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Mark Layton
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Channel 5 strands Ruby Wax on remote island for new docuseries
UK broadcaster Channel 5 has ordered a two-part docuseries following American-British actor and comedian Ruby…
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News round-up: C5 returns Ben Fogle to Antarctica; Superights to shop ‘Deep In The Bowl’
C5 returns Ben Fogle to Antarctica UK broadcaster Channel 5 has ordered Endurance: Race to…
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Showtime docuseries re-opens infamous Starkweather-Fugate murder case
US network Showtime has ordered The 12th Victim, a four-part docuseries exploring the infamous 1958…
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NBC orders Oliver Sacks-inspired drama ‘Wolf’ to pilot
NBC has ordered a pilot for Wolf, a new one-hour drama based on the life…
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Roku rejig ups David Eilenberg to content head, with Rob Holmes to exit
David Eilenberg has been promoted to head of content at Roku Media, with the current…
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‘The Bridge’ prodco Workerbee inks factual co-pro deal with radio firm Made in Manchester
Banijay UK label Workerbee has signed a first-look factual co-production deal with local audio prodco…
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Ben Stephenson’s Poison Pen adds Left Bank, Hachette & Heyday alums to UK team
Poison Pen Studios, Ben Stephenson’s ITV Studios-backed transatlantic scripted label, is expanding its London team…
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TBI Scripted: How Turkish drama is climbing to new heights
Mark Layton explores the enduring global appeal of Turkish scripted content and talks to top…
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Yoko Higuchi-Zitzmann returns to Germany’s Telepool as CEO
Yoko Higuchi-Zitzmann has been appointed as CEO of Telepool, the German licensing and distribution company…
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News round-up: Red Arrow picks up Australian WW2 dramedy; Global sales for ‘Marie Antoinette’; NEO revs up Frankie Muniz NASCAR docuseries
Red Arrow picks up Australian WW2 dramedy Red Arrow Studios International has picked up the…
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All3Media strikes factual pact with Casey & Gilhool’s One Traveler
All3Media has partnered with non-fiction producers Jen Casey and Nick Gilhool on their newly formed…
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Apple TV+ takes manga adaptation ‘Drops Of God’ global
Apple TV+ has acquired the rights to French-Japanese drama series Drops Of God from Legendary…
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Tubi gets cooking with ‘Kitchen Commando’ from Studio Ramsay Global
Fox-owned AVOD service Tubi has announced its first original unscripted cooking series, Kitchen Commando, from…
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A+E Networks hires Turner & CBS alum for global sales
A+E Networks has hired Turner & CBS alum Deborah K Bradley to the newly created…
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Universal International Studios taps Netflix exec for global scripted series
Universal International Studios (UIS) has appointed Netflix exec Tesha Crawford as SVP of global scripted…
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Tech & Analysis: How US streamers are doubling down on Spanish-language shows
US-based streamers are doubling-down on Spanish-language content and making significant investments over recent years. Ahead…
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Marblemedia promotes exec to newly created head of rights role
Canadian producer and distributor Marblemedia has promoted Diane Rankin to the newly created position of…
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News round-up: ITV revives ‘Deal Or No Deal’; DeAPlaneta strikes BRB deal; Dynamic TV picks up ‘Dates In Real Life’
ITV revives ‘Deal Or No Deal’ ITV is reviving quiz show format Deal Or No…
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YouTube kids’ originals boss departs in Google lay-offs
Craig Hunter, global head of original content for kids & family for YouTube, is exiting…
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Federation Studios names Robin & Co MD to lead new label, Lapinxa Production
France’s Federation Studios has launched a new label, Lapinxa Production, led by Robin & Co,…
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Wheelhouse taps Possessed TV MD to lead new UK arm
Wheelhouse, the LA-based firm set up by CEO Brent Montgomery and Jimmy Kimmel, has launched…
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Cineflix Rights appoints first Lat Am & US Hispanic rep
Cineflix Rights has appointed Daniel Rodriguez as sales consultant for Latin America and US Hispanic,…
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Boffola Pictures hires ‘Ladhood’ producer as head of comedy
UK prodco Boffola Pictures has appointed Joe Nunnery, producer of the BBC Three sitcom Ladhood,…
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Thunderbird board members exit in deal with shareholders Voss Capital
Canada’s Thunderbird Entertainment Group has entered into a “cooperation agreement” with its largest shareholder, Voss…
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Starz to conclude ‘Outlander’, greenlights prequel ‘Blood Of My Blood’
US network Starz has ordered an eighth and final season of fantasy drama series Outlander…
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Netflix co-CEO steps down, streamer beats expectations to add 7.7m subs
Netflix has reorganised its senior leadership, with co-founder Reed Hastings stepping down as co-CEO to…
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Warner Bros. Discovery Lat Am/US Hispanic veteran to depart after 20 years
Marcelo Tamburri, Warner Bros. Discovery’s (WBD) VP of scripted content development for Latin America &…
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SF Studios chief Porseryd exits, chairman Bernhardsson named acting CEO
SF Studios CEO Michael Porseryd is exiting after six years at the helm of the…
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Dare & Tondowski re-team, co-hire ITN Productions alum to oversee doc slate
UK prodco Dare Pictures and Germany’s Tondowski Films have inked a strategic partnership to produce…
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Exclusive: Cartoon Network Studios’ original series development VP exits
Nicole Rivera, VP of original series development at Warner Bros. Discovery’s Cartoon Network Studios, is…