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Mark Layton
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Disney plans DTC content cuts & combined Disney+ & Hulu app as streaming losses slow
Disney is to launch a combined Disney+ and Hulu app by the end of the…
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Banijay promotes creative networks co-leads Townley & Green to chief content officers
Production and distribution giant Banijay has promoted its creative networks co-leads, James Townley and Lucas…
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Events round-up: Edinburgh TV Festival plans climate summit; Sheffield DocFest details announced; Conecta Fiction announces Spanish showcase
Edinburgh TV Festival plans climate summit The Edinburgh TV Festival is launching its first-ever Climate…
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Sales round-up: Red Arrow hits bullseye with scripted deals; Paramount+ traverses ‘Savage River’ for UK & Germany; Fremantle to shop Richard Williams doc
Red Arrow hits bullseye with scripted deals Red Arrow Studios International has inked several international…
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Envision hires ‘Gomorrah’ writers to adapt David Szalay’s ‘Turbulence’
UK-based Envision Entertainment has hired Gomorrah and ZeroZeroZero writers Leonardo Fasoli and Maddelana Ravagli to…
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Banijay Studios France recruits Newen’s Guillaume Thouret as MD
Banijay has hired Newen Group exec Guillaume Thouret as managing director for Banijay Studios France….
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BBC Studios inks development & distribution deal with ‘Mood’ producer Bonafide Films
BBC Studios has struck a development and distribution deal with Bonafide Films, the UK production…
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WildBrain promotes Josh Scherba to president and CEO, as Eric Ellenbogen steps down
Canadian kids and family firm WildBrain has promoted Josh Scherba to president and CEO, taking…
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Paramount cuts 25% of US division under Chris McCarthy following poor Q1 earnings report
Paramount Global is cutting around 25% of its US-based team across Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios and…
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Warner Bros. Discovery reports $50m D2C earnings, expects streaming profitability in 2023
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is on track to streaming profitability by the end of 2023,…
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October Films recruits Pulse’s Mohammed Adnan to head US development
UK-US producer October Films has appointed Mohammed Adnan as head of development, US, as the…
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The CW acquires Canadian comedy ‘Son Of A Critch’
The CW Network has picked up Canadian comedy series Son Of A Critch. The 13-part…
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CBS reverses ‘S.W.A.T’ cancellation, axes ‘True Lies’ & ‘East New York’
US Network CBS has reversed its decision to cancel drama series S.W.A.T. but has dropped…
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Blue Ant Int’l to co-pro ‘Lakefront Luxury’, strikes pre-sale & licensing deals
Global distribution outfit Blue Ant International has struck co-production, pre-sale and distribution deals with A+E…
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TBI Weekly: As WGA strike hits, don’t neglect the script in ‘unscripted’
As the long-anticipated US writers’ strike gets underway, Walking With Dinosaurs creator Tim Haines, founder…
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Monte-Carlo TV Festival to award ‘Homeland’ scribe Howard Gordon & premiere Harlan Coben’s ‘Shelter’
US TV writer and producer Howard Gordon is to receive the Honorary Golden Nymph Award…
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CBS turning Latin game Lotería into competition show with Jeff Apploff
Paramount-owned US network CBS has commissioned Lotería Loca, a new game show based on the…
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Paramount shares dive 28% as streaming losses grow, despite subs gains
Paramount Global has seen its share price drop more than 28% after the US media…
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UK’s Pinewood Group acquires Pinewood Toronto Studios
UK-based Pinewood Group has taken full ownership of Pinewood Toronto Studios in Canada. Financial terms…
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Argonon’s Nemorin appoints News UK alum as CCO to “supercharge” branded business
Argonon’s UK-based branded content label Nemorin Film & Video has appointed News UK alum Darren…
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WBD alum Yolanda Martín Campayo joins Spain’s Zeppelin to lead format creation
Banijay Iberia factual label Zeppelin has appointed Warner Bros. Discovery alum Yolanda Martín Campayo as…
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Nelvana strikes development deal with Polygon Pictures on Japanese animation
Nelvana, the Canadian distributor and producer behind Max & Ruby and Franklin, has struck a…
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Starz int’l programming chief Jeff Cooke to exit
Starz’s international programming chief Jeff Cooke is exiting the Lionsgate-owned company later this year. Cooke…
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Roku partners with Reese Witherspoon & Charlie Puth for unscripted originals expansion
Roku has commissioned and returned a slew of new original unscripted series, including projects from…
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Viaplay veteran Kim Poder departs as Filippa Wallestam named chief commercial officer
Viaplay veteran Kim Poder is exiting the company after 24 years, with content chief Filippa…
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Spain’s Cattleya Producciones adds former Paramount executive María Cervera
Paramount alum María Cervera has been appointed as as head of content at Cattleya Producciones,…
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Starzplay hires Intigral’s Tony Saab for original production & acquisitions
Dubai-based Starzplay has appointed Tony Saab as SVP of content and strategic partnerships. He will…
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Deals round-up: Netflix orders ‘The Corps’ & renews ‘The Diplomat’; ‘Morning Show’ returns to Apple; ‘Black Snow’ travels
Netflix orders ‘The Corps’ & renews ‘The Diplomat’ Netflix has ordered comedy drama series The…
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Fox hit ‘9-1-1’ moves to ABC, while spin-off ‘9-1-1: Lone Star’ renewed
Fox procedural drama 9-1-1 is moving to Disney network sibling ABC for its seventh season….
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Sony AXN Germany scores football drama ‘The Window’
Sony AXN Germany has acquired pay-TV and SVOD rights for German speaking territories to football…