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Mark Layton
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UK’s BBC Three receives regulator approval for February linear return
BBC Three, the UK online network behind shows including Fleabag and Killing Eve, has been…
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Disney’s content spend to hit $33bn in 2022, doubling Netflix’s target
Disney plans to increase its overall content spend to around $33bn in 2022, marking an…
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News round-up: Studio Hamburg meets ‘My Husband’s Wife’; Espresso brews German factual sales; ‘Expedition’ S2 goes global
Studio Hamburg meets ‘My Husband’s Wife’ German distributor Studio Hamburg Enterprises has acquired international rights…
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Kids round-up: YouTube Originals scores ‘Supa Strikas’ prequel; HBO Max & Discovery ink Jetpack deals; FilmRise licenses Scholastic shows
YouTube Originals scores ‘Supa Strikas’ prequel YouTube Originals has picked up Supa Strikas: Rookie Season,…
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Red Arrow Studios Int’l takes global rights to ‘My New Mystery Job’ reality format
Red Arrow Studios International has acquired global distribution rights to social experiment format My New…
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Sleeper Films launches in UK & Ireland, with MediaNet Partners & Sampsonic investment
Producers Lee Magiday (The Favourite, The Lobster) and Rory Gilmartin (Herself, Frank of Ireland) and screen industry…
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Nicola Shindler’s Quay Street preps first drama, ‘Nolly’, for ITV
Nicola Shindler’s new UK scripted label Quay Street Productions has landed its first drama commission,…
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Unscripted round-up: Warner Bros. teams with Betoota Advocate; White Spark looks ‘Beyond The Milky Way’; Money Drop’ returns to Spain
Warner Bros. teams with Betoota Advocate Warner Bros. International Television Production Australia (WBITVP) has partnered with…
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Ridley Scott confirms ‘Blade Runner’ series in works
British director Ridley Scott has confirmed that a live action TV series based upon his…
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BET ups president Scott Mills to CEO
ViacomCBS-owned US BET network has promoted company president Scott Mills to the position of CEO….
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Netflix alum Carolyn Newman & ‘Transplant’ exec Virginia Rankin join Morayniss firm Blink
Blink Studios, the Canadian indie recently launched by John Morayniss, has appointed former Netflix originals…
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Disney TV Animation bolsters development team
Disney Television Animation is bolstering its development team, hiring Blue Sky Studios’ Lisa Fragner as…
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News round-up: Kudos hires for finance; C4 creates 15k industry opportunities; ‘Ernest and Célestine’ pre-sales
Kudos hires StudioCanal alum for finance Kudos has appointed James Forde, the former COO and…
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Boom ups Hollie Abbott to director of development
ITV Studios-owned Welsh production company Boom has promoted Hollie Abbott to director of development. In…
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Shahid VIP takes UK ‘Stand UP’ format to MENA
MBC Group-owned Arabic SVOD service Shahid VIP has ordered a local adaptation of comedy format…
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Global drama prodcos unite under The Creatives, with Fremantle backing
The Young Pope prodco Haut Et Court and the Israeli outfit behind No Man’s Land…
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News round-up: Netflix boards ‘Family Feud SA’ S2; ‘Gomorrah’ heads to Hollywood Suite; Discovery+ orders Depp vs Heard doc
Netflix boards ‘Family Feud SA’ S2 Netflix has boarded the second season of Family Feud…
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M-Net & Acorn TV partner on ‘Recipes For Love And Murder’
Production has begun on a new South African murder mystery series, Recipes For Love And…
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Amazon seeks ‘The Consultant’ from ‘Servant’ creator Tony Basgallop
Amazon Prime Video has commissioned The Consultant, a new darkly comedic workplace thriller series, starring…
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Korea’s CJ ENM strikes $1bn deal for Endeavor Content
South Korean media giant CJ ENM has struck a near-$1bn deal to rapidly expand its…
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News round-up: Paramount+ reports “most successful” week; ESNA & Aarón Sánchez partner for scripted show’; Great Pacific preps science series
Paramount+ reports “most successful” week ViacomCBS has claimed that its streaming service Paramount+ has experienced…
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CBC introduces carbon footprint requirement for original content
Canadian public broadcaster CBC is introducing a new carbon footprint requirement for all original Canadian…
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Disney TV appoints Netflix alum Bryan Noon as entertainment president
Walt Disney Television has appointed former Netflix exec Bryan Noon as president of entertainment. Reporting…
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News round-up: eOne to adapt Trivial Pursuit gameshow; Pippa Harris named Bafta TV VP; Red Arrow Studios sells Gravitas Ventures
eOne to adapt Trivial Pursuit gameshow Hasbro-owned Entertainment One (eOne) has partnered with LeVar Burton…
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Scripted round-up: WOWOW seeks ‘Traitor’; Hulu picks up ‘Bloods’; Starzplay to revive ‘Party Down’
WOWOW seeks ‘Traitor’ Japanese broadcaster WOWOW has acquired Estonian spy drama Traitor for its linear…
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Emanata Studios to bring ‘Beano’ & ‘Dandy’ characters to screen
UK publishers Beano Studios and DC Thomson have launched Emanata Studios to develop TV and…
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Beach House acquires Momo Film for scripted expansion
Blue Ant Media’s Asian indie Beach House Pictures has acquired a majority stake in Singapore-based…
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Going Green on ‘BBC Children In Need’ 2021 production
Peter Davey, executive in charge of Comic Relief, Sport Relief, Children In Need and The…
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Federation launches LA outfit with ‘Money Heist’ & ‘Extinction’ producers
French scripted indie Federation Entertainment is launching Animal Federation, a new LA-based management and production company…
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Exile Content acquires Lat Am podcasting firm Dixo
US-based Latinx-led content producer Exile Content Studio has acquired Spanish-language podcast network and prodco Dixo. Exile will use…