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Mark Layton
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Vice Media Group preparing to file for bankruptcy, as no buyer emerges
US-Canadian youth-skewing digital firm Vice Media Group is preparing to file for bankruptcy, it has…
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Thunderbird to adapt Jodi Picoult & Jennifer Finney Boylan novel ‘Mad Honey’
Canada’s Thunderbird Entertainment Group has optioned the rights to adapt the novel Mad Honey by…
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SkyShowtime sets rescued HBO Max drama ‘Warszawianka’ as first Polish original
SkyShowtime has set a June debut for Warszawianka (aka Still Here), the one-time HBO Max…
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India’s Viacom18 strikes WBD content deal to stock JioCinema
Reliance-owned Indian broadcaster Viacom18 has struck a deal with Warner Bros. Discovery to bring HBO…
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Sony Pictures Television hires Big Talk MD Matthew Justice to head UK & Europe
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has hired outgoing Big Talk Productions MD Matthew Justice to head…
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Disney shutters shortform division 20th Digital Studio in latest layoffs
Disney’s digital content division, 20th Digital Studio, has become the latest casualty of the Mouse…
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Fox forms Tubi Media Group, led by Paul Cheesbrough, as Farhad Massoudi departs
Fox Corporation has formed the Tubi Media Group, a new division to house the company’s…
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Netflix orders three new UK dramas and details $6bn content investment
Netflix has commissioned three new UK scripted series, while revealing that it will have invested…
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Fremantle up Jens Richter to oversee all commercial, incl FAST
Fremantle has handed Jens Richter an expanded remit, promoting him to CEO of commercial and…
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Exclusive: Taking the long view on factual shortform
Shortform factual content is growing fast, but how does it fit into the kaleidoscope of…
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Apple TV+ orders DreamWorks animation based around Be@rBrick toys
Apple TV+ has ordered Be@rBrick, an animated kids & family series based on the Medicom’s…
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MGM+ moves forward with ‘Emperor Of Ocean Park’
Amazon-owned streamer MGM+ is moving forward with Emperor Of Ocean Park, an adaptation of Stephen…
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Disney cuts bite as animation & unscripted veterans exit
Disney has cut a swathe of jobs across its animation, unscripted and ESPN divisions, as…
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Netflix goes all-in on South Korean content, with $2.5bn investment plan
Netflix is planning to invest $2.5bn in South Korean content over the next four years,…
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ITVS label Big Talk rebrands as MD Matthew Justice plans departure
ITV Studios’ Friday Night Dinner label Big Talk Productions has rebranded as Big Talk Studios…
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Script to Screen: A Body That Works
Mark Layton talks to Shira Hadad, Dror Mishani and Shay Capon, the creators of Israeli…
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Netflix to end longest-running non-kids show ‘Big Mouth’ & spin-off ‘Human Resources’
Netflix has ordered an eighth and final season of adult animated sitcom Big Mouth, with…
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Disney cuts ABC & Freeform execs as largest wave of lay-offs hits Mouse House
ABC and Freeform execs are among the casualties of Disney’s second round of lay-offs taking…
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Tim Haines-led Loud Minds hires Wall to Wall & Pioneer alums for unscripted development
Loud Minds, the UK indie led by Walking With Dinosaurs creator Tim Haines, has appointed…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Netflix’s ad-tier launch shows a failure to commit
Much has been made of Netflix’s recent push into ad-supported subscription models, but Omdia’s Tony…
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Exclusive: How Southeast Asia is breaking format barriers
Southeast Asia may not be ready to challenge the dominance of North Asia’s TV format…
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Exclusive: What Spain’s new tax incentives mean for int’l production
Spain and its regions have made headlines with new tax incentives schemes to attract global…
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Malaysia’s Vision New Media ups Min Lim to group CEO
Malaysian content group Vision New Media has promoted Min Lim to the newly created role…
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Kudos partners with Steven Knight & ‘Happy Valley’s Sarah Lancashire for William Shakespeare drama
Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight is developing a drama series around the life of William…
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Exclusive: How TV & gaming are levelling up together
As video game adaptations flood the market, Mark Layton explores how TV is partnering for…
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BBC recruits Jack Thorne to adapt ‘Lord Of The Flies’
UK pubcaster the BBC has teamed up with His Dark Materials screenwriter Jack Thorne to…
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Discovery embarks on exploration voyage with ‘Maritime Masters: Expedition Antarctica’
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has produced Maritime Masters: Expedition Antarctica, an original docuseries showcasing life…
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Netflix teams with ‘Dark Crystal’ & ‘Stranger Things’ creators for mystery ‘The Boroughs’
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance creators Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews have teamed up…
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FilmRise orders social-media competition format with Venture 10 & candy makers Mars Wrigley
New York-based studio and streamer FilmRise has ordered an original reality competition format with Follow…
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News round-up: MBC & TV2 among royal doc deals; Netflix India renews ‘Rana Naidu’; Fuse Media expands Freevee FAST deal
MBC & TV2 among royal doc deals RTS (Switzerland), TV2 (Hungary), TV2 (Slovenia), RTBF (Belgium),…