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Mark Layton
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Bunim/Murray rejig continues with appointment of VP of branded entertainment
US-based Banijay-owned unscripted studio Bunim/Murray Productions has promoted Morgan Thompson to VP of branded entertainment….
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CIAWARDS21: Shortlist & venue announced!
TBI is delighted to announce the shortlist for the 2021 Content Innovation Awards, the annual…
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Kids round-up: Ellipsanime & TimpelPictures partner for spooky adventure; ‘Presto!’ goes global
Ellipsanime & TimpelPictures partner for spooky adventure French studios Ellipsanime Productions and TimpelPictures are in…
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Netflix adds support to ScreenSkills UK unscripted talent fund
Netflix has become the latest industry player to support the Unscripted TV Skills Fund, set…
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Showmax boosts Nigerian reality offering with ‘Real Housewives’ commission
African streaming service Showmax has commissioned The Real Housewives Of Lagos, the first Nigerian instalment…
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Paramount+ takes flight with Canadian air ambulance drama
ViacomCBS-owned streaming service Paramount+ has ordered Skymed, a new medical drama following the work of…
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Netflix preps epic heist drama ‘Jigsaw’ from Eric Garcia & Ridley Scott
Netflix has commissioned Jigsaw, a new epic crime thriller about the largest heist ever attempted,…
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Tiger Aspect appoints UKTV exec Zoe Brown as chief commercial officer
Banijay-owned UK scripted label Tiger Aspect has appointed UKTV’s director of legal & business affairs,…
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Fremantle’s Naked label hires Vice alum Tamara Howe to lead business development
Fremantle-owned UK label Naked has appointed former Vice exec Tamara Howe as director of commercial…
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Tencent Video boards ITVS natural history series
China’s Tencent Video has boarded UK-based ITV Studio’s upcoming natural history series A Year On…
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Canale 5 orders Italian version of Banijay format ‘Star In The Star’
Italian FTA channel Canale 5 has ordered a local version of musical entertainment format Star…
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Netflix to adapt ‘Devil In Ohio’ as limited series
Netflix has commissioned Devil In Ohio, a new limited drama series based on the novel…
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Newen cements European expansion with Flare Film acquisition
TF1-owned French production group Newen has acquired a majority stake in German production company Flare…
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Sky Studios’ former drama boss Cameron Roach launches new scripted indie
Cameron Roach, former director of drama at Sky Studios, has launched Rope Ladder Fiction, a…
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NENT Studios rebrands as Viaplay Studios, with originals focus for Nordic streamer
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has restructured and rebranded its studio operations, NENT Studios, as…
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Anton takes stake in Benedict Cumberbatch’s SunnyMarch
Sébastien Raybaud’s European financing and production firm Anton has taken a minority stake in Benedict…
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Israel’s Kan 11 orders supernatural co-pro from A+E Studios & Ananey
Israeli pubcaster Kan 11 has ordered The Malevolent Bride, a new supernatural thriller from Our…
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Westbrook Studios taps former Vice exec Jannat Gargi as documentary head
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith’s Westbrook Studio’s has appointed former Vice Studios VP of…
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Investigation Discovery hands TV & podcast order for Arrow Media Ed Kemper docuseries
Discovery-owned pay-TV network Investigation Discovery has made a combined TV and podcast order, handing a…
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The Cartel hires Reel One alum Lexi Lewis to head development
US production and finance firm The Cartel has appointed former Reel One exec Lexi Lewis…
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Netflix developing adaptation of Dark Horse comic series ‘Grendel’
Netflix has commissioned a new series based on Matt Wagner’s Dark Horse comic book series…
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Amazon expands UK originals slate with thriller ‘Wilderness’ & KSI doc from Louis Theroux
Amazon Studios has commissioned two new UK originals – psychological thriller Wilderness and a documentary…
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Disney+ blasts off ‘Among The Stars’ in new NASA docuseries
Disney+ has announced a new original documentary series following NASA astronaut Captain Chris Cassidy as…
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BBC appoints Disney alum Anna Taganov to head children’s content & strategy
Former Disney exec Anna Taganov has been appointed as head of children’s content and programming…
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Fox Entertainment acquires TMZ from WarnerMedia
Fox Entertainment has announced the acquisition of WarnerMedia’s celebrity news entertainment platform TMZ. The Fox…
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Deals round-up: Bin Laden doc lands in Europe & Oz; Brazil’s Globoplay acquires Serbia’s ‘Civil Servant’; Lime Pictures to adapt ‘Planet Omar’
Bin Laden doc lands in Europe & Oz SBS in Australia, Sweden’s SVT, DR in Denmark and NRK in Norway, along…
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Amazon Studios developing live-action ‘She-Ra’ & ‘Victories Greater Than Death’ adaptation with Michael B. Jordan
Amazon Studios is in development on two new scripted series – an adaptation of the…
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Former ViacomCBS Int’l duo launch sports-focused factual outfit, Collective Media Group
Former ViacomCBS International execs Claire McArdle and Rebecca Knight have teamed up to launch Collective…
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Kevin Mayer’s investment firm eyes Will Smith’s Westbrook Studios
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith’s Westbrook Studios is reportedly exploring a sale to Disney…
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Brian Robbins to replace Gianopulos at Paramount, David Nevins takes TV remit
Nickelodeon boss Brian Robbins is set to become the new chairman and CEO of Paramount…