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Mark Layton
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Hulu Japan acquires Sony action-comedy ‘Twisted Metal’
Hulu Japan has acquired US vehicular action-comedy series Twisted Metal from Sony Pictures Television (SPT)….
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TBI Tech & Analysis: How grocery shopping is helping Netflix pay the bills in France
Griselda streamer Netflix has announced a partnership with French supermarket group Carrefour to offer its…
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ITV Studios unveils drama slate & sales ahead of London TV Screenings
ITV Studios has announced a slew of drama sales and its 2024 slate ahead of…
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Shahid VIP forecast to overtake Netflix’s MENA market share
Netflix is forecast to lose its market leadership to Shahid VIP in MENA n the…
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Jetpack Distribution picks up sales rights to Particle6 kids show ‘Look See Wow!’
Jetpack Distribution has picked up global sales rights (excluding the UK) to Sky Kids series…
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BBC orders Sarah Everard true crime documentary
UK pubcaster the BBC has commissioned Sarah Everard: The Search For Justice, a one-off true…
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Show of the Week: So Long, Marianne
Romantic drama following the love story between Leonard Cohen, the Canadian singer-songwriter perhaps best known…
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TBI Weekly: Why producers really need to get over their YouTube fears
ITV Studios and Welsh broadcaster S4C joined the billions of younger viewers flocking to YouTube…
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Wasserman hires Showtime alum Zoe Rogovin to head up move into non-fiction
Sports marketing and talent management company Wasserman is moving into non-fiction production, with the launch…
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The CW & Discovery+ investigate scripted thriller ‘Sherlock & Daughter’
Warner Bros. Discovery-owned streamer Discovery+ in the UK & Ireland and The CW in the…
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Paramount shutters kids’ streamer Noggin amid US lay-offs
Paramount Global is shuttering its preschool edutainment streamer Noggin as part of the latest round…
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Anonymous Content España hires Studiocanal alum Beatriz Campos as MD
Former Studiocanal exec Beatriz Campos has been appointed as managing director of Spanish prodco Anonymous…
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The CW rolls dice on Scrabble & Trivial Pursuit game shows
The CW is developing a pair of game shows based on the popular board games…
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Stan & Movistar Plus+ among global buyers for Sean Penn’s Ukraine war doc ‘Superpower’
Broadcasters including Stan and Nine Network in Australia and Movistar Plus+ in Spain have acquired…
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Blue Ant Studios unveils 265-hour factual lineup ahead of London Screeenings
Blue Ant Studios has unveiled a new 265-hour lineup of factual content, including more than…
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Fremantle hires Jimmy Fox as US unscripted chief, as Jayson Dinsmore moves to ‘Got Talent’ role
Fremantle has appointed Religion of Sports exec Jimmy Fox as its new unscripted chief in…
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Foundation Media lands rights to develop dual shows about conman Matthew Cox
LA-based Foundation Media Partners has secured the exclusive rights to develop dual scripted and unscripted…
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Amazon MGM Studios promotes Anaïs Baker to head of global formats
Amazon MGM Studios has promoted Anaïs Baker to head of global formats, following the exit…
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Paramount begins US lay-offs, with 800 employees to depart
Paramount Global has begun the planned lay-offs of around 800 of its US based staff,…
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SkyShowtime makes first Polish commission with ‘Sleboda’ adaptation
Comcast and Paramount’s European streamer SkyShowtime has commissioned its first Polish original with an adaptation…
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News round-up: Cineflix to shop ‘In Memoriam’; DCD sells into Oz & NZ; ‘The Write Offs’ heads to Télé-Québec
Cineflix to shop ‘In Memoriam’ Cineflix Rights has picked up French-language drama series In Memoriam…
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Netflix & Tyler Perry extend pact with first-look series deal
Netflix is extending its ongoing creative partnership with producer and filmmaker Tyler Perry with the…
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‘Theodosia’ firm Cottonwood Media recruits head of fiction for primetime & YA push
French Theodosia prodco Cottonwood Media has appointed Manon Ardisson to the newly created role of…
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Outline Productions co-founder Helen Veale exits, Blink Films duo to assume slate
Outline Productions co-founder and creative director Helen Veale is stepping down after almost 25 years…
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Fox Entertainment Global adds Paramount, Beyond & Fremantle alums for new-look senior sales team
Fox Entertainment Global (FEG) has unveiled a new-look senior content sales team ahead of London…
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Altitude & Brouhaha to adapt Bill Bryson’s ‘A Short History Of Nearly Everything’ as returnable animation
A Short History Of Nearly Everything, the popular science book by American-British author and journalist…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: What lies behind Amazon’s originals exit in Southeast Asia?
With Amazon’s streamer Prime Video cutting investment in Southeast Asia and eliminating roles in its…
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‘Goosebumps’ to return as Disney extends slew of shows & strikes pact with ‘Big City Greens’ creators
Disney has renewed a swathe of programming across Disney+, ABC and its linear channels and…
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A+E Networks EMEA, Quintus & Spirit Studios link for true crime series ‘Missing, Presumed Dead’
A+E Networks EMEA and Germany’s Quintus Studios have partnered with UK indie Spirit Studios to…
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Netflix forecast to retain African market lead as SVOD subs to more than double by 2029
Sub-Saharan Africa is forecast to add nine million paying SVOD subscriptions over the next five…