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Mark Layton
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HBO Max orders fantasy medical drama, with Damon Lindelof & Matt Reeves
WarnerMedia-owned streamer HBO Max has ordered a fantasy medical drama series from British filmmaker Oscar…
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Disney+ greenlights action-comedy ‘Wedding Season’ for Star
Disney+ has greenlit Wedding Season, a UK-produced original romantic-comedy action series for the streamer’s Star…
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Hulu developing Korean drama ‘American Seoul’
Disney-owned US streamer Hulu is in development on hour-long Korean drama American Seoul. The series…
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Netflix hires ABC Studios veteran Lisa Lang McMullen for drama development
Netflix has appointed veteran ABC Studios/ABC Signature exec Lisa Lang McMullen as director of drama…
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Edinburgh TV’s Foundation selects talent scheme candidates
The TV Foundation, the charitable arm of The Edinburgh TV Festival, has selected the 105 successful…
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News round-up: Ample partners with Israeli filmmakers; Super Channel orders Nazi history doc; MX Player takes Ukrainian dramas
Ample partners with Israeli filmmakers LA prodco Ample Entertainment has signed a first-look deal with…
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Amazon Studios & Neil Gaiman to adapt ‘Anansi Boys’
Amazon Studios has ordered a limited series based upon Neil Gaiman’s fantasy novel Anansi Boys…
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Banijay UK appoints Initial’s Sandra Smith as director of production
Banijay UK has appointed Initial exec Sandra Smith to the newly created role of director…
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Comcast & ViacomCBS explore global streaming alliance
Comcast and ViacomCBS are exploring a global streaming partnership, with the former’s CEO Brian Roberts…
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UK’s History Hit ramps up originals investment, seeks programming head
UK media platform History Hit is increasing its investment in original content for it SVOD…
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News round-up: TVNZ builds local ‘Lego Masters’; France TV Group orders vulture doc; Paramount+ extends ‘The Good Fight’
TVNZ builds local ‘Lego Masters’ TVNZ in New Zealand has commissioned a local version of…
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HBO Max partners with Jason Momoa for rock-climbing competition series
HBO Max has ordered a new rock climbing competition series from Aquaman star Jason Momoa,…
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Jeff Jenkins reunites with Bunim/Murray’s Russell Jay-Staglik with development hire
US-based Bling Empire producer Jeff Jenkins Productions has hired Russell Jay-Staglik as SVP of development…
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Nippon TV & UK’s Envision strike scripted co-pro deal, prep ‘Double Booking’ remake
Japan-based broadcaster Nippon TV and Envision Entertainment in the UK have inked a co-production partnership…
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The Q India launches first original with crime series ‘Crime Aur Kanoon’
The Q India, Mumbai-based QYOU Media’s Hindi-language content brand, channel and VOD provider, is launching…
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Discovery+ orders drug rehab docuseries
Discovery+ has commissioned a new docuseries exploring the efforts of an Arkansas jail to rid…
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France’s M6 & Belgium’s RTBF among buyers of Red Arrow scripted formats
Red Arrow Studios International has secured a slew of European remake deals for four of…
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Amazon Studios orders LGBTQ+ docuseries ‘Tampa Baes’
Amazon Studios has ordered a new docuseries following a group of lesbian friends living in…
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Formats round-up: RTL orders ‘Top Dog Germany’; Oz’s Seven commissions ‘The Voice’ spin-off; ‘Love It Or List It’ expands in Europe
RTL orders ‘Top Dog Germany’ RTL in Germany has picked up A+E’s canine competition format…
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UK’s C4 orders football racism doc & raft of digital shorts
UK comcaster Channel 4 has commissioned a new one-off documentary exploring the role of social…
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ABC drama boss Brian Morewitz exits after 15 years
Brian Morewitz, SVP and head of drama development at Disney-owned ABC in the US, is…
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Paramount+ makes formal series order for ‘Grease’ prequel
ViacomCBS streamer Paramount+ has handed a formal 10-episode order to Grease: Rise Of The Pink…
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IDW hires Orchard alum Paul Davidson as EVP Entertainment
US-based Locke & Key prodco IDW Entertainment has hired former The Orchard exec Paul Davidson as…
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Kids round-up: Sola to shop ‘Honey Hills’; Cartoon Network developing dance comedy; ‘Little Bear’ travels world
Sola to shop ‘Honey Hills’ Germany’s Sola Media has acquired global distribution rights to Russian…
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Lionsgate buys into ‘Project Runway’ & ‘Paddington’ prodco Spyglass
Lionsgate has acquired a 20% stake in US-based Spyglass Media Group in a move that…
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WarnerMedia names HBO Asia Originals content leads
WarnerMedia has made two new senior appointments to its HBO Asia Originals team, with May-Yi…
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Netflix hires former Facebook exec Mike Verdu to spearhead videogame push
Netflix has confirmed reports that it is eyeing a move into videogames with the hire…
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Media Ranch names Horsepower 3.0 winner
Canadian producer and distributor Media Ranch has unveiled the winner of the third edition of…
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Peter Dinklage & David Ginsberg’s Estuary inks eOne first-look deal
Peter Dinklage and David Ginsberg’s LA-based production company Estuary Films has signed a first-look deal…
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Sky revives long-running BBC comedy panel show ‘Buzzcocks’
British comedy panel show Never Mind The Buzzcocks is to return after a six year…