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Mark Layton
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Kids round-up: Tencent orders ‘Rainbow Bubblegem’; Toonz taps Zee’s Mukund Cairae for new SBU; Sky Kids orders ‘Paw Patrol’ shorts
Tencent orders ‘Rainbow Bubblegem’ Chinese streamer Tencent Video has ordered Rainbow Bubblegem, a new original…
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How Hillary Clinton’s HiddenLight landed inspirational women on YouTube
Nick Betts, executive producer at Hillary Clinton’s HiddenLight Productions, explains how the company’s first show…
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BBC & AMC+ drama ‘The North Water’ sails into 40 territories
CBC in Canada and Foxtel in Australia are among almost 40 broadcasters and streamers around…
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Banijay’s Bunim/Murray confirms senior exec team under Julie Pizzi
Julie Pizzi, president of US-based Banijay-owned unscripted studio Bunim/Murray Productions (BMP), has finalised her senior…
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All3Media & Charles Wachter launch unscripted label, Hard North Media
US production group All3Media America has partnered with executive producer and showrunner Charles Wachter to…
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Exclusive: France 2 TV to debut new Banijay competition format, ‘The Artist’
French pubcaster France 2 TV will launch a new talent competition format from global production…
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Sales round-up: ‘Gloria’ goes global; Viasat World expands factual slate
‘Gloria’ goes global Mediaset in Italy, NBCUniversal International Networks for CALLE 13 in Spain and…
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India’s Aha picks up local version of Israeli romcom ‘The Baker And The Beauty’
Indian Telugu streaming platform Aha has picked up Annapurna Studios’ local version of Israeli romcom…
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Series Mania set for Lille return in March 2022
The 2022 edition of drama event Series Mania will return to Lille in France next…
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M-Net reheats ‘MasterChef South Africa’ after seven-year break
South Africa’s M-Net is returning Banijay’s cookery format MasterChef to the country after a seven-year…
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CBS News launches factual studio headed by former president Susan Zirinsky
US-based CBS News has launched See It Now Studios, a new factual production unit headed…
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All3Media International taps Kew alum Jennifer Askin to lead NA sales & factual co-pros
Distribution giant All3Media International has appointed former Kew Media exec Jennifer Askin as SVP, North…
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Scottish indie Two Rivers partners with A+E alum Hayley Babcock for US expansion
Scottish indie Two Rivers Media has struck a deal with former A+E Networks International exec…
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Canal+ original ‘Marie Antoinette’ gets underway
Filming has begun on Marie Antoinette, a new original historical drama for France’s Canal+ Creation…
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HBO Max sets European launch dates
WarnerMedia has unveiled the launch dates for HBO Max’s first European launches. The streaming platform…
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Sky Studios hires Mammoth exec Preethi Mavahalli to lead in-house drama team
Sky Studios has appointed Preethi Mavahalli as creative director of drama to oversee the in-house…
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Mattel hires NBC alum Phil Breman to lead live action TV
US toy manufacturer Mattel has appointed former NBC exec Phil Breman as VP of live…
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Cineflix Rights signs financing & development deal with Dragonet and Synchronicity
UK distributor Cineflix Rights has signed a development and financing deal with Scotland’s Synchronicity Films…
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Nordic prodco Rubicon names Håkon Briseid as CEO
Håkon Briseid has been appointed as CEO of Banijay Nordic’s scripted label Rubicon. Joining from…
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Pact CEO warns of indie closures if UK’s C4 privatised
John McVay, CEO of UK screen trade association Pact has warned that local indies will…
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BBCS Poland & Baltic’s Telia Eesti strike TVF deals
Broadcasters across Central and Eastern Europe have picked up a raft of factual programming, following…
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SPI International unveils Dizi streaming service
SPI International has unveiled its new Turkish content-focused digital streaming service, Dizi. The Dizi app…
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Jetpack Distribution takes global rights to ‘Critters TV’
UK-based kids and family content distributor Jetpack Distribution has acquired worldwide rights to spoof animal…
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UK’s Channel 4 planning global AVOD service
UK broadcaster Channel 4 is planning to launch a new international AVOD streaming service. The…
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Zinc Media’s Greg Sanderson exits director role & returns to production
Greg Sanderson, director of London television at UK-based factual producer Zinc Media Group, is stepping…
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Fremantle’s Thames hires Remarkable’s Tom Williams as development director
Fremantle-owned entertainment label Thames has appointed Remarkable’s head of development, Tom Williams, as its new…
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Israel’s Kan tackles ‘Taboo’ with local version of comedy format
Israeli pubcaster Kan has commissioned a local version of Lineup Industries’ comedy format Taboo, to…
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News round-up: ‘Grandpa’ travels to Australia; Fauna brings ‘True’ to Turkey; Eccho shops K-drama duo
‘Grandpa’ travels to Australia National Indigenous Television (NITV), a division of SBS Australia, has acquired…
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RTL preps German period drama ‘House Of Promises’ from X Filme & Beta
TVNOW, RTL Deutschland’s streaming service, Berlin-based production company X Filme Creative Pool and production-distribution firm…
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Paramount+ alum Julie McNamara lands at Spotify
Julie McNamara, former EVP and head of programming at ViacomCBS-owned streamer Paramount+, has resurfaced at…