NEWS

The shortlists have been announced for this year’s Broadcast Digital Awards. Up for best comedy are Death On The Tyne, Fleabag, Man Like Mobeen, This Country, Timewasters and Sally4Ever. Winners will be announced on July 3 at The Brewery.

Sally4Ever has been nominated for three categories at the BAFTA TV Awards. Best Scripted Comedy, Best Female Performance -Julia Davis and Best Male Performance -Alex Macqueen. The awards ceremony will take place on Sunday 12th May.

The BBC has commissioned VAL to co-produce a new 12-part drama by Michaela Coel, creator and star of the award-winning C4 series "Chewing Gum". The series, with the working title "January 22nd", will be a fearless, frank and provocative exploration of the issue of sexual consent. Coel, 30,...

Various Artists Ltd is delighted to announce that Tanya Qureshi, a comedy commissioning executive at Channel 4 whose projects have included the award-winning comedy Flowers, has joined VAL as Head of Development, Comedy. Phil Clarke, VAL's joint managing director, said "We're very lucky to...

    Natasha Phillips has joined Various Artists Ltd  from Channel 4, having worked as a Commissioning Executive on shows including Born to Kill, Utopia, The Fear and Coalition. Roberto Troni, VAL’s joint managing director, said “Tash is one of the best...