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Zodiak Belgium names SBS exec as managing director
Zodiak Belgium has hired SBS’s Isabelle Dams as its new managing director. Dams joins in…
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ITV drops all-male comedy writing teams
ITV’s head of comedy has said she will no longer commission comedy shows with all-male…
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‘Murder Mystery’ breaks viewing record, says Netflix
Netflix has revealed viewing figures for Murder Mystery, starring Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston, saying…
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Rai asks for more ‘Ladies’ Paradise’
Rai Uno has ordered another 320 episodes of Ladies’ Paradise (Paradiso delle Signore) from Banijay Group’s Aurora…
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BBC Studios signs ‘Hey Duggee’ licencing deal for China
BBC Studios has struck a licencing deal with China’s PPW Sports and Entertainment for animated…
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Netflix orders more ‘Queer Eye’, cancels ‘Chambers’
Netflix has renewed Queer Eye for two more seasons, but cancelled supernatural drama Chambers, starring…
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Israeli comedy sweeps up at Monte-Carlo TV Festival
Israel’s On the Spectrum swept the comedy prizes at this year’s Monte-Carlo TV Festival, while…
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JJ Abrams close to US$500m AT&T deal
Star Wars and Cloverfield director JJ Abrams is reportedly about to sign a US$500 million…
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Showtime picks up Kirsten Dunst YouTube series
Showtime has picked up On Becoming a God in Central Florida, a nine part series…
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Kinetic Content readies scripted venture
Kinetic Content founding CEO Chris Coelen has agreed a multi-year extension of his contract with…
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C5 targets BAME indies for programme ideas
Channel 5 has launched a new initiative to encourage more BAME-owned and managed indie production…
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Red Arrow strikes factual deals with A+E Networks
Red Arrow Studios International has struck a batch of deals with A+E Networks UK and…
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Australia’s Optus Sport teams with DAZN
Sports group DAZN has struck a content distribution partnership with Australian telco Optus’ sports streaming…
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The House that Gurinder built
Director and screenwriter Gurinder Chadha’s first large-scale drama series Beecham House, to be screened in…
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Viacom International Studios UK wins first ITV order
Viacom International Studios (VIS) UK has picked up its first ever third-party commission, a two-part…
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Netflix boards ‘Age of Samurai’ drama doc
Netflix and Blue Ant Media-run Smithsonian Canada have commissioned Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan,…
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Film & Television Charity launches industry mental health study
The Film & Television Charity has launched the UK’s first ever industry-wide study of mental…
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Glenda Jackson returns to TV for BBC One’s ‘Elizabeth Is Missing’
Double Oscar winner Glenda Jackson (Women In Love, Elizabeth R) is to star in BBC…
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‘Drowning in debt’ SABC on brink of collapse
The South African Broadcasting Company (SABC) is “drowning in debt” and requires a Rand 3.2…
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Round-up: Lena Dunham to direct HBO’s ‘Industry’; A+E UK snaps up ‘Photos’
Lena Dunham to direct HBO’s Industry Lena Dunham is to direct and executive produce international…
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‘L.A.’s Finest’ wins second season from Spectrum Originals
Cop show L.A.’s Finest, starring Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba, has been renewed for a…
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Show of the week: ‘Wrong Kind of Black’
Set in 1960s and 1970s Australia, Wrong Kind Of Black (4 x 13-22 minutes, 1…
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It’s time to stop ignoring mental illness in TV
Alex Pumfrey, CEO of the Film & Television Charity talks about mental health concerns in…
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Warner Bros promotes scripted team execs
Warner Bros. Television (WBTV) has promoted four senior execs to lead its scripted development and…
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NATPE founder Lew Klein dies aged 91
NATPE founder and former president Lew Klein has died at the age of 91. News…
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Off The Fence hires Stefanie Fischer as MD of sales
Off the Fence has named Stefanie Fischer as managing director of sales. Fischer was previously…
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Sky orders ‘The Trip to Greece’
Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon are to reunite with director Michael Winterbottom for The Trip…
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Quibi makes first UK order with Idris Elba car stunt series
Short form video platform Quibi has greenlit its first show from the UK, a car-stunt…
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MGM options young adult sci-fi thriller ‘Aurora Rising’
MGM Television has optioned young adult sci-fi thriller Aurora Rising, written by Amie Kaufman and Jay…
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Hulu, Arte board Syrian war thriller starring James Purefoy
Hulu and Arte have greenlit Fertile Crescent, an eight-part drama set during the Syrian War…