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Mark Layton
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Netflix renews ‘Castlevania: Nocturne’, cancels ‘Vikings: Valhalla’
Netflix has renewed adult animation Castlevania: Nocturne for a second season and cancelled historical drama…
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GoQuest Media takes Disney Star content to Africa in exclusive distribution pact
Indian distributor GoQuest Media has inked a deal with Disney Star to become its exclusive…
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ITV Studios recruits Fremantle Spain CEO Nathalie Garcia to head up new Iberia production unit
ITV Studios has recruited Fremantle Spain CEO Nathalie Garcia to head up ITV Studios Iberia,…
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Show of the Week: In Her Car
This 10-part Ukrainian drama is set during the early days of the Russian invasion in…
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TBI Weekly: How the UK kids’ sector is seeking to reclaim its ‘lost audience’
Following their Children’s Media Yearbook article in July that reviewed the UK kids’ content scene,…
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Treehouse & Canal+ board Nelvana’s ‘Millie Magnificent’
Canal+ in France and Treehouse in Canada have boarded Nelvana’s upcoming 3D animated pre-school series…
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MELS Keynote Revealed: Shahid’s Natasha Matos-Hemingway
The Media & Entertainment Leaders Summit (MELS) is delighted to announce that Natasha Matos-Hemingway, chief…
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Doc streamer MagellanTV & French prodco ZED extend factual output deal
Global documentary streaming service MagellanTV and French unscripted producer and distributor ZED have struck a…
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‘Northern Lights’ firm Deadpan & Asacha-owned Thalie co-producing Cold War comedy thriller
Ireland’s Deadpan Pictures and Asacha Media Group’s French production house Thalie Images have partnered to…
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Sales round-up: ‘Michael Palin Into Iraq’ pick ups; Banijay takes ‘Fortune Hotel’ rights; Mondo TV inks ‘Grisù’ deal
‘Michael Palin Into Iraq’ pick ups SBS Australia and BBC Earth Asia have acquired travel…
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Canada’s Wind Sun Sky continues to recruit ahead of ‘Future Chicken’ launch
Canadian multimedia company Wind Sun Sky Entertainment has made two new appointments, recruiting Robin Hays…
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Kickstart Entertainment recruits former Cartoon Network Studios exec Nicole Rivera
Former Cartoon Network exec Nicole Rivera has joined Hot Wheels Monster Trucks producer Kickstart Entertainment…
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Disney Branded TV hires Netflix & Nickelodeon alum Jenna Boyd to head scripted development
Disney Branded Television has hired former Nickelodeon and Netflix exec Jenna Boyd as SVP of…
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BBCS kids veteran Henrietta Hurford-Jones to depart
Henrietta Hurford-Jones, creative director for indies at BBC Studios Kids & Family, is exiting the…
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News round-up: Toonz, Epic & Aliya LeeKong team; Prime Video UK orders boxing doc; Odd Squad’ gets UK spin-off
Toonz, Epic & Aliya LeeKong team Toonz Media Group and Epic Story Media have partnered…
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Exclusive: SBS Australia & A+E LatAm among slew of sales for Tencent Dun Huang docudrama
SBS Australia and A+E Networks Latin America are among a slew of international broadcasters to…
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Sky Studios & Cattleya developing ‘Romanzo Criminale’ & ‘Gomorrah’ prequels
Sky Studios and ITV Studios-owned scripted label Cattleya are in development on prequels to both…
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Sky Studios int’l scripted exec Jason Simms named MD at Cineflix’s Connect3
Connect3 (C3) Media, the Canadian production company behind Good Morning Chuck and Kings Of Coke,…
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India’s SonyLIV to remake ‘Magpie’ in third scripted format deal with Israel’s Yes Studios
Indian streamer SonyLIV is to adapt Israeli crime drama Magpie for local audiences, currently under…
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Cattleya co-CEO Marco Chimenz moves to Federation Studios
Federation Studios has appointed Cattleya co-CEO Marco Chimenz as co-MD of the European production group….
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Save your seat for the 2023 Content Innovation Awards!
Join us on Wednesday 18 October at the Grand Auditorium of the Palais des Festivals…
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Kids round-up: Canal+ orders CGI ‘Miffy’; Dandelooo & Tobo ink ‘Great White North‘ deal; ‘Fireman Sam’ & Polly Pocket’ renewed
Canal+ orders CGI ‘Miffy’ StudioCanal is partnering with Mercis and Superprod Animation to develop and…
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Globoplay acquires ViX drama ‘Montecristo’ under TelevisaUnivision partnership
Brazilian streaming service Globoplay has acquired Montecristo, the modern update of Alexandre Dumas’ The Count…
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Amazon plans ‘Hell Of A Date’ for Prime Video Sweden
Amazon streamer Prime Video in Sweden has ordered Hell Of A Date (working title), a…
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News round-up: Roku renews ‘Sushi Master’; Netflix extends ‘Alice In Borderland’; Hayu lands in New Zealand
Roku renews ‘Sushi Master’ Roku has renewed culinary competition series Morimoto’s Sushi Master for a…
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BET+ & Prime Video bring UK series ‘Blue Therapy’ to US & Africa
BET+ in the US and Prime Video Africa have both acquired upcoming UK relationship reality…
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Hulu orders ‘Got To Get Out’, social experiment competiton from Glenn Hugill
Hulu has ordered Got To Get Out (working title), an original social experiment and competition…
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Prime Video makes two-season commitment to adult animation ‘Hazbin Hotel’
Amazon’s SVOD Prime Video has handed a two-season order to adult animated musical comedy series…
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NBCUniversal ups Rachel Smith to head unscripted content, lifestyle & documentaries
NBCUniversal has promoted Rachel Smith as EVP of unscripted content, lifestyle and documentaries, three months…
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News round-up: ITVX & Stan pick up ‘Orphan Black: Echoes’; Laura Franses joins S4C Digital; Urban Myth to adapt ‘The Hike’
ITVX & Stan pick up ‘Orphan Black: Echoes’ UK streamer ITVX and Stan in Australia…