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Mark Layton
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‘Dabangg’ studio Cosmos-Maya acquired by private equity firm NewQuest
Hong Kong private equity firm NewQuest Capital Partners has acquired majority ownership of Singapore and…
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Exclusive: Screen rights acquired to Caroline Norton biography
The screen rights to British author Antonia Fraser’s latest biography, The Case Of The Married…
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News round-up: BBC acquires ‘The Watch’; StudioCanal strikes Asia deals; Canal+ orders Nadia Nadim doc
UK pubcaster the BBC has acquired BBC Studios’ The Watch, a series based on Terry…
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Pre-sale deals take Spun Gold’s ‘Diana’s Decades’ worldwide
Broadcasters and platforms around the world have struck pre-sale deals with UK distributor and production…
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Former UKTV acquisitions boss Emma Sparks lands at Loud Productions
UK-and-Ibiza-based production company Loud Productions has appointed former UKTV exec Emma Sparks as partner and…
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BBCS Productions appoints Spun Gold’s Juliet Rice for fact ent
BBC Studios Productions (BBCS) has appointed Spun Gold co-founder Juliet Rice as its new creative…
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TBI In Conversation: Lining up nostalgia with ‘Domino Challenge’
Banijay’s James Townley and Endemol Shine France’s Jean-Louis Blot tell TBI deputy editor Mark Layton how they’ve…
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UK’s DSP hires The Garden alum Ninder Billing as creative director
UK-based factual prodco DSP (Darlow Smithson Productions) has hired Ninder Billing as creative director. Billing…
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RTL Nederlands & Talpa Network to merge into Dutch giant
RTL Group and John de Mol’s Talpa Network have struck a deal to merge their…
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Sales round-up: Eccho shops ‘Doom’ K-drama; France TV takes trans-focused kids show; FilmRise enters ‘Heartland’
Eccho shops K-drama ‘Doom At Your Service’ Scandinavian sales firm Eccho Rights has taken global distribution…
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Cartoon Forum unveils 2021 line-up
French animation festival Cartoon Forum has announced the line-up of TV projects for its next edition,…
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‘Cold Harbour’ producer Ten10 rebrands & hires Jafta Mamabolo as development head
UK and South Africa-based prodco Ten10 Films has hired a new head of development and…
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UK government to hold formal Channel 4 privatisation review
The UK government is to hold a formal review into selling Channel 4, the British…
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Oble co-founder on why Russian drama is set to conquer the globe
Ekaterina Sol, co-founder at Paris-based production and distribution company Oble, reveals why Russian drama is…
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Cartel Pictures hires MGM alum Gary Marenzi & CBS duo for new int’l sales arm
US production and finance firm Cartel Pictures is moving into distribution with the launch of Cartel Studios…
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Global broadcasters ink deals ahead of ‘Baptiste’ return
Broadcasters and platforms around the world have acquired the upcoming second season of British detective…
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Playground & Red Arrow Studios on the case of ‘Inspector Maigret’ series
New York and London-based Playground Entertainment has partnered with Red Arrow Studios International to co-develop…
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Noah Media Group & Sky Studios ink development deal
UK-based Noah Media Group has inked a multi-title development deal with Sky Studios to produce…
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One Big Picture boards BlackBox & Stone Village’s ‘Frankenstein’
UK-based One Big Picture has boarded international prodco BlackBox Multimedia and US indie Stone Village…
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Sales round-up: Kabel 1 asks ‘Where Does The Money Go’; Cineflix strikes ‘Coroner’ deals; TVF unveils summer slate
Germany’s Kabel 1 asks ‘Where Does The Money Go’ German broadcaster Kabel 1 has ordered…
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Discovery+ orders classic car docuseries with ‘Grand Tour’ star Richard Hammond
Discovery has commissioned a six-part classic car-focused docuseries, featuring The Grand Tour’s Richard Hammond, for…
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Buccaneer boosts senior ranks with Tiger Aspect & A+E exec hires
UK-based Marcella producer Buccaneer Media has bolstered its senior management team with the appointment of…
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CIAO & ‘Game Of Thrones’ producer Gerardis prep “gothic” Italian tale
CIAO, the Rome-based production company founded by Game Of Thrones co-executive producer Vince Gerardis last…
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Netflix orders Mindy Kaling-produced LA Lakers workplace comedy
Netflix has commissioned a new workplace comedy series from Mindy Kaling and Elaine Ko, based…
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TBI Weekly: Harnessing anime’s subscription-driving power
TBI deputy editor Mark Layton digs into what is driving rising global demand for anime…
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WarnerMedia EMEA names country managers, following Knobloch exit
WarnerMedia is shaking up its leadership team in EMEA, with three new country manager appointments…
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Netflix orders ‘Big Vape’ docuseries on e-cigarette firm Juul
Netflix has ordered a new docuseries based on the book Big Vape: The Incendiary Rise Of…
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Wapanatahk Media partners with ‘Amazing Race’ winners for unscripted series
Wapanatahk Media, the recently-launched Canadian production company focused on Indigenous storytelling, is in development on…
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Amazon Studios ups Dan Grabiner to head UK originals
Amazon Studios has promoted Dan Grabiner to head of UK originals. The former head of…
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Mercury Filmworks execs launch live-action prodco Sungate Films
Clint Eland, founder and CEO of Canadian animation studio Mercury Filmworks, and Nicole St. Pierre,…