In our round-up of UK buyer shopping lists from Sheffield Doc/Fest, we hear from Clare Sillery at the BBC and Satmohan Panesar at ITV.

UK feature film financing and distribution specialist Embankment Films is pushing its ‘conversion’ strategy into feature documentaries.

The controversial forced closure of ABS-CBN, the biggest broadcaster in the Philippines, by the country’s government has been approved.

The production, distribution and commercial arm of UK pubcaster the BBC is partnering with South Korean cable network Channel A on programme development.

DOC/FEST: UK commercial broadcaster ITV will turn to the factual community to fill gaps left in its 2021 schedule by dramas hit by the production shutdown, creating new opportunities for documentary makers.

DOC/FEST: Clare Sillery, head of commissioning for documentaries at the BBC, has urged producers to think more about how their projects will perform on its iPlayer VoD service rather than which linear channel they will suit.

ITV Studios has appointed a Dentsu Aegis Network exec as chief operating officer at distribution division ITV Studios Global Entertainment.

RTL in Germany and RTL4 in the Netherlands have become the latest international broadcasters to commission local versions of a South Korean singing competition format.

Australian production and distribution group Beyond International has acquired Seven Studios UK in London and purchased Seven West Media’s shares in 7Beyond in Los Angeles.

Swedish broadcaster TV4 has acquired ITV Studios’ reality dating format Let Love Rule for local adaptation.