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Mark Layton
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Banijay Benelux acquires Belgian ‘Black-out’ producer Jonnydepony
Banijay Benelux is acquiring its second production firm in as many months, taking a majority…
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Netflix UK acquires ‘Dal y Mellt’ as first Welsh language drama
Netflix has acquired its first Welsh-language only drama, picking up local pubcaster S4C’s crime series…
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Sundance TV, AMC+ investigate true crime with Anchor & Blumhouse
Sundance TV and AMC+ have picked up Look Into My Eyes, a new true crime…
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News round-up: Talpa & Studio Glam ink first-look deal; Series Mania names jury president; C4 picks up ‘Remarkable Places To Eat’
Talpa & Studio Glam ink first-look deal John de Mol’s Dutch format firm Talpa Concepts…
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PBS Masterpiece boards Quay Street drama ‘Nolly’ for US debut
US pubcaster PBS Masterpiece has picked up fact-based drama Nolly ahead of its debut on…
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Telemundo Global’s Marcos Santana launches gaming & esports firm
Marcos Santana, former president of Telemundo Global Studios, has founded Mas Ros Media, a new…
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BritBox International creative chief Diederick Santer exits
Diederick Santer, the chief creative officer at BritBox International, is to exit the company. Former…
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HBO Max’s Antony Root to exit WBD, eyes move into production
HBO Max EMEA content chief Antony Root is to step down from his role at…
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Newen Studios’ Nimbus Films takes stake in ‘The Rain’ producer Tall and Small
Newen Studios-backed Broen/Bron producer Nimbus Film has acquired a minority stake in Tall and Small,…
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ITVS-backed Plimsoll appoints Magnify CEO to senior fact-ent position
ITV Studios-owned Plimsoll Productions has appointed Andrea Jackson, CEO of its distribution subsidiary Magnify Media,…
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WBITVP Spain hires Mediaset España & Big Bang alum to lead scripted
Warner Bros. International Television Production (WBITVP) Spain has hired Mediaset España alum and Big Bang…
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Sunnyside unveils 2023 Global Pitch selection
French factual market Sunnyside of the Doc has announced the official selection of this year’s…
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Croatia’s HRT to ‘Beat The Chasers’ & extends ‘The Voice’ in ITVS deal
Croatian pubcaster HRT has struck a multi-format and multi-series deal with ITV Studios for local…
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Cowshed Social snags LadBible exec as head of production
UK producer and distributor Cowshed Social has appointed LadBible Group’s Joana Gutscher as head of production….
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Netflix unveils romance, sci-fi and true crime in huge Korean slate
Netflix has unveiled a huge Korean content slate for the coming year, with 34 new…
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Opinion: Arrested’s Anthony Kimble on staying nimble in a rocky market
In the first instalment of his new TBI column, LA-based scripted exec Anthony Kimble, co-CEO…
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Disney+ marks a homecoming in U2 & Letterman docu-special
Disney+ has commissioned Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming, With Dave Letterman, a…
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Nat Geo teams with Ryan Reynolds for “fresh take” on natural history series
National Geographic has greenlit Underdogs, a 10-part natural history series co-produced by Ryan Reynolds’ Maximum…
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TBI Scripted: ‘Your Honor’ co-creator on Israel’s biggest scripted format export
Mark Layton talks to Kvodo showrunner Ron Ninio about Your Honor‘s incredible international success as…
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WBD’s TNT ends scripted as ‘Snowpiercer’ S4 gets shopped by Tomorrow Studios
Post-apocalyptic series Snowpiercer will not reach its final destination on TNT, with the Warner Bros….
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UK indie Woodcut appoints Unseen on Screen founder to senior fact-ent position
UK indie Woodcut Media has appointed Meriel Beale to the newly created position of senior executive producer,…
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TBI Weekly: Where WBD & its former content goes next
A rapid-fire succession of headlines this week has illuminated what comes next for Warner Bros….
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Federation Studios merges sales division with Calt Distribution
Federation Studios has expanded its catalogue by merging its sales division with that of its…
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News round-up: FX to end ‘Mayans MC’ with S5; Texas Crew & V1 partner
FX to end ‘Mayans MC’ with S5 FX is to conclude biker gang drama series…
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FX’s Landgraf predicts end of ‘peak TV’, unveils 2022 scripted numbers
FX chairman John Landgraf has predicted the end of ‘peak TV’ in his annual conversation…
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ITVX launch brings 55% streaming boost to ITV, led by FIFA World Cup coverage
UK broadcaster ITV has reported a 55% increase in streaming hours in the first month…
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Netflix expands sports doc slate with FIFA & Six Nations series
Netflix has commissioned two new sports-focused docuseries based around the FIFA World Cup in Qatar…
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Hulu orders Ashley Madison doc from ABC News Studios & ‘Glow Up’ prodco Wall to Wall
Disney-owned US streamer Hulu has ordered The Ashley Madison Affair (working title), a docuseries about…
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Starz to debut ‘Minx’ S2 after saving HBO Max comedy from cancellation
Lionsgate-owned US network Starz has picked up Ellen Rapoport’s comedy series Minx, following its cancellation…
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Prime Video France picks up ‘The Last Of Us’ & launches WBD content pass
Amazon Prime Video in France has struck an exclusive deal with Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD)…