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Mark Layton
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Toonz launches pay-TV channel Toonz Kids in Indonesia
India’s Toonz Media Group has launched Toonz Kids, a new pay-TV children’s channel in Indonesia,…
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Talos Films & ex-Liberty students unite for sexual assault scandal docuseries
US indie Talos Films has signed an exclusive access deal with the women at the…
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UK’s CBeebies says ‘Let’s Dance’ to Canadian kids doc format
BBC-owned UK kids’ channel CBeebies has acquired Canadian docu-style kids dance series Let’s Dance. The UK…
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Epix picks up UK drama ‘SAS: Rogue Heroes’ from ‘Peaky Blinders’ scribe Steven Knight
MGM-owned US network Epix has acquired six-part wartime drama SAS: Rogue Heroes, in the first…
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Warner Bros. TV inks overall deal with Lena Waithe’s Hillman Grad
Warner Bros. TV Group has signed an overall deal with producer, writer and actor Lena…
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ITV investigates Ghislaine Maxwell in new Fremantle doc
UK broadcaster ITV has commissioned a documentary feature exploring the allegations of sex trafficking against…
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SVT & UR pick up Banijay eco-format ‘Climate Bootcamp’
Swedish educational broadcasting company UR has commissioned a local version of Banijay’s eco-format Climate Bootcamp. Jarowskij,…
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Envision hires ex-HBO Europe boss & ‘Harry Potter’ producer for global expansion
UK prodco Envision Entertainment has hired former HBO Europe CEO Linda Jensen and veteran UK…
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BBC seeks sheep cloning doc from Tern TV
UK pubcaster the BBC has commissioned a new Horizon strand documentary about Dolly the cloned…
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Paramount+ orders ‘Fatal Attraction’ series remake
Paramount+ has commissioned a “reimagining” of the 1987 psychosexual thriller feature film Fatal Attraction. The…
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Disney+ unveils ‘Balenciaga’ as first Spanish scripted original
Disney+ is doubling down on fashion-focused dramas, with its first Spanish scripted original exploring the life of…
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Jupiter Entertainment execs launch factual firm, OverUnder Content
Harrison Land, a veteran development and production executive at Sky Studios-backed Jupiter Entertainment has launched…
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News round-up: SBS & Yes pre-buy ‘The Big Squeeze’; Oz shows head to Canada; CBC renews ‘Moonshine’ for S2
SBS & Yes pre-buy ‘The Big Squeeze’ SVT in Sweden, NRK in Norway, DR in…
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Disney CEO Bob Chapek shares expansion plans as Disney+ subs slow
Disney CEO Bob Chapek has touted plans for a huge expansion of global streamer Disney+…
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Trioscope hires animation veteran John Evershed as CSO
US hybrid animation prodco Trioscope Studios has expanded its managemnt team with two new hires – John…
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United Media adds Antenna, TF1 alum for global sales & co-pros
South East Europe producer and distributor United Media has appointed Tatjana Pavlović as director of…
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Marblemedia expands Luke & Rankin roles, hires unscripted production chief
Canadian prodco Marblemedia has appointed an unscripted production chief and promoted Donna Luke to the…
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Law & Crime, Vault Studios & Cineflix Rights strike true crime deal
US-based Law & Crime Productions and TEGNA-owned Vault Studios have partnered with UK distributor Cineflix…
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Netflix ramps up Japanese content expansion with large anime & live-action slate
Netflix is continuing to ramp up its investment in Japan, unveiling a large slate of…
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Ireland’s ShinAwiL & Bebbak partner for Sineád O’Connor doc
Irish production companies ShinAwiL and Bebbak have partnered to co-produce a feature documentary about the…
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TBI In Conversation: What ‘Mixte’ tells us about French production potential
Eleonore Dailly, co-founder of Mixte producer Autopilot Entertainment, tells TBI deputy editor Mark Layton about…
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Exclusive: Moonbug to ramp up IP portfolio following acquisition
Global kids content firm Moonbug Entertainment will seek to create and acquire “more and better…
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CBBC takes a spin with Yeti’s teen ballroom dancer doc
CBBC, the children’s division of UK pubcaster the BBC, has commissioned a documentary about a…
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Muse hires Vice alum Michael Kronish for factual push
Canadian Coroner producer Muse Entertainment has inked an exclusive first-look deal with former Vice Media…
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BBC faces funding crisis as UK gov’t looks to freeze licence fee
UK pubcaster the BBC faces having its funding frozen for the next two years in…
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The Ink Factory expands John le Carré slate into Asia, with 127 Wall backing
The Ink Factory, the Endeavor Content-backed UK and US prodco behind The Night Manager and The…
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News round-up: Mercurio signs 20th TV deal; BritBox NA takes ‘The Tower’; Stellify & Joe Sugg launch VR show
Mercurio signs 20th TV deal Bodyguard showrunner Jed Mercurio and producer Jimmy Mulville have signed…
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Apple TV+ poaches 20th TV’s Erin May as senior creative exec
Apple TV+ has hired 20th Television’s drama development executive Erin May as a senior creative…
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Insight TV & MContent explore ‘The Blockchain Life’
Amsterdam-based, millennial-focused global channel Insight TV and tokenised content marketplace MContent have commissioned The Blockchain…
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Kevin Mayer’s investment firm strikes $3bn deal for ‘CoComelon’ outfit Moonbug
Global kids content company Moonbug Entertainment has been acquired by Disney execs Kevin Mayer and Tom…