BBC, Sky and More UK Broadcasters Lay Out Guidelines for Resuming TV Production

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BBC, Sky, ITV and more U.K. broadcasters published a 15-page set of industry guidelines for safely resuming television production amid the coronavirus Monday.

Published by ITV, BBC, Sky, Channel 4, Channel 5, STV, ITN, the Association for Commercial Broadcasters and On-Demand Services (COBA), as well as the trade association Pact, the document, titled “TV Production Guidance: Managing the risk of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Production Making,” is “intended as a high-level framework to provide guidance and support” for producers.

The guidelines focus on these six steps, which are labeled the “basic requirements” for restarting production: specifically consider people at higher risk of harm; heighten precautions for everyone at work; reduce the number of people involved; consider editorial “on camera” requirements; consider mental health and wellbeing; and create a “feedback loop.”

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The safety document also gives suggestions for assessing COVID-19 related risks for productions in these key areas: travel, location, work activities, work equipment, work patterns, rest areas, first aid and emergency services, masks, gloves, and other personal protective equipment, and mental health.

The guidelines cover “the broad range and scale of all TV programme making in every genre for TV,” but note that “specific information and guidance on managing the risks associated with film and high-end TV drama production” will come from the British Film Commission (BFC).

U.K. broadcasters created these precautions through a collaboration of “cross industry experts in this area along with external expertise provided by Dr. Paul Litchfield CBE and Mary Lawrence, Partner, Osborne Clarke LLP.”

You can find the document in full here.

Spring TV 2020: Premiere Dates for New and Returning Shows (Photos)

Spring has been sprung for quite a while now and with the changing of the seasons came the changing of many channels as a slew of new shows began to premiere. In honor of the months that bring showers and flowers, TheWrap has rounded up the start dates for not just the new and returning shows on Fox, ABC, NBC, CBS and The CW, but also the ones for the eagerly-anticipated series hitting cable channels and streaming services this spring. Click through our gallery to find out when your favorite spring shows will be back and when your (possible) new favorites will debut.

