Tag: Mark Linsey

BBC Studios has introduced the new scripted production label River Pictures, led by Andrew Morrissey and Michael Parke.

The U.K.’s BBC and Germany’s ZDF have commissioned The Famous Five, an adaptation of Enid Blyton’s The Famous Five series, from Moonage Pictures (The Pursuit of Love) and Nicolas Winding Refn.

BBC Studios has taken a minority investment in the British scripted indie production company Turbine Studios, which is behind hits such as Small Axe, Munich: The Edge of War and Steve McQueen’s Uprising.

Laura Lankester and Will Johnston have been tapped as joint CEOs of Lookout Point.

The CCO chats about the latest developments in BBC Studios' scripted business.