Phil Edgar-Jones To Succeed James Hunt As Sky Arts Boss

Sky has tapped Phil Edgar-Jones to succeed James Hunt as the Director of Sky Arts, following Hunt’s departure from the position late last week. In his new role, Edgar-Jones will report to Stuart Murphy Sky’s Director of Entertainment and will be responsible for all Sky Arts programming.

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JJ Connolly To Pen ‘Birds Of Prey’ Adaptation For FremantleMedia & Corona Pictures

FremantleMedia International and Corona Pictures have set Hollywood screenwriter JJ Connolly, who is best known for writing Layer Cake, to pen a TV adaption of the first three entries from Wilbur Smith’s Courtney novel series, beginning with Birds of Prey. The project marks the first time that a Wilbur Smith novel has been adapted for television.

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Lee Ingleby, Anne Reid & More Cast In BBC One’s ‘Our Zoo’

Lee Ingleby (Inspector George Gently), Anne Reid (Last Tango In Halifax), Liz White (Life On Mars), Peter Wight (The Paradise), Ralf Little (The Royle Family), Sophia Myles (Underworld), Stephen Campbell-Moore (The History Boys) and newcomers Amelia Clarkson & Honor Kneafsey have joined the cast of BBC One’s upcoming six-part drama series Our Zoo.

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