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Mark Layton
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Netflix apologies & pulls marketing after backlash over French drama ‘Cuties’
Netflix has apologised and removed a promotional image for French film Cuties, which showed young…
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TBI In Conversation: ‘Top Gun’ star Tom Skerritt on his move into AVOD
Tom Skerritt, actor and chief creative officer at Seattle-based Triple Squirrels, and CEO Leslie Grandy,…
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Outgoing BBC chief Tony Hall to open Edinburgh TV Festival
Outgoing BBC director general Tony Hall is set to deliver the opening address at the…
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Deals round-up: ‘Aleph’ heads to market’; BBC acquires Awkwafina series; Channel 5 does short-form deal
Global Agency takes ‘Aleph’ to market Global Agency has acquired international distribution rights to the…
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Renewals round-up: Netflix extends ‘Warrior Nun’; Apple returns to ‘Ted Lasso’
‘Warrior Nun’ fights again Fantasy action series Warrior Nun has been renewed for a second…
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Banijay names Endemol Shine’s Matt Creasey to head sales, co-pros & acquisitions
Banijay Rights, the distribution arm of global production giant Banijay, has appointed Matt Creasey as…
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News round-up: ITV hosts V Festival special; VTM explores ‘The Positives’; FilmRise saddles up Wild West channels
ITV to host V Festival special The UK’s ITV has commissioned its local prodco TwoFour…
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Amazon teams with Rachel Weisz for ‘Dead Ringers’ series
Amazon has given a straight-to-series order for an adaptation of the David Cronenberg feature film…
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Netflix sets Arabic original with Egyptian megastar Amr Diab
Netflix has commissioned a new Arabic original series, featuring Egyptian musician and actor Amr Diab…
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Insight TV makes new hires for LatAm expansion
Amsterdam-based producer, broadcaster and distributor Insight TV is continuing its expansion into Latin America and…
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‘Masked Singer’ among UK shows returning with live audience
The Masked Singer UK is set to return to production on its second season next…
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Banijay Rights signs first-look deal with ‘Swingers’ prodco Nineteen11
Banijay Rights, the distribution arm of European production giant Banijay, has signed a first-look deal…
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BBC gets mindful with new meditation series
The UK’s BBC Studios Natural History Unit has commissioned a new four-part mindfulness series, Mindful…
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Disney’s first bisexual character confirmed by ‘Owl House’ creator
The Disney Channel’s animated fantasy series The Owl House has been confirmed to be featuring…
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HBO Films, miniseries and Cinemax boss Len Amato latest WarnerMedia departure
Len Amato, president of HBO Films, miniseries and Cinemax, is exiting the WarnerMedia-owned US network…
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TBI Weekly: How TV is finding fresh talent in “bedroom creators”
The hunt for the next big thing in TV doesn’t always necessarily mean snagging the…
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ViacomCBS to bundle Apple TV+, Showtime and CBS All Access
ViacomCBS has reportedly agreed a deal with Apple to launch the iPhone maker’s first bundled…
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‘High Arctic Haulers’ prodco Great Pacific ups Way and McKernan
David Way has been promoted to the role of president at Thunderbird-owned Canadian factual prodco…
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Germany’s Sat.1 tunes into Endemol Shine puppet & celebrity singing format
German FTA network Sat.1 has ordered a brand-new entertainment format from Endemol Shine Germany, which…
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Kids round-up: Lego ‘Star Wars’ special blasts onto Disney+; Kartoon Channel! adds 230 episodes
Lego ‘Star Wars’ special set for Disney+ Disney+ is heading off on a new adventure…
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HBO, Sky partner with Sister on baby-focused drama
UK-based pay TV operator Sky has linked up with HBO in the US on a…
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Kids round-up: Studio100 acquires rights to ‘SeaBelievers’; ‘Bakugan’ in slew of global deals
Studio100 acquires rights to ‘SeaBelievers’ German-based production and distribution company Studio 100 has acquired the…
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Korea’s tvN commits to ‘Cash Back’ from CJENM & Bunim Murray
South Korean network tvN has ordered a full season of Cash Back, the gameshow format…
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Zinc Media appoints Greg Sanderson to head London TV labels
The UK’s Zinc Media Group has upped Greg Sanderson to director of its London television…
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Banijay ups Jacob Houlind to Nordic CEO; Karin Stjärne departs
European production and distribution giant Banijay has appointed Jacob Houlind as CEO of its Nordic…
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Amazon launches Covid-19 fund to support European screen industry
Amazon Studios and Amazon Prime Video have pledged $6m to support the European TV and…
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Apple TV+ expands talent grab with Martin Scorsese deal
Acclaimed US filmmaker Martin Scorsese and his Sikelia Productions has inked a first-look TV and…
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‘Fresh Prince’ to get dramatic reboot, Will Smith to exec produce
A dramatic reboot of 1990s US sitcom The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air is reportedly in…
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Little Dot Studios acquires Dan Snow’s History Hit platform
All3Media-owned UK-based digital content company Little Dot Studios has acquired HistoryHit, the media platform co-founded…
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UK’s TRC offers free media training courses
UK broadcast and digital training organisation TRC has announced that its new schedule of courses…