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Mark Layton
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Amazon & 3AD developing Ken Jeong-fronted dramedy
Amazon is developing a new half-hour single-cameras dramedy starring Ken Jeong and loosely inspired by…
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NBCU Telemundo launches dedicated Latino streaming scripted studio
NBCUniversal-owned Telemundo Enterprises is launching a new studio dedicated to creating content for Latino audiences…
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Will Smith fitness doc tops YouTube originals slate
Google-owned video-sharing platform YouTube has announced a new originals slate including one scripted and five…
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Kids round-up: ‘Dodger’ heads up CBBC slate; Mikros names Miloro president; Wildbrain to co-pro emoji series
‘Dodger’ heads up CBBC slate CBBC, UK pubcaster BBC’s children’s channel, has commissioned a slew…
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News round-up: FilmRise launches Classic TV AVOD; Dave unveils comedy-ent formats; Vice renews All 4 partnership
FilmRise launches Classic TV AVOD US-based distributor and AVOD operator FilmRise is launching a new Classic TV…
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Sports streamer DAZN inks multi-project deal with Brazil’s Ronaldo
UK-based sports SVOD DAZN has secured a multi-project development deal with Brazilian football star Ronaldo…
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Epix saddles up for ‘Billy The Kid’ series
MGM-owned US network Epix has ordered Billy The Kid, a new adventure series based upon…
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C4 & Arte to explore anti-vaxx movement with Caravan/Quicksilver co-pro doc
UK comcaster Channel 4 and European broadcaster Arte have commissioned a feature-length documentary about the…
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Thunderbird promotes Sarah Nathanson to COO; co-founder Cameron White departs
Canada’s Thunderbird Entertainment Group has promoted Sarah Nathanson to the position of COO and corporate…
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Netflix orders ‘League Of Legends’ animation ‘Arcane’ & period mystery drama ‘1899’ from ‘Dark’ creators
Netflix has commissioned a new animated series based upon the League Of Legends video game…
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HBO Max ponders ‘Love And Death’ with Elizabeth Olsen & David E Kelley
WarnerMedia streamer HBO Max has ordered a limited true crime drama series from Big Little…
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ABC News to debut Mike Tyson doc
US news network ABC News is to produce and debut a two-part, four-hour documentary special…
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Amazon’s IMDb TV unveils huge development push across unscripted & drama
Amazon-owned AVOD IMDb TV has unveiled a slew of original scripted and unscripted programming in…
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Exclusive: Nature streamer WaterBear moves into TVOD content
Natural world-themed streaming platform WaterBear is introducing a TVOD element, with well-known titles such as The…
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Show of the Week: A Bee’s Diary
Blue chip natural history programming featuring exotic animals has become a hugely competitive genre over…
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TBI Weekly: Gaining access during lockdown
Interest in access documentaries has soared but global lockdowns have made for a challenging production…
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Netflix unveils Mexico originals slate, orders US & Spanish shows
Netflix has revealed details of the 50 original productions to be made in Mexico, following…
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Israel’s Keshet 12 orders second season for Koda crime thriller ‘Line In The Sand’
Israeli broadcaster Keshet 12 has commissioned a second 8 x 60-minute season of Koda Communications’…
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WarnerMedia credits film strategy as HBO Max nears 10 million subs
WarnerMedia-owned streamer HBO Max is approaching 10 million subscribers as it comes up to one…
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Komixx Entertainment Australia producing Aboriginal YA thriller
Komixx Entertainment Australia is producing the pilot short for Wirnitj, a new young-adult period thriller…
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Kids round-up: Super RTL inks Moonbug deal; Zigazoo gains $4m capital funding; TVOkids makes BGM double order
Super RTL inks Moonbug deal German FTA linear children’s network Super RTL has acquired global…
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News round-up: Stellify scores new format from ‘Masked Singer’ creator; Netflix renews ‘Floor Is Lava’; Eccho takes ‘The Swap’ global
Stellify scores new format from Masked Singer creator Sony Pictures TV-owned Belfast indie Stellify Media has…
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WarnerMedia rehires Christopher Ho to lead APAC kids’ networks
WarnerMedia has appointed Disney alum Christopher Ho as senior director of Kids Networks, overseeing Cartoon Network…
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Attenborough doc tops Apple TV+ unscripted viewership
The David Attenborough nature documentary The Year Earth Changed has become the number one unscripted…
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YouTube unveils UK originals slate, with diversity & environmental focus
Google-owned video-sharing platform YouTube has announced a new slate of UK Youtube Originals, with a…
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Mola TV, SBS, TVNZ ink Keshet drama deals
Broadcasters and streamers across Asia, Australia and New Zealand have picked up a raft of…
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UK’s Fugitive rebrands as Arrested Industries, preps new US scripted arm
UK-based production and financing company Fugitive has rebranded to become Arrested Industries, ahead of the launch…
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Kids round-up: Wildbrain hires Spin Master alum Withrington for development role; Genius Brands appoints Harold Chizick to head sales; CBBC seeks Screen Glue show
Wildbrain hires Spin Master alum Withrington for development role Canada’s WildBrain has appointed Lorna Withrington…
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Kids’ streamer Hopster launches in Bulgaria
Early learning educational service Hopster has announced its latest expansion to Bulgaria. Platform operator Sandbox…
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Drama round-up: Starz brings ‘Death And Nightingales’ to US; Sky renews ‘Romulus’; Amazon boards BBC thriller ‘Chloe’
Starz brings ‘Death And Nightingales’ to US Lionsgate-owned Starz has acquired UK period drama Death…