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Mark Layton
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Atresmedia and TV 2 build local ‘LEGO Masters’
Spanish broadcaster Atresmedia and Norway’s TV 2 have both commissioned local versions of Banijay’s LEGO…
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ITVS & Polter add Bavaria execs to scripted prodco
ITV Studios (ITVS) and former Bavaria Fiction exec Moritz Polter have revealed the name of…
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BBC Studios hires Endeavor exec & ups Cole in Americas rejig
BBC Studios has rejigged its senior sales team in the Americas with the appointment of…
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Quintus Studios hires Woodcut, Discovery alum to lead creative
Global producer-distributor Quintus Studios has hired a former Woodcut Media and Discovery exec as its…
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Aquarius Films to adapt Clementine Ford’s ‘Fight Like A Girl’ memoir as comedy-drama
Australian indie Aquarius Films is producing Fight Like A Girl, a comedy-drama series based on…
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Rlaxx TV & MTN snag Fuse shows for Europe, Africa
AVOD operator Rlaxx TV and South African telco MTN have struck deals with Latino-owned producer…
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UK broadcasters to miss disability target by seven years
UK broadcasters including the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Sky will miss a deadline to…
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BBC & YouTube alum Victoria Jaye joins WhyNow to spearhead originals
Former BBC and YouTube originals exec Victoria Jaye has been appointed as content director at…
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Showtime seeks the truth about UFOs with JJ Abrams
ViacomCBS-owned Showtime network has commissioned UFO, a four-part docuseries about the unidentified flying object phenomenon,…
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Anime streamer Funimation expands in Lat Am, acquires ‘Demon Slayer’ movie
Sony-owned anime streamer Funimation has further expanded into Latin America, launching in Colombia, Chile and…
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Disney+ embarks on ‘Beauty And The Beast’ prequel adventure
Disney+ has commissioned an eight-episode limited musical prequel series to its 2017 live-action feature film…
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Showtime orders ‘American Gigolo’ series reboot
US network Showtime has ordered drama series American Gigolo, a reimagining of the 1980 feature…
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Sales round-up: ‘Line In The Sand’ secures first raft of sales; NBCUIN strikes ‘Almost Paradise’ deals
‘Line In The Sand’ secures first raft of sales Broadcasters in France, Germany, Belgium and…
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CBS Reality makes double order for Polish true crime originals
UK-based fact-ent channel CBS Reality has commissioned two locally produced original true crime series in…
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How Wildflame navigated int’l co-pros for Discovery+ & C5
Llinos Griffin-Williams, executive producer of factual & international co-productions at Welsh indie Wildflame, discusses what it takes…
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BANFF: ‘It’s A Sin’ and ‘I May Destroy You’ take top prizes at 2021 Rockie Awards
It’s A Sin was named program of the year at the 2021 Rockie Awards International…
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Tomorrow Studios president Becky Clements elevated to partner
US-based Snowpiercer producer Tomorrow Studios has promoted president Becky Clements to partner, alongside company CEO…
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Disney+ has no plans for ad-supported tier, says CEO Chapek
Disney has no plans to follow the likes of HBO Max and Paramount+ in launching…
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Netflix orders Brazilian true crime docuseries around notorious Matsunaga murder
Netflix has commissioned a documentary series exploring one of Brazil’s notorious crimes – the 2012…
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CJ ENM & Tokyo Broadcasting System form co-pro partnership
South Korean entertainment giant CJ ENM has struck a co-production partnership with Japan’s Tokyo Broadcasting…
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Hiring round-up: Big Little Fish names new COO; Rumpus bolster management team; C4 names E4 commissioning editor
Big Little Fish names new COO UK unscripted prodco Big Little Fish TV (BLFTV) has…
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BANFF: Netflix details Canadian investment, with originals push and animation grant
Netflix co-CEO and chief content officer Ted Sarandos has highlighted the streamer’s ongoing investment in…
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Norway’s NRK names first head of int’l drama financing
Norwegian broadcaster NRK has appointed film producer Hans-Jørgen Osnes as its first head of international…
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Remarkable execs James Fox & Dom Waugh launch ITVS-backed Rollercoaster Television
James Fox and Dom Waugh from Endemol Shine UK brand Remarkable, are to launch Rollercoaster…
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US AVOD use drops by 10% in less than six months as market cools
The number of US AVOD users has dropped by 10% in less than six months,…
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FilmRise ups Trey Durst to VP of digital content programming
New York-based TV and film studio and streaming network FilmRise has promoted Trey Durst to VP of digital…
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World of Wonder rehires Johnni Javier to head UK production & places ‘Catch & Kill’ at HBO
LA-based Drag Race franchise creator World of Wonder has rehired former Blast! Films exec Johnni…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Digging into the MENA OTT boom
Max Signorelli, senior analyst for entertainment at research powerhouse Omdia, examines the current state of…
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Walter Presents brings Spanish drama ‘La Otra Mirada’ to North America
Global drama streaming brand Walter Presents has acquired the rights to Spanish series La Otra…
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ITV spins-off ‘Mummy Diaries’ reality series as star quits
UK-based ITV-owned FTA channel ITVbe has commissioned Billie & Greg: The Family Diaries, a spin-off…