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		<title>How Liverpool became film and TV&#8217;s first port of call</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 11:03:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From This City Is Ours to The Cage, the UK city of Liverpool is rarely off our screens and has become a production powerhouse in recent years. Liverpool and the moving image have been in lockstep since...]]></description>
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		<title>Ex-King Bert, BBC Studios exec Nathan Waddington launches kids and family prodco</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:04:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karolina Kaminska</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Children's executive Nathan Waddington, who previously worked at King Bert Productions and BBC Studios, has launched his own kids- and family-focused production company. Based in Donaghadee in Northern...]]></description>
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		<title>CNN alum Edward F O’Keefe to lead WNET Group</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:33:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEWS BRIEF: The WNET Group in the US has appointed Edward F O'Keefe as president and CEO to replace the outgoing Neil Shapiro, who will become president emeritus and retire at the end of the year. Most...]]></description>
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		<title>US cable outfit Great American Media unveils Abilene</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:23:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>C21 Reporters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEWS BRIEF: US cablenet operator Great American Media has unveiled original scripted series Abilene, created by showrunner/director Nicholas DiBella (Wildflower) and starring Rose Reid (Christmas on Ev...]]></description>
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		<title>BBC acquires drama series Kabul for iPlayer, BBC Four</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:15:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEWS BRIEF: The BBC has acquired Kabul, a six-part fictional drama set against the backdrop of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021, from France's Mediawan Rights. Produced by 24 25 Films,...]]></description>
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		<title>True Crime unveils slate of originals including criminal science series, podcast adaptation</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 08:40:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil Batey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[UK channel True Crime has unveiled a fall slate mixing original commissions, returning docs and a podcast adaptation, headed by new criminal science factual series UK Forensic Breakthroughs. Produced b...]]></description>
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		<title>Wonder Project bolsters int&#8217;l slate with trio of shows from UK, Ireland</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 08:31:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil Batey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[US-based studio and streaming platform Wonder Project has acquired Irish-British comedy drama Leonard &#038; Hungry Paul as part of a slate of international scripted content. Coproduced by Avalon and S...]]></description>
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		<title>Hat Trick Productions heads to Edinburgh Fringe with new live comedy division</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 08:28:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karolina Kaminska</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[UK prodco Hat Trick Productions is launching a live comedy operation that will see the company produce a slate of comedy shows at this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival, while also setting up a live com...]]></description>
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		<title>Apple TV preps first dating series The Last Person on Earth, renews Morning Show</title>
                                    <link>https://www.c21media.net/news/apple-tv-preps-first-dating-series-the-last-person-on-earth-renews-morning-show/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:53:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jordanpinto871443</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apple TV is broadening its commissioning remit by greenlighting The Last Person on Earth, its first ever original dating documentary series. Fronted by couples' therapist Esther Perel, the show brings ...]]></description>
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		<title>Schenck, Barnholtz, Sullivan enter microdrama fray with studio and app VertTV</title>
                                    <link>https://www.c21media.net/news/schenck-barnholtz-sullivan-enter-microdrama-fray-with-studio-and-app-verttv/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jordanpinto871443</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Veteran US producers Jeffrey Schenck, Barry Barnholtz and Peter Sullivan are launching a microdrama-focused studio and app called VertTV. The Los Angeles-based company is positioning itself as a filmma...]]></description>
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		<title>EW Scripps brings local, national TV operations together under Dean Littleton</title>
                                    <link>https://www.c21media.net/news/ew-scripps-brings-local-national-tv-operations-together-under-dean-littleton/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 17:03:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jordanpinto871443</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The EW Scripps Company in the US is bringing its various television businesses under the leadership of Dean Littleton, who has been promoted to president of media. The reorganisation brings together EW...]]></description>
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		<title>BBC takes off with Hamza’s African Birds of Prey</title>
                                    <link>https://www.c21media.net/news/bbc-takes-off-with-hamzas-african-birds-of-prey/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 16:37:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>C21 Reporters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEWS BRIEF: UK public service broadcaster the BBC's Specialist Factual division has commissioned a one-off natural history film called Hamza's African Birds of Prey for BBC One and iPlayer. Produced by...]]></description>
