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Edinburgh TV Festival adds Netflix, A+E execs to 2020 roster
Leading US TV and SVOD executives from companies including Netflix, HBO Max, TLC and A+E…
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FX and Hulu partner with New York Times for new doc from ‘The Weekly’ team
US network FX and Disney-owned streaming service Hulu have partnered with The New York Times…
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Kids round-up: BFI reveals new slate; Keith Chapman takes ‘Camp Furly’ to market; UK’s C5 expands Milkshake!
New BFI-funded children’s slate announced Twelve new productions for young audiences have been commissioned in…
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‘Narco’s prodco Gaumont names Nicolas Atlan president for US, Gene Stein to exit
Nicolas Atlan has been promoted to president of Gaumont’s US operations. The Narcos and El…
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TBI’s Content Innovation Awards 2020 deadline extended
The deadline to enter TBI’s Content Innovation Awards has been extended to 17 July. That…
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BAME TV Task Force reveals ‘positive response’ to discrimination letter
The Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) TV Task Force says it has received a…
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Kids round-up: Tencent Video becomes new Chinese home for ‘Shaun The Sheep’; Acamar Films makes key UK hires; ‘Dino Dana’ movie roars onto Canada’s Cineplex Store and more…
Tencent and Aardman do ‘Shaun The Sheep’ deal UK studio Aardman has signed a deal…
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Genius Brands & POW! Entertainment team to develop Stan Lee’s post-Marvel IP
Genius Brands International and Stan Lee’s POW! Entertainment have launched a joint venture, Stan Lee…
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Alibaba livestreaming boss fired, accused of nepotism and accepting gifts
Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce giant, has announced the immediate departure of its livestreaming chief Zhao…
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UK resumes sports, TV and film production, with lockdown exemptions
The British government has announced a deal that will allow the staging of selected sports…
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Mobile to cover 40% of SVOD subscriptions by 2025
Mobile will provide 40% of the global total of SVOD subscriptions by 2025, claims a…
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ORF and ZDF take a second stab at ‘Vienna Blood’
Broadcasters ORF in Austria and ZDF in Germany have ordered a second season crime of…
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Story Lab adds French cooking format to global menu
Global content creator and distributor The Story Lab has acquired international rights to French cooking…
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Discovery Germany to buy Leonine’s Tele 5
Discovery Germany has agreed to acquire Leonine’s entertainment channel Tele 5. The deal also is…
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TBI Talks: Andy Kaplan’s AXN plans greater investment in Asian content, while US buyers lead online acquisitions
KC Global Media Entertainment-owned AXN is committed to investing in more original content in the…
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BBC to cut 450 jobs from regional TV, radio & news teams
UK pubcaster the BBC is to cut 450 jobs across its English regional TV news…
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MTV Studios extends animation boom by replicating ‘Clone High’
ViacomCBS-owned MTV Studios is to “reimagine” the early-2000s adult animated comedy series Clone High. Original…
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Amazon orders ‘Fallout’ adaptation from ‘Westworld’ team
Amazon Studios has partnered with US video game publisher Bethesda Game Studios to bring the…
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Kids round-up: CMC goes online next week; Wildbrain Spark to manage ‘Shimajiro’ brand
CMC launches online next week The 2020 Children’s Media Conference (CMC) gets underway next week,…
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Global drama streamer Walter Presents rolls into Russia
UK-based streamer Walter Presents has signed a two-year deal with Russian SVOD service Start, with…
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‘Beavis And Butt-Head’ revived by Comedy Central
ViacomCBS-owned network Comedy Central is to revive satirical animation Beavis And Butt-Head, with original show…
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Apple TV+ poaches senior Sony exec Chris Parnell for originals
Sony Pictures Television co-president Chris Parnell will leave the company later this month to take…
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Banijay gets EC antitrust clearance for Endemol Shine acquisition
Banijay Group’s US$2.2 billion acquisition of Endemol Shine Group has been approved by the European…
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UK’s Channel 5 picks up shows from seven BAME-led indies
UK broadcaster Channel 5 has commissioned a range of projects from seven BAME (black, Asian…
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UKTV’s Alibi snags trio of US dramas from ViacomCBS
Britain’s UKTV has acquired three new US drama series – Why Women Kill, Tommy and…
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Ozzy Osbourne and Epstein docs on A+E Networks’ new slate
US-based A+E Networks has today launched 380 hours of new programming, across a wide variety…
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Watch4 boss Philipp Rotermund on the “golden age of AVOD”
After nearly two decades in the television business, I have seen the term “the golden…
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India’s Applause teams with UK’s Bend It for new drama
Indian prodco Applause Entertainment is partnering with UK-based Bend It Films & TV and US…
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Netflix orders Colin Kaepernick drama with Ava DuVernay
Netflix has commissioned a new limited drama series about the adolescent years of athlete…
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LA’s Jukin signs content deal with Obsesh Media
LA-based entertainment company Jukin Media has signed a deal with streaming video brand Obsesh Media…