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Comcast & ViacomCBS team to launch European streamer SkyShowtime
Sky owner Comcast has teamed up with ViacomCBS to launch SkyShowtime, a new joint venture…
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Nat Geo inks first-look Westbrook deal & expands adventure slate
Disney-backed National Geographic is expanding its adventure-based slate, by signing a five-year first-look unscripted deal…
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Jungo TV expands with Jungo+ FAST platform
LA-based media company Jungo TV has announced its expansion with a new direct-to-consumer video streaming…
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India’s Applause strikes licensing deal for 400+ comic titles
India’s Applause Entertainment has partnered with prominent local children’s publisher Amar Chitra Katha to adapt…
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HBO Max orders ‘Adventure Time’ spin-off
WarnerMedia streamer HBO Max has ordered a new spin-off to Cartoon Network’s fantasy animation series…
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Sales round-up: Sky & Stan snap up ‘Sort of’; France TV & NBCU take kids shows; WOWOW wow-ed by Swedish ‘Honour’
Sky & Stan snap up ‘Sort of’ Sky in the UK, Stan in Australia, M6-Téva…
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Monkeypaw Productions expands development team
Jordan Peele’s US prodco Monkeypaw Productions has appointed Jamal Watson as VP of production and…
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Lionsgate TV inks first-look deal with industry veteran Robert Greenblatt
US-based Lionsgate has signed a first-look TV deal with Robert Greenblatt, the former chairman of…
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TVB & Fremantle start ‘Family Feud’ in Hong Kong
Hong Kong broadcaster TVB has acquired Fremantle’s entertainment gameshow format Family Feud for its Jade…
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Arrested Industries hires former Discovery & NENT senior execs
UK and US-based production and financing company Arrested Industries has appointed Judy Levenson as SVP…
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World of Wonder takes ‘Drag Race’ format to Philippines
LA-based World of Wonder is taking its globe-spanning drag queen competition format Drag Race to the…
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Peacock seeks home run in ‘Field Of Dreams’ series
NBCUniversal-owned streamer Peacock has ordered a new series based on the feature film Field Of…
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Foxtel Group & A+E Networks expand factual partnership
Australia’s Foxtel Group has expanded its partnership with US multinational A+E Networks, inking a multi-year…
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Markus Schäfer exits All3Media Germany, with Taco Rijssemus named new CEO
All3Media Germany has appointed Taco Rijssemus as its new CEO, to replace Markus Schäfer, who…
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FX expands Ryan Murphy’s ‘American Story’ franchise, with new spin-offs & renewals
Disney-owned US pay-TV channel FX is expanding Ryan Murphy’s ‘American Story’ franchise, with orders for…
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Endeavor Content to shop NZ drama ‘The Panthers’ worldwide
US-based Endeavor Content has picked up New Zealand drama The Panthers for global distribution. The…
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Paramount+ ups Nina L. Diaz to head unscripted & two exit in reshuffle
ViacomCBS’ MTV Entertainment Group has appointed Nina L. Diaz to head up unscripted and adult…
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Disney to surpass Netflix Southeast Asian subs by end of 2021
Disney+ Hotstar is expected to overtake Netflix in the Southeast Asia region by the end…
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Foxtel orders remake of Swedish drama ‘Älska Mig’ for Oz streamer Binge
The Foxtel Group’s Australian streamer Binge has ordered Love Me, a new romantic drama series…
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HBO Max builds Banijay’s ‘The Bridge’ reality format in Brazil
WarnerMedia-owned US streamer HBO Max has ordered a Brazilian version of Banijay’s survival reality format…
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TBI Weekly: Delivering an alternative approach to the tragedy of 9/11
As the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks approach, Lucie Ridout, executive producer at…
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BBC appoints Cinephil’s Philippa Kowarsky as Storyville commissioning editor
UK pubcaster the BBC has appointed Cinephil founder Philippa Kowarsky as commissioning editor of its…
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Telefonica & SBS among global sales for 9/11 anniversary doc
Spain’s Telefonica and SBS in Australia are among several broadcasters from around the world to…
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Disney+ to launch in South Korea, Hong Kong & Taiwan as streamer hits 116 million subs
Disney+ is to roll out in South Korea, Hong Kong and Taiwan this November. These…
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TVF Int’l names new boss as Harriet Armston-Clarke exits
Harriet Armston-Clarke is stepping down as director of UK-based factual distributor TVF International, with a…
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ABC Signature comedy boss Melanie Frankel exiting studio
Melanie Frankel is exiting ABC Signature, where she has served as head of comedy for…
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Australia’s WTFN hires Stephen Peters to head development
Australian indie WTFN has hired executive producer Stephen Peters as its new head of development….
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BritBox UK orders comedy-drama from ‘Normal People’ producer Element
ITV and BBC joint-venture streamer BritBox UK has commissioned The Dry, an original comedy-drama series…
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BBC One picks up Wildflame’s Crohn’s disease doc with ‘Strictly’ star
UK pubcaster the BBC has picked up Strictly Amy: Crohn’s And Me, an hour-long documentary…
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Little Dot Studios bolsters unscripted AVOD offering
All3Media’s digital content agency and media network, Little Dot Studios, has acquired 163 hours of…