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Ample launches LA’s first-ever dedicated natural history label
US prodco Ample Entertainment has launched the first-ever dedicated Los Angeles-based natural history division, under…
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Banijay explores $120m deal for Seven Studios in Australia
French production giant Banijay is reportedly in talks with Australian media company Seven West Media…
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‘Deutschland ’83’ creator Joerg Winger opens Big Window
Joerg Winger, co-creator of Deutschland ’83 and MD of German prodco UFA Fiction, is launching…
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France’s TF1 to remake Cineflix drama ‘Marcella’ as ‘Rebecca’
French broadcaster TF1 has ordered a local adaptation of the UK crime drama Marcella. Paris-based…
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Show of the week: Good Singers
Plenty of talent shows pit aspiring singers against one another as they perform their hearts…
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Production resumes on BBC’s ‘Death In Paradise’
Production has begun on the tenth season of UK pubcaster BBC One’s Caribbean-set crime series…
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Amazon extends Spanish thriller ‘La Jauria’ and ‘The Boys’
Amazon Prime Video has ordered a second season of Spanish-language psychological thriller La Jauria and…
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Endemol Shine Boomdog adapts Colombian drama ‘In Her Shoes’ for US
Endemol Shine Boomdog and Colombia’s RCN Television channel have closed an option deal for an…
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TBI In Conversation: Bad Robot’s Ben Stephenson on ‘game-changing’ WarnerMedia deal
This latest instalment of TBI’s In Conversation strand catches up with Ben Stephenson, head of…
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TBI’s Content Innovation Awards 2020 deadline just days away
The deadline to enter TBI’s Content Innovation Awards is fast approaching, with the cut off…
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The CW to adapt Stephen King’s ‘Revelations of Becka Paulson’
A new Stephen King adaptation is in the works at US network The CW, which…
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Walter Presents picks up eight Beta Film series
UK-based non-English language streamer Walter Presents has acquired eight new series following a multi-territory deal…
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HBO looks for ‘Somebody Somewhere’
US network HBO has placed a series order for Somebody Somewhere, a new comedy inspired…
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‘Handmaid’ star Elisabeth Moss signs first-look deal with Hulu & Fox 21, launches prodco
The Handmaid’s Tale star Elisabeth Moss has signed a joint first-look deal with Disney-owned streamer…
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Irvine Welsh and Bret Easton Ellis team for ‘American Tabloid’
Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh and American Psycho writer Bret Easton Ellis are reportedly in final…
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South African VOD CineMagic lands on MTN Play, Vodacom Video Play
South African VOD service CineMagic has landed on Vodacom Video Play and MTN Play mobile…
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Chinese streamer iQiyi seeks Southeast Asia expansion with new hires
Chinese streamer iQiyi is looking to expand its presence in Southeast Asia with the appointment…
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NBCU Telemundo ups Beau Ferrari to chairman
Beau Ferrari has been promoted to chairman of NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises. In his new role,…
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Kids round-up: ‘Ricky Zoom’ races into Australia; ‘Malory Towers’ goes global
‘Ricky Zoom’ races into Australia Australia’s Channel 9 and Nick Jr have both picked up…
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France 3 dives into ‘The Silence Of Water’
French broadcaster France 3 has picked up Italian thriller Il Silenzio Dell’Acqua (The Silence of…
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Buendía Estudios hires Ignacio Corrales as MD
Telefónica and Atresmedia have hired Ignacio Corrales as MD of their new joint venture Buendía…
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Canada’s Corus inks NBCU deal for Sky Studios content
A new multi-year volume deal between Corus Entertainment and NBCUniversal Global Distribution will give Canadian…
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UK prodco Fugitive partners with South Africa’s Helena Spring
UK-based production and financing company Fugitive has partnered with South Africa’s Helena Spring Films to develop…
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Nucleus Media to adapt Kingfountain series
US-based Nucleus Media Rights has signed a licensing deal to adapt fantasy author Jeff Wheeler’s…
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HBO Max shines A-list stars for relaxation show
US streaming service HBO Max has ordered a 10-part series aimed at helping people relax,…
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Bumper Q2 sales for UK distributor Silverlining
UK-based factual distributor Silverlining Rights has reported “bumper” Q2 sales with particular uptake for its…
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Endemol Shine channels join US AVOD Stirr
Banijay Group-owned Endemol Shine is launching four of its digital linear entertainment channels on US…
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AMC and Movistar+ partner for Amenábar series
Spain’s pay-TV service Movistar+ and AMC Studios in the US have teamed up to produce…
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Talkback hires Tiger Aspect’s Edmunds as programme director
Former Tiger Aspect exec Kate Edmunds has returned to Fremantle UK’s Talkback label as director…
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Ty Burrell signs first-look deal with 20th Century TV; launches prodco
American actor Ty Burrell has signed a two-year first-look deal with Disney-owned 20th Century Television…