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Bryncoed Productions has made the first senior hire since it launched. The indie founded by Foz Allan has brought on former NBCU exec Emma Yap as they embark on a development push. Yap will serve as development producer. She joins the recently launched company after having served as Global Acquisitions Executive for the Hollywood studio. She joined the industry in 2013 after being accepted as a writer on the Royal Court Theatre’s Unheard Voices scheme. She has also held roles at Bankside Films and produced the award-winning feature film Making It. Read More

W is adding a second original drama series to their slate. After starting down the scripted drama route with the Anna Paquin fronted PR series Flack, the UKTV owned and operated channel has given the green-light to six episode drama series Women On The Verge from Lorna Martin and Sharon Horgan. Read More
The sixth season of Orange Is The New Black will receive its UK premiere on Netflix UK on Friday July 27th, it has been announced. Read More
Reel One Entertainment is developing a UK adaptation of the award-winning Belgian series Tytgat Chocolat (aka Team Chocolate) after securing the format rights from European distribution company Wild Bunch TV. Read More
Indie Joker Productions has hired former Critical Content and Relativity Television executive Julie Link to serve as Managing Director. She succeeds former Managing Director Patrick Ach, who has left the company. As MD of Joker, she will focus on ramping up originals, development, and expanding the global reach of its formats, factual and scripted production and distribution business. Florian Reinhardt, Creative Director, and Julian Lerch, Head of Programs, remain shareholders of the company and lead creatives. Read More
Love Island stars Chris and Kem are returning to ITV2. The digi-net has given the green-light to a new social-media directed reality series fronted by the duo titled You Vs. Chris And Kem, which is in a similar vein to Dave's Ross Noble Freewheeling. Read More