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Mark Layton
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Former Showtime scripted chief Amy Israel to head TV at Peter Chernin’s North Road
Former Showtime scripted chief Amy Israel has joined Peter Chernin’s US-based studio The North Road…
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AMC Int’l Networks acquires Omens Studios animation ‘Leo The Wildlife Ranger’
AMC International Networks has acquired season one of Omens Studios’ animated adventure series Leo The…
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Bell Media & Fox strike distribution pact to bring ‘global scale’ to Canadian originals
Canada’s Bell Media and Fox Entertainment Global have forged a new licensing and distribution pact…
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Composition adds Paramount & Rock The Bells alum Rich Morris as SVP content & brands
Composition Media, the US animation studio headed by Hair Love producer Carl Reed, has appointed…
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Exclusive: TBI Distributor’s Survey 2023 – Part 4: Kids
From FAST growth to pre-financing shows and navigating a consolidated market, the 2023 survey reflects…
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Exclusive: TBI Distributor’s Survey 2023 – Part 3: Formats
From FAST growth to pre-financing shows and navigating a consolidated market, the 2023 survey reflects…
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Amazon extends superhero spin-off ‘Gen V’ for sophomore season
Prime Video has renewed superhero series Gen V for a second season. A spin-off from…
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Argonon ups Rose Rock CEO Joe Weinstock to oversee US operations
UK & US production group Argonon has appointed Rose Rock Entertainment CEO Joe Weinstock to…
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BBC opens the book on Arthur Conan Doyle with docuseries & ‘Lot No. 249’ adaptation
UK pubcaster the BBC has ordered a new docuseries about Sherlock Holmes creator Arthur Conan…
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Lithuania’s Tella PLAY extends ‘Hunting Season’
Lithuanian OTT platform Tella PLAY has ordered a third season of Talpa Studios’ prison escape…
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ViX serves up ‘Street Chefs’, first original format from Vice Studios
Spanish language streamer ViX has ordered Lucha De Antojos (aka Street Chefs), a cooking competition…
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BBC blames ‘super inflation’ for decision to axe long-running drama ‘Doctors’
The BBC has cancelled long-running daytime soap Doctors after 23 years, with the UK pubcaster…
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C4 in UK & Australia’s Seven team to expand ‘Made In’ franchise with Bondi spin-off
UK broadcaster Channel 4 and Australia’s Seven Network have co-commissioned Made In Bondi (working title),…
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Netflix moves into live sport with ‘The Netflix Cup’ golf tournament
Netflix is moving into live sports with The Netflix Cup, a celebrity golfing event featuring…
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BBC Studios & Nippon TV co-develop ‘Koso Koso’ gameshow format
BBC Studios in the UK and Nippon TV in Japan have partnered to co-develop a…
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Prime Video orders ‘Ebuka Turns Up Africa’ & seeks Nigerian unscripted
Prime Video has announced Ebuka Turns Up Africa, a travel-reality show following Nigerian TV personality…
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Prime Video joins ‘The 1% Club’ in US & Canada
Prime Video has acquired the rights to BBC Studios’ game show format, The 1% Club for…
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Acorn TV acquires ‘Mayflies’, ‘Detective #24’ & ‘Steeltown Murders’ in All3Media drama deal
AMC Networks’ US streaming service Acorn TV has acquired a trio of scripted titles –…
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Exclusive: The CW digital chief on “big swings” in unscripted & broadened scripted slate
The CW in the US is taking “big swings” as it pushes into more unscripted…
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BBC pre-buys second season of ‘Marie Antoinette’
UK pubcaster the BBC has pre-bought the second season of historical drama Marie Antoinette in…
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Sky, C4, A+E, CBS & UKTV close BossaNova UK factual deals
UK broadcasters Sky, Channel 4, A+E, CBS and UKTV have picked up a range of…
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Australia’s Foxtel orders Ronde reality format ‘Billion Dollar Playground’ for Binge
The Foxtel Group in Australia has commissioned docu-soap reality format Billion Dollar Playground for streaming…
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Medyapim to adapt Nippon TV’s ‘Mother’ & ‘Woman’ for MBC
Turkish production group Medyapim has acquired the Arabic language adaptation rights to a pair of…
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Bilibili, iQiyi & Tencent among buyers of BBCS factual series ‘Planet Earth III’
A slew of international broadcasters have struck pre-sale deals with BBC Studios for Planet Earth…
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Charting the course of Paramount+ thriller ‘The Castaways’ from script to screen
Sun, sea, sand… and a plane crash are the order of the day in Paramount+…
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France’s TF1 picks up ‘The Good Wife’ spin-off ‘Elsbeth’ from CBS Studios
TF1 in France has acquired Elsbeth, CBS Studios’ spin-off series from The Good Wife and…
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Big Light to adapt TM Logan novel ’29 Seconds’ as limited drama
Frank Spotnitz’s Big Light Productions (Leonardo, The Man In The High Castle) has acquired the…
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Mediaset Spain rolls ‘Marble Mania’ for Telecinco
Mediaset Spain’s FTA channel Telecinco has ordered a local version of Talpa format Marble Mania….
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RTL4 in the Netherlands & Denmark’s TV2 tune up Fremantle’s ‘The Piano’
RTL4 in the Netherlands and TV2 in Denmark have both acquired the rights to Fremantle…
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Sony Pictures Entertainment eyes Disney+ Hotstar acquisition
Sony Pictures Entertainment is reportedly in early discussions with the Walt Disney Company to acquire…