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Mark Layton
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Ben Affleck & Matt Damon launch LA-based indie, backed by RedBird Capital
Hollywood stars Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are launching an LA-based indie with backing from…
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Paramount+ & C5 explore the last days of Dodi Al-Fayed
Paramount Global streamer Paramount+ and UK broadcaster Channel 5 have ordered a documentary about the…
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Brunico selected as stalking-horse for NATPE assets
Brunico Communications, the organiser of Kidscreen Summit, Realscreen Summit and Banff World Media Festival, is…
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Disney reinstates Bob Iger as CEO; Bob Chapek makes shock exit
Disney has reinstated Bob Iger as CEO, replacing incumbent Bob Chapek, effective immediately. Iger spent…
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Show of the Week: Kid Sister
New Zealand comedy drama following Lulu, a young Kiwi woman in her prime, but in…
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Blue Ant Int’l hires Vice Media alum for sales & acquisitions
Blue Ant International has appointed Vice Media Group exec Sarah Hussain as director of sales…
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Fifth Season snags Blumhouse TV exec to lead & expand factual content
Fifth Season (fka Endeavor Content) has appointed Blumhouse TV exec Mary Lisio to head up…
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Participant rehires CNN Films exec to head up documentary content
Participant has rehired CNN Films exec Courtney Sexton to oversee all of the company’s documentary…
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BBC Studios hires Netflix exec to lead kids & family development
BBC Studios Kids & Family has appointed Netflix exec Edward Barnieh as VP of development…
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Louis Theroux’s Mindhouse names Sophie Ardern co-owner & company director
UK indie Mindhouse Productions has made its director of production Sophie Ardern a co-owner of…
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MGM+ and Prime Video bring Sony’s ‘Spider-Man’ universe to TV
US network MGM+ (fka Epix) and Amazon Prime Video have ordered multiple superhero series based…
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Exclusive: Banijay UK chief urges clarity on BBC & Channel 4 future to safeguard production
UK public broadcasters the BBC and Channel 4 must be given “greater clarity” over their…
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Exclusive: Vice Media to launch news FAST channel
Vice Media is launching a new FAST channel dedicated to content from its Vice World…
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Exclusive: Starzplay CEO talks spend & strategy as MENA streamer pushes into originals
Dubai-based Starzplay is on the lookout for Arabic scripted shows skewing towards a younger adult…
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Exclusive: TikTok ad revenue to eclipse Meta & YouTube combined by 2027
Social media giant TikTok will attract more than two thirds of online video advertising revenue…
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Constantin-backed Upgrade Productions expands senior team with Bron & Studiocanal alums
US-based Upgrade Productions has appointed Akshay Mehta as EVP of content strategy and business development…
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News round-up: Global sales for ‘Love Me’; Love Nature expands in Romania; 108 Media launches ‘Nightshade’
Hulu, Acorn & Viaplay take Love Me A slew of broadcasters and platforms have struck…
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Ex-Amazon & Fox exec Sharon Tal Yguado launches gaming company
Former Amazon Studios and Fox Networks Group exec Sharon Tal Yguado has launched gaming company…
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Disney+’s ‘Andor’ gets limited showing on network TV & Hulu
Disney is bringing the first two episodes of the Disney+ Star Wars series Andor to…
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ABC Australia & Canada’s CBC renew co-development deal, prep animated shows
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and CBC/Radio-Canada have renewed their Memorandum of Understanding co-development deal…
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‘The Pact’ prodco Little Door recruits BBC & Playground execs
Little Door Productions, the Welsh firm behind BBC drama The Pact, is expanding its team…
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US toyco MGA Entertainment forms content division, acquires Australia’s Pixel Animation
LA-based toy company MGA Entertainment has entered the content business by launching a new production…
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Vanguarde hires ‘Nurses’ creator as it launches new production arm
Canadian talent agency Vanguarde Artists Management is moving into production with the launch of a…
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Nickelodeon sets one-hour ‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ crossover special
Nickelodeon in the US has ordered the first-ever crossover special for its hit animated SpongeBob…
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O4 Media & World of Wonder partner to expand ‘Drag Race’ format in Asia
Drag Race creator World of Wonder has partnered with Hong Kong-based O4 Media to expand…
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Show of the Week: Maternal
Some say there is no job more difficult than being a mother, so it surely…
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Disney plans job cuts & hiring freeze to deliver streaming profits
Job cuts are expected at Disney as the media giant has begun a hiring freeze…
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Hulu searches for Private Dulaney in ABC News Studios true crime docuseries
US streamer Hulu has commissioned Where Is Private Dulaney?, a new true crime docuseries hailing…
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TBI Weekly: Why the rise of TV’s working-class heroes matters
Screenwriter Brendan Foley tracks an emerging trend in drama and comedy portraying the battles of…
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Netflix explores live-streaming with Chris Rock comedy special
Netflix is beginning its experiment in live streaming with a performance by US comedian Chris…