His Dark Materials

From 'Chernobyl' to 'Game of Thrones,' Exploring the BAFTA-Nominated Costumes of TV

Each year, the BAFTA TV Craft Awards recognize the behind-the-scenes production talent like writers, editors and costume designers behind the year’s hit shows. In an unprecedented era where the coronavirus pandemic has led to a global lockdown and the cancellation of events, the British Academy Television Craft Awards will go ahead on Friday as a digital-only ceremony, hosted by Stephen Mangan from a socially-distanced studio. Ahead of the awards show, Variety talked to the nominated costume designers: Caroline McCall (BBC One&r... more

BBC iPlayer Streams Ahead With Nearly 3.6Bn Views In "Record-Breaking" Year

The BBC’s director of content Charlotte Moore has hailed a “record-breaking” year for iPlayer after the British broadcaster’s streaming service was boosted by shows including RuPaul’s Drag Race and Peaky Blinders. At the BBC’s Christmas drinks on Tuesday night, Moore revealed that iPlayer has clocked up 3.55B program requests in the ten months t... more

'His Dark Materials' Loses 1.5M Viewers On Its Second Outing For The BBC

His Dark Materials got off to a sparkling start for both the BBC and HBO last week, but lost a little of its shine on its second outing on British television on Sunday night. The Bad Wolf drama — penned by Jack Thorne and starring Ruth Wilson as the callous Mrs Coulter — was watched by 5.7M viewers at 8PM... more