Armando Iannuccihas launched a production company and is tying withBBCStudios on a development partnership.
The decorated British comedy writer has openedTouchscreenwith long-standing collaborator and producer Kevin Loader along with development producer Charlotte Draper.
The agreement withBBC Studioswill see the pair work on scripted shows for the UK and internationally.
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Iannucci will continue his partnership with HBO, which recently spawnedThe Franchisecomedy with Sam Mendes.
The deal was brokered by Lucy Fairney at PBJ Management.
The news comes on a day that the British drama landscape has been shaken up.