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		<title>CBeebies acquires Australian comedy series Do Not Watch This Show</title>
                                    <link>https://www.c21media.net/news/cbeebies-acquires-australian-comedy-series-do-not-watch-this-show/</link>
		<comments>https://www.c21media.net/news/cbeebies-acquires-australian-comedy-series-do-not-watch-this-show/#respond</comments>                
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 16:30:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karolina Kaminska</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[UK pubcaster the BBC has acquired the first two seasons of Australian animated comedy series Do Not Watch This Show for its preschool channel CBeebies. Created by Australian entertainer and children's ...]]></description>
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		<title>Peacock finally turns a profit, adds two million paid subscribers in Q2</title>
                                    <link>https://www.c21media.net/news/peacock-finally-turns-a-profit-adds-two-million-paid-subscribers-in-q2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 16:28:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jordanpinto871443</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Peacock added two million paid subscribers in the second quarter to reach 48 million, as the Comcast-owned US streamer turned a profit for the first time since its launch in 2020. Comcast reported on T...]]></description>
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		<title>Celebs, competitions, comebacks: How food and property TV are being renovated</title>
                                    <link>https://www.c21media.net/department/c21investigates/celebs-competitions-comebacks-how-food-and-property-tv-are-being-renovated/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 13:20:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Louise Bateman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Celebrity casting and competition formats keep driving lifestyle hits in food and property television, but as younger viewers migrate to YouTube, C21 investigates how the genre&#8217;s biggest players ...]]></description>
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		<title>Nat Geo, Plimsoll get on famously with A-list talent trend</title>
                                    <link>https://www.c21media.net/department/thought-leadership/nat-geo-plimsoll-get-on-famously-with-a-list-talent-trend/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 10:28:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Clive Whittingham</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nat Geo and ITV Studios-backed Plimsoll Productions&#8217; Pompeii: Out of Time with Tom Hiddleston is just the latest example of factual content fronted by big-name talent – so what works, what pitf...]]></description>
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		<title>European Commission clears PSKY-WBD merger, WGA seeks preliminary injunction</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 10:21:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jordanpinto871443</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Paramount Skydance (PSKY) has received approval from the European Commission (EC) for its acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery (WBD), with the David Ellison-led media company calling the green light a ...]]></description>
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		<title>Nat Geo&#8217;s Charlie Parsons falls victim to latest round of Disney lay-offs – reports</title>
                                    <link>https://www.c21media.net/news/nat-geos-charlie-parsons-falls-victim-to-latest-round-of-disney-lay-offs-reports/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 10:14:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karolina Kaminska</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[National Geographic's senior VP of global development Charlie Parsons has reportedly been included in Disney's latest round of lay-offs. Parsons has worked at Nat Geo for almost 16 years, with credits ...]]></description>
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		<title>UK broadcaster 5 books second stay Inside Four Seasons</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 09:45:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>C21 Reporters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEWS BRIEF: Paramount-owned UK broadcaster 5 has ordered a second season of factual entertainment series Inside Four Seasons: Park Lane. Produced by London-based indie Plum Pictures, the 5&#215;60' ser...]]></description>
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		<title>Brown Bag Films co-founder and MD Cathal Gaffney steps down after 32 years</title>
                                    <link>https://www.c21media.net/news/brown-bag-films-co-founder-and-md-cathal-gaffney-steps-down-after-32-years/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 09:41:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karolina Kaminska</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cathal Gaffney, MD of Irish animation studio Brown Bag Films, is leaving the company he co-founded after 32 years. Gaffney set up Brown Bag in 1994 with creative director Darragh O'Connell, and since t...]]></description>
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		<title>Lily Allen feature documentary in the works at Amazon&#8217;s Prime Video</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 09:26:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil Batey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Streamer Prime Video has commissioned a feature-length biographical documentary film about UK singer and actor Lily Allen. The yet-to-be-titled film will be coproduced by Lumina-backed Magna Studios (O...]]></description>
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		<title>Sky investigates The Salisbury Poisonings: A Spy Next Door</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 08:33:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEWS BRIEF: UK pay TV broadcaster Sky has acquired a documentary about the Salisbury poisonings to debut on its Sky Documentaries channel in August. Produced by Passion Pictures, Propagate Content and ...]]></description>
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