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Monday Media ramps up expansion with Rabbit Films acquisition

Nordic production group Monday Media has made its second company acquisition in less than a week, taking a majority stake in Finnish unscripted and scripted prodco Rabbit Films. Rabbit, which is known for formats such as Over The Atlantic and Ultimate Escape, which is currently in production for Seven Network in Australia, will retain its […]

Fremantle hires All3Media Int’l’s Kit Yow for Asian sales

Production and distribution giant Fremantle has appointed All3Media International’s Kit Yow as VP of sales for Asia. Based in Singapore, Yow will report to Haryaty Rahman, who was promoted to EVP of sales of Asia at the end of last year.  She will be responsible for driving sales of formats and finished tape with local broadcasters […]

‘Made In Chelsea’ prodco Monkey hires Talkback’s Laura Gibson as creative director

Laura Gibson, co-creator of Netflix reality show Too Hot To Handle, is joining Universal International Studios’ UK label Monkey as creative director.  In her new role, Gibson will be responsible for leading the development of entertainment formats with global appeal, encompassing the creation, development, and delivery of shows across an array of genres. She will […]

Skai TV brings ITV Studios’ ‘I’m A Celebrity…’ format to Greece

Skai TV in Greece has commissioned the first local adaptation of ITV Studios format I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! for broadcast in the fall. The order makes this the 17th territory to adapt the format, with the Greek version to be produced by Acun Medya, and filmed in the Dominican Republic. The deal follows […]

Canada’s CBC unveils 40+ originals line-up & FAST expansion

Canadian public broadcaster CBC has unveiled a programming line-up of more than 40 new and returning original series for the 2023-2024 season, while also expanding its FAST offering with the launch of two new channels and extending the contract of CEO Catherine Tait. The FAST channel CBC Comedy will feature CBC sitcoms, sketch shows and […]

WBD & Liberty Global reportedly eyeing $1.26bn All3Media sale

All3Media, the UK production giant behind titles such as The Traitors and Three Identical Strangers, is reportedly going on sale for around £1bn ($1.26bn). Joint owners Warner Bros. Disovery (WBD) and Liberty Global, who each have a 50% stake in the company are looking at a range of options, including selling their stakes to a […]

Sky Deutschland to drop Sky Comedy, Spiegel Geschichte and Curiosity TV linear channels

German pay-TV service Sky Deutschland is dropping three linear channels – Sky Comedy, Spiegel Geschichte and Curiosity TV – in the coming months as a consequence of viewers moving to streaming and on-demand. Curiosity Channel (formerly Spiegel TV Wissen) and Spiegel Geschichte will be discontinued by the end of June 2023, while Sky Comedy, which […]

Canada’s Bell Media acquires stake in ‘Transplant’ indie Sphere Media

Canadian broadcasting giant Bell Media has acquired a minority stake in Montreal-based indie Sphere Media, the production firm behind shows including Sort Of and Transplant. Financial terms of the deal, which closed in late March, have not been disclosed. Sphere Media produces both English and French language content across TV, film and animation, and also […]

France 2 is ‘100%’ for local adaptation of Banijay game show format

French broadcaster France 2 has ordered the first adaptation of Banijay game show format 100% from Banijay Production Media. Originally created by Banijay Italia, the format sees contestants take turns to guess the tastes, habits, and perceptions of a panel of 100 people. It debuted on TV8 in September 2022, with a primetime Christmas episode […]

Amazon opens ‘The Office’ in Australia on Prime Video

Amazon-owned SVOD Prime Video has ordered an Australian adaptation of BBC Studios scripted comedy format The Office, with the first-ever female lead for the franchise. Actor and comedian Felicity Ward (Wakefield, The Inbetweeners 2) will star in the series as Hannah Howard, the managing director of packaging company Flinley Craddick. When she gets news from […]

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