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Mark Layton
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AMC developing ‘Good Night, And Good Luck’ series with George Clooney & Grant Heslov
AMC Networks is developing a series adaptation of the 2005 fact-based drama feature film Good…
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Disney+ Hotstar & Banijay expand reality with Bollywood star Malaika Arora
Indian streamer Disney+ Hotstar has ordered Moving In With Malaika, a new reality series following…
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TVF International elevates sales boss to lead firm as director steps down
UK-based factual distributor TVF International has promoted Poppy McAlister to lead the company, following the…
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News round-up: GWR Studios & WeShort strike content pact; TVNZ orders ‘My Kitchen Rules’; OneGate Media to shop Prime’s ‘Deadlock’
GWR Studios & WeShort strike content pact GWR Studios, the newly launched production arm of…
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Content Innovation Awards 2022: Five days to go – virtual tickets now available!
The Content Innovation Awards 2022 will take place in just five days time – and…
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‘Starstruck’ producer Remarkable rejigs leadership following Natalka Znak arrival
Banijay UK format label Remarkable Entertainment has promoted creative directors Tamara Gilder and Cat Lawson…
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BBC & PBS explores ‘How Hip Hop Changed The World’ with Chuck D
UK pubcaster the BBC has ordered Fight The Power: How Hip Hop Changed The World,…
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‘Real Housewives’ prodco Truly Original expands senior team
US-based The Real Housewives franchise producer Truly Original has expanded its senior team, including the…
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ProSiebenSat.1 moves production & sales under Seven.One Studios umbrella
Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1 Group is restructuring its business to bring its eight production companies and global…
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Disney+ adds 12.1 million subs as streamer eyes ‘Indiana Jones’ series
Disney+ added 12.1 million subscribers in Q4 2022, with the service’s global total now standing…
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Skydance TV names Netflix VP as new president, as Bill Bost exits to launch prodco
Skydance Television has appointed Matt Thunell, Netflix’s VP of original series, as its new president,…
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Netflix orders reggaeton comedy ‘Neon’
Netflix has ordered Neon, a new scripted comedy series created by author Shea Serrano. Max…
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Peacock sits down with Casey Anthony for limited series
NBCUniversal streamer Peacock has ordered Casey Anthony: Where The Truth Lies, a new limited series…
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Amazon Studios rejigs content team for SVOD, AVOD & FAST pipelines
Amazon Studios has restructured its US & global TV creative development team under head of…
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Sesame Workshop ups VP to oversee development strategy
Sesame Workshop, the non-profit organisation behind iconic kids show Sesame Street, has promoted Kim Diaz…
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Federation & Empreinte launch Middle East, Africa & Caribbean production firm
France’s Federation Studios and its Empreinte Digitale label have formed Federation MEAC, a new subsidiary…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Why streaming’s future lies in a hybrid model
Omdia analyst Max Signorelli explores how consumer demand is impacting advertising opportunities for streamers and…
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Show of the Week: Fake
Music competition format in which ten singers perform in front of three celebrities who have…
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News round-up: HBO closes down ‘Westworld’; BritBox calls in ‘Inspector Singh’; ZDF returns to ‘Ernest And Célestine’
HBO closes down ‘Westworld’ HBO has cancelled sci-fi drama series Westworld following its fourth season….
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Netflix moves forward with Guy Ritchie’s ‘The Gentlemen’ spin-off series
Netflix has confirmed that it will launch the previously announced series spin-off from Guy Ritchie’s…
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Hulu & RTÉ board Irish dark comedy ‘Obituary’
Disney-owned US streamer Hulu has commissioned Obituary, a new Irish dark comedy series set around…
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Dubai-based Rise Studios hires Google & YouTube alum to drive digital growth
Rise Studios, the Dubai-based firm launched by former OSN execs Emad Morcos and Amel Farag…
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Disney Junior names head of content, sets senior leadership team
Disney Branded Television has promoted Alyssa Sapire to head up all content at pre-school brand…
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TBI Weekly: Five reasons why unscripted is the global trend
As the global demand for high quality documentaries and factual formats continues to rise, Mark…
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News round-up: ‘Fate: Winx Saga’ world to continue after Netflix cancellation; Viaplay extends ‘Furia’; Kino Lorber acquires MHz Choice
‘Fate: Winx Saga’ world to continue after Netflix cancellation The world of Netflix series Fate:…
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Unscripted round-up: Sheffield DocFest names new MD; Three brings ‘Blow Up’ to NZ; Sky preps ‘Lockerbie’ doc
Sheffield DocFest names new MD Annabel Grundy has joined Sheffield DocFest as managing director, following the return…
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Amazon to stream Peacock’s ‘John Wick’ prequel ‘The Continental’ internationally
The Continental, the upcoming prequel series to the John Wick action franchise, will stream on…
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WildBrain signs Bonnie Arnold for Cressida Cowell adaptations
Canadian kids & family firm Wildbrain has inked an overall first-look deal with How To…
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WBD expands cost-cutting target & accelerates new streamer launch, as subs hit 94.9 million
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has accelerated the US launch of its upcoming combined HBO Max…
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Commissioning round-up: Netflix renews ‘The Sandman’; Discovery Finland plans another ‘Ultimate Escape’; ‘Couples Therapy’ lands in New Zealand
Netflix renews ‘The Sandman’ Netflix has renewed fantasy drama series The Sandman for a second…