Snapchat Says Move Into Scripted Programming Near – Edinburgh
Snap Inc VP Content Nick Bell said today that a move into scripted programming should happen “before the end of the year.” Bell made the comments during a keynote session here at the Edinburgh...
View ArticleMacTaggart Lecture: UK’s Jon Snow Calls Out Facebook For Enabling “Fakery”,...
Award-winning UK television journalist Jon Snow delivered the James MacTaggart Memorial Lecture at the Edinburgh International Television Festival here this evening, calling for media to close what he...
View ArticleMark Gordon Bullish On Shonda Rhimes’ Netflix Move, Talks Network TV’s Rut –...
Prolific film and TV producer Mark Gordon popped into the Edinburgh International Television Festival today for a look back and a look ahead as part of a Gamechanger session. Along the way, he offered...
View ArticleBBC Orders Pair Of Scottish Dramas & Jeff Pope’s ‘The Barking Murders’–...
BBC One has set three new dramas, including two that will be made out of Scotland. Psychological drama The Cry is adapted from the Helen FitzGerald novel about the disintegration of a marriage...
View ArticleAsif Kapadia, James Gay-Rees To EP BBC’s ‘Stephen Lawrence Story’– Edinburgh
Amy Oscar winners James Gay-Rees and Asif Kapadia are executive producing a new BBC One documentary series about the 1993 murder of 18-year-old black student, Stephen Lawrence, by a group of white...
View ArticleSteve Coogan’s ‘Alan Partridge’ Returning To BBC In New Series & Special –...
Say, aha! Steve Coogan’s iconic alter-ego Alan Partridge has been confirmed to be returning to the BBC in both a 25th anniversary special and a new series. Shane Allen, BBC Comedy Controller, said...
View ArticleMarvel TV’s Karim Zreik On New Female-Skewed Project, Comedy Future & More –...
Marvel Television SVP of Original Programming, Karim Zreik, told the Edinburgh International Television Festival today that the company “for sure” is looking at “more female-skewed shows” and has...
View ArticleComedy Central’s Kent Alterman On Jesting In The Age Of Trump – Edinburgh
Comedy Central President Kent Alterman had a cheeky chat with British comedian Jimmy Carr here at the Edinburgh International Television Festival today, which also turned to the serious business of...
View ArticleSky’s ‘Bulletproof’ To Star Noel Clarke, Ashley Walters; James Nesbitt Back...
The third season of Stan Lee’s Lucky Man and new police drama Bulletproof begin shooting next month for Sky with plans to air in 2018. James Nesbitt will return to Lucky Man as Detective Inspector...
View ArticleBen Whishaw Joins Hugh Grant In BBC’s ‘A Very English Scandal’– Edinburgh
Ben Whishaw has been set to star opposite Hugh Grant in A Very English Scandal. Written by Russell T Davies, the three-part BBC One drama is directed by Stephen Frears. Davies announced Whishaw’s...
View ArticleRoy Price Says Amazon Will Do Fewer Pilots, More Straight-To-Series Orders –...
Amazon Studios VP Roy Price is making a habit out of making news at the Edinburgh International Television Festival, appearing for the third year in a row at the industry event. Today, he said that the...
View Article‘Fleabag’ Returning To BBC & Amazon For Season 2 In 2019 – Edinburgh
Hit BBC Three comedy Fleabag is set to return for a second season in 2019 on both Amazon and the BBC. Creator and star Phoebe Waller-Bridge confirmed the BBC news today at the Edinburgh International...
View ArticleEdinburgh International Television Festival Hires Stewart Clarke & Promotes...
The Edinburgh International Television Festival has appointed Variety’s international correspondent Stewart Clarke as creative director and promoted Campbell Glennie to managing director. The pair will...
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