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Mark Layton
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Zinc Media launches Red Sauce, new factual label headed by BBC alum Tom Edwards
UK factual production house Zinc Media Group has launched a new label named Red Sauce,…
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Mediapro strengthens Italian operations with new development hire
Spanish media giant Mediapro has appointed Federico de Mojana as the new head of development…
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Oz’s Wooden Horse adds Porchlight exec Coeli Cutcliffe to management team
Recently launched Sydney-based indie prodco Wooden Horse has appointed Porchlight Films exec Coeli Cutcliffe as…
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UK’s Synchronicity Films appoints Deanne Cunningham to head development
Glasgow-based production company Synchronicity Films has appointed Deanne Cunningham as head of development. In her…
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Boomerang closes; slate split between Boom and Twofour
UK production company Boomerang, a part of ITV Studios (ITVS)-owned Twofour, is to close and…
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NBCU’s Peacock enters ‘Bel-Air’ with two season pick-up
NBCUniversal-owned streamer Peacock has picked up two seasons of Bel-Air, the upcoming dramatic reboot of…
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Netflix ‘streamline’ sees Cindy Holland exit and Bela Bajaria upped to head of global TV
Netflix VP of original content Cindy Holland is to exit the streamer next month after…
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Off The Fence and WaterBear Network hire Insight TV alum Oliver Taprogge
Former Insight TV exec Oliver Taprogge has joined Netherlands-and-UK-based factual production and distribution outfit Off…
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ITV’s ‘Doc Martin’ to treat final patient next year
UK broadcaster ITV has confirmed that the upcoming tenth season of its long-running drama series…
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Show of the Week: The Pembrokeshire Murders
Delving into two real-life unsolved double-murders from the 1980s, The Pembrokeshire Murders follows the cold-case…
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BBC Arts brings ‘Uncle Vanya’ stage production to the screen
The UK’s BBC Arts has commissioned a special screen version of Olivier Award-winner Conor McPherson’s new…
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‘Shenmue’ series in works at Crunchyroll & Adult Swim
WarnerMedia-owned animé streamer Crunchyroll and US cable network Adult Swim are teaming up for a…
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UK producers Mark Westcott and Duncan Gaudin form new factual outfit
Award-winning UK producers Mark Westcott and Duncan Gaudin have launched Marshal Bishop Productions, a new…
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ODMedia Group teams with SchröderMedia for OTT aggregation
Dutch content company ODMedia Group has signed a deal with German distributor SchröderMedia to represent…
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Sam Barcroft quits Barcroft Studios; Alex Morris takes reins
Alex Morris, chief creative officer at the UK’s Future plc-owned Barcroft Studios, is taking over…
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Marvel’s Silk live-action series in works at Sony
A live-action series based around the Marvel superhero Silk is reportedly in discussion between Amazon…
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News round-up: ABC adapts ‘Emergency Call’ for US; France-Israel co-writing residency opens; US-China science co-pro prepped for distribution
ABC orders US version of ‘Emergency Call’ format US network ABC has announced a new…
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Kids round-up: Tencent lands on Moonbug shows; Kid-E-Cats travels in global deals; Boomerang digs into ‘Master Moley’
Tencent lands on Moonbug shows Chinese streaming platform Tencent Video has picked up four animated…
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BBC ups Charlotte Moore to content chief
UK pubcaster the BBC has promoted Charlotte Moore to the corporation’s chief content officer and…
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle ink Netflix deal, launch prodco
British royals Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, have signed…
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MBC brings ‘The Bridge’ and ‘Crimson Rivers’ to Middle East
Dubai-based MBC Group has acquired first-run broadcast rights to all seasons of two drama series…
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MGM rolls out streamer in Brazil via Amazon
US studio Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM)’s streaming service has launched on Amazon Prime Video Channels…
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Belgium’s RTBF seeks ‘The Way Out’
Belgian pubcaster RTBF has commissioned a French-speaking version of escape room format The Way Out,…
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‘Bloodlands’ anticipation builds with Australia and Europe pre-sales
Broadcasters and platforms in Australia and across Europe have picked up British crime thriller Bloodlands….
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Korea’s Buzz Media rebrands as UniK Studios in co-pro push
South Korean factual indie Buzz Media has rebranded itself as UniK Studios as part of…
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Nickelodeon ups Ramsey Naito to animation president
ViacomCBS-owned kids network Nickelodeon has promoted Ramsey Naito to president of animation. In her new…
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Kids round-up: Nickelodeon India preps time travel series; Studio 100 taps Wildbrain CPLG exec as licensing head; Gutsy gains new investors and more…
Nickelodeon India preps time travel series Nickelodeon International and Nickelodeon India are co-producing a new…
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Former eOne president Mark Gordon launches new prodco
Former Entertainment One (eOne) president and CCO Mark Gordon has launched a new production outfit,…
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Arnold Schwarzenegger to star and exec produce new scripted Skydance spy series
US film star Arnold Schwarzenegger is to make his debut TV lead in a new…
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‘Fresh Prince’ cast to reunite for unscripted HBO Max special
HBO Max is reuniting the cast of 1990s sitcom The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air to…