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Netflix strikes major deal with Roald Dahl estate
Netflix has struck a major deal with the estate of well-loved British children’s author Roald…
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Facebook expands ‘Watch Parties’ function
Facebook has expanded its ‘Watch Party’ function – which allows multiple users to watch a…
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Platform One strikes first-look deal with Versailles creators
Platform One Media has struck a first-look deal with the creators of French period drama Versailles,…
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Acorn TV teams with DRG for Martin Clunes drama Manhunt
Acorn TV, the US streaming service specialising in British television, has struck a deal with…
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Amazon signs first-look deal with Viola Davis prodco
Amazon Studios has signed an exclusive first-look deal with Widows star Viola Davis and Julius…
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Heyday Television hires DNA’s Tom Winchester as president
Heyday Television, a joint venture between NBCUniversal International and David Heyman (Harry Potter), has hired…
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WarnerMedia brings in AT&T exec to head up streamer
WarnerMedia has appointed AT&T Entertainment’s Brad Bentley as general manager and executive VP for direct-to-consumer…
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Aussie court approves Nine & Fairfax merger
An Australian federal court has approved the merger of Nine Entertainment and Fairfax Media, which…
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Creative Europe gives guidance on ‘no deal’ Brexit
Creative Europe has issued advice to UK organisations on how to coordinate existing or upcoming…
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Bryncoed options CLR James’ The Black Jacobins
Bryncoed Productions, the scripted outfit focusing on children’s drama, has optioned the screen-adaptation rights to…
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Nice Drama appoints Mikael Newihl as development head
Nordic Entertainment Group-owned Nice Drama has appointed Mikael Newihl as its head of development. Newihl…
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Michelle Guthrie takes $800k payout from ABC
Michelle Guthrie, the recently dismissed managing director of Australian broadcaster ABC, has received a payout…
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A+E to develop first int’l scripted copro
A+E Networks International has begun development on its first international, scripted coproduction, Miss Scarlet…
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Expectation nabs Maverick TV exec to head factual development
Expectation Factual has appointed Maverick TV’s Emily Dollman to a newly-created head of development role….
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Viaplay to launch original comedy drama Love Me
Nordic streaming service Viaplay, owned by Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT), is set to launch new…
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ATF Formats Pitch shortlist revealed
Five shortlisted formats have been selected to be presented live on-stage during the third annual…
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Tiger Aspect hires Wrong Mans producer Myfanwy Moore
Endemol Shine-owned Tiger Aspect has hired former BBC controller of comedy production and The Wrong Mans producer…
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Netflix to launch tragic K-drama Hymn of Death
Netflix is set to launch new K-drama Hymn of Death across Asia and English-speaking territories this…
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Kids round-up: Woody Woodpecker makes a comeback, The Irish Fairy Door hires Wildbrain to produce original content
Universal Pictures International and Universal 1440 Entertainment are set to create all-new episodes of Woody…
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C4 greenlights Training Teachers to Kill from Sundog
Channel 4 (C4) Factual has commissioned 60-minute doc Training Teachers to Kill from Sundog Pictures. The…
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Facebook appeals Cambridge Analytica fine by UK watchdog
Facebook has appealed against a fine imposed by the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) over…
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Canada’s CBC takes Fremantle mini-series Butterfly
Canadian national broadcaster CBC has acquired Butterfly, a mini-series the follows the story of an…
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RTL Deutschland reshuffles top management
RTL Deutschland CEO Anke Schäferkordt is to exit the group after nearly 30 years of…
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Netflix takes Murder Mountain from Lightbox
Simon and Jonathan Chinn’s Lightbox is producing a new six-part documentary series for Netflix that…
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Back2Back hires trio of creative execs
UK indie Back2Back has hired three creative executives to meet growing demand for its new…
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Sony hires Sky’s Comiskey as UK country manager
Sony Pictures Television has named Sky’s Holly Comiskey as country manager for the UK and…
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Report: Amazon bids for Disney’s divested sports networks
Amazon is among the companies currently bidding for 22 regional sports TV networks Disney has…
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Byron Allen’s discrimination suit against Comcast & Charter gets go-ahead
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has given Byron Allen and his…
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Discovery round-up: Courtney White takes the helm at Food Network, Discovery inks first AVOD deal
Discovery exec Courtney White (pictured) has been upped to president of Food Network, replacing Allison…
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Acorn TV secures US rights to DCD drama My Life is Murder
Acorn TV has secured US rights to DCD Rights’ primetime drama My Life is Murder,…