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Playground developing refugee crisis drama
Drama producer Playground Entertainment has secured rights to The New Odyssey – The Story of…
Maker EVP to lead Endemol Beyond USA
Maker Studios programming chief Bonnie Pan has joined Endemol Beyond USA as president. She technically…
Legendary finds Parent as Rosenblum exits
Legendary Entertainment has brought in producer Mary Parent to run its film and TV operations,…
Rack Pack is BBC’s ‘top’ iPlayer original to date
The BBC has said that its comedy-drama film The Rack Pack is its “most successful…
UK gov’t to close BBC ‘iPlayer loophole’
UK culture secretary John Whittingdale has vowed to close the “iPlayer loophole”, which allows non-licence…
Fox locates Last Panthers in Balkans, Bulgaria
Fox Networks Group Bulgaria and Balkans has acquired six-part crime thriller The Last Panthers. The…
FremantleMedia poaches Warner Bros. sales exec
FremantleMedia International has hired Warner Bros. executive Al de Azpiazu to become its VP, sales…
CCTV has Eureka Moment with Fremantle format
China’s CCTV-1 has commissioned an 11x90mins version of Dutch format The Eureka Moment, which FremantleMedia…
beIN Media buys Miramax
The fast-growing Qatar-based beIN Media Group has bought US studio Miramax. The deal, financial details…
HBO Now to rival Netflix in Brazil, Argentina
Premium cable network HBO is to launch its over-the-top subscription service in Brazil and Argentina…