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Showtime/Netflix/ABC/Apple
Series: "Celebrity Watch Party" Net: Fox Premiere Date: Thursday, May 7 Time: 8 p.m.
Fox
Series: "The Eddy" Net: Netflix Premiere Date: Friday, May 8 Time: N/A
Netflix
Series: "Solar Opposites" Net: Hulu Premiere Date: Friday, May 8 Time: N/A
Hulu
Series: "Dead to Me" Net: Netflix Premiere Date: Friday, May 8 Time: N/A
Netflix
Series: "I Know This Much Is True" Net: HBO Premiere Date: Sunday, May 10 Time: 9 p.m.
HBO
Series: "The Misery Index" Net: TBS Premiere Date: Thursday, May 14 Time: 10:30 p.m.
TBS
Series: "The Great" Net: Hulu Premiere Date: Friday, May 15 Time: N/A
Hulu
Series: "She-Ra and the Princess of Power" Net: Netflix Premiere Date: Friday, May 15 Time: N/A
Netflix
Series: "Bering Sea Gold" Net: Discovery Premiere Date: Friday, May 15 Time: 8 p.m.
Discovery
Series: "Hightown" Net: Starz Premiere Date: Sunday, May 17 Time: 8 p.m.
Starz
Series: "Snowpiercer" Net: TNT Premiere Date: Sunday, May 17 Time: 9 p.m.
TNT
Series: "The Big Flower Fight" Net: Netflix Premiere Date: Monday, May 18 Time: N/A
Netflix
Series: "Stargirl" Net: DC Universe Premiere Date: Monday, May 18 Time: N/A
DC Universe
Series: "The 100" Net: The CW Premiere Date: Wednesday, May 20 Time: 8 p.m.
The CW
Series: "Married at First Sight: Couples Cam" Net: Lifetime Premiere Date: Wednesday, May 20 Time: 8 p.m.
Lifetime
Series: "Ultimate Tag" Net: Fox Premiere Date: Wednesday, May 20 Time: 9 p.m.
Fox
Series: "Jay Leno's Garage" Net: CNBC Premiere Date: Wednesday, May 20 Time: 10 p.m.
CNBC
Series: "Burden of Truth" Net: The CW Premiere Date: Thursday, May 21 Time: 8 p.m.
The CW
Series: "Labor of Love" Net: Fox Premiere Date: Thursday, May 21 Time: 9 p.m.
Fox
Series: "Holey Moley" Net: ABC Premiere Date: Thursday, May 21 Time: 9 p.m.
ABC
Series: "To Tell the Truth" Net: ABC Premiere Date: Thursday, May 21 Time: 10 p.m.
ABC
Series: "Selling Sunset" Net: Netflix Premiere Date: May, 22 Time: N/A
Netflix
Series: "Homecoming" Net: Amazon Prime Video Premiere Date: Friday, May 22 Time: N/A
Amazon Prime Video
Series: "Naked & Afraid XL" Net: Discovery Premiere Date: Sunday, May 24 Time: 8 p.m.
Discovery
Series: "The Titan Games" Net: NBC Premiere Date: Monday, May 25 Time: 8 p.m.
NBC
Series: "America's Got Talent" Net: NBC Premiere Date: Tuesday, May 26 Time: 8 p.m.
NBC
Series: "World of Dance" Net: NBC Premiere Date: Tuesday, May 26 Time: 10 p.m.
NBC
Series: "Craftopia" Net: HBO Max Premiere Date: Wednesday, May 27 Time: N/A
HBO Max
Series: "Legendary" Net: HBO Max Premiere Date: Wednesday, May 27 Time: N/A
HBO Max
Series: "Looney Tunes Cartoons" Net: HBO Max Premiere Date: Wednesday, May 27 Time: N/A
HBO Max
Series: "The Not Too Late Show With Elmo" Net: HBO Max Premiere Date: Wednesday, May 27 Time: N/A
HBO Max
Series: "Love Life" Net: HBO Max Premiere Date: Wednesday, May 27 Time: N/A
HBO Max
Series: "Game On!" Net: CBS Premiere Date: Wednesday, May 27 Time: 8 p.m.
CBS
Series: "Marvel's Agents of SHIELD" Net: ABC Premiere Date: Wednesday, May 27 Time: 10 p.m.
ABC
Series: "Central Park" Net: Apple TV+ Premiere Date: Friday, May 29 Time: N/A
Apple TV+
Series: "Space Force" Net: Netflix Premiere Date: Friday, May 29 Time: N/A
Netflix
Series: "Ramy" Net: Hulu Premiere Date: Friday, May 29 Time: N/A
Hulu
Series: "Celebrity Family Feud" Net: ABC Premiere Date: Sunday, May 31 Time: 8 p.m.
ABC
Series: "Press Your Luck" Net: ABC Premiere Date: Sunday, May 31 Time: 9 p.m.
ABC
Series: "Match Game" Net: ABC Premiere Date: Sunday, May 31 Time: 10 p.m.
ABC
Series: "Quiz" Net: AMC Premiere Date: Sunday, May 31 Time: 10 p.m.
AMC
Series: "90 Day Fiance: The Other Way" Net: TLC Premiere Date: Monday, June 1 Time: 9 p.m.
TLC
Series: "NOS4A2" Net: AMC/BBC America Premiere Date: Monday, June 1 Time: 10 p.m.
AMC/BBC America
Series: "Fuller House" Net: Netflix Premiere Date: Tuesday, June 2 Time: N/A
Netflix
Series: "The Bachelor: The Most Unforgettable - Ever!" Net: ABC Premiere Date: Tuesday, June 2 Time: 8 p.m.
ABC
Series: "Dirty John" Net: USA Network Premiere Date: Tuesday, June 2 Time: 9 p.m.
USA Network
Series: "RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars" Net: Showtime Premiere Date: Friday, June 5 Time: 8 p.m.
Showtime
Series: "I May Destroy You" Net: HBO Premiere Date: Sunday, June 7 Time: 10:30 p.m.
HBO
Series: "L.A.'s Finest" Net: Spectrum Premiere Date: Monday, June 8 Time: N/A
Spectrum
Series: "Don't" Net: ABC Premiere Date: Thursday, June 11 Time: 9 p.m.
ABC
Series: "Pokemon Journeys The Series" Net: Netflix Premiere Date: Friday, June 12 Time: N/A
Netflix
Series: "Love, Victor" Net: Hulu Premiere Date: Friday, June 19 Time: N/A
Hulu
Series: "Taste the Nation With Padma Lakshmi" Net: Hulu Premiere Date: Friday, June 19 Time: N/A
Hulu

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Here’s when 53 broadcast, cable and streaming series debut and come back

Spring has been sprung for quite a while now and with the changing of the seasons came the changing of many channels as a slew of new shows began to premiere. In honor of the months that bring showers and flowers, TheWrap has rounded up the start dates for not just the new and returning shows on Fox, ABC, NBC, CBS and The CW, but also the ones for the eagerly-anticipated series hitting cable channels and streaming services this spring. Click through our gallery to find out when your favorite spring shows will be back and when your (possible) new favorites will debut.

Also Read: Fall TV 2020: Every Broadcast Show Canceled, Renewed and Ordered – So Far (Updating)

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