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Mark Layton
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TV3 to adapt Banijay’s ‘Onliners And Old Timers’ format
Spanish broadcaster TV3 has commissioned a local adaptation of Banijay social experiment format Onliners And…
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UK-Canada factual co-pro explores ‘match of the century’ with tennis ace Navratilova
Three factual production companies have teamed up for a feature documentary about the famous ‘match…
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Zinc Media launches new factual label, Supercollider, headed by Mike Christie
UK-based factual production outfit Zinc Media Group is launching a new production label, Supercollider, led by…
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Starz streamer Lionsgate Play launches in Indonesia
US-based Starz has launched its DTC OTT app Lionsgate Play in Indonesia, further expanding the…
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Fremantle’s Roast Beef preps Nazi hunter doc
UK factual indie Roast Beef Productions is producing a feature-length documentary about a married couple…
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Red Arrow’s Half Yard makes trio of appointments
US non-scripted prodco Half Yard Productions has hired Ed Crick as head of development and…
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Kids round-up: ‘Elinor Wonders Why’ travels world; BulbKIDZ launches with ‘Gopher It!’; One Animation strikes global deals
‘Elinor Wonders Why’ travels world Knowledge Network in Canada, Discovery Latin America, YLE in Finland,…
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Wag Entertainment hires Bridget Boseley as first creative director
UK factual production and distribution company Wag Entertainment has hired former Spun Gold exec Bridget…
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ViacomCBS & Rakuten join forces to take kids’ streamer Nick+ to Japan
US-based ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI) has signed a long-term agreement with Japan’s Rakuten Group to…
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PBS, ARTE France & Channel 4 co-commission 9/11 anniversary doc from Arrow Pictures
PBS in the US, ARTE in France and Channel 4 in the UK have jointly…
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C More takes Nordics & Baltics VOD rights for Finnish Nokia drama
Nordic streamer C More has acquired the first-window VOD rights for the Nordics and Baltics…
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Unpicking AVOD, FAST & natural history’s potential
Carlyn Staudt, global general manager at Love Nature, discusses the opportunities presented by increasingly competitive FAST channels and…
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Russia’s Riki Group scores slew of global animated sales
Russian animation house Riki Group has announced a slew of global sales for several of…
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Scotland’s Synchronicity Films to adapt Graeme Armstrong’s ‘The Young Team’
The Cry producer Synchronicity Films has optioned the rights to author Graeme Armstrong’s 2020 debut…
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Show of the Week: Stacking It!
Some gameshows test people’s general knowledge, others their problem-solving skills – but this new format…
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News round-up: Belgium’s VTM embraces ‘The Traitors’; Bomanbridge sells Afghan doc; NHK unveils Hideaki Anno profile
Belgium’s VTM embraces ‘The Traitors’ Belgian broadcaster VTM has ordered a local version of Idtv…
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UK broadcasters & trade bodies launch fund to close unscripted skills gaps
UK broadcasters, along with industry-led skills body ScreenSkills and trade body Pact, have teamed up…
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Podcast round-up: Big Light partners with Audible & Vespucci for crime slate; Cream Productions launches podcast division
Big Light partners with Audible & Vespucci for crime slate London-and-Paris-based indie Big Light Productions…
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Lionsgate appoints Craig Piligian to lead unscripted TV business
Veteran producer Craig Piligian has signed a new long-term agreement with Lionsgate, which will see…
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Round-Up: Warrior moves to HBO Max with S3 order; G4 strikes deal for Japanese competition shows; Peacock makes double DIY Departure order
Warrior moves to HBO Max with S3 order Cinemax series Warrior is moving to HBO…
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Red Arrow Studios International names Tim Gerhartz as MD & president
Germany’s Red Arrow Studios International has promoted Tim Gerhartz to the role of president and…
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Acorn TV orders Jane Seymour-fronted mystery thriller series ‘Harry Wild’
AMC Networks-owned streamer Acorn TV has ordered Harry Wild, a new Irish mystery thriller starring…
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France’s RMC Découverte seeks quick-turnaround Suez Canal doc from Factual Factory
French network RMC Découverte has ordered a quick-turnaround documentary from Factual Factory and about the…
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Disney+ unveils initial UK scripted slate in European originals push
Disney+ has unveiled its first slate of scripted UK originals, including a swashbuckling adventure, a…
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Ample Entertainment hires factual exec trio to boost creative team
US production company Ample Entertainment has hired three new factual execs to boost its creative…
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Propagate brings ‘Project Cupid’ to US
US-based indie Propagate Content has acquired local rights to dating format Project Cupid from Belgian…
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Banijay licenses ‘Mystery Duets’; sells ‘The Write Offs’
European production giant Banijay has licensed French entertainment format Mystery Duets from London-based distributor Can’t…
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BBC Studios’ ‘The 1% Club’ travels to Israel
Israeli pubcaster Kan 11 has signed a format license agreement with the UK’s BBC Studios…
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Blue Ant Studios inks partnership with ‘Surviving R Kelly’ producer Tamra Simmons
Blue Ant Studios, the production arm of Canada’s Blue Ant Media, has signed a development…
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MGM ups Epix co-GM Laura Sher to EVP of scripted TV
US-based MGM has promoted Laura Sher to EVP of scripted TV operations. The appointment comes…