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Prime Video returns to Woodcut for true crime doc on ‘London Underground Killer’
Amazon has ordered true crime documentary The London Underground Killer for streamer Prime Video in…
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Max links with Canal+ & Prime Video for France launch in June
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is to launch its combined streaming service Max in France and…
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Fremantle UK hires BBC Studios exec Joanna Rwama as COO & CFO
Fremantle UK has hired BBC Studios exec Joanna Rwama to the newly created role of…
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Netflix orders Dutch comedy ‘Roosters’ from Hollands Licht
Netflix has greenlit Roosters, a new Dutch comedy series about four friends trying to survive…
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Paramount+ spins off ‘The Neighbourhood’ with Tracy Morgan-led sitcom ‘Crutch’
Paramount+ has ordered Crutch, a spin-off from CBS sitcom The Neighbourhood. Produced by CBS Studios,…
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Warner Bros. Animation veteran Ed Adams to retire; Matt Matzkin expands remit
Veteran Warner Bros. Animation exec Ed Adams is retiring after 15 years with the company….
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Paramount opens M&A talks with Sony & Apollo, Skydance deal remains on table
Paramount Global opened M&A negotiations with Sony and Apollo over the weekend, after Skydance Media’s…
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Max commissions Polish original spy thriller ‘The Easterngate’
Warner Bros. Discovery-owned streamer Max has commissioned The Easterngate, a Polish original spy thriller Directed…
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Sony Pictures TV hires Paramount alum Kate Gill to head up comedy development
Sony Pictures Television has appointed former Paramount Television Studios exec Kate Gill as SVP of…
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CBS greenlights ‘Fire Country’ spin-off ‘Sheriff Country’
Paramount-owned CBS in the US is continuing to refresh its scripted slate, with an order…
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Thunderbird president & CCO, Matthew Berkowitz, steps down, sparking leadership shakeup
Matthew Berkowitz is stepping down as president and chief content officer at Canada’s Thunderbird Entertainment…
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Warner Bros. Discovery ANZ boss Glen Kyne steps down alongside Newshub closure
Glen Kyne is stepping down as SVP and head of networks at Warner Bros. Discovery…
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Netflix orders reality show about cheating couples, hosted by Amanda Holden
Netflix has commissioned Cheaters: Unfinished Business (working title) a new UK reality show hosted by…
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ChaiFlicks picks up ‘Kafka’ biopic rights for North America
ChaiFlicks, the streaming service dedicated to Jewish content, has picked up the North American rights…
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All3Media Deutschland ups Filmpool’s Vittorio Valente to head German group
Vittorio Valente has been appointed as CEO of All3Media Deutschland. The exec is currently MD…
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Netflix developing live-action ‘Scooby-Doo’ series with Berlanti Productions
Netflix is in development on a live-action version of the classic Hanna-Barbera cartoon Scooby-Doo, hailing…
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Hidden Pigeon recruits Peacock kids’ exec Kristofer Updike
Peacock exec Kristofer Updike has been named SVP of creative at Hidden Pigeon Company, the…
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Paramount confirms Bakish exit, with Cheeks, McCarthy & Robbins to form “Office of the CEO”
Paramount Global has confirmed the exit of CEO Bob Bakish and named George Cheeks, Chris…
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CBS cancels ‘NCIS Hawai’i’
NCIS: Hawai’I has become the latest CBS drama to be cancelled in recent weeks, with…
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BBC & BritBox Int’l return detective drama ‘Beyond Paradise’ for S3 & festive special
British crime drama series Beyond Paradise has been commissioned for a third season and a…
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Paramount CEO Bob Bakish expected to exit today amid Skydance M&A talks
Paramount Global’s board is reportedly considering removing CEO Bob Bakish as soon as today (Monday,…
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Omar Sy’s Carrousel Studios hires Wild Bunch exec Céline Gaget as CEO
Carrousel Studios, the French media company recently launched by Lupin star Omar Sy, alongside Louis…
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TBI Weekly: The evolution of ethics in true crime filmmaking
Nick Mavroidakis, executive producer at UK factual indie Woodcut Media, explores how the past decade…
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News round-up: ‘L&O: Organized Crime’ moves from NBC to Peacock; TF1 orders ‘Rien ne t’efface’ adaptation
‘L&O: Organized Crime’ moves from NBC to Peacock Law & Order: Organized Crime is set…
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Canada’s Bell Media rolls out English & French-language FAST channels
Canada’s Bell Media has launched 10 FAST channels, a mix of English and French language,…
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Lionsgate’s Blackfin hires Discovery+, Nat Geo alum Igal Svet to head up documentaries
Lionsgate-owned Blackfin, the US firm behind Netflix’s Killer Inside: The Mind Of Aaron Hernandez, has…
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Writers Guild of Canada votes in favour of strike over AI & fair pay with 96.5% majority
Members of the Writers Guild of Canada (WGC) have voted overwhelmingly in favour of authorising…
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Wheelhouse partners with theme park operator Merlin on attractions-focused unscripted slate
Brent Montgomery’s production firm Wheelhouse has partnered with UK-based theme park and attractions operator Merlin…
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India’s JioCinema launches new low-cost tier to undercut Netflix & Amazon
Indian streaming service JioCinema has introduced an ad-free premium subscription offering, with the lowest tier…
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News round-up: Netflix faces ‘Toughest Forces On Earth’; Roku orders ‘Tracee Travels’; Paramount+ renews ‘Dora’
Netflix faces ‘Toughest Forces On Earth’ Netflix has ordered Toughest Forces On Earth, an eight-part…