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Mark Layton
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Disney+ unveils European hires & extensive regional slate
Global streamer Disney+ has hired two new execs in Spain and Germany to head up…
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UKTV seeks diverse voices; launches new initiatives, commissions anthology series
British broadcaster UKTV is launching two new writer’s initiatives aimed at improving ethnic and gender…
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Will Smith’s Westbrook Studios partners with EbonyLife to tell African stories
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith’s Westbrook Studios and Nigerian media company EbonyLife Media are partnering…
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‘Mr Bloom’ star Ben Faulks launches Egg Power Productions
Ben Faulks, star and co-creator of UK’s children’s TV brand Mr Bloom, is launching his own…
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Renowned & Indielab partner to launch apprenticeship scheme
UK-US prodco Renowned Films and TV accelerator programme Indielab have partnered to create 30 apprenticeship…
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UK’s ITV orders pawnbroking docuseries from TwoFour
UK comcaster ITV has commissioned Million Pound Pawn, a new factual series exploring the British…
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TV2 Denmark seeks ‘The Way Out’ with escape room format
TV2 Denmark has ordered a local adaptation of Roses Are Blue’s escape room format The…
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Nippon TV launches ‘Crush Park’ game show as int’l format
Japan’s Nippon TV has launched its new gameshow, Crush Park, as an international format. The…
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Amazon orders ‘Mr & Mrs Smith’ series; axes ‘Truth Seekers’
Amazon Studios has ordered a scripted series rebooting the 2005 action film Mr & Mrs…
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‘Supergirl’ star Melissa Benoist launches Three Things Productions; inks overall WBTVG deal
Supergirl star Melissa Benoist has launched her own production company, Three Things Productions, and signed…
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UK’s CITV orders Aardman kids comedy ‘Lloyd Of The Flies’
ITV-owned UK children’s channel CITV has acquired Lloyd Of The Files, a new CGI comedy…
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Channel 4 to mark 50 years of iconic ‘Mr Men’ kids characters
UK comcaster Channel 4 has commissioned 50 Years Of Mr Men, a special one-off unscripted…
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Series Mania postponed until August
Series Mania has announced revised dates for its 2021 edition, with both its upcoming festival…
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TBI In Conversation: Painless Productions’ Jim Casey on keeping it real in paranormal programming
US-based Painless Productions launched comedic paranormal talk show Fright Club on Discovery+ last week. Speaking…
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TBI Weekly: Five global kids TV trends to look out for in 2021
With the first week of Kidscreen drawing to a close today, Rob Moyser, senior analyst…
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News round-up: Acorn TV renews ‘Agatha Raisin’ for fourth run; FilmRise & Reel One ink distribution deal; BBCS signs first-look deal with Youngest Media
Acorn TV renews ‘Agatha Raisin’ for fourth run AMC Networks-owned streamer Acorn TV has commissioned…
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Disney+ nears 100m subscribers, beating four-year target in 14 months
Disney+ has continued its march towards 100m subscribers, ending Q1 2021 with 94.9m users globally….
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HBO Max to launch in 39 Lat Am & Caribbean territories in June
HBO Max will expand to 39 territories across Latin America and the Carribean in June,…
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TBI Kids: Snipple Animation on the children’s content grab & their move into original IP
With the first week of Kidscreen drawing to a close today, TBI’s Mark Layton talks…
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NBC to end cop comedy ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ after eighth season
NBC has announced that police comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine will come to an end, for the…
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Netflix orders ‘The Overstory’ adaptation from Benioff & Weiss
Netflix has ordered a series adaptation of the Richard Powers novel The Overstory from Game…
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BritBox NA takes streaming debut for Michael Apted’s ’63 Up’
BBC Studios and ITV-owned streamer BritBox North America has secured the exclusive premiere of 63…
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MGM/CBS ‘Silence Of The Lambs’ spin-off thriller ‘Clarice’ signs global deals
Broadcasters and platforms in Europe, Russia and Australia have picked up psychological crime thriller series…
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Court TV expands to UK’s Freeview
Legal news channel Court TV will launch on Freeview in the UK later this month….
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News round-up: Abacus shops Liberty City Seven doc; Sky orders ISIS recruit doc; 1+1 to adapt ‘Lip Sync Battle’ and ‘Dear Daddies’ formats
Abacus shops Liberty City Seven doc UK-based Abacus Media Rights has acquired distribution rights to…
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Amazon Studios hires Alcon alum Laura Lancaster in leadership rejig
Amazon Studios has hired former NBC head of drama Laura Lancaster as head of series…
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Canneseries postponed, will run alongside MIPCOM in October
French drama market Canneseries has been pushed back for the second year running and will…
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Netflix takes rights to ‘Redwall’ book series, preps both TV & film projects
Netflix has acquired the rights to English author Brian Jacques’ Redwall fantasy series for TV…
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HBO & Sky acquire Tina Turner doc, to follow theatrical release
HBO and HBO Max in the US and Sky Documentaries in the UK have acquired…
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Hat Trick Int’l to shop Livewire’s ‘TV Showdown’ celebrity quiz format
UK-based Hat Trick International has acquired distribution rights to Livewire Pictures celebrity game show format…