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Media Ranch acquires and options formats, hires consultants
Canadian format production and distribution house Media Ranch has acquired two unscripted formats from Ireland…
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Kids round-up: Gaumont hires for animation & family; ‘Kid-E-Cats’ set for Spain; Cosmos-Maya animates Bollywood hit; and more
Gaumont makes family team leadership hires French studio Gaumont is bolstering its commitment to its…
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BBC picks up crime drama from ‘The Killing’ writer
UK pubcaster the BBC has acquired French-Danish crime drama DNA, penned by Torleif Hoppe, one…
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HBO Max launches in US
WarnerMedia’s new SVOD service HBO Max is launching in the US today, entering a crowded…
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News round-up: Russia’s Key Buyers Event Announces Programme; Virtual Banff kicks off with ‘Snowpiercer’ panel; Turkey’s ‘Daydreamer’ sold in Italy and more…
Roskino’s Key Buyers Event announces programme Russia’s first virtual content market, The Key Buyers Event…
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DocuBay launches on Roku in US and Europe
Factual streamer DocuBay has launched on Roku devices in the US and Europe. The SVOD…
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‘Girl With The Dragon Tattoo’ series in development at Amazon
Amazon is developing a new series based around The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo heroine…
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‘Fraggle Rock’ reboot headed to Apple
Apple has partnered with The Jim Henson Company to reboot the classic children’s ‘muppet’ series…
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NENT names Alexander Bastin CEO of studio ops in leadership reshuffle
Alexander Bastin has been appointed as SVP and CEO of Nordic Entertainment (NENT) Group’s Studio…
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Canada’s ‘Coroner’ picked up by UK’s Channel 4, greenlit for third season
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has picked up the first two seasons of the CBC original…