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Mark Layton
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News round-up: Blue Ant to shop ‘Stormy’; UKTV revives ‘Bergerac’; Harbour Rights deals
Blue Ant to shop ‘Stormy’ Blue Ant Studios has acquired worldwide distribution rights to Stormy,…
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‘Blue Lights’ firm STV Studios hires Tiger Aspect’s Sara Hamill as director of production
STV Studios has appointed Tiger Aspect’s Sara Hamill as director of production across its labels…
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Paramount+ extends ‘Star Trek’ with ‘Strange New Worlds’ S4 & final voyage for ‘Lower Decks’
Paramount+ has ordered a fourth season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, alongside a fifth…
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‘Clangers’ & ‘Newzoids’ firm Factory Transmedia enters liquidation
Factory Transmedia, the UK animation firm behind the reboot of The Clangers has gone into…
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Channel 5 explores ‘The Mysteries Of The Pyramids’ in Wildflame docuseries
Paramount-owned UK broadcaster Channel 5 has ordered The Mysteries Of The Pyramids (working title), a…
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Video game-to-TV producers must respect the IP and learn the vocabulary, say execs
The quality of video game-to-TV projects is improving because the industry is involving the original…
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Netflix orders cooking & sports shows from Meghan & Harry’s Archewell Productions
Netflix has commissioned two new unscripted projects from Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s Archewell Productions….
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Amazon acquires first Arabic TV series with ‘Self Modulation’ from Falcon Films & Arna Media
Amazon has acquired global rights to Lebanon-based dramedy Self Modulation, from producers Falcon Films and…
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Portugal’s RTP gets ‘Starstruck’ as Banijay format rolls out sixth adaptation
Portuguese pubcaster RTP has commissioned a local version of Banijay entertainment format Starstruck. Banijay Iberia…
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Netflix re-teams with Tom Segura for “hilariously disturbing” comedy series
Netflix has commissioned a new comedy series from US comedian Tom Segura. The six-part dark…
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Freedom Scripted to adapt Sebastian Faulks’ murder mystery ‘Engleby’
Glasgow-based indie Freedom Scripted has acquired the rights to adapt Engleby, the 2007 murder mystery…
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Sister recruits former Netflix comedy chief Jane Wiseman to head US television
Jane Featherstone and Liz Murdoch‘s Sister entertainment group has hired former Netflix comedy chief Jane…
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MIPTV round-up: PBS boards Pompeii doc; Silverlining unveils 2024 slate; Federation investigates ‘Sherlock & Daughter’
PBS boards Pompeii doc PBS in the US has boarded Lion TV’s upcoming factual series…
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Highmount Capital invests $100m+ in YouTubers Dude Perfect
YouTube sports and comedy group Dude Perfect has secured a “nine-figure” investment from Highmount Capital….
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Evolution Media recruits Hello Sunshine’s Bree Frank
Amazon MGM Studios-owned unscripted production firm Evolution Media has hired Hello Sunshine’s Bree Frank as…
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Blumhouse Television production president Jeremy Gold steps down, switches to production deal with studio
Jeremy Gold is stepping down as president of production at Blumhouse Television after eight years…
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‘Fallout’ creators Jonathan Nolan & Graham Wagner on Amazon’s ‘gonzo’ apocalypse & Hollywood’s video game obsession
Amazon is about to enter the video game-to-series fray with an ambitious adaptation of post-apocalyptic…
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MIPTV round-up: Banijay picks up ‘Alumni Lovers’; FilmRise to shop ‘Z Nation’; 3Cat orders ‘Zenith’
Banijay picks up ‘Alumni Lovers’ Banijay has acquired the format rights to South Korean dating…
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ITVX in UK adds AMC Stories & AMC Reality content collections
UK AVOD service ITVX has partnered with AMC Networks International (ACMNI) UK to add two…
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MultiChoice & Canal+ agree increased $2.9bn acquisition deal
French media group Canal+ has made a formal $2.9bn offer for full ownership of South…
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OUTtv rebrands UK service and expands in Nordics with Allente deal
US-Canadian LGBTQ+ streamer OUTtv is rebranding its UK and Ireland service Froot.tv to OUTflix and…
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Keshet International & Bettany Hughes’ SandStone Global link for docuseries co-development deal
Israel-based producer and distributor Keshet International has inked a co-development deal with historian Bettany Hughes’…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: How crime & sport are slowing UK linear declines
The average linear viewing time in the UK has spent years in decline, but Omdia’s…
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MIPTV round-up: DCD doc sales; FilmRise to shop ‘Corner Gas’; Pure Fiction to adapt ‘Baztan’ novels
DCD doc sales NHK in Japan has acquired a remastered version of David Bowie’s Ziggy…
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‘Ginny & Georgia’ EP Holly A Hines & ex-MPCA COO Eric Jarboe launch Happy Accidents
Spotify and Fremantle alum Holly A Hines and former MPCA (Motion Picture Corporation of America)…
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NBC gives greenlight to ‘Destination X’ in the US
Adventure reality competition series Destination X has been given the official greenlight by NBC in…
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Embankment Films starts work on Greta Garbo feature documentary
UK-based Embankment Films has started production on Garbo: Leave Me Alone, a feature documentary about…
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Show of the Week – Ramses The Great: King Of Ancient Egypt
Take a step back into ancient history with this 6 x 60-minute docudrama series from…
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Paramount & Sony strike ‘The King Of Queens’ multi-platform licensing deal
Paramount Global has agreed a multiplatform licensing deal for US sitcom The King Of Queens…
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Keshet International picks up Finnish thriller ‘Valhalla Project’ ahead of MIP Drama Showcase
Keshet International has acquired global distribution rights to Elisa Viihde original series Valhalla Project (aka…