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Mark Layton
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Trioscope secures $5.25m investment from Sony, Bitkraft & others
US hybrid animation prodco Trioscope Studios has raised $5.25m in investment from companies including venture…
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UK’s Plimsoll ups Saul Goldberg to SVP, production & development
UK-based Plimsoll Productions has promoted veteran creative exec Saul Goldberg to the position of SVP…
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News round-up: Dynamic takes on ‘The Fighter’; Passion expands true crime slate; Endeavor licenses Mr Men rights
Dynamic takes on ‘The Fighter’ LA-based Dynamic Television has expanded its Nordic drama slate by…
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Sales round-up: Movistar+ among ‘Green Planet’ deals; SBS Oz deals with DCD; Dutch Features preps ‘The Jewish Council’
Movistar+ among Green Planet deals Broadcasters across the globe have signed pre-sale deals with BBC…
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Viaplay gets stuck in ‘Limbo’ for new original Swedish drama
Nordic streamer Viaplay has commissioned Limbo, a new original drama series, produced by Warner Bros…
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Love Nature continues Spanish expansion with Pluto TV launch
Blue Ant Media’s wildlife brand Love Nature is expanding its reach in Spain, launching as…
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Telemadrid explores life in Spanish capital with Shine Iberia factual series
Spanish broadcaster Telemadrid is to air a new unscripted series, exploring the lives of the…
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Unscripted round-up: Rocket takes ‘Essex Lorry Killers’ doc; Protagonist crowned ‘The Kings’ distributor; Channel 4 heads for Beverly Hills
Rocket takes ‘Essex Lorry Killers’ doc Rocket Rights has acquired international distribution rights to one-off…
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Kids round-up: Saturday Animation preps ‘Aiko And The Masters Of Time’; ‘Theodosia’ travels to France & Lat Am; Nickelodeon UK dives into ‘Big Blue’
Saturday Animation preps ‘Aiko And The Masters Of Time’ Canada’s Saturday Animation Studio is in…
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Japan’s TBS & Netflix partner for multi-series deal
Japan’s Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) has partnered with Netflix to launch two of its drama…
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Italy’s Garbo Produzioni hires Banijay alum Stefano Torrisi to head Garbo Stories
Italian prodco Garbo Produzioni has appointed Stefano Torrisi as CEO and MD of Garbo Stories, its new fiction-focused Spanish…
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Blue Ant Studios names Casey Kelly as VP unscripted development
Blue Ant Studios has appointed Casey Kelly to the newly created role of VP of…
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UK’s Buccaneer Media to adapt Irvine Welsh’s ‘Trainspotting’ sequel ‘The Blade Artist’
Buccaneer Media, the London-based Marcella prodco, is in development on an adaptation of the Irvine…
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Federation UK to adapt Jackie Collins’ ‘Lovers & Gamblers’
Federation UK, the recently launched UK-divison of French scripted producer Federation Entertainment, is producing a…
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SF Studios hires TrustNordisk’s Silje Nikoline Glimsdal for acquisitions & co-pros
SF Studios in the Nordics has appointed Silje Nikoline Glimsdal as senior acquisition manager. Glimsdal…
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TVNZ & Canada’s BGM search for Rabbit Film’s ‘ Most Endangered Species’ format
New Zealand broadcaster TVNZ has ordered a local version of factual entertainment format The Most…
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Collective Media pushes into Lat Am with territory lead & talent partnership
Collective Media Group, the recently launched sports-focused factual outfit, is pushing into Latin America, striking…
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Sony Pictures TV & RuPaul ink first-look scripted deal
Sony Pictures Television has signed a first-look scripted deal with RuPaul Charles, the host and…
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Triggerfish & Germany’s E4D partner to boost African animation
South African animation studio Triggerfish has partnered with a program backed by the German government,…
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NBC veteran Rebecca McGill joins Wolf Entertainment
Veteran NBC exec Rebecca McGill has been hired as EVP at NBCUniversal-based Wolf Entertainment. McGill,…
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Magnify Media launches formats showcase
Plimsoll Productions-owned UK distributor Magnify Media is launching a formats showcase ahead of MIPCOM next…
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Canada’s 9 Story Media takes minority stake & first-look book rights to UK’s Knight Of catalogue
Canadian children’s entertainment company 9 Story Media Group has acquired a minority equity stake in…
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Paramount alum joins CrossCheck Studios as TV head
Former Paramount exec Jared Sleisenger has been appointed as head of television at nascent prodco…
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Drama round up: Netflix orders Brazilian thriller; ViacomCBS acquires NBCU’s ‘FBI’; Starzplay renews ‘BMF’
Netflix orders Brazilian thriller Netflix has commissioned Olhar Indiscreto, an original Brazilian psychological thriller set…
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ViacomCBS names Sean Gupta as SVP streaming strategy
ViacomCBS has appointed BET exec Sean Gupta as SVP of streaming strategy. Gupta began the…
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Discovery UK joins Creative Diversity Network
Discovery UK has joined the Creative Diversity Network (CDN), the industry body working to improve…
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Disney+ orders ‘Ndrangheta-focused Italian true crime docuseries
Disney+ has greenlit Ndrangheta, World Wide Mafia, a new Italian original docuseries about public prosecutor…
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Aito Media founders launch Finnish prodco Take Two Studios
Finnish media executives Eero Hietala, Lasse Koskinen and Ilkka Hynninen have launched Take Two Studios,…
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ITVS unveils Fall scripted slate & inks global pre-sale deals
UK-based ITV Studios (ITVS) has struck pre-sale deals for a several shows, and also unveiled…
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Banijay launches new Mexico & US Hispanic production studio
Banijay Americas is launching a new production studio, Banijay Mexico & US Hispanic, to be…