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Mark Layton
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UKTV seeks ‘Parental Guidance’ from comedian Katherine Ryan
BBC Studios-owned UKTV has commissioned Katherine Ryan: Parental Guidance (working title), a docuseries led by…
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Prime Video takes European rights to Peacock gladiator series ‘Those About To Die’
Those About To Die, Roland Emmerich’s upcoming gladiator series for Peacock, has been picked up…
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News round-up: Mega picks up Turkish dramas; ‘Open Season’ spin-off in works from 9 Story; Saffronic appoints creative director
Mega picks up Turkish dramas Chilean network Mega has picked up Turkish dramas A Little…
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Czech investment firm PPF Group takes minority Viaplay stake
Czech investment outfit PPF Group has taken a 6.3% stake in Viaplay – the latest…
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Red Bishop Media acquires 6,000-hour Italian content package
Nascent UK-based content distribution and production company, Red Bishop Media, has acquired more than 6,000…
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Pluto TV comes to Australia with 50 FAST channels via 10 Play
Paramount Global’s FAST operator Pluto TV is to launch in Australia with more than 50…
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WGA & AMPTP to return to negotiating table
The WGA (The Writers’ Guild of America) and AMPTP (The Alliance of Motion Picture and…
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Eureka Productions president Eden Gaha latest to exit ‘Holey Moley’ firm
Eureka Productions president Eden Gaha is the latest to exit the Fremantle-backed Australian-American label this…
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Netflix to end Matt Groening’s ‘Disenchantment’ with fifth season
Netflix is bringing its adult animated series Disenchantment to an end with a fifth and…
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Chris Albrecht & Jorge Granier form Spanish-language firm Rubicon Global, strike Secuoya Studios deal
Former Legendary Television president and Starz CEO Chris Albrecht and Pongalo founder Jorge Granier have…
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Paramount+ takes ‘Star Trek’ streaming rights in Canada
The Star Trek franchise has found a new streaming home in Canada, moving from Bell…
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All3Media Int’l recruits BBCS’ Tony Ziran Tang for APAC sales
London-based distributor All3Media International has appointed BBC Studios’ Tony Ziran Tang as VP of sales…
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Disney boss Bob Iger taps former execs & Candle co-CEOs Kevin Mayer & Tom Staggs as advisors
Disney chief Bob Iger has hired former executives Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs to serve…
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Vice Media Group heralds “new chapter” as $350m acquisition closes
Vice Media Group has formally closed its $350m sale to a consortium of former lenders,…
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Eureka Productions development & programming exec Nick Contino exits in restructure
Nick Contino, VP of development and programming at Fremantle-backed Australian-American label Eureka Productions, exited the…
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Hulu picks up ABC News Studios doc ‘Sound Of The Police’ for streaming debut
Hulu in the US has picked up Sound Of The Police, a feature documentary from…
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Zee Plus chief business officer Sunita Uchil steps down
Sunita Uchil, chief business officer and head of international co-productions at Zee Plus in India,…
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TBI Kids: Why ‘Shasha & Milo’ was a “love at first sight” co-pro for Banijay & Pingo Entertainment
It was “love at first sight” for Benoît Di Sabatino, after being introduced to Shasha…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Behind Viaplay’s cost-cutting measures
With Viaplay taking drastic measures to save its business earlier this month, Omdia’s Matthew Evenson…
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RTL Group promotes Jan Peter Lacher to SVP content
Pan-European broadcast group RTL has promoted Jan Peter Lacher to the newly created role of…
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Exclusive: ZED acquires ‘l’Affaire d’Outreau’ producer Point du Jour – Les Films du Balibari
French producer and distributor ZED has acquired long-established factual indie Point du Jour – Les…
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‘Rana Naidu’ producer Locomotive Global expands creative team
Locomotive Global, the Indian production firm behind local Ray Donovan remake Rana Naidu, has expanded…
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Netflix & BBC team for Lockerbie bombing drama from ‘Line Of Duty’ firm World Productions
Netflix and UK pubcaster the BBC have jointly commissioned Lockerbie, a drama series based on…
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ZDF Studios picks up South African telenovela Legacy for distribution
ZDF Studios has acquired global distributions rights (outside of Africa, Latin America and French speaking…
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Indian OTT platform Epic On moves into originals, with drama & thriller-filled first slate
Epic On, the Indian OTT platform run by IN10 Media Network, is moving into original…
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Channel 5 goes behind bars with Ross Kemp prison docuseries
Paramount-owned UK broadcaster Channel 5 has commissioned Ross Kemp: 72 Hours In… (working title), a…
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Virgin Media O2 partners with A+E, Banijay & others for FAST channel suite
UK cabler Virgin Media O2 has partnered with A+E Networks EMEA, All3Media International, Banijay Rights,…
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TBI Weekly: Why the UK is sleepwalking towards losing public-service kids’ content
Kids’ content veterans Anna Home and Greg Childs, the chair and director, respectively, of The…
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Peacock loses $651m as Comcast reports profitable Q2
Comcast, the owner of NBCUniversal in the US and European pay-TV giant Sky, has exceeded…
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Nickelodeon extends ‘Paw Patrol’ & spin-off ‘Rubble & Crew’
Nickelodeon has renewed both Paw Patrol and its spin-off Rubble & Crew as the animated…