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Mark Layton
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Factual round-up: Smithsonian unveils Egyptian tomb find; C4 orders ultra-rich property special; ITV orders Covid-19 doc
Smithsonian doc investigates Egpytology find Smithsonian Channel has ordered a new documentary series exploring recent…
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Nine Entertainment CEO Hugh Marks to retire next year
Hugh Marks has resigned as CEO of Australian media conglomerate Nine Entertainment. Marks announced his…
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‘The Mysterious Benedict Society’ moved from Hulu to Disney+
Disney+ has picked up a series originally destined for streaming stablemate Hulu, with The Mysterious…
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Atresmedia preps the catwalk for ‘Drag Race Spain’
Spain is the latest country to pick up the global hit Drag Race format, with…
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Amazon donates €1m to Italian Covid-19 fund to support entertainment biz
Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Studios have pledged €1million to help support the Italian entertainment…
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CW developing ‘Modern Austen’ and ‘Black Lightning’ spin-off for ‘Painkiller’
US network The CW is developing a modern update of British author Jane Austen’s novels,…
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Hungry Bear launches new prodco with UK TV host Jay Blades
UK indie Hungry Bear Media has partnered with British TV presenter Jay Blades to launch…
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Warner Bros. signs overall deal with ‘Watchmen’ scribe Cord Jefferson
Warner Bros. Television Group (WBTVG) has signed an exclusive multi-year overall deal with Watchmen writer/producer…
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Kudos, ‘Peaky Blinders’ creator Steven Knight unveils music drama
Banijay-owned UK prodco Kudos is developing a new drama series to be penned by Peaky…
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Kids round-up: Momulu expands in Canada and Nordic co-pro; Guru Studio hires Lauren Leinburd as SVP business affairs
Momulu expands in Canada and Nordic co-pro TVOKids, Knowledge and SRC in Canada, along with…
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HGTV to bring Instagram hit ‘Cheap Old Houses’ to TV
Discovery-owned US home improvement network HGTV has greenlit an eight-part series based on the Instagram…
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News round-up: Orange Smarty sells 500+ factual hours; Fox building ‘Lego Masters’ S2; Fremantle gets ‘Tough As Nails’ in format deal
Orange Smarty sells 500+ factual hours Broadcasters TV4 in Sweden, Ananey in Israel, HRT in…
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DR Denmark prepares to ‘Meat The Family’ in local adaptation
Danish pubcaster DR Denmark has commissioned a local version of Rise Films’ social experiment format…
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Disney’s Peter Rice unveils ‘big changes’ as general entertainment arm unveiled
Disney has unveiled the new structure of its General Entertainment Content (DGE) division, following the…
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Erin Underhill promoted to president of Universal Television
Universal Television has appointed veteran NBCUniversal exec Erin Underhill as its president, taking over the…
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UK’s Virgin Media launches new pay-TV platform
Liberty Global-owned British telecoms firm Virgin Media has launched Virgin TV 360, its new pay…
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NBC & int’l networks welcome Canadian ‘Nurses’
NBC in the US and other broadcasters in Australia, Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle…
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Amazon Prime Video picks up fact-based Chilean thriller ‘Dignity’ for Latin America
Amazon Prime Video in Latin America has acquired Chilean thriller Dignity, to premiere this coming…
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News round-up: ‘Popstars’ format in NZ return; ‘Masked Singer’ adapted by Three; Red Sauce makes new hires
‘Popstars’ format revived in NZ New Zealand’s TVNZ 2 has commissioned a revival of reality…
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Global Screen consolidates TV and film, led by Julia Weber; Alexandra Heidrich departs
Telepool-owned German distributor Global Screen is consolidating its sales and acquisitions across both TV and…
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Exclusive: Insight TV and InShort launch across Europe via Huawei Video
The Netherlands-based Insight TV is bringing its flagship linear cablenet – also-named Insight TV – and shortform…
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TBI In Conversation: Trioscope’s CCO on launching Netflix’s ‘The Liberator’ & an animation revolution
Brandon Barr, chief content officer at Trioscope Studios, the prodco behind Netflix’s The Liberator, tells Mark…
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ViacomCBS to close legacy streamers as focus shifts to Paramount+
ViacomCBS is to shut down its smaller legacy streamers, such as MTV Hits, whose content…
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Baby Cow CEO Christine Langan steps down to launch Bonnie Productions
Christine Langan, CEO of Steve Coogan’s UK-based indie Baby Cow, has stepped down to launch…
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Abacus Media Rights to bring Canadian comedy ‘Sort Of’ to market
Amcomri Media Group-owned Abacus Media Rights (AMR) has acquired international distribution rights for upcoming Canadian comedy Sort…
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Kids round-up: Nick LatAm teams with Bala and Nature Conservancy; Baratunde Thurston to deliver Kidscreen keynote; WHO launches Covid shorts on Spacetoon
Nick LatAm teams with Bala and Nature Conservancy on digital series Nickelodeon Latin America has…
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SPI brings FilmBox Extra to Türksat/KabloTV as companies extend partnership
Global media company SPI’s FilmBox Extra channel is coming to Türksat/KabloTV subscribers in Turkey, after…
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BBC iPlayer orders ‘Once Were Lions’, rugby league feature doc
BBC iPlayer, the UK pubcaster’s VOD service, has ordered a feature-length documentary about the Great…
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Amazon launches Prime Video Channels service in Spain, Italy and the Netherlands
Amazon Prime Video Channels has landed in Spain, Italy and the Netherlands, allowing existing subscribers…
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Oz’s ABC orders live Great Barrier Reef special
Australian pubcaster the ABC has ordered a two-night special live event examining the annual mass…