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Mark Layton
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UK’s Sister opens northern office, led by producer Lucy Dyke
UK-based prodco Sister is opening a new office in the city of Manchester in the…
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Belgium’s Primitives launches spring format slate
Belgian format distributor Primitives has unveiled its spring slate, adding five new reality and entertainment…
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Discovery+ orders GameStop doc & signs 250+-hour All3Media content deal
Factual streamer Discovery+ has ordered a fast turnaround documentary about the recent Gamestop share price…
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Drama round-up: Amazon acquires ‘Bahnhof Zoo’ amid raft of sales; BBC’s ‘Uncle’ gets South Korean remake; VRT & ARTE check ‘Lost Luggage’
Amazon acquires ‘Bahnhof Zoo’ amid raft of sales Amazon Prime Video has acquired coming-of-age drama…
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Meat Loaf & Nobody’s Hero partner for relationship competition format
US prodco Nobody’s Hero has teamed with music star and actor Meat Loaf to create…
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Stan names Cailah Scobie content chief, as Nick Forward moves to Dubai’s OSN
Australian SVOD service Stan is promoting Cailah Scobie to chief content officer, taking over from…
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Korea’s ‘I Can See Your Voice’ format heads to France & Belgium
French broadcaster M6 and VTM in Belgium have commissioned local adaptations of the I Can…
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TBI Kids: Nelvana’s president on why kids content is central to the streaming boom
As Canadian children’s producer and distributor Nelvana approaches its 50th anniversary, company president Pam Westman…
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Former BBC Worldwide & HBO exec Fred Medina dies in accident
Fred Medina, former BBC Worldwide, HBO and A+E Networks executive, has died at the age…
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Circle of Confusion TV Studios to adapt sci-fi drama ‘Austral’
US-based Circle of Confusion Television Studios and ITV Studios-owned Big Talk Productions in the UK…
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UK’s Dragonfly sets up ‘Ambulance’-focused northern office; partners with BBC to train new doc talent
Banijay UK-owned prodco Dragonfly is setting up a new office in the north of England…
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Roku acquires complete ‘This Old House’ brand and assets
US-based AVOD operator Roku has bought the This Old House home improvement show franchise, including the…
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Beyond Productions UK hires Hamo Forsyth as creative director in factual push
Beyond Productions has appointed producer and showrunner Hamo Forsyth to the new role of creative…
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TBI Kids: Globo’s “100% Brazilian” global content push
Tatiana Costa, head of kids & entertainment & channels at Lat Am giant Globo Group,…
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Show of the Week: Libertad
Issues of liberty and freedom lie at the heart of this period drama, set in…
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Round-up: ZED sells royal docs; Discovery+ hires Birns-Halperin to head talent development; Jamie Oliver dishes up for Portugal’s 24Kitchen
ZED sells royal docs French indie distributor ZED has closed global sales deals for two…
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BritBox adds ‘Grace’ to North American originals line-up
BBC Studios and ITV joint SVOD BritBox is adding UK crime thriller series Grace to…
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Apple TV+ orders new scripted comedy series, with Maya Rudolph
Apple TV+ has ordered a new half-hour comedy series from Alan Yang (Master Of None)…
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Kids round-up: ‘Paddington’ heads to China; CBBC & Family Channel return to ‘Malory Towers’; Kartoon Channel! lands ‘Roblox’ series
‘Paddington’ heads to China French production and distribution company StudioCanal has partnered with distributor Shanghai…
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Apple TV+ & Natalie Portman ink first-look deal
Natalie Portman (Lucy In The Sky) and her producing partner Sophie Mas have inked a…
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Discovery & Ellen DeGeneres forge multi-year factual partnership
Discovery has signed an exclusive multi-year deal with actor, comedian and TV personality Ellen DeGeneres…
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ITV orders romantic drama ‘You & Me’; first commission for Happy Prince label
UK comcaster ITV has ordered relationship drama You & Me, the first commission for Dominic…
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Paramount+ acquires spy thriller ‘Mirage’ for Nordics & Lat Am
ViacomCBS (VCBS)-owned streamer Paramount+ has acquired spy thriller Mirage for the Nordics and Latin America,…
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Sky Studios links with Sky Vision, Znak & Co alum Danny Tipping for Transistor Films
UK-based Sky Studios has launched Transistor Films, a new wholly-owned factual and unscripted production company,…
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‘2020: The Story Of Us’ producer Katie Buchanan on filming an unfolding crisis
Docsville Studios’ Katie Buchanan, producer on 2020: The Story Of Us, a co-production with Altitude Factual and…
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Why British TV needs to rethink its approach to diversity
Wa’qaar A Mirza, co-founder and global CEO of Safi Ideas, whose UK-based production outfit is…
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Showtime orders Shaka Zulu drama from Antoine Fuqua
ViacomCBS-owned Showtime has ordered a new drama series about Zulu Empire chief Shaka, from Antoine…
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Peacock orders Rian Johnson mystery series TV debut; starring Natasha Lyonne
NBCUniversal streamer Peacock has given a 10-episode straight-to-series order for Poker Face, the first TV…
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BBC orders feature-length Joe Exotic doc from filmmaker Louis Theroux
British pubcaster BBC2 has ordered a one-off feature-length documentary from filmmaker Louis Theroux about Joe…
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NATPE Budapest and NEM Dubrovnik plan late-summer physical return
Event organisers NATPE and NEM have both announced physical returns for their annual conferences in…