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News round-up: Love Nature Launches on Telenor Sweden; Channel 5 heads to the seaside; UKTV finds out ‘Who Cares?’ with YouTube star
Love Nature Launches on Telenor Sweden Blue Ant Media and Smithsonian Networks-owned nature streaming brand Love Nature has launched…
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Canada’s TVO puts best foot forward with kids’ docu-dance series
Canadian pubcaster TVO has acquired a new original docu-style dance series for its children’s brand…
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Israel’s Kan11 orders magical workplace sitcom
Israeli pubcaster Kan11 has commissioned a new scripted comedy series set in a bizarre department…
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SPT hires ‘It’s A Sin’ production head Michaela Fereday for in-house drama
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has appointed Michaela Fereday as SVP of scripted production on its…
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WarnerMedia & Discovery unveil post-merger name
The new company merging AT&T-owned WarnerMedia and Discovery has a name: Warner Bros. Discovery. Announced…
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Korea’s JTBC Studios acquires ‘Mare Of Easttown’ prodco Wiip
The studio division of South Korean pay TV broadcaster JTBC has acquired Wiip, the independent production…
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Media Ranch sells VR dating format & partners with Something Special
Canadian format production and distribution company Media Ranch has announced multiple option deals for its…
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Gaumont UK hires Wall To Wall alum Myar Craig-Brown as creative director
Gaumont UK has appointed Myar Craig-Brown to the position of creative director to oversee the…
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Italy’s Canale 5 embraces Turkey’s ‘Brave And Beautiful’
Mediaset-owned Italian comcaster Canale 5 has acquired Turkish romantic drama Brave And Beautiful, following a…
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Stellify eyes US with Wheelhouse Entertainment format deal
Belfast indie Stellify Media has struck a deal with US production company Wheelhouse Entertainment to…
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Round-up: Discovery+ Finland gets re-‘Connected’; CBeebies pre-buys new ‘Kiri And Lou’; Quintus bolsters factual offering
Discovery+ Finland gets re-‘Connected’ Discovery+ has commissioned a sixth season of Armoza Formats’ docu-reality show…
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Korea’s CJ ENM reveals $4.5bn investment in global content push
South Korean media giant CJ ENM has unveiled plans to invest more than ₩5tn ($4.5bn)…
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Netflix removes Charlie Hanson from ‘After Life’ amid misconduct allegations
British producer and director Charlie Hanson has been suspended from UK film and TV body…
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Amazon commits $1.4m to fund UK creative apprenticeships
Media and retail giant Amazon has created a £2.5m ($3.5m) UK Apprenticeship Fund, with £1m…
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TBI In Conversation: World of Wonder founders on prioritising ‘Drag Race’ passion & scripted plans
As Drag Race prepares to sashay on to Spanish screens, World of Wonder founders Fenton…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: How appealing to the basics translates to format success
With entertainment formats enjoying a pandemic- and streamer-led ‘golden age’, TBI deputy editor Mark Layton talks…
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Paramount+ programming chief Julie McNamara exits
Julie McNamara, long-serving EVP and head of programming at ViacomCBS-owned streamer Paramount+ is exiting the…
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WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar to remain in post into 2022
WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar has put an end to speculation about his immediate future at…
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Canada’s Bell Media & Germany’s RTL snap up ‘Leverage: Redemption’
Bell Media in Canada and Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland in Germany have acquired the broadcast rights…
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Peacock orders mysterious drama ‘Mrs Davis’ from Tara Hernandez & Damon Lindelof
NBCUniversal-owned Peacock has ordered Mrs Davis, a new 10-part drama series from Tara Hernandez and…
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Netflix selects inaugural UK Documentary Talent Fund recipients
Netflix has revealed the names of the 10 UK-based aspiring filmmaking teams that it will…
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Disney to shutter 100 international channels in streaming push
The Walt Disney Company plans to close 100 international TV channels by the end of…
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Peacock & Sky prep Ghislaine Maxwell docuseries, Abacus sells globally
NBCUniversal-owned streamer Peacock has commissioned an original investigative documentary about British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell and…
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Mexico’s Televisa expands ‘Masha’ deal with Russia’s Animaccord
Mexican and Latin American media powerhouse Televisa has expanded its partnership with Russian animation studio…
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SPT’s Eleventh Hour to adapt Jane Casey thriller ‘The Killing Kind’
Sony Pictures Television-backed UK prodco Eleventh Hour Films has secured the rights to author Jane…
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BritBox investigates ‘Murder In Provence’ as first US-UK co-production
BritBox, the BBC and ITV joint-venture streaming service, has announced Murder In Provence, an adaptation…
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Peacock to adapt YA fantasy ‘Red Queen’, with Elizabeth Banks
NBCUniversal-owned streamer Peacock is developing an adaptation of Victoria Aveyard’s young adult fantasy novel Red…
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Genius Brands ups Jon Ollwerther to president of Kartoon Channel!
US-based Genius Brands International has promoted Jon Ollwerther to president of its kids streaming platform…
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The CW orders ‘Waltons’, ‘Scooby-Doo’ & ‘Legends Of Tomorrow’ specials
US network The CW has commissioned three original scripted specials for existing and legacy titles…
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Fremantle takes ‘Masked Dancer’ production rights for Europe, Middle East & Africa
Fremantle has acquired production rights to entertainment format The Masked Dancer in 29 territories across…