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Candour Productions has restructured its management team in the wake of its first major series commission from BBC Two, with Julie Heselgrave named managing director.

Channel 4 has commissioned from Wall to Wall the one-off documentary Boobs, written and directed by Elizabeth Sankey (Romantic Comedy).

BBC Studios Natural History Unit has appointed Jess Colman and Laura Harris as joint heads of development.

Quay Street Productions, the Manchester-based production company launched by Nicola Shindler in 2021, has appointed five new members to its team across production, development and business affairs.

Oble TV has signed a deal with Attraction Distribution and ALSO Productions to remake the crime series The Sketch Artist in France.

Mattel has secured a multiyear global licensing agreement to take back the rights to the Disney Princess and Frozen franchises from Hasbro.

Genius Brands International has promoted Kerry Phelan, formerly executive VP and general manager of global franchise management, to chief brand officer.

BBC Studios has secured new international partnerships for the hit drama Sherlock, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman.

Dori Media Group has licensed La Entrega (The Drop) to Brazil’s Globoplay, a video streaming platform owned by Globo.

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