurs tells the dramatic story of a person dinosaur per ep whose stays are at present being unearthed by world-leading dinosaur hunters. The 1999 unique was hailed as ground-breaking, and continues to be thought-about one of many largest manufacturing triumphs in pure historical past programming historical past. The information comes on the identical day we revealed Sreya Biswas, the BBC’s head of pure historical past commissioning, is transferring over to manufacturing with a newly-created position at BBC Studios Pure Historical past Unit.
BBC Studios, Lola Submit Manufacturing
BBC Studios, Lola Submit Manufacturing
Chris Oliver-Taylor Exiting The ABC
The ABC’s Chief Content material Officer, Chris Oliver-Taylor, is exiting the Australian pubcaster after lower than two years in submit, as his position is scrapped. The previous Netflix, Fremantle and Matchbox Photos boss had joined in March 2023 in a newly-created position below ABC Managing Director David Anderson. The Guardian Australia reported that his position had been considerably diminished in scope following the appointment of latest ABC Chair Kim Williams, who eliminated his radio and digital obligations and reportedly has completely different concepts about documentary output. Anderson, a key ally of Oliver-Taylor, can be exiting after resigning two years into his second five-year time period. Former 9 Community boss Hugh Marks is changing him. Oliver-Taylor’s spell on the ABC is greatest remembered for bringing collectively the display screen, audio and digital models — earlier than that call was reversed by Williams — and for merging the Leisure & Specialist and Regional & Native divisions. He commissioned reveals akin to The Meeting, The Household Subsequent Door, Return to Paradise and Bluey’s Huge Play, and helped develop the ABC iView streaming service. “Chris has been excellent in his artistic strategy to supporting our content material groups and delivering valued packages for our audiences,” stated Anderson. “He took on a really difficult position, one which required somebody along with his expertise and skill, and led our content material groups by way of this era of change and progress.” Oliver-Taylor added: “After current discussions with the Managing Director and reflecting on my ongoing conversations with the ABC Board and the Chair throughout many months, I’ve determined to make a troublesome determination and transfer on to new alternatives outdoors of the ABC.” He exits on February 28 and can changed within the interim by ABC Head of Display screen Content material Jennifer Collins as Director of Content material from right this moment “till additional discover.”
The Mediapro Studio Strikes Kate Del Castillo First-Look Deal
The U.S. and Canada arm of The Mediapro Studio (TMS) has struck a first-look cope with actress and producer Kate Del Castillo’s Cholawood Productions. This is available in the identical week TMS U.S. & Canada employed Francesca Ricagni as Head of U.S. Hispanic content material and shortly after the appointment of Catalina Porto as TMS Head of Content material for Mexico and Colombia. The settlement will see TMS get an unique first look and choice to develop and produce all Cholawood scripted and unscripted tasks. Del Castillo, who is understood for starring in reveals akin to Fox’s drama The Cleansing Girl, launched the L.A.-based Cholawood with Carmen Cervantes and Jessica Maldonado in 2019. “Kate, Carmen,and Jessica are true pioneers in elevating the voice of Latinos throughout the globe,” stated TMS US & Canada Head JC Acosta. “With our studio doubling down on the U.S., we’re excited to companion collectively to create tales that entertain audiences with Latino and Feminine lead voices.” De Castillo added that, “Solely collectively can we proceed to make our voices heard.”
Netflix Units March Launch For ‘When Life Offers You Tangerines’
Netflix’s newest South Korean drama, When Life Offers You Tangerines, will launch on March 7. The romantic ‘slice-of-life’ collection will observe the adventures of Ae-sun, ‘the Exceptional Insurgent’, and Gwan-sik, nicknamed ‘Unyielding Iron’, by way of “4 vibrant seasons on Jeju Island” within the Fifties. Kim Gained-suk (Misaeng: Incomplete Life) and screenwriter Lim Sang-choon (When the Camellia Blooms) created the present, which stars the likes of singer-songwriter and actress IU, Park Bo-gum, Moon So-ri, Park Hae-joon. Pan Leisure and Baram Photos are producing
