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Mark Layton
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C4 alum Gill Wilson joins Avalon as factual director
Gill Wilson has been appointed as UK and US-based prodco Avalon’s creative director of factual….
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Snap unveils new slate of originals and renewals
Snap, the US social media company behind the popular Snapchat app, has unveiled a new…
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Hulu orders ‘The Other Typist’ adaptation with Keira Knightley to star and EP
Disney-owned SVOD service Hulu has commissioned Searchlight Television and 20th Century Fox Television to produce…
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HBO Max launch hit ‘Love Life’ renewed
Newly launched streamer HBO Max has renewed its first scripted original series, Love Life, for…
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ViacomCBS promotes Bruce Gillmer to new president of music post
ViacomCBS has promoted veteran exec Bruce Gillmer to the newly created position of president of…
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Kids roundup: ‘Bing’ cements global appeal; France TV Distribution inks animation deals and more…
‘Bing’ cements global appeal Broadcasters in the Netherlands, Nordics, Poland, Portugal and Canada have signed…
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UK’s Channel 4 makes commitment to anti-racism and BAME representation
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has set out a six-part anti-racism strategy and a commitment to…
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Weekend Studio to adapt ‘XRey’ podcast into scripted series
UK-based producer and distributor The Story Lab has struck a deal with Spanish prodco Weekend…
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Paramount Network drops ‘Cops’ after Floyd killing
Paramount Network has cancelled long-running reality series Cops in the wake of George Floyd’s death…
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Pluto TV breaks 100-channel barrier in UK
ViacomCBS-owned AVOD service Pluto TV has added two new “theme-specific” channels – Secret Dealers and…
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‘Next In Fashion’ latest Netflix debut season casualty
Netflix has cancelled style competition series Next In Fashion after just one season. The 10-part…
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Canal+ acquires MediaPro Studio’s thriller ‘The Head’
French pay-TV network Canal+ has acquired Spanish production outfit The Mediapro Studio’s psychological thriller series…
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ViacomCBS rejigs UK team with digital and acquisitions appointments
ViacomCBS Networks UK (VCN UK) has promoted Gemma Hewlett to VP of digital channels and…
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News round-up: Salto gets ‘Happily Married’; TVG seeks another ‘Wife Swap’; NHK 8K picks up ‘Wife Of A Spy’ and more…
Salto gets ‘Happily Married’ New French streaming platform Salto has picked up dark comedy drama…
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News round-up: Global sales for Euro-thrillers; Portugal’s SIC acquires ‘Don’t Tell The Bride’ format; Finland’s YLE gets ‘Pretty & Single’ and more…
Euro-thrillers head to Netflix and others in global sales Global streamer Netflix and broadcasters around…
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The CW does deal with ‘Devils’ to bolster fall schedule
US network The CW has picked up Sky Italia thriller Devils as it continues to…
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Kids VP Levine departs Mouse House to “pursue new opportunities”
David Levine, Disney’s VP of kids programming for the UK, Europe and Africa is leaving…
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Discovery Denmark first in line for Keshet’s ‘Singletown’ format
Discovery Networks has commissioned Nordisk Film TV Denmark to produce a local version of Keshet…
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Amazon Original tells ‘True Stories’ with French celebs and YouTube stars
French Amazon Original comedy series True Story will launch exclusively on Amazon Prime Video in…
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Rebooted: Q&A with Géraldine Gonard, Conecta FICTION director
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, industry shows around the globe have had to adapt to…
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Kids round-up: ‘Alien TV’ and ‘Horrid Henry’ special both land on Netflix; ‘Brainbuzz’ travels in Australia and Hong Kong; ‘Bubu And The Little Owls’ fly to Kidoodle.TV
Alien TV lands on Netflix and Nine Network Netflix and Australia’s FTA Nine Network will…
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A+E picks up crime series from ‘Live PD’ host
A+E Networks has pre-bought a new crime series from Live PD host Dan Abrams’ US-based…
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Exclusive: UK ‘faces being left behind’ as government urged to act on insurance
The UK government must urgently backstop insurers or risk screen productions being moved outside of…
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US media giants observe ‘Blackout Tuesday’ as JJ Abrams donates $10m to fight racism
US media giants including ViacomCBS are not conducting business today in order to mark the…
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Exclusive: Why now is “right time” for A+E alum Sabin’s new US/LatAm venture
With Covid-19 currently tightening global purse-strings, a new cost-cutting marriage between US creatives and Latin…
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British Film Commission lays out guidelines for screen production return
The British Film Commission (BFC) has today published a comprehensive set of guidelines to help…
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Show of the week: Snowpiercer
Seven years after the world has become an uninhabitable frozen wasteland, the survivors of humanity…
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Netflix snags ‘Parasite’ star for latest Korean drama
Global streaming service Netflix will launch a new Korean drama series later this year, starring…
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Avalon hires former Burning Bright exec Toby Ward
Former Burning Bright exec Toby Ward has been appointed head of UK production (comedy, entertainment…
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Starz to revive YouTube’s cancelled ‘Step Up’ series
US cable and satellite network Starz is to revive dance drama Step Up: High Water,…