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Mark Layton
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Amazon in development on ‘The Boys’ Mexico City spin-off, from ‘Blue Beetle’ scribe
A Spanish-language spin-off from The Boys is reportedly in the works for Prime Video, with…
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Belgium’s VTM is ‘Starstruck’ as Banijay format lands fifth adaptation
Belgian broadcaster VTM has commissioned a local adaptation of Banijay entertainment format Starstruck. Banijay Belgium…
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Lightning International appoints Sony Pictures alum as content sales lead
UK and Hong Kong-based content distribution and media solutions company, Lightning International, has bolstered its…
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Factual round-up: RMC Découverte digs up the Inca; Bomanbridge strikes doc deals; Nat Geo US acquires ‘For The Love Of Pets’
RMC Découverte digs up the Inca French broadcaster RMC Découverte has commissioned Pernel Media to…
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WBD taps Ricochet, HCA & Dragonfly for expanding factual slate for UK linear nets & Discovery+
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) UK & Ireland today has made five commissions for Discovery+ and…
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News round-up: CMP draws ‘Civil Blood’; ‘Love Catcher’ lands in Japan; Paramount+ Canada preps Boat Rocker comedies
Caryn Mandabach draws ‘Civil Blood’ Peaky Blinders producer Caryn Mandabach Productions is making Civil Blood,…
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Ex-Sky Studios Deutschland execs Tobias Rosen & Julia Rappold join Construction Film
Former Sky Studios Deutschland execs Tobias Rosen and Julia Rappold have joined Veronica Ferres’ Munich-based…
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Federation Studios brings YA drama ‘We Are Legend’ to market
Federation Studios has picked up Italian young adult fantasy series We Are Legend for distribution…
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UKTV hires ITV’s Helen Perry to head up original drama
UKTV has hired ITV exec Helen Perry as head of drama to grow its original…
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‘Tinder Swindler’ firm Raw recruits Netflix’s Jonny Taylor as creative director
Raw, the UK factual production company behind The Tinder Swindler and Three Identical Strangers has…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: What’s next for US content spend after the strikes?
With the US actors’ and writers’ strikes having come on top of an existing fall…
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Fired S4C chief Sian Doyle hits out at chairman after dismissal “without proper grounds”
Sian Doyle, the former chief executive of Welsh-language public broadcaster S4C, has criticised her dismissal…
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Netflix set to remain biggest platform as global SVOD subs to hit 1.79 billion by 2029
Global SVOD subscriptions will increase by 321 million between 2023 and 2029 to reach 1.79…
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Blink49 Studios & Unicorn Island to adapt Riva Razdan’s ‘Arzu’
Blink49 Studios, the Toronto-based firm headed by former Entertainment One exec John Morayniss, has partnered…
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ZDF Studios, Boogie Entertainment & Aristosfilms team for ‘The Kim Dotcom Story’
ZDF Studios has partnered with Boogie Entertainment and Aristosfilms for The Kim Dotcom Story, a…
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France Télévisions, SBS & CBC acquire Ukrainian war drama ‘Those Who Stayed’
Australian broadcaster SBS, France Télévisions and CBC Gem, the streaming service of CBC in Canada,…
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TBI Weekly: Why ethics should lie at the heart of true crime
As the global popularity of true crime soars, Mark Layton reports on conversations this week…
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Brazil’s Globo strikes Asian distribution pact with Thema
Brazilian media group Globo has struck a deal with Canal+-owned pay-TV and FAST channel distributor…
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‘Bluey’ expands in Middle East with Spacetoon Kids broadcast & licensing deal
Spacetoon Kids, the pan-Arab kids FTA channel, has acquired the first season of Australian animated…
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Keshet compiles ‘Uvda’ Israel-Hamas war reports for international distribution
Keshet International has put together a package of news and current affairs reports produced by…
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Incredible Film acquires ‘WineMasters’ distribution rights
Dutch distributor Incredible Film has acquired global sales rights to all six seasons of docuseries…
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Red Planet Pictures to adapt Will Dean’s Tuva Moodyson crime novels
Death In Paradise producer Red Planet Pictures has acquired the rights to adapt author Will…
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TrueVisions, PCCW Media & Beijing ATW Culture land Woodcut factual shows
TrueVisions in Thailand, PCCW Media in Hong Kong and Beijing ATW Culture in China have…
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Quizzical Pictures reunites with ‘White Lies’ writer for “cosy” crime drama ‘Murder By The Sea’
South African indie Quizzical Pictures is developing Murder By The Sea, a new “cosy crime”…
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‘Peaky Blinders’ outfit Caryn Mandabach Productions to adapt PD James’ Cordelia Gray novels
Peaky Blinders outfit Caryn Mandabach Productions (CMP) has optioned the TV rights to the two…
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WGGB calls for “complete reset” as Diamond report records “significant drop” in UK women writers & directors
The number of women writers and directors contributing to British TV has declined over the…
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Satisfaction Group partners with Mediacrest alum Daniel Domenjó for Iberian label
French production firm Satisfaction Group has partnered with former Mediacrest executive director Daniel Domenjó to…
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Brinkworth Productions recruits BBCS & Vice alum Yonni Usiskin to head global unscripted
London-based factual indie Brinkworth Productions has hired BBC Studios and Vice alum Yonni Usiskin as…
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Amazon orders ‘Motorheads’ & ‘A Very Royal Scandal’, cancels ‘With Love’, ‘Shelter’ & ‘Dolores Roach’
Amazon streamer Prime Video has greenlit coming-of-age series Motorheads and fact-based drama A Very Royal…
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Alibi & France TV strike pre-sale deals for Irish drama ‘The Boy That Never Was’
UKTV’s Alibi channel and France Télévisions have struck pre-sale deals for upcoming Irish drama series…