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Mark Layton
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Exclusive: ‘Silent Witness’ star Emilia Fox & exec producer Lawrence Till on the crime drama’s 25-year evolution
As BBC Studios’ first virtual Showcase draws to a close, Mark Layton talks to Silent…
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Round-up: Intl’ broadcasters enter ‘Dark Woods’; C4 orders Woodcut serial killer doc; BBC builds ‘Jay’s Workshop’
Intl’ broadcasters enter ‘Dark Woods’ Broadcaster in the US, Canada, Spain and France have acquired…
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Amblin Television producing Easy Rawlins ‘hardboiled detective’ series
Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Television is to develop and produce a series based on Walter Mosley’s…
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Peacock leaps on Eureka-spawned ‘Frogger’ competition format
NBCUniversal-owned streamer Peacock has handed a 13-episode series order to a new physical competition series…
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The Cartel takes on Stewart Cavanagh to head unscripted & docs
US production and finance firm The Cartel has appointed veteran unscripted entertainment agent and ex-The…
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Lionsgate Play sets ‘Casual’ remake as first Indian original
Starz and Lionsgate India JV-streamer Lionsgate Play is partnering with Lionsgate Television for a remake…
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Disney+ launches Star around world, adding thousands of hours incl ‘Lost’ & ’24’
Disney has today launched Star, the first major expansion to Disney+ since the SVOD’s…
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News round-up: Ken Burns ‘Hemingway’ doc goes global; MGM lands on Prime Video Italy; ‘Debris’ lands on TF1 and U-NEXT
Ken Burns ‘Hemingway’ doc goes global The BBC in the UK, RAI in Italy, YLE…
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Ireland’s Virgin Media TV orders full season of A+E ‘Generation Dating’ format
Virgin Media Television in Ireland has given a full season order to a local adaptation…
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Fremantle Italy announces docuseries around hijacker who inspired ‘Rambo’
Fremantle Italy is working on a new documentary series based on the book Il Marine by…
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HBO Max orders JJ Abrams mystery thriller
HBO Max has ordered a new thriller series based upon an original idea by Bad…
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Blue Ant & CCF partner to produce female-generated unscripted content
Canada’s Blue Ant Media has teamed with development and funding company Content Catalyst Fund (CCF)…
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Fremantle takes ‘Good With Wood’ production rights in multiple territories
Fremantle has acquired production rights in multiple territories to competition series format Good With Wood…
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Abacus to shop Dan Reed’s US Capitol riot doc
The UK’s Abacus Media Rights has secured global distribution rights, excluding the UK, for Amos…
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BBCS strikes deals as global broadcasters tune in to ‘The Watch’
Broadcasters in Africa, New Zealand, Israel, Greece, Spain and Russia have acquired the Discworld-inspired fantasy…
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20th Television names Nissa Diederich as EVP production; Jim Sharp to exit
Disney has promoted Nissa Diederich to EVP of production for 20th Television, following the division’s…
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Disney ups Marc Buhaj to lead unscripted Branded Television
Disney has promoted veteran exec Marc Buhaj to VP of unscripted series and specials for…
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Show of the Week: Hierro
Returning for a second season, the new run of this Spanish-French mystery drama picks up…
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TBI Weekly: How streamers are putting kids first
In the global streamers’ ongoing battle to claim the best IP, everything is up for…
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Streaming round-up: AMC+ snags crime trio, incl Viaplay’s ‘Kin’; Disney+ orders choir docuseries
AMC+ snags int’l crime drama trio US network AMC’s new streaming bundle service AMC+ has…
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AMC & Alibi order series adaptation of serial killer thriller ‘Ragdoll’ from Sid Gentle Films
US network AMC and UK channel Alibi have greenlit Ragdoll, a new thriller from BBC…
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Wapanatahk Media launches in Canada, with focus on Indigenous storytelling
Wapanatahk Media, a new production company based in Canada’s British Columbia, has launched, with a…
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Flame Media founder & CEO John Caldon passes away
Australia-based Flame Media has announced the death of its chairman, CEO and founder John Caldon,…
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Pulse Films names Anna Friel ‘The Perfect Girlfriend’ & partners for series adaptation
London-based Pulse Films has acquired the rights to adapt British author Karen Hamilton’s thriller novel…
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AppleTV+ targets kids with far-reaching Skydance Animation pact
Apple has signed a multi-year overall deal with Skydance Animation to create kids and family…
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WarnerMedia supercharges HBO Max, Cartoon Network with 300-hours of kids shows
WarnerMedia has commissioned more than 300 hours of new original live-action and animated children’s content,…
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Discovery APAC to ‘Eat China’ in Goldthread food show acquisition
Discovery Networks Asia Pacific has acquired the broadcast rights to Eat China, a new food…
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BBCS snags Sharp Jack duo Amanda Wilson and Elliot Johnson
BBC Studios (BBCS) has hired TV format creators Amanda Wilson and Elliot Johnson to lead…
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TBI in Conversation: ‘It’s A Sin’ head of production Michaela Fereday on bringing the 1980s to life
Red Production Company’s Michaela Fereday, head of production on It’s A Sin, tells TBI’s Mark…
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Sky Deutschland stings first original comedy with ‘The Wasp’
Europe’s Sky Studios and French studio Gaumont have partnered to co-produce The Wasp, the first…