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News in Brief: NENT UK CEO steps down; Monkey promotes Ollie Brack; Dynamic Television ups trio of execs
Jakob Mejlhede Andersen has stepped down as CEO of Nordic Entertainment Group’s UK division. Andersen…
Netflix orders opioid crisis drama ‘Painkiller’
Netflix has greenlit Painkiller, a new scripted drama about the origins of the opioid crisis,…
Sundance Now takes US rights to DCD’s ‘The Secrets She Keeps’
AMC Networks’ US streaming service Sundance Now has acquired US rights to Australian domestic noir thriller The…
Discovery UK orders lifestyle and entertainment trio of shows
Discovery UK has greenlit three new lifestyle and entertainment shows for its free to air…
GRB Studios hires Woodle to lead sales
US producer-distributor GRB Studios has appointed former Scripps exec Hud Woodle to lead its international…
Blackhall Studios plans major TV and film production facility in UK
Atlanta-based Blackhall Studios has unveiled plans to build a major studio complex for film and…
News round-up: ‘Wild Republic’ starts shooting; Podcaster Cadence 13 develops sports TV series; Painless strikes paranormal deal with Rob Saffi
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BBC buys Australian noir and French supernatural dramas
BBC buys Australian noir and French supernatural dramas The BBC has acquired two scripted series…
Keshet takes ‘Christine Keeler’ around the world
Keshet International has struck a raft of sales deals for BBC One’s sex scandal drama…
Disney hires Liam Keelan to run TV production in Europe and Africa
Former BBC executive Liam Keelan is to join The Walt Disney Company to oversee original…
Sky, HBO renew Iannucci’s ‘Avenue 5’
Sky and HBO have renewed Armando Iannucci’s Avenue 5 for a second season. Created and…
Kids round up: Netflix boards ‘Thomas and Friends’; Disney+ revives ‘The Mighty Ducks’; Kidoodle.TV signs up for ‘Yu-Gi-Oh!’
Netflix steams off with Thomas and Friends in US Netflix has acquired the streaming rights…
BBC orders ‘Lightning’ quiz format
BBC Two has ordered a new entertainment format, Lightning, hosted by comic Zoe Lyons, to play…
Sky and HBO’s ‘The Third Day’ gets immersive with Punchdrunk
Sky Studios, HBO, Brad Pitt’s production company Plan B and immersive theatre specialists Punchdrunk and…
Kids round-up: Netflix boards ‘Mighty Express’, Mediatoon racks up ‘Fox Badger Family’ sales
Netflix, Spin Master board Mighty Express Netflix and Spin Master Entertainment have boarded Mighty Express,…
Woodcut, Discovery, TVF team for VE Day special
Discovery has greenlit and commissioned Woodcut Media to produce Tony Robinson’s VE Day: Minute by Minute, an immersive commemorative one-hour documentary…
Newen expands in UK with Gub Neal drama indie
France’s Newen has partnered with prominent UK drama producer Gub Neal and production house DoveTale…
UK Screenings: Fremantle
Fremantle’s Jamie Lynn reflects on an eclectic slate and tells Richard Middleton that budgets are…
Sky unveils slew of original shows and recommissions
Sky unveiled a swathe of new commissions and reorders in drama, comedy and entertainment last…
Nine in ten suffer mental health problems in film and TV, says study
A major study of the mental health of people working in the UK’s film and…
NBCU International takes eOne dramas for Germany
Entertainment One has agreed a multi-year licensing partnership with NBCUniversal International in Germany for four…
Greece’s Star TV waltzes off with ‘Dancing with the Stars’
BBC Studios has found a new home for its Dancing with the Stars format in…
BBC Studios signs up Pinch of Nom founders
BBC Studios has secured an exclusive talent development deal with the writers of Pinch of…
Salto chief reveals launch plans for streamer
Salto, the long-delayed French streaming offering from broadcasters France Télévisions, TF1 and M6, is to…
Netflix was pressured to remove nine titles by government, new report reveals
Netflix removed nine titles between 2015-20 as a result of censorship pressures from governments, the…
China’s CITV strikes Spring Festival Gala deals
15 countries have signed up to Chinese broadcaster CITV’s Spring Festival Gala programming, which celebrates…
Netflix strikes scripted deal with Alexander Woo
Netflix has agreed a scripted series deal with The Terror: Infamy showrunner Alexander Woo. The…
ITV Studios unveils scripted deals, sets out Spring drama slate
ITV Studios has struck a US deal for Mammoth Screen’s H.G. Wells adaptation War of…
China’s Youku takes 80 hours of BBC Studios drama
Chinese streamer Youku has signed up for over 80 hours of drama programming from BBC…
Greta Thunberg teams with BBC Studios for environmental series
BBC Studios’ Science Unit is teaming with Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg for a new…