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Mark Layton
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Netflix expands Italian slate with ‘Adorazione’ & ‘Fabbricante Di Lacrime’ adaptations
Netflix has unveiled four new Italian originals, including a young adult series loosely based on…
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BBC Studios Productions merges units to create global entertainment division
BBC Studios Productions is merging its entertainment & music, fact-ent and events & international productions…
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ABC News Studios sets up non-fiction unit under ‘Good Morning America’ co-anchor Robin Roberts
ABC News Studios in the US is launching a new production unit led by Robin…
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Strong Studios to adapt South African crime novel ‘Piranha’
US-based Strong Studios is adapting South African crime writer Rudie Van Rensburg’s novel Piranha into…
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Paramount+ brings Oz comedy hit ‘Colin From Accounts’ to US
Paramount+ is launching hit Australian comedy series Colin From Accounts in the US. The series,…
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Docsville elevates ‘Last Song From Kabul’ producer Sophie Daniel to managing director
UK factual outfit Docsville Studios has promoted Sophie Daniel to the newly created role of…
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News round-up: RTL Deutschland acquires Jamie Oliver rights; SkyShowtime recruits A+E CFO; Particle6 to adapt ‘Madigan Chronicles’
RTL Deutschland acquires Jamie Oliver rights RTL Deutschland has struck a multi-year deal with Fremantle…
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Netflix, Disney+, HBO & Paramount+ to drive $20bn hybrid AVOD-SVOD revenue by 2029
Netflix, Disney+, HBO and Paramount+ will together create hybrid AVOD-SVOD revenues of $20bn by 2029,…
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Welsh indie Wildflame recruits Outline exec as production head & rejigs team
Welsh factual indie Wildflame Productions has appointed Wiliam Gruffydd Edwards as head of production and…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: How Viu & Netflix are riding South-East Asia’s rapid ad revenue rise
The growing availability of high-speed internet and the rising popularity of smartphones and other digital…
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News round-up: Apple suspends talent deals; RTÉ orders ‘2 Johnnies’ comedy; ABC cans ‘The Wonder Years’
Apple suspends talent deals Apple has become the latest firm to suspend high-profile first look…
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Former Starz int’l chief Superna Kalle lands at Oz gaming firm Aristocrat
Superna Kalle, the former president of international at Starz, has joined Australian gaming and gambling…
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Lion Forge raids Hello Sunshine for kids’ animation veterans & launches global sales division
Lion Forge Entertainment, the US-based studio behind the Oscar-winning Hair Love, has hired three new…
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UK indie Storyvault Films hires Nest’s Claire Pugh-Williams as production head
UK indie Storyvault Films has appointed Claire Pugh-Williams to the newly-created role of head of…
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Exclusive: StarzPlay CEO shares unscripted strategy as MENA streamer orders football talent show
MENA streamer StarzPlay has commissioned The Italian Dream, a new sports-focused reality series, in partnership…
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Eccho Rights CEO Fredrik af Malmborg steps down as Night Train “integration” continues
Fredrik af Malmborg is stepping down from his role as CEO of Swedish distributor Eccho…
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Peacock, Bell Media & Arte board ‘Vigil’ S2 as ITVS strikes global pre-sales for BBC thriller
NBCUniversal’s Peacock in the US, Bell Media and TVA in Canada and Arte in France…
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Japan’s Fuji TV & ‘Walking Dead’ firm Skybound team for ‘Heart Attack’ adaptation
Skybound Entertainment, the US entertainment firm founded by Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman, is partnering…
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Peacock partners with horror maestro John Carpenter for unscripted anthology
NBCUniversal streamer Peacock has ordered John Carpenter’s Suburban Screams, a new unscripted horror anthology from…
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Former WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar joins Roblox board of directors
Former WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar has joined the board of directors at online gaming platform…
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‘Hair Love’ firm Lion Forge strikes kids IP partnership with Penguin Young Readers
Lion Forge Entertainment, the US-based studio behind the Oscar-winning Hair Love, has partnered with Penguin…
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News round-up: India’s ‘Fauda’ remake returns; Fremantle shops epilepsy doc; Samka hires Cartoon Network’s Wigzell
‘Tanaav returns for S2’ Israel’s Yes Studios and India’s Applause Entertainment have agreed an extension…
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Ex-LADbible duo Thom Gulseven and Ben Powell-Jones launch digital-first indie with Hat Trick backing
Former LADbible execs Thom Gulseven and Ben Powell-Jones have launched Strong Watch Studios, a digital-first…
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Blue Ant hires BBC Studios & Fremantle alum Jon Penn to lead expanded APAC business
Canada’s Blue Ant Media is expanding its Asia Pacific business and has set up a…
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News round-up: C5 & FilmRise prep prisoner show; Hulu plays country music; Lighthouse & Dog Ears get ‘Stage Struck!’
C5 & FilmRise meet ‘World’s Most Dangerous Prisoners’ Paramount-owned UK comcaster Channel 5 and US-based…
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Gigglebug Entertainment moves into adult animation, preps ‘Soap’ from new In Stitches label
Helsinki-based animation studio Gigglebug Entertainment is launching In Stitches, a new sub-label dedicated to adult…
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Banijay Kids & Family hires Cloudco’s Roubina Tchoboian for int’l licensing
Banijay Kids & Family has appointed Cloudco Entertainment’s Roubina Tchoboian as head of global licensing….
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Starz recruits WarnerMedia alum Sofia Chang as distribution chief
Lionsgate-owned Outlander and Power Book network Starz has hired WarnerMedia alum Sofia Chang as EVP…
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World of Wonder & Blue Ant partner on ‘Drag Race’ reality format ‘Slaycation’
RuPaul’s Drag Race producers World of Wonder are launching a new format, Slaycation, on the…
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BBC Studios & UKTV stock up on AMC Networks dramas for UK & Benelux
BBC Studios and its broadcast group UKTV have jointly acquired the UK and Benelux rights…