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Mark Layton
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BAFTA CEO & COO both to exit UK screen body
Amanda Berry, CEO of UK film and TV body BAFTA is to step down from her…
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Canada’s Super Channel pushes Go Button for factual originals
Canadian pay-tv channel Super Channel Fuse has ordered two new factual docuseries and acquired two…
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UK’s Big Light shines for writers’ apprenticeship winner
Frank Spotnitz’s UK indie Big Light Productions has selected the recipient of its annual writers’…
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The CW developing ‘Gotham Knights’ series with ‘Batwoman’ team
US network The CW is looking to expand its DC Comics drama offering with a…
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Genius Brands hires Disney alum to head up further M&As
US-based kids content company Genius Brands International has hired Zrinka Dekic as its new chief…
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RDF West names new chief to replace founder Mark Hill
UK-based Tipping Point producer RDF West has appointed Jo Scarratt-Jones as managing director, following incumbent Mark…
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News round-up: SBS takes Principal shows; AMC & M7 Group expand partnership; Media Ranch seals format deals
SBS takes Principal shows Australian pubcaster SBS has acquired documentary film Magic In The Mountains…
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Kids round-up: Apple TV+ adapts ‘Surfside Girls’; Disney+ agrees to ‘Meet The Mayhems’; Canal+ acquires ‘Time Traveler Luke’
Apple TV+ adapts ‘Surfside Girls’ Apple TV+ has ordered Surfside Girls, a new live-action kids…
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108 Media completes DCD acquisition & plans further M&A activity
US- and Singapore-based financier, producer and distributor 108 Media has completed its acquisition of UK-based…
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US-based Allied Global promotes marketing exec & hires NBCU alum
US-based agency Allied Global Marketing has promoted Kelly Estrella to the position of chief of…
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Acorn TV & TVNZ spend a second season ‘Under The Vines’
AMC Networks-owned SVOD service Acorn TV and New Zealand broadcaster TVNZ have renewed romantic comedy…
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What does a modern indie look like?
Rebecca Knight, co-CEO of recently launched factual production company Collective Media Group, highlights the lessons…
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TBI Weekly: Going global with an indie kid’s brand
It’s a producer’s dream to create a hit show that turns into a global brand….
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Exclusive: France’s TF1 & Spain’s RTVE share kids content strategy
French broadcaster TF1 and Spanish pubcaster RTVE have shared the impact of digital platforms on…
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BBCS CEO Fussell makes first senior appointment with COO named
BBC Studios in the UK has appointed Martyn Freeman as its new chief operating officer….
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News round-up: IMDb TV seeks ‘Leverage: Redemption’ S2; Gruppo Alcuni launches animation course; Global Agency plays ‘The Game Of My Destiny’
IMDb TV seeks ‘Leverage: Redemption’ S2 Amazon’s AVOD service IMDb TV has picked up heist…
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UK’s Wall to Wall appoints BBC commissioner as creative director
UK producer Wall to Wall has appointed BBC factual commissioning editor Emily Smith as its…
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Thunderbird Entertainment CCO Matthew Berkowitz promoted to president
Canada’s Thunderbird Entertainment Group has promoted Matthew Berkowitz to the role of president, which he will…
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UK’s BossaNova unveils second pitching event plans
UK-based distribution firm Bossanova has put out an open call to factual indies interested in…
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VIS & Wattpad Webtoon partner for co-production slate
ViacomCBS International Studios (VIS) has partnered with Wattpad Webtoon Studios, the publishing arm of comics…
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Kids round-up: Kartoon Genius block launches on YFE; Moonbug Kids comes to EMEA
Kartoon Genius block launches on YFE Genius Brands International has unveiled a new block of…
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Formats round-up: Noovo bring ‘Survivor’ to French-Canada; TF1 sings out for ‘That’s My Jam’; Something Special teams with MY Entertainment
Noovo bring ‘Survivor’ to French-Canada French-Canadian language channel Noovo has taken the rights to adapt…
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Endemol Shine NA partners with Everywoman Studios to expand female-focused accelerator
Endemol Shine North America has partnered with with Abby Greensfelder’s Everywoman Studios and Realscreen to…
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Australia’s ABC names head of Commercial
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) has named Jessica Ellis as head of ABC Commercial, a…
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Hayu takes ‘The Circus’ on the road
NBCUniversal-owned SVOD service Hayu has taken the rights to both seasons of reality series The…
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Paramount+ to launch in South Korea as VCBS & CJ ENM strike content deal
US-based ViacomCBS has struck a comprehensive global partnership with South Korea’s CJ ENM, which includes…
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Shondaland names Megha Tolia president and COO
Shondaland has appointed Megha Tolia as the company’s first president and COO. In this newly…
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Disney’s Freeform opens US ‘The Office’ in the New Year
Disney-owned network Freeform has acquired non-exclusive rights to all nine seasons of the US version…
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Global Screen & Tadmor partner for ‘Munich ’72’ terror attack docuseries
German Telepool brand Global Screen has partnered with Israeli producer and distributor Tadmor Entertainment and…
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‘It’s A Sin’s Red partners with John Boyne for ‘Echo Chamber’ series
Red Production Company, the UK indie behind Channel 4 hit It’s A Sin, has acquired…