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Netflix expands rap competition format ‘Rhythm + Flow’ to Italy
Netflix has ordered an Italian version of its rap music competition Rhythm + Flow, with…
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Hearst Media & Tiffany Haddish strike two-show development deal
Hearst Media Production Group (HPMG) has struck a development deal with US actor, comedian and…
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Gunpowder & Sky boosts sci-fi & horror FAST offering
LA-based indie & FAST operator Gunpowder & Sky has acquired more than 30 TV series…
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CNN chairman & CEO Chris Licht exits WBD-owned network after 13 months
Chris Licht has stepped down as CEO and chairman of Warner Bros. Discovery owned CNN…
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Canada’s Bell Media makes double English & French orders for ‘The Traitors’
Canada’s Bell Media has commissioned two separate versions of All3Media reality format The Traitors –…
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Nelonen ignites engine for ‘Top Gear Finland’
Finnish broadcaster Nelonen, and its streaming service Ruutu, have ordered a local adaptation of BBC…
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Peter Chernin’s North Road buys Turkish prodco Karga Seven Pictures in first major int’l acquisition
Peter Chernin’s The North Road Company has bought Turkish production firm Karga Seven Pictures, in…
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MGM+ picks up docuseries on infamous serial killer Ed Gein
Amazon-owned streamer MGM+ has picked up true crime docuseries Psycho: The Lost Tapes Of Ed…
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Keshet UK hires Christine Healy as COO & preps ‘A Body That Works’ remake
Keshet UK has appointed Watford & Essex exec Christine Healy to the newly created role…
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Netflix adds six to Korean romance line-up, with K-pop idol starring titles
Netflix’s investment in Korean content continues to grow, with the streamer unveiling six new K-romance…
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Skybound Entertainment & Fifth Planet Games acquire Icelandic ‘The Minister’ firm Sagafilm
Skybound Entertainment and Fifth Planet Games have jointly acquired Sagafilm, the Icelandic production company behind…
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AMC Networks ups Angela Molloy to head up rejigged ALLBLK & WE tv leadership
AMC Networks in the US has promoted company veteran Angela Molloy to a new role…
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Telemundo orders first int’l adaptation of Banijay competition format ‘The Fifty’
Telemundo has ordered the first adaptation of Banijay reality competition format The Fifty for the…
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Tomorrow Studios ups Alissa Bachner to lead development & expands into feature films
Tomorrow Studios has promoted Alissa Bachner to EVP of development, while Josh Bratman has joined…
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Kids’ firm Wonderworld.Fun unveils initial slate & adds Emilie Pasquet for sales & co-production
Wonderworld.Fun, the newly launched LA-based animation production and distribution firm, has appointed Emilie Pasquet as…
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Gaumont centralises animation & kids in Europe under Terry Kalagian
Gaumont has centralised its animation, kids & family division in Europe under the leadership of…
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Minna Virkajärvi to head Jarowskij Finland as CEO Teea Hyytiä steps down
Banijay Nordic has appointed Yellow Film & TV producer Minna Virkajärvi to head up its…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: How the wheels are turning on Amazon’s streaming strategy
As Amazon moves forward with plans to bring Prime Video SVOD originals to its AVOD…
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Nordisk Film Production recruits Lumière’s Marike Muselaers for int’l financing & co-productions
Danish firm Nordisk Film Production has appointed Lumière Group’s Marike Muselaers to the newly created…
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UKTV & PBS Masterpiece co-commission ‘The Marlow Murder Club’ from ‘Death In Paradise’ creator
UKTV and PBS Masterpiece in the US have co-commissioned an adaptation of The Marlow Murder…
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Monday Media ramps up expansion with Rabbit Films acquisition
Nordic production group Monday Media has made its second company acquisition in less than a…
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Fremantle hires All3Media Int’l’s Kit Yow for Asian sales
Production and distribution giant Fremantle has appointed All3Media International’s Kit Yow as VP of sales…
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Exclusive: CEE FAST revenues projected to almost double to $42m by 2028
Free ad-supported TV (FAST) revenue in Central and Eastern European (CEE) is projected to almost…
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Show of the Week: Good Morning Chuck (Or The Art Of Harm Reduction)
Fact meets fiction in this French-language comedy-drama from Quebec that tackles the perils of substance…
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Exclusive: Korea’s EBS boards upcoming kids’ animation ‘Shasha & Milo’
Korean public broadcaster EBS has boarded the upcoming kids’ CGI animated action-comedy Shasha & Milo….
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TBI Weekly: Why we need to talk about AI
The current US writers’ strike is as much about artificial intelligence (AI) as it is…
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Ex-Disney chairman Peter Rice re-emerges with A24 deal
Peter Rice, the former chairman of Disney General Entertainment Content, who was ousted in a…
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Nelonen returns to Banijay for dramedy series ‘Supporting Actor’
Finnish broadcaster Nelonen, and its streaming service Ruutu, have announced the pick up of their…
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‘Made In Chelsea’ prodco Monkey hires Talkback’s Laura Gibson as creative director
Laura Gibson, co-creator of Netflix reality show Too Hot To Handle, is joining Universal International…
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Skai TV brings ITV Studios’ ‘I’m A Celebrity…’ format to Greece
Skai TV in Greece has commissioned the first local adaptation of ITV Studios format I’m…