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HBO renews ‘The Righteous Gemstones’ for fourth season
HBO has renewed original comedy crime series The Righteous Gemstones for a fourth season, ahead…
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Merman Television recruits Sister Pictures’ Amanda Wasey as production head
UK-based Bad Sisters producer Merman Television has appointed Sister Pictures exec Amanda Wasey as its…
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US series ‘The Bold Type’ & Oz drama ‘Bad Behaviour’ come to UK’s BBC Three
UK pubcaster the BBC has acquired all five seasons of US comedy-drama series The Bold…
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Hulu promotes Lauren Tempest to general manager
Disney-backed US streamer Hulu has promoted Lauren Tempest to general manager, with immediate effect. Reporting…
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Asacha acquires ‘Seven Days On Mars’ producer Arrow International Media
European production group Asacha Media has acquired UK-based factual producer Arrow International Media. Asacha took…
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ITV earnings down in H1 as ad revenues plummet, hopes for ITVX
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has experienced a tough first half to 2023 with ad revenues…
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Sony Pictures TV veteran Richard Parsons stepping down
Richard Parsons, chief operating officer, international productions, at Sony Pictures Television, is stepping down after…
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Epyllion CEO Matthew Ball to keynote NATPE Global
Epyllion CEO Matthew Ball has been named as the opening keynote speaker at NATPE Global…
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BBC alum Marcus Ryder appointed CEO of UK’s Film and TV Charity
Diversity campaigner and former BBC exec Marcus Ryder has been appointed as CEO of the…
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Hearst Television ups Michael Callahan to VP production for Very Local
Hearst Television has promoted Michael Callahan to VP of production for its free community-focused US…
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Hulu orders Wayne Brady reality series from Fremantle
Hulu has ordered an unscripted series exploring the personal life of actor, comedian and singer…
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Register for the 2023 Media & Entertainment Leaders Summit!
We are thrilled to announce that the Media & Entertainment Leaders Summit (MELS) is returning…
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BBC original content spend hits $2.1bn as UK pubcaster exceeds diversity commitment
UK pubcaster the BBC increased its original TV content spend to more than £1.6bn ($2.1bn)…
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UK’s ITV & Pact agree new streaming-focused trade terms
UK comcaster ITV and screen body Pact have agreed a new terms of trade deal…
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Australia’s WTFN & US-based Spiegelworld partner for ‘Circus Town’ shows
Australian production firm WTFN has partnered with US circus company Spiegelworld to create a TV…
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Tubi picks up Aardman’s ‘Lloyd Of The Flies’ for US debut
Fox-owned US streamer Tubi has acquired animated kids’ comedy Lloyd Of The Flies from UK…
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WBD localises ‘Tom And Jerry’ in Asia with “Singaporean twist”
Warner Bros. Discovery is launching its first-ever localised Tom And Jerry series, featuring the iconic…
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Fox ups David Espinosa to distribution chief as Michael Biard joins Nexstar
Fox in the US has promoted David Espinosa to president of distribution to replace Michael…
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Hulu to explore Sherri Papini case in Marwar Junction docuseries
Hulu has ordered a true crime docuseries exploring the six-year journey of Sherri Papini’s disappearance…
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‘Destination X’ travels to RTL4 for Dutch adaptation
RTL4 in the Netherlands has commissioned a local adaptation of Be-Entertainment’s adventure reality format Destination…
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Exclusive: Joyn orders German version of Banijay’s ‘Party Workers’
German streaming platform Joyn has commissioned the first international adaptation of Banijay’s reality docu-soap format…
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ITV orders Covid-19 drama from ‘Line Of Duty’ creator Jed Mercurio
UK comcaster ITV has commissioned Breathtaking, a drama series from Line Of Duty creator Jed…
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WOW Presents Plus adds ‘Drag Race’ star-led talk shows
World of Wonder has commissioned two new shows for its WOW Presents Plus platform, both…
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‘Sherwood’ firm House Productions appoints DMC Film’s Theo Barrowclough as exec producer
UK Sherwood producer House Productions has appointed Theo Barrowclough as executive producer. Working alongside by…
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Channel 5 orders ‘The Hardacres’, adaptation of CL Skelton period novels, from Playground
Paramount-owned UK broadcaster Channel 5 has ordered The Hardacres, a period drama based on The…
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Apple TV+ greenlights feature doc about spy author John le Carré
Apple TV+ has commissioned The Pigeon Tunnel, a feature documentary about the life of former…
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Telepictures’ David McGuire exits Warner Bros. firm after 30 years
David McGuire, EVP of programming and development for Telepictures, the Warner Bros. TV Studios subsidiary…
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WBD veteran Robert Blair departs as company faces “inflection point”
Warner Bros. Discovery’s (WBD) president of International TV Distribution, Robert Blair, is departing after 25…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Behind the numbers of Netflix’s Q2 2023 results
After Netflix massively exceeded analyst expecations to gain almost six million new subs, Omdia’s Matthew…
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ABC Australia’s entertainment head, Nick Hayden, stepping down
Nick Hayden, head of entertainment at Australian pubcaster the ABC, is to depart at the…