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Mark Layton
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Exclusive: Beta Film reveals kids’ scripted sales in Europe, Africa and Canada
Scripted kids’ shows and features The Club Of Ugly Children, Jackie And Oopjen and 100% Coco…
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Lionsgate signs first-look deal with ‘Mr Mercedes’ producer Temple Hill
US-Canadian entertainment company Lionsgate has signed a multi-year first-look TV deal with US-based Mr Mercedes…
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MBC Group inks content deal with Facebook MENA
Dubai-based media conglomerate MBC Group has inked an exclusive content partnership with Facebook MENA to…
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Beyond Rights launches first post-merger programme slate
Australia-and-UK-based distributor Beyond Rights has revealed its first full new programming slate since it was…
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News round-up: Autentic orders from Canada’s Go Button; Raiders Of The Lost Past return to BBC; Blend Media launches ‘extended reality’ market
Autentic welcomes Go Button’s ‘Animal Within’ German factual channel and content business Autentic has commissioned…
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TVF adds 150 hours ahead of MIPCOM Online+
Unscripted distributor TVF International has struck a raft of deals ahead of MIPCOM Online+ that…
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Netflix axes ‘Glow’ following Covid delays
Netflix has cancelled comedy series Glow due to delays caused by Covid-19. The series had…
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France 2 heads to class with local version of Quebec drama ’30 Vies’
France 2 has ordered a local version of Quebec drama series 30 Vies (aka 30…
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ITV Studios strikes pact with Jin Woo Hwang’s Something Special
ITV Studios (ITVS) is expanding its format catalogue by striking a co-development deal with South…
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NBCU confirms Warner Bros. alum Susan Rovner as entertainment chief
NBCUniversal (NBCU) has named former Warner Bros. TV exec Susan Rovner as its new entertainment…
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ABC in Oz names Nick Hayden as new head of entertainment
The ABC in Australia has promoted Nick Hayden as its new head of entertainment. Hayden,…
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Sky Studios hires ‘Kumars’ writer Anil Gupta as creative director of comedy
Sky Studios, the development and production arm of British broadcast group Sky, has appointed writer…
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News round-up: Top Hat’s 9/11 doc sells in Europe and US; Fremantle takes CNN’s ‘First Ladies’ global; Korea’s CJ ENM strikes pact with Indonesia’s GoPlay
Top Hat’s 9/11 doc sells in Europe and US The Canal+ Group in France, TV2…
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Blumhouse TV’s co-president Marci Wiseman steps down
Blumhouse TV’s co-president Marci Wiseman is stepping down from her role at the US-based producer…
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Discovery’s Indian streamer expands offer with BBC blue chip shows
Discovery is bolstering its streaming service in India by offering a raft of blue chip…
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Freeform head of programming Lauren Corrao departs
Disney-owned cablenet Freeform’s EVP of programming and development Lauren Corrao is leaving the company after…
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TCB co-founders Heaney & Subhani launch new sales & financing firm
TCB Media Rights co-founders Paul Heaney and Dina Subhani are returning to the content business…
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Wheelhouse Entertainment opens Newen’s ‘Wonderbox’
US-based Wheelhouse Entertainment has optioned the US rights to French outfit Newen Distribution’s primetime entertainment…
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Discovery Italy sets sail for local ‘Love Island’
Discovery Italy has commissioned a local adaptation of ITV Studios reality dating format Love Island….
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Show of the Week: Tell Me Who I Am
With a globe-trotting story spanning from the 1930s to the 1990s and action taking place…
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Fugitive teams with MO Studios, prep scripted and factual projects
UK-based production and financing company Fugitive has formed a new development and representation partnership with US…
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TBI Weekly: Five takeaways from the UK production census
UK trade body Pact today unveiled its annual production census, revealing record figures driven largely…
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Netflix orders kids animation from Chris Nee and the Obamas
Netflix has ordered an animated preschool series from former US president Barack Obama and Michelle…
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News round-up: Beyond to sell Barcroft’s sex docuseries; UK’s ITV orders Dunblane tragedy special
Beyond takes Barcroft’s Sex Unlimited global Beyond Rights has struck a deal to distribute a…
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‘Baghdad Central’ star Waleed Zuaiter launches prodco to bridge US and Mid-East
Baghdad Central star Waleed Zuaiter has launched a Middle-East, US and UK-based production company to…
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Viaplay adapts ‘Two Sisters’ drama from Banijay’s Yellow Bird
Nordic streamer Viaplay has ordered an eight-part drama based on the bestselling novels by Swedish…
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Kids round-up: Jellyfish names originals MD; Scholastic & Mainframe unveils kids’ horror show; Marblemedia hires ex-Disney child star
Jellyfish named new MD of originals UK-based animation studio Jellyfish Pictures has appointed Natalie Llewellyn…
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License to thrill: Q&A with Festival of Licensing VP Anna Knight
The first-ever Festival of Licensing, this year’s online substitute for the annual Brand Licensing Europe,…
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Nippon TV rejigs international division with two promotions
Japan’s Nippon TV has rejigged its international operations in a bid to expand its export…
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How Dutch producers welcomed audiences for ‘The Hit List’
In the concluding part of this two-part series, Vincent ter Voert, CEO at Dutch producer…