This Week in Unscripted TV…

20/2/26

Commissions 💵

• BBC commissions 3 programmes marking Sir David Attenborough’s 100th birthday 🔗

• BBC commissions “Shabaz Asks: Are Billionaires Bad” led by Shabaz Ali for BBC Three and iPlayer from Hello Mary 🔗

• BBC commissions doc “Harry Clark Goes to Rome” from CTVC 🔗

• “Elevator Pitch” from Keshet and Bellino’s Unlimited commissioned in Brazil 🔗

• “Hotel Romantiek” commissioned for Norway (Strix, Woestijnvis) 🔗

Formats 📄

• “The Traitors” reaches 40 territories with sales to Indonesia, Slovakia and Estonia (IDTV, All3Media International) 🔗

• Banijay Entertainment unveils “Staying Alive” from Endemol Shine Germany 🔗

• The 1% Club” sells to Sweden (SVT) and Italy (Mediaset) (BBC Studios) 🔗

• CJ ENM and TBS launch “Synchro Game” 🔗

Launches 🚀

• Apple announces platform updates to enhance video podcast experience on Apple Podcasts 🔗

• Salla Kozma / Pig and Horse Productions launches social-first studio Naru Force Studios 🔗

Moves 🧳

• Ed Harvard joins BBC as Director of Entertainment 🔗

• Fiona Campbell upped to Director of Factual at BBC 🔗

• Sandra Stern steps down from Lionsgate TV 🔗

• Danny Baggott named Creative Director of Hearst Canvas 🔗

• Harry Bell departs Tern TV 🔗

• Platform Media hires Rhyanna Coleman as Director of Strategy 🔗

• AMC Networks International appoints Tom Keaveney as EVP and managing director in the UK 🔗

• Jamie Campbell and Joel Wilson depart Eleven Film 🔗

• Chiara Ronci joins Spirit Studios 🔗

• Versus hires Michele Fino 🔗

• Zach Gelfand named Director of Development, Apploff Entertainment 🔗

• Melanie Ratte joins Sphere Abacus 🔗

Thank you for reading, see you next week 👋🏼