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Matthew Humberstone
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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…
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Netflix orders opioid crisis drama ‘Painkiller’
Netflix has greenlit Painkiller, a new scripted drama about the origins of the opioid crisis,…
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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…
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Discovery UK orders lifestyle and entertainment trio of shows
Discovery UK has greenlit three new lifestyle and entertainment shows for its free to air…
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GRB Studios hires Woodle to lead sales
US producer-distributor GRB Studios has appointed former Scripps exec Hud Woodle to lead its international…
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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…
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News round-up: ‘Wild Republic’ starts shooting; Podcaster Cadence 13 develops sports TV series; Painless strikes paranormal deal with Rob Saffi
Shooting begins on MagentaTV’s Wild Republic Principal photography has begun on MagentaTV drama Wild Republic…
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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…
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Keshet takes ‘Christine Keeler’ around the world
Keshet International has struck a raft of sales deals for BBC One’s sex scandal drama…
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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…
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Sky, HBO renew Iannucci’s ‘Avenue 5’
Sky and HBO have renewed Armando Iannucci’s Avenue 5 for a second season. Created and…
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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…
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BBC orders ‘Lightning’ quiz format
BBC Two has ordered a new entertainment format, Lightning, hosted by comic Zoe Lyons, to play…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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UK Screenings: Fremantle
Fremantle’s Jamie Lynn reflects on an eclectic slate and tells Richard Middleton that budgets are…
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Sky unveils slew of original shows and recommissions
Sky unveiled a swathe of new commissions and reorders in drama, comedy and entertainment last…
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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…
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NBCU International takes eOne dramas for Germany
Entertainment One has agreed a multi-year licensing partnership with NBCUniversal International in Germany for four…
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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…
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BBC Studios signs up Pinch of Nom founders
BBC Studios has secured an exclusive talent development deal with the writers of Pinch of…
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Salto chief reveals launch plans for streamer
Salto, the long-delayed French streaming offering from broadcasters France Télévisions, TF1 and M6, is to…
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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…
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China’s CITV strikes Spring Festival Gala deals
15 countries have signed up to Chinese broadcaster CITV’s Spring Festival Gala programming, which celebrates…
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Netflix strikes scripted deal with Alexander Woo
Netflix has agreed a scripted series deal with The Terror: Infamy showrunner Alexander Woo. The…
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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…
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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…
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Greta Thunberg teams with BBC Studios for environmental series
BBC Studios’ Science Unit is teaming with Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg for a new…