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Mark Layton
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‘Creepshow’ goes global in slew of new deals
Horror anthology series Creepshow is sharing its scares around the world, thanks to a slew…
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Viasat World’s Epic Drama launches on Bulgaria’s Bulsatcom
Viasat World-owned scripted channel Epic Drama has launched on Bulsatcom in Bulgaria, stocked with shows…
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Hulu picks up UK coming-of-age comedy ‘In My Skin’
US streamer Hulu has acquired UK prodco Expectation’s dark coming-of-age comedy In My Skin. The…
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News round-up: Sky returns to ‘Rob & Romesh’; BBC cancels ‘The Greatest Dancer’; Electric launches streamer; and more
Sky picks up second run of Rob & Romesh Vs Sky One and Now TV…
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Noah Media Group takes global rights for films from Oscar-winners
London-based Noah Media Group has acquired global distribution rights for Lorton Entertainment’s sports feature Make…
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Pluto TV adds WarnerMedia & Eros Int’l execs for content push
ViacomCBS-owned streaming service Pluto TV has made two senior hires – adding Scott Reich as…
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RTÉ’s ‘CrimeCall’ producers work around restrictions to stay on air
RTÉ’s public appeal show CrimeCall, from Northern Irish indie prodco Green Inc and Dublin-based indie…
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Conecta Fiction sets September date for hybrid on-site/online forum
The fourth edition of Spanish co-production forum Conecta Fiction has rebranded itself as Conecta Fiction…
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Kids round-up: Disney+ Hotstar’s Cosmos-Maya commission; Tencent takes ‘Chickpea’; TeamTO staff changes; and more
Disney+ Hotstar orders 200+ eps from Cosmos-Maya Indian streaming service Disney+ Hotstar has commissioned an…
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News round-up: ‘The Voice’ returns to South Korea; Oz soap ‘Neighbours’ resumes production
‘The Voice’ returns to South Korea Reality talent format The Voice is returning to South…
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ViacomCBS, Fremantle take ‘Balcony Stories’ to the world
ViacomCBS International Studios (VIS) has begun production on Balcony Stories, a series of short-form shows…
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Story Lab drives branded content deal into Mexico with ‘All-Star Drivers’
Global content studio The Story Lab has partnered with automotive manufacturer General Motors to take…
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Former BBC exec Maggie Boden joins Ink Factory creative team
Maggie Boden has been hired as director of development for the London and LA-based indie…
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News round-up: Oz ‘Living Room’ travels to US; CJ ENM & Bunim/Murray format deal; ZDF snags Covid-19 series
Dabl steps into WTFN’s ‘Living Room‘ WTFN-produced The Living Room is headed to the US…
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BBC orders Peter Sellers doc from Brook Lapping
BBC Two in the UK has commissioned Brook Lapping, part of Zinc Media, to produce…
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Sagafilm’s ‘The Minister’ gets ‘e-premiere’ for buyers
The Minister, a new Icelandic political drama from Reykjavík-based prodco Sagafilm, is to receive an…
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Drive sells more than 50 hours of factual content worldwide
Multiple networks in Europe and Australasia have picked up a range of factual content after…
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Russia’s NTV talks maintaining quality amid Covid-19
TBI has been talking to broadcasters all over the world about how they have been…
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News round-up: FilmRise snags ‘MythBusters’; Nat Geo goes underground with Blink; Quibi orders adult animation; UKTV grabs ‘The Bill’
FilmRise takes on MythBusters & Deadly Women sales New York-based acquisition and distribution company FilmRise…
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Former Kew Media exec Ford launches distribution firm Abacus
Jonathan Ford, former EVP of sales at Kew Media Distribution, has launched Abacus Media Rights…
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Kids round-up: ‘Moominvalley’ lands in Nordics; Super RTL orders monster comedy; ‘Rainbow Rangers’ travels; and more…
Moomins return to the Nordics SF Studios in the Nordics, NRK in Norway and RÚV…
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Viacom18 CEO Sudhanshu Vats quits company
Sudhanshu Vats, group CEO and MD at Viacom18, is stepping down after eight years at…
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US prodco NiteLite unveils new ‘lockdown’ programming strand
LA-based prodco NiteLite Pictures has launched the Coronavirus Positivity Initiative, a global effort to create…
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Fremantle takes global rights to Icon’s Okavango doc
UK indie Icon Films’ documentary Okavango – A Flood Of Life has been picked up…
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News round-up: Korea’s Wavve lands at NBCU; Lifetime’s ‘Married At First Sight’ travels; Starzplay inks Warners deal; and more…
NBCUniversal signs content deal with Korea’s Wavve South Korean streamer Wavve will supply Korean content…
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How Covid-19 lockdown highlights kids TV’s diversity problem
Wa’qaar A Mirza, co-founder and global CEO of Safi Ideas, whose UK-based production outfit is…
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Blue Ant hires Discovery exec Blanksma to SVP sales role
Global distributor Blue Ant International has appointed Gerbrig Blanksma as SVP of international sales and…
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MediaXchange partners with John Yorke for online workshops
International entertainment industry consultancy MediaXchange has partnered with John Yorke (Life On Mars) to launch…
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Lifetime orders ‘MAFS’ self-shot spin-off from ‘Love Is Blind’ prodco
The US producer behind Netflix hit Love Is Blind has turned to innovative techniques to…
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Kids round-up: ‘Octonauts’ expands in LatAm, MENA; NHK adds ‘Find Me In Paris’; Corus exec joins Wildbrain
Silvergate’s Octonauts travel to LatAm, MENA Sony Pictures Television-owned Silvergate Media’s preschool animation Octonauts is…