‘Episodes’ & ‘Flack’ Producer Hat Trick Productions Hires Advisers As It Eyes Investment Hat Trick Productions, the UK production company behind Showtime’s Matt LeBlanc-fronted comedy Episodes and forthcoming Anna Paquin-fronted drama Flack, is eyeing a sale after appointing advisers Stella EOC...

‘The King’s Speech’ Backer Hindsight Media Acquires Horror Pitch ‘Saci’ By ‘A Christmas Prince’ Scribe Nate Atkins EXCLUSIVE: In a competitive situation, UK producer and financier Hindsight Media, backer of The King’s Speech and BBC TV series Wolf Hall, has acquired horror pitch Saci by A Christ..

Sundance London: Comedy ‘Eighth Grade’, Gender Equality Doc ‘Half The Picture’ Scoop Prizes Bo Burnham’s well-received coming-of-age comedy Eighth Grade scooped Sundance London’s Audience Favourite Award last night at the UK offshoot of the Sundance Film Festival. Related Sundance L..

‘Penny Dreadful’ & ‘Revolutionary Road’ Producer Pippa Harris Named BAFTA Chair Penny Dreadful and Revolutionary Road producer Pippa Harris has been named Chair of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). Harris will succeed Jane Lush in the position. Related BAFTA S..

‘X-Men’ Star Fan Bingbing Caught Up In China Film & TV Tax Evasion Crackdown China is to launch a tax evasion investigation into the country’s film and TV industries, the bureau for taxation said in an official statement posted to its website on Sunday. Related FilmNation Sells Out ..

Discovery Strikes Landmark $2B International PGA Tour Golf Deal Discovery has struck a landmark deal to acquire the international television rights to PGA Tour golfing. The move, which is thought to be the ballpark of $2B, is the latest high-profile sports agreement for the factual giant, follow..

‘Magic Mike: The Musical’ Heads To London After Channing Tatum Makes Surprise Reveal On ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ Magic Mike: The Musical is finally heading to London after creator and star Channing Tatum revealed the news live on the final of Britain’s Got Talent. Related 'Billio..

Former ABC exec and Jimmy Kimmel Live! EP Duncan Gray Wins Social Media Challenge Format For ITV2 Former ABC exec and Jimmy Kimmel Live! executive producer Duncan Gray has won a social media-led challenge format for ITV2 fronted by two of the breakout stars of Love Island. Related F..

BBC One Sets Up Dystopian Family Drama ‘Years and Years’ From ‘Doctor Who’s Russell T Davies Doctor Who writer and exec producer Russell T Davies is penning a dystopian family drama for BBC One, produced by Happy Valley firm Red Production Company. Related Sheridan Smith & Alison St..