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Kids round-up: Nick taps Disney for strategy exec; Serious Lunch hires ex-CAKE exec for global sales
Nickelodeon has hired Disney Channels Worldwide exec Paul DeBenedittis as executive VP of programming and…
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Discovery elevates trio of lifestyle veterans
Discovery has promoted veteran lifestyle programmers Loren Ruch, Betsy Ayala and Lynn Sadofsky within its…
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Al Jazeera commissions Earthrise series from Talesmith
Al Jazeera has commissioned a six-part environmental series, earthrise, from high-end factual prodco Talesmith. earthrise…
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Apple taps Universal TV’s Jason Katims for overall deal
Roswell creator Jason Katims is to depart Universal TV for a multi-year overall deal with…
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Kew lands int’l rights for C4 & HBO’s Leaving Neverland
Kew Media Distribution has secured the international rights – excluding the UK and US –…
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Lion TV’s Lisa Edwards replaces Brogden at Studio Ramsay
Studios Ramsay has appointed Lion Television’s creative director Lisa Edwards to replace its departing chief…
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Extreme Makeover: Home Edition gets reboot at Discovery’s HGTV
Hit format Extreme Makeover: Home Edition is getting a reboot at Discovery’s HGTV, after near seven…
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Formats round-up: Banijay takes Wife Swap to Brazil, Endemol Shine’s Kitchen Impossible gets Dutch remake
Banijay Rights has made a string of new format deals for Wife Swap, which will…
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BBC Children’s Jackie Edwards to head up BFI Young Audiences Content Fund
The BBC’s head of children’s acquisitions and animation, Jackie Edwards, has been appointed as head…
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Netflix to raise US subs prices by up to 18%, the highest ever hike
Netflix is raising its US subscription prices by 13% to 18%, its biggest increase since…
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Writers’ Guild Awards: Killing Eve, A Very English Scandal scribes take top honours
The Writers’ Guild of Great Britain has awarded the top writers for its Writers’ Guild…
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Robert Kirkman’s Skybound to adapt Korean feature The Villainess
Robert Kirkman’s Skybound Entertainment and Next Entertainment World’s Content Panda have partnered to produce The…
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Tinopolis taps Studio Ramsay’s creative chief
International TV production and distribution group Tinopolis has hired Studio Ramsay’s chief creative officer Chris…
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Propagate creates new role for Isabel San Vargas
Propagate has promoted Isabel San Vargas to the newly created role of president for production…
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Amazon, Circle of Confusion to develop drama based on graphic novel
Circle of Confusion Television Studios, a joint venture between Circle of Confusion and ITV Studios…
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COBA: UK TV investment by multichannel broadcasters tops £1bn for the first time
Investment in UK home-grown television programmes by multichannel broadcasters has hit £1.1bn, according to a…
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Big Brother makes a comeback in Poland & Finland
Endemol Shine Group’s Big Brother is returning to Poland and Finland after a hiatus. ESG…
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Korea’s tvN to adapt Designated Survivor
CJ E&M’s entertainment network tvN is set to remake Netflix political drama Designated Survivor to air…
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Eurodata: Local drama dominated primetime in 2018
Eurodata’s scripted series report for 2018 shows that local drama was the most popular prime…
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C4 sets up for Rick and Morty premiere, teams up with Adult Swim
Adult Swim’s hit toon Rick and Morty is set to make an exclusive UK premiere on…
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Kids round-up: Xilam Animation hits 10bn YouTube views; Monster’s The Day Henry Met… heads to the US
Indie producer-distributor Xilam Animation surpassed 10bn total views across its YouTube videos by the end…
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Robert Zemeckis’ Project Blue Book smashes A+E viewing records
A+E’s History drama Project Blue Book grossed 3.1m total viewers for its premiere last night,…
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Montgomery’s Wheelhouse partners with digital content studio Portal A
Wheelhouse Entertainment, founded and led by former ITV America CEO Brent Montgomery, has struck an…
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Netflix round-up: Leigh Bardugo novels set for drama adaptation; Shares climb after UBS upgrade
Netflix is set to adapt New York Times bestsellers Shadow and Bone and Six of…
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Amazon launches AVOD channel with IMDb
Amazon has launched Freedive, an ad-supported streaming channel featuring movies and TV shows, with the…
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Fox’s 24 gets Japanese adaptation with TV Asahi
Fox’s action drama 24 is getting a local remake in Japan for free-TV player TV…
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Brad Pitt’s Plan B & Endemol Shine take Lego Masters to the US
Endemol Shine North America (ESNA), UK prodco Tuesday’s Child and Brad Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment…
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Blue Ant adds six originals for Canadian channels
Blue Ant Media has commissioned six originals as well as a raft of digital content…
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DRG & NENT Group launch unscripted co-commissioning drive
DRG and NENT Group Norway have launched a co-commissioning drive for non-scripted content. The duo…
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In-demand: Norway (December 30 – January 5, 2019)
Black Mirror’s interactive special Bandersnatch made a strong impression on digital Norwegian viewers, while Game…