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Kaltrina Bylykbashi
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Scripted Hot Pick: Wisting
Distributor: Banijay Rights Producer: Cinenord and Good Company Films Broadcaster: MTG for Viaplay, TV3 (Sweden), ARD (Germany) Logline: An…
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Pluto TV launches two UK scripted channels
Viacom’s Pluto TV has launched two new channels in the UK dedicated to current and…
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Exclusive: Amazon taps TF1 exec to head up unscripted in France
Amazon has hired TF1’s non-scripted development manager Thomas Dubois to head up unscripted in France….
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WarnerMedia boss says HBO Europe is a “valuable asset”
WarnerMedia boss John Stankey has refuted that the business is looking to sell its HBO…
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Scripted Hot Picks: World On Fire
Distributor: ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) Producer: Mammoth Screen Broadcaster: BBC One (UK) Logline: A multi-territory drama telling…
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BBC America renews ‘Killing Eve’ for third season
BBC America has renewed the critically acclaimed Sid Gentle Films series Killing Eve for a…
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Viacom’s Pluto TV inks content deal with BBC Studios
Viacom-owned AVOD service Pluto TV has struck a deal with BBC Studios to place a…
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Formats round-up: Talpa, Banijay Asia link up; Fremantle’s ‘Match Fit’ heads to Denmark
Talpa Global has inked an exclusive production deal with Banijay Asia to bring its format…
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BBC commissions Werner Herzog doc on travel icon
BBC Arts has commissioned a new Werner Herzog documentary Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce…
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Scripted Hot Pick: The Murders
Distributor: APC Studios Producer: Muse Entertainment Broadcaster: NBCUniversal International Networks (Europe, Africa), Citytv (Canada) Logline: A female-led procedural starring…
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A “new game” for German drama
The floodgates have opened for premium German drama after a comparatively slow start in the…
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One-to-One: Jane Millichip & Chris Carey
For TBI’s first edition of ‘One-to-One’, a regular feature in which two high-profile execs interview…
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AMC Networks Summit: BBC America’s new nature block, a third ‘Walking Dead’ spin-off
BBC America is launching a ‘micro-net’ within its channel that focuses on nature programming to…
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Endemol Shine China, Hunan TV set for first co-pro format
Endemol Shine China and Hunan TV have partnered for Acting Up, the first show to…
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Talesmith, Cineflix to co-produce ‘Takaya: Lone Wolf’
Talesmith has partnered up with Cineflix and Wild Wolf Media to co-produce Takaya: Lone Wolf…
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David Lyle Foundation launches to aid young in TV
The David Lyle Foundation launched this weekend (6 April), a not-for-profit organisation designed to help…
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ITVS GE, NHK tie up for blue chip doc ‘Wild Tokyo’
ITV Studios Global Entertainment has partnered up with Japanese pubcaster NHK on the production of…
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Sales round-up: Cineflix takes ‘Ordinary Woman’ down under; More4 acquires Drive’s ‘Lost Worlds’
Cineflix Rights has struck deals at MIPTV to take Russian drama An Ordinary Woman to…
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Cineflix acquires Critical Content’s ‘JFK Jr. & Carolyn Bessette: A Camelot Wedding’
Cineflix Rights has acquired the blue-chip feature doc JFK Jr. & Carolyn Bessette: A Camelot…
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Endemol Shine’s Boomdog & Televisa take ‘Masked Singer’ to Mexico
Televisa Studios and Endemol Shine’s Boomdog are set to co-produce an adaptation of The Masked…
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A+E takes ‘UnReal’ format to India
India’s Applause Entertainment has acquired A+E Network’s UnReal format for adaptation. The agreement marks the…
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BBC Studios appoints Lisa Opie as MD of UK production
BBC Studios has appointed Lisa Opie, its former factual production MD, as managing director of…
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NBCU Int’l makes structural changes, folds Sky Vision sales ops
NBCUniversal International (NBCUI) is set for a restructure after Comcast’s acquisition of Sky, which will…
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Snap unveils new slate of originals
Snap held its first-ever Partner Summit on Thursday (4 April) to unveil a list of…
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Katzenberg’s 20-year journey to short-form domination
Jeffrey Katzenberg is the superstar Disney alum who has built a 30-year reputation for the…
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The big business of dubbing
Quality dubbing will be the key to the continued growth of international drama consumption, and…
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Kids round-up: Cyber Group, Future Today tie up for kids’ app; Happy Films takes ‘Bookaboo’ to Russia
Cyber Group Studios has entered a partnership with multi-platform distribution company Future Today to launch…
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Sales round-up: Fremantle’s ‘Friend’ heads to Europe; Orange Smarty closes deals down under
Fremantle has completed a string of deals across German-speaking Europe for Italian-language drama My Brilliant…
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HBO Europe orders Spanish non-fiction series
HBO Europe has ordered Spanish non-fiction series The Pioneer based on politician, football mogul and…
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The Ink Factory taps Endor’s Tom Nash as exec producer
Simon and Stephen Cornwell’s The Ink Factory is expanding its creative team with the appointment…