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Mark Layton
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BBC & BritBox International co-commission Agatha Christie drama ‘Murder Is Easy’
UK pubcaster the BBC and its JV streamer BritBox International have co-commissioned an adaptation of…
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Entertainment One crowned sales partner for Nutopia’s ‘Royal Mob’
Entertainment One (eOne) has acquired the global distribution rights (excluding the UK, Germany and Italy)…
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ITV America & Good Company produce ballroom docuseries under new funding model
US production group ITV America and New York- and LA-based Good Company have partnered on…
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Fremantle dives into sales for Steve Backshall whale docuseries
Fremantle has acquired global distribution rights to Whale With Steve Backshall, the upcoming natural history…
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NPO, Cosmote & RTÉ ink pre-sales for Mercurio thriller ‘Payback’
European broadcasters NPO Netherlands, Cosmote Greece and RTÉ Ireland have struck pre-sale deals for Payback,…
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Vice Distribution recruits Passion alum as EMEA sales director
Vice Distribution, the global sales arm of Vice Media Group, has hired Passion Distribution’s Alexa…
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Rubicon TV hires ‘Next Summer’ writer as executive producer
Norwegian scripted firm Rubicon TV has hired Lars Gudmestad, the screenwriter behind Next Summer and…
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Candle Media launches non-fiction arm, led by ex-ABC News president
Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs’ Candle Media has launched a new non-fiction division, headed up…
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UK’s Barb to begin measuring video-sharing audience metrics
Barb, the UK audience measurement organisation, has announced plans to expand its metrics to include…
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News round-up: Yesterday visits ‘Retro Electro Workshop’; VOYO Bulgaria drama deals; Dandelooo takes’ Super Heroes of Nature’ rights
Yesterday visits ‘Retro Electro Workshop’ UKTV’s factual channel Yesterday has commissioned a new UKTV original…
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Channel 4 gets into ‘Big Mood’ for Dancing Ledge comedy
UK comcaster Channel 4 has commissioned Big Mood (working title), a new comedy series from…
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ZDF Studios & Factual Fiction team for ‘Dorian Gray’ update
Germany’s ZDF Studios and the UK’s Factual Fiction are co-developing a modern update of the…
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Germany’s ZDF remakes Israeli comedy ‘Nevsu’
Germany’s ZDF has commissioned a local adaptation of Israeli comedy series Nevsu. Neuesuper will produce…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Why M&A activity doubled in two years
The global TV industry is streamlining, with a sharp uptick in M&A activity over the…
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AMC Networks to cut content spend by 20% in 2023
AMC Networks is planning to cut its content spending by around 20% this year, down…
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Banijay Rights to handle global sales for 72 Films’ Boris Johnson docuseries
Banijay Rights has acquired global distribution rights to Boris (working title), the docuseries from Fremantle-owned…
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UK & Austria strike MoU to drive high-end TV production
The British and Austrian film commissions have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen…
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BentFrame & Cineflix go ‘Looking For Jane’ in novel adaptation
Canada’s BentFrame Film & TV and Cineflix Studios have partnered to adapt author Heather Marshall’s…
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SyFy Germany acquires Electric Entertainment’s ‘The Ark’
NBC Universal Global Networks Germany has acquired the pay-TV rights to the sci-fi series The…
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Show of the Week: Fifteen-Love
Explore the dark under-belly of the competitive and high-pressure world of professional tennis in this…
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TBI Scripted: ‘Cuba Libre’ creator on show’s 20-year journey to screen
Henrique Oliveira, creator of Portuguese historical drama Cuba Libre, tells Mark Layton why good things…
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TBI Weekly: Why it’s time to embrace brand-funded production
Shayna Waldman, development and production executive at Clash Of Trades producer The ATS Team, takes…
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Entertainment One sales process “well underway”, says Hasbro
Toy giant Hasbro is seeing “strong interest” from parties interested in acquiring its TV and…
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HBO Max greenlights JJ Abrams’ & LaToya Morgan’s FBI drama ‘Duster’
HBO Max has given the go-ahead to Duster, the drama series from JJ Abrams and…
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Paramount+ adds 10 million subs, braces for $1.5bn charge from Showtime merger
Paramount+ added 9.9 million subscribers in the fourth quarter, to reach nearly 56 million in…
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‘Leverage: Redemption’ firm Electric Entertainment expands production arm
Electric Entertainment, the LA-based firm behind The Ark and Leverage: Redemption, is expanding its production…
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Sky Deutschland makes double drama commission
Sky Deutschland has commissioned two new scripted series – Garten Eden, about a bipolar star…
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‘Chef’s Table’ firm Boardwalk Pictures receives Shamrock investment
Boardwalk Pictures, the US factual firm behind Netflix’s Chef’s Table, has sold a minority stake…
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News round-up: Juggernaut to adapt Muskan Sethi story; Bavaria to spread ‘Chaos’; Dare Pictures names chair
Juggernaut to adapt Muskan Sethi story IN10 Media Network’s production house, Juggernaut Productions, has acquired…
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NEO Studios & TwentyOne14 Media ink factual partnership & set ‘All Hip-Hop’ doc
NEO Studios, the sports-focused prodco behind Amazon’s Take Us Home: Leeds United, has struck a…