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Matthew Humberstone
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BBC3 ploughs extra investment into factual entertainment
BBC3 has announced the first two commissions to benefit from a recent boost in funding…
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BBC2 orders comedy drama based on doctor’s diaries
BBC 2 has commissioned an eight-part comedy drama based on This Is Going To Hurt,…
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Netflix unveils aggressive anime expansion
SVOD platform Netflix has used the Anime Expo event to unveil two new anime series…
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Casting unveiled for new Ricky Gervais project
Netflix has confirmed the casting for After Life, a new series from Ricky Gervais (The…
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BBC Studios takes 100% control of Lookout Point
BBC Studios has increased its stake in indie scripted studio Lookout Point to 100%, in…
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DRG appoints Khanom and Kanne-Behrendsen to key roles
Jess Khanom (pictured) has joined distributor DRG as SVP, responsible for placing content and developing…
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ITN’s Hardie to quit CEO role at the end of 2018
ITN CEO John Hardie is quitting his role at the end of 2018 following nine…
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TF1’s international content studio Newen unveils top team
Earlier this week, TF1 secured clearance from the French competition authorities for its acquisition of…
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Viacom’s Channel 5 bulks up free streaming service My5
Viacom-owned UK broadcaster Channel 5 has signed four content partnership deals for its streaming service,…
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CBS signs content licensing pact with Digiturk
CBS Studios International has unveiled a wide-ranging multi-platform, multi-series content licensing agreement with Turkey’s largest…
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Netflix partners Salma Hayek on latest Mexican original
SVOD platform Netflix has unveiled a new original scripted series from Mexico, Monarca, to be…
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BBC Children’s in-house unveils slate of new and returning shows
BBC Children’s in-house productions has unveiled a range of kids commissions to coincide with this…
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Food content specialist Gusto hires Caplan to head sales
Food and cooking channel operator and content producer Gusto Worldwide Media has named Corey Caplan…
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Jetpack secures rights to trio of UK kids edutainment series
Kids content distributor Jetpack Distribution has acquired the international rights for three UK live action…
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Viceland extends Netherlands carriage via KPN and T-Mobile deals
Vice Media lifestyle channel Viceland is to become available to two million additional households in…
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WildBrain to bring Lottie Dottie Chicken to US and UK audiences
Digital kids network and studio WildBrain has signed an exclusive agreement with Brazilian animation studio…
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Content Innovation Awards: deadline for nominations extended
Due to exceptional demand, TBI and Digital TV Europe have extended the deadline for entries…
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Show of the week: Stan & Gran
Jellyfish Pictures’ head of development Natalie Llewellyn says the initial reaction to the 52x11mins Stan…
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Africa’s TV & OTT markets set to grow, says IHS Markit
Africa’s TV and OTT video markets are poised for growth, despite challenging conditions across much…
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Canal + to shutter CanalPlay amid Netflix competition
Restrictive rules governing the distribution of content will kill off French fiction in the international…
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Talpa Seals Belgian Partnership With Dok1’s Plas
Netherland-based Talpa has entered into an exclusive partnership deal with Nicole Plas’ newly formed production…
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ESG’s Turner Laing to be honoured at International Emmys
Endemol Shine Group CEO Sophie Turner Laing is to receive the International Academy’s 2018 Directorate…
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BBC-backed Moonage hires Wilson to head development
UK-based indie producer Moonage Pictures has unveiled Matthew Wilson as the company’s new head of development….
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VIMN Japan services to debut on Amazon Prime Video Channels
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has signed a channel distribution deal with Amazon, which will make…
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Netflix names cast, starts shooting Brazilian Bossa Nova original
Streaming service Netflix has announced the key cast of Brazilian original series, Coisa Mais Linda. The…
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Apple considers TV, music & mag bundle ahead of SVOD launch
Apple is reportedly mulling a single subscription offering for original TV shows, music and magazine…
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Awesome hires Steventon for kids and adult drama role
Awesome Media & Entertainment, the creative content company founded by writer-producer Jeff Norton, has hired…
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Spanimation: is Spain back on track?
Thanks to the global success of series like Pocoyo, Lola & Virginia and Connie the…
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Fox sets shareholder meeting to asses Disney offer
21st Century Fox has called a special meeting of stockholders on July 27 to vote on…
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VIMN secures format deals in Russia, Nordics & Canada
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has unveiled format production deals for MTV global reality hit…