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Mark Layton
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Discovery+ sets Vinnie Jones-fronted farm renovation docuseries
Discovery+ has ordered Vinnie Jones: The Wild Life (working title), a docuseries following the Hollywood…
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AMC scripted co-heads, Emma Miller & Carrie Gillogly, join Netflix
Emma Miller and Carrie Gillogly, co-heads of AMC’s scripted team, have both left the US…
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Exclusive: Belinda Menendez on NBCU sales line-up & “creative” FAST deals
As this year’s LA Screenings draws to a close, buyers are preparing to wave a…
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WBD’s Max dives into underwater animation ‘Mermicorno: Starfall’ with Atomic Cartoons & Tokidoki
Max, the Warner Bros. Discovery streamer that relaunched in the US earlier this week, has…
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Toonz & Kenn Viselman team to launch Itsy Bitsy Animation
Itsy Bitsy Entertainment, the firm led by kids & family entertainment producer Kenn Viselman, has…
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BBC sets David Mitchell & Ricky Gervais projects on expansive comedy slate
Jon Petrie, director of comedy at UK pubcaster the BBC, has unveiled 10 new and…
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BBC orders doc exploring plight of Britain’s kelp forests
UK pubcaster the BBC has commissioned The Man Who Loves Kelp (working title), a documentary…
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Comcast launches Now TV streaming bundle via Xfinity
NBCUniversal parent Comcast is launching Now TV, a new streaming service that includes more than…
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Netflix orders ‘American Gladiators’ docuseries
Netflix has commissioned Muscles & Mayhem: An Unauthorized Story Of American Gladiators, a docuseries about…
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Cineverse reshuffles leadership, with Erick Opeka named president
LA-based distributor and channels operator Cineverse has reshuffled its senior leadership, with an expanded role…
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Amazon’s Freevee brings adult animation ‘Gary And His Demons’ to US
Amazon AVOD service Freevee has picked up Canadian adult animated comedy Gary And His Demons…
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FilmRise & Canal+ Docs board doc ‘Missing From Fire Trail Road’
New York-based producer & streaming firm FilmRise and French TV network Canal+ Docs have boarded…
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Kino Lorber acquires First Look streamer Topic, forms joint venture
US distribution firm Kino Lorber has acquired a majority stake in First Look Media streamer…
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Exclusive: Keith Le Goy on ‘Twisted Metal’ “buzz” as Sony’s next video game adaptation hits market
LA Screenings is well and truly underway, with shows already beginning to move. Sony Pictures…
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Lionsgate acquires religious drama ‘The Chosen’ for global distribution
Lionsgate has acquired global distribution rights to all seasons of event series The Chosen, from creator, director and…
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Sony strikes global deals for ‘Twisted Metal’, ‘Winter King’ & ‘Ten Pound Poms’
A slew of international broadcasters and platforms have struck deals for Sony Pictures Television (SPT)…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Why MENA online ad revenue will double by 2027
Online video advertising revenue in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is set to…
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SkyShowtime details originals line-up, including former HBO Max shows
European streamer SkyShowtime has confirmed premiere dates for a slew of originals and exclusive series…
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UK’s Channel 4 & TVNZ board Oz obs-doc ‘Police Rescue Australia’
Channel 4-owned FTA-channel More 4 in the UK and TVNZ in New Zealand have struck…
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BBC & CBC partner with Idris & Sabrina Elba & Supercollider for docuseries co-commission
UK and Canadian pubcasters, the BBC and CBC, have co-commissioned Paid In Full: The Battle…
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The CW orders ‘The Librarians’ spin-off & boards ITVX drama ‘Joan’
The CW Network has picked up a slew of shows, across both scripted and unscripted,…
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Fremantle’s Undeniable making Ruth Wilson-led performance doc ‘The Second Woman’
Fremantle-owned UK factual label Undeniable is working on The Second Woman (working title) a feature…
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WBD’s Max to explore company history with four-part ‘100 Years Of Warner Bros.’ docuseries
Soon-to-launch Warner Bros. Discovery streamer Max has commissioned four documentary specials to commemorate, and titled,…
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ICS Nordic developing ‘Vampira’ doc around 1950s icon Maila Nurmi
Finland-based ICS (Ilkkas’ Creative Studio) Nordic is working on Vampira, a documentary project about Maila…
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Netflix explores ‘Unknown’ with docuseries event
Netflix has commissioned Unknown, a four-part docuseries “event” that tells different stories of adventure and…
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US actors’ union SAG-AFTRA to hold strike authorisation vote
US actors’ union SAG-AFTRA plans to hold a strike authorisation vote ahead of its negotiations…
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News round-up: Fremantle to shop ‘Bardot’; Sheffield DocFest line-up: OUTtv double order
Fremantle to shop ‘Bardot’ Fremantle has acquired global distribution rights for Bardot, a documentary feature about…
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WBD’s Max streamer orders Conan O’Brien travelogue & details launch slate
Warner Bros. Discovery’s combined streaming service Max has commissioned a new unscripted travel series with…
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MGM+ adapts Bernard Cornwell’s Arthurian epic ‘Warlord Chronicles’ with Bad Wolf
Amazon-owned streamer and linear channel MGM+ has ordered The Winter King, a “revisionist” take on…
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Peter Chernin’s North Road invests in Peyton Manning’s ‘King Of Collectibles’ label Omaha Productions
Peter Chernin’s The North Road Company has acquired a minority stake in Omaha Productions, the…