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Banijay takes Danish ‘Famous Last Words’ format worldwide
Banijay has acquired the distribution rights to Danish posthumous interview format Famous Last Words. Originally…
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Amazon takes first run rights on ‘Vikings’ finale away from History
Amazon Prime Video has bagged first window rights for the final 10 episodes of historical…
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VIS developing series around Spanish designer Cristóbal Balenciaga
ViacomCBS International Studios is in development on a new scripted series depicting the life of…
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Kids round-up: Amazon lands on ‘Argo’s World’; Atresmedia and Planeta Junior Launch Kidz channel; Canal+ acquires ‘Endlings’
Amazon lands on ‘Argo’s World’ Amazon Prime Video has acquired the first season of STEM-based…
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TBI’s Content Innovation Awards 2020 – tune in as winners revealed later today!
Today is the day! The winners of TBI’s Content Innovation Awards 2020 will be revealed…
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BBC Scotland spreads Christmas magic with North by NorthNorth commission
BBC Scotland has commissioned a one-off Christmas special from Edinburgh-based North By NorthNorth Media that follows…
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BlackBox Multimedia and Leader Produzioni partner to adapt Chilean noir novel
International prodco Blackbox Multimedia and Italy’s Leader Produzioni have teamed up to adapt novelist Luis…
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NBCU restructures Telemundo’s senior execs to focus on streaming
NBCUniversal’s Telemundo Enterprises has restructured its senior exec team to focus on its streaming services….
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Disney shutters Touchstone as TV operations restructured for streaming focus
Disney has unveiled a major consolidation of its television operations, including the closure of its…
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Deals round-up: Salto takes slew of ITV Studios shows; Olympusat adds Ukrainian drama trio; SBS6 to adapt ‘Project Cupid’ format
Salto takes slew of ITV Studios shows Nascent French SVOD Salto has acquired a range…
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Environmental streamer WaterBear gains royal support
British royal Prince Harry has given his backing to the newly-launched environmental VOD platform WaterBear….
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Disney+ unveils first details of LatAm originals slate
Disney+ has unveiled a robust Latin American slate, with details on more than 70 original…
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AMC Networks hires Aisha Thomas-Petit as first diversity officer
US-based AMC Networks has appointed Aisha Thomas-Petit as its first chief diversity, equity and inclusion…
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Netflix preps Korean ‘Money Heist’ remake
Netflix is working on a Korean adaptation of its Spanish-language crime drama La Casa De…
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Kids round-up: Crave acquires ‘Denis’ YouTube hit; Nat Geo Kids extends ‘Dino Dana’ in LatAm; Hopster launches on ComHem Play+
Canada’s Crave acquires ‘Denis’ YouTube sensation Bell Media-owned Canadian SVOD Crave has acquired the first…
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Cinedigm adds music docs amongst 1,000-hour content boost
LA-based Cinedigm has added more than 1,000 hours of new TV and film programming to…
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News round-up: ‘I Can See Your Voice’ travels; Bilibili launches shorts program; Court TV launches on Freesat
‘I Can See Your Voice’ travels Broadcasters in Spain, Finland and Russia have ordered local…
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Australian government eyes local content quota for streamers
The Australian government is considering introducing rules that would require international streaming services like Netflix…
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Netflix pledges to start declaring full $1bn+ UK tax revenues
Netflix is to start declaring the more than £1bn ($1.3bn) it makes from British subscribers…
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UK’s Wonderborn Studios acquires indie ‘Baby Club’ producer Three Arrows Media
Manchester-based UK indie Three Arrows Media has been acquired by Bristol media group Wonderborn Studios….
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Amazon cancels conspiracy thriller ‘Utopia’ after one season
Amazon has cancelled conspiracy thriller Utopia after just one season. The show, which was a…
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Drama round-up: Filmlance adapts Jana Kippo trilogy; Nippon bringing new drama to ATF; STV Player signs major content deal
Filmlance adapts Jana Kippo trilogy Banijay’s scripted label Filmlance is to develop a drama based…
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UK’s Channel 4 launches $40m content fund and unveils strategy for digital pivot
UK comcaster Channel 4 has unveiled a new corporate strategy called Future4, which will see…
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TBI in Conversation: Taking Grandpa’s wisdom to the world
UK producer Caroline Roberts-Cherry, MD of Saffron Cherry Productions, tells Mark Layton how her new BFI-funded…
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Kids round up: ‘Bing’ prodco gets $5.3m funding; Sutikki preps series around Cozmo toy; Sony brings DinoCity to UK
‘Bing’ prodco gets $5.3m funding Acamar Films, the UK indie behind BBC pre-school series Bing,…
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Belgium’s DPG Media opts to ‘Let Love Rule’ with ITV Studios
DPG Media in Belgium has acquired ITV Studios’ reality dating format Let Love Rule. The…
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MTV Entertainment Group engages UK’s Lost Art TV to source fresh formats
ViacomCBS-owned US-based MTV Entertainment Group has partnered with the UK’s Lost Art TV to source…
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Nordics go big on factual in bumper Cineflix Rights sales
Broadcasters and platforms across the Nordic region have acquired more than 450 hours of factual…
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Netflix reveals record-breaking UK production spend of $1bn in 2020
Netflix is poised to have increased its spending on UK productions by more than half to…
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Amazon announces sixth and final season for sci-fi drama ‘The Expanse’
Amazon Studios is to end sci-fi drama The Expanse with a sixth and final season….