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Mark Layton
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UK’s Red Room preps WW2 limited series about British spy Noir Inayat Khan; Freida Pinto to star and exec produce
UK-based Red Room Films is to produce a limited series based on Spy Princess: The…
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‘Three Identical Strangers’ creators CNN Films & Raw re-team for new investigative doc
CNN Films in the US and UK factual Raw have re-teamed to co-produce The Lost…
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Bad Robot hires FX exec John Agbaje to animation team
JJ Abrams’ Bad Robot has appointed former FX exec John Agbaje as its first SVP…
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3BMG launches int’l format production & sales division; lands RTL order
US-based 3 Ball Media Group (3BMG) has launched a new international format, production and distribution…
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Orders round-up: Crackle readies BIPOC interview series; ABC to remake ‘Pooch Perfect’; Amazon seeks NHL ‘All Or Nothing’
Crackle readies BIPOC interview series US streamer Crackle has ordered a new original series highlighting…
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ViacomCBS Kids & Family rejigs leadership as Shelley Zimmerman exits
ViacomCBS Kids & Family has given Nickelodeon execs Shauna Phelan and Zack Olin combined oversight…
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Netflix highlights room for improvement in first-ever inclusion report
Netflix has released its first-ever inclusion report, including figures on the racial and gender…
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Raise The Roof exec Jane Muirhead to vice-chair Pact Council
UK screen trade association Pact has appointed Raise The Roof co-founder Jane Muirhead as vice-chair…
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BBC Scotland commissions Escobar assassination doc
BBC Scotland has commissioned a new feature-length documentary exploring the story of a Scottish mercenary…
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A+E Networks UK commissions crime trauma docuseries
A+E Networks UK has commissioned a six-part documentary series, exploring the stories of those who…
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Deals round-up: DCD strikes global sales; ZDFE shops post-WW2 crime doc; Korea’s Studio M adapts BBC drama
DCD signs global factual sales UK distributor DCD Rights has secured a raft of sales…
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Cyber Group Studios USA names new CEO and COO
The US arm of French Cyber Group Studios has appointed Universal Kids exec Karen K…
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Cinedigm expands leadership roles as streaming business grows
LA-based Cinedigm has handed company COO Gary Loffredo the additional position of president, while Erick…
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UK’s BossaNova unveils distribution launch slate & pitching event
BossaNova, the UK-based content creation, financing and distribution outfit launched by TCB Media Rights co-founders…
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Amazon takes first-window rights to Freeform thriller ‘Cruel Summer’
Amazon Prime Video has acquired exclusive first window worldwide rights (excluding the United States, Canada…
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Univision announces Spanish-language AVOD PrendeTV
US-based Hispanic broadcaster Univision has announced plans to launch PrendeTV, a new ad-supported streaming service…
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Five reasons why dating in a pandemic works
James Townley, global head of content development at Banijay, explains how dating formats have adapted to the…
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eOne taps Beau Willimon for ‘Risk’ adaptation and first-look deal
Entertainment One (eOne) is in development with a scripted TV series based around the classic…
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Disney+ hires Sean Doyle from UK’s C4 for unscripted push
Disney has hired Channel 4 commissioner Sean Doyle as its director of original productions for…
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Idris Elba’s Green Door enters joint venture with Kris Thykier’s Archery
Idris Elba’s production company Green Door Pictures has entered into a joint venture with Kris…
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Netflix revives Kelley’s ‘Lincoln Lawyer’ adaptation with series order
Netflix has handed a series order to The Lincoln Lawyer, an hour-long drama based upon…
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Thunderbird Entertainment hires Goldsmith to helm new global distribution division
Canadian prodco Thunderbird Entertainment has launched a new global distribution and consumer products division to…
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UK’s Chalkboard TV hires ex-Sky commissioner Bill Hobbins as creative director
UK-based indie Chalkboard TV has appointed commissioning and production veteran Bill Hobbins to the newly…
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CBS makes a ‘Match’ with US remake of Norwegian comedy
CBS in the US has put a remake of Red Arrow Studios International’s Norwegian scripted…
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News round-up: Sports streamer DAZN names co-CEO; African OTT set for major growth; Universal Cinergia Dubbing names production chief
Sports streamer DAZN names co-CEO Sports streamer DAZN has finalised its corporate restructuring that started…
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HBO Max hands straight-to-series order for ‘Sex And The City’ revival
US streamer HBO Max has given a series order to a revival of romcom-drama Sex…
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Banijay & Rainer Laux partner on new German reality label
Global production powerhouse Banijay is launching a new reality label in Germany in collaboration with…
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Arrow Pictures hires BBC alum Katie Elmes
Factual producer Arrow Pictures has hired Katie Elmes as a development executive. Elmes has a…
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44 Blue ups Andrew Paskoff & Shirley Jackson to senior production roles
US-based 44 Blue Productions has upped Andrew Paskoff to EVP of production and operations and…
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Kids round-up: Redknot returns ‘Agent Binky’; Cake takes ‘B.O.T.’ global; Selig and Gomes exit Little Airplane
Redknot returns ‘Agent Binky’ Redknot, the production company created as a joint venture between Canadian…