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Mark Layton
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India’s Lionsgate Play unveils college drama ‘U-Special’ as second original series
Starz’s Indian streamer Lionsgate Play has announced its second original series, with college romance drama…
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Amazon seeks new head of UK originals
Amazon Studios Europe is looking to hire a new head of UK originals, reporting into…
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Passion Pictures snags Pixar alum David Park to spearhead long-form animation push
UK-based Passion Pictures has hired Pixar veteran David Park as head of production for long-form…
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HBO Max orders ‘The Hype’ streetwear competition series from ‘Legendary’ creators
US streamer HBO Max has given a series order to The Hype, a new competition…
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‘Killing Eve’ to conclude next year; spin-offs in development
BBC America black comedy-drama series Killing Eve is to conclude with a fourth and final…
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Round-up: Keshet sells ‘Singletown’ tape & format; Media Ranch Announces Horsepower 3 candidates; Onza’s ‘Celeb Challenge’ travels
Keshet sells ‘Singletown’ tape & format Discovery EMEA and MTV are among those to pick…
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Scandinavia’s STV Productions announces trio of senior appointments
Scandinavian-based STV Productions has made several new key appointments, with Daniel Svarts upped to VP,…
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‘Normal People’s music supervisor on how sounds serve the drama
Juliet Martin, music supervisor on Element Pictures’ Normal People for BBC Three and Hulu, explains…
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Showtime adapts Swedish vampire novel ‘Let The Right One In’
US network Showtime has ordered a pilot for a series adaptation of Swedish author John…
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‘Married At First Sight’ lands in Japan & Korea as Red Arrow strikes global sales for dating show
A+E Networks Asia is bringing dating series Married At First Sight to Japan and Korea…
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eOne plans 100+ ‘Peppa Pig’ eps; creators Astley Baker Davies hand over animation to Karrot
Production and distribution company Entertainment One (eOne) is to produce more than 100 new episodes…
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Apple TV+ orders Pepsi docuseries ‘The Jet’ from ‘McMillion$’ duo
Apple TV+ has ordered The Jet, a docuseries exploring the story behind the 1990s…
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Amazon Prime Video takes ‘Leonardo’ UK & Ireland rights
Amazon Prime Video has taken exclusive UK and Ireland rights to Leonardo, a new drama…
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Sky Studios launches screenwriting initiative with SharpFutures & ScreenSkills
Sky Studios in the UK and social enterprise SharpFutures have launched Flip The Script, a…
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TBI Show of the Week: In Treatment
This French drama is the latest adaptation of Israel’s acclaimed BeTipul format, which has already…
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Round-up: BBC ups Helen Munson to daytime & early peak commissioner; Noovo orders ‘I Can See Your Voice’ Quebec; FilmRise & Nelvana ink 800-hour distribution deal
BBC ups Helen Munson to daytime & early peak commissioner UK pubcaster the BBC has…
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RTL Group’s revenues drop 10%, with Fremantle profits down by $66m in 2020
European media giant RTL Group has revealed a 9.5% drop in revenue as a result…
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History Channel orders eight-part ‘Star Trek’ docuseries
History Channel has ordered The Center Seat: 55 Years Of Star Trek, a limited docuseries…
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Wheelhouse Entertainment grows in-house creative team with exec trio
US production company Wheelhouse Entertainment has expanded its in-house production and creative team, with the…
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PBS Distribution ups Andrea Downing to president; new role for Bernstein
PBS Distribution, a division of US pubcaster PBS, has promoted co-president Andrea Downing to the…
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Round-up: ‘Don’t Forget The Lyrics’ for Portugal’s RTP1; STV Player rolls out UK-wide; Rai Ragazzi pre-buys ‘Grisù’
‘Don’t Forget The Lyrics’ for Portugal’s RTP1 RTP1 in Portugal has picked up a local…
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Factual round-up: Drive strikes global sales for Diana doc; Sky Crime seeks Woodcut’s ‘Killer Within’; Blue Ant to shop search and rescue series
Drive strikes global sales for Diana doc Channel Nine in Australia, Reelz in the US,…
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Netflix “doubles down” on docusoaps with renewals for ‘Selling Sunset’ & ‘Bling Empire’ & new commissions for their creators
Netflix has renewed LA-based docusoaps Selling Sunset and Bling Empire and ordered two new projects…
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Games Workshop hires ex-Hasbro exec Finn Arnesen in ‘Warhammer’ content push
Games Workshop, creators of the Warhammer franchise, has hired former Hasbro Studios exec Finn Arnesen…
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Snipple appoints Disney alum Tom Toumazis as non-executive chair as company expands
Phillippines-and-UK-based animation studio Snipple has appointed former Disney exec Tom Toumazis as its non-executive chair….
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Apple TV+ teams with Alma Har’el, Natalie Portman and Lupita Nyong’o for ‘Lady In the Lake’ adaptation
Apple TV+ has given a straight-to-series order for an adaptation of the Laura Lippman novel…
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Exclusive: ViacomCBS alum Valerio Motti hired for ShortsTV expansion
Former ViacomCBS exec Valerio Motti has joined UK-based Shorts International, owners of short-form network ShortsTV,…
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Round-up: Seven.One strikes five-season ‘Top Model’ deal; Buccaneer to adapt ‘The Burning Girls’; ITV re-enters ‘The Cube’
Seven.One strikes five-season ‘Top Model’ deal Germany’s Seven.One Entertainment Group has renewed Germany’s Next Top…
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Sweden’s Mopar hires UK writers Moore & Foley in global drama push
Sweden’s Mopar Studios has commissioned UK scriptwriters Roland Moore and Brendan Foley to develop a…
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BBC Comedy hires ‘I May Destroy You’ producer Tanya Qureshi as commissioning editor
UK pubcaster the BBC has appointed I May Destroy You producer Tanya Qureshi as commissioning…