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Mark Layton
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Kids round-up: Dandelooo feels ‘Gaston’s Emotions’; ‘Bluey’ bounds onto RAI & ERT; Cyber adapts ‘Phobos’
Dandelooo feels ‘Gaston’s Emotions’ French animation prodco and distributor Dandelooo is to adapt the children’s…
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‘Keeping Faith’ financier Nevision hires NBCU, Disney alum for US expansion
UK producer and financier Nevision is expanding into the US with the launch of a…
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News round-up: More4 returns ‘Great British Dig’; ‘Hunting Ghislaine’ adds writer & producer; MHz buys Welsh dramas
More4 returns ‘Great British Dig’ More4 in the UK has ordered a second season of…
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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ moves from Netflix to WOW Presents Plus in UK
The next series of World of Wonder’s drag competition series RuPaul’s Drag Race will make…
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ABC re-teams with Jay-Z, Will Smith & Aaron Kaplan for second Mamie Till-Mobley docuseries
ABC in the US has commissioned another limited docuseries exploring the true story of Mamie…
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Litton Entertainment CEO Dave Morgan & COO Peter Sniderman to retire
Dave Morgan, founder, president and CEO of US production and distribution firm Litton Entertainment, along…
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Amazon targets Southeast Asia with more originals, acquisitions & expanded team
Amazon Prime Video is expanding its focus and operations in Southeast Asia, with plans to…
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VCNI ups Fathima Beckmann to VP of global inclusion
ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI) has promoted Fathima Beckmann to VP of global inclusion. Reporting to Marva…
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Japan’s TBS launches new company & studio in global expansion
Japan’s Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) is to launch a new company with a 30bn yen…
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Netflix fulfils pledge to Black community with $100m support
Netflix said it has fulfilled its pledge to the Black community by moving two per…
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HBO Max explores Guru Jagat story with Vanity Fair & SecondNature
WarnerMedia-owned streamer HBO Max has ordered a limited docuseries based on a recent Vanity Fair…
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Apple TV+ orders Alfonso Cuarón thriller, with Cate Blanchett & Kevin Kline
Apple TV+ has ordered Disclaimer, a new psychological thriller series from multi-Oscar winning Mexican director…
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Stehmeier takes sole reins at OTF as Windemuth focuses on WaterBear
Bo Stehmeier has become sole CEO of My Octopus Teacher producer Off The Fence as…
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Netflix continues ‘Money Heist’ with ‘Berlin’ spin-off series
Netflix has commissioned a spin-off to hit Spanish crime drama series Money Heist (aka La…
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Netflix orders ‘One Day’ series among five UK originals
Netflix has commissioned a slew of new UK-based productions, as it continues to build upon…
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News round-up: SBS & Foxtel strike Oz Prime deals; Viaplay takes Keshet trio; Legend Media seeks Fremantle factual
SBS & Foxtel strike Oz Prime deals SBS Australia and Foxtel Australia have acquired new…
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Definitely founders Jon Green & Rachel Arnold to head up RDF creative team
Kitty Walshe, the incoming managing director of Banijay UK-owned RDF, has appointed Rachel Arnold and…
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BBC Studios strikes development deal with Nigeria’s EbonyLife
BBC Studios Drama Productions in the UK has formed a development partnership with Nigerian media…
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Arrow Int’l Media ups long-time exec duo to co-head production
UK factual indie Arrow International Media has promoted two long-time execs, Stephanie Mavropoulos and Carrie…
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Muse Entertainment hires Alex Jordan as SVP of production
Muse Entertainment, the Canadian indie behind Coroner, has hired veteran Mayor Of Kingstown producer Alex…
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Disney tops 100m US streaming subscriptions
Disney has reportedly surpassed 100 million streaming subscribers in the US. According to Ampere Analysis,…
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Show of the Week: Irvine Welsh’s Crime
Few names in Scottish fiction loom as large as Irvine Welsh, the author of acclaimed…
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How Arrow hit its target on doc about ‘forgotten’ AIDS pandemic
Grace Chapman, series director at UK factual prodco Arrow Pictures, reveals how docuseries Positive delves into the arrival…
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SF Studios & SVT partner to tell Raoul Wallenberg story
SF Studios and Sveriges Television (SVT) are co-producing a drama series around the true story…
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CBS Studios & Stampede Ventures take ‘Last Tango In Paris’ with fact-based drama
CBS Studios and Stampede Ventures have partnered to produce Tango, a limited drama series exploring…
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WarnerMedia Germany seeks satire with Ramadan & Gervais
WarnerMedia Germany has commissioned Greenlight: German Genius, a new comedy series set in the world…
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Off The Fence strikes Canadian finance & distribution deals
Amsterdam-based production and distribution firm Off The Fence has struck content deals with two Canadian…
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OCS turns up the heat with sci-fi original ‘Fahrenheit’
French pay-TV group OCS has ordered Fahrenheit, a new original sci-fi event series. Produced by…
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Amazon Prime Video revs its engines for MotoGP docuseries
Amazon Prime Video has ordered a docuseries about the MotoGP World Championship, the international motorbike…
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Tiger Aspect reveals ‘What The Ladybird Heard’
Banijay-owned UK prodco Tiger Aspect Kids & Family has acquired the rights to development children’s…