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Mark Layton
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Netflix orders Japanese drama ‘House Of Ninjas’
Netflix has commissioned a new Japanese original drama, House Of Ninjas, which tells the story…
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Amazon hires HBO & A+E veterans for senior Prime Video & Freevee roles
Amazon has appointed HBO Asia veteran David Simonsen as director of Southeast Asia for its…
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BBC appoints first director of diversity & inclusion
UK pubcaster the BBC has appointed Chinny Okolidoh as director of diversity and inclusion. The…
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ITVS Global Entertainment rehires Talpa exec as VP licensing
UK-based ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVSGE) has rehired Talpa exec Milan Vollebregt as VP of…
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UK production revenues near pre-Covid levels, but int’l & streamer spending falls, says Pact
UK TV production revenues are bouncing back to pre-Covid levels, though figures from international TV…
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Dynamic Television hires Kew Media veteran to head up scripted development
LA-based Dynamic Television has appointed former Kew Media Group veteran Carrie Stein as president of…
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Asylum Entertainment Group acquires ‘Ripley’s Believe It Or Not!’ prodco Texas Crew
LA-based Asylum Entertainment Group has acquired Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! producer Texas Crew Productions. Asylum…
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Quintus Studios hires Pluto TV programming exec as head of operations
German factual distributor and AVOD operator Quintus Studios has hired Pluto TV exec David Woodford…
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Amazon Studios boosts South African & Nigerian originals team
Amazon Studios has made several new appointments across its local originals development team for South…
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ZDF Studios & Curiosity explore ‘Restless Planet’ in co-pro docuseries
ZDF Studios subsidiary ZDF Digital has partnered with Curiosity and ZDFinfo for Restless Planet (working…
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News round-up: NHK & Walter Presents engage with ‘Bright Minds’; WBD EMEA picks up ‘Toad & Friends’; UK’s Peanut & Crumb expands audio push
NHK & Walter Presents engage with ‘Bright Minds’ Japanese pubcaster NHK and non-English language platform…
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AMC & SBS Australia among global deals for StudioCanal dramas
Broadcasters including AMC Networks International and SBS Australia have acquired original dramas from French distributor…
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Zinc Media launches post-production outfit Bumblebee
UK factual group Zinc Media has launched Bumblebee, a new London-based post-production outfit. The company…
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News round-up: BBC Scotland doc tackles ‘Ice Cream Wars’; S4C awards Welsh ‘Gogglebox’ tender; RASI acquires ‘Kid Sister’ & ‘Summer Love’ rights
BBC Scotland doc tackles ‘Ice Cream Wars’ BBC Scotland has commissioned indie Two Rivers Media…
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Netflix orders BBCS anthrax attack doc & unveils Indonesian originals slate
Netflix has commissioned a BBC Studios documentary about the 2001 anthrax attacks on the United…
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Moonbug names EMEA head of distribution & originals
UK-based kids content company Moonbug Entertainment has promoted Gina Costelloe to head of distribution and…
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Keshet International appoints Blue Ant exec as VP of sales
Keshet International has appointed former Blue Ant International exec Fleur Wheatley as VP of sales….
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Show of the Week: Nolly
Fans of long-running UK soap Crossroads won’t fail to remember flame-haired widow Meg Richardson, portrayed…
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TBI Weekly: Exploring the stakes in the clash of Rings and Dragons
Once upon a time, two of the world’s biggest media giants both launched prequel drama…
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ITV & BritBox Int’l board crime thriller ‘Payback’ from Mercurio’s HTM Television
UK comcaster ITV has ordered Payback, a new crime thriller from Jed Mercurio’s HTM Television….
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France’s W9 orders new Banijay game show format ‘Les Cinquante’
French network W9 has commissioned a new game show format, Les Cinquante, from Banijay Productions…
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Amazon’s Freevee licenses ‘The Suze Orman Show’
Amazon’s AVOD service Freevee has secured a two-year licensing deal for all 14 seasons of…
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ITV Studios America promotes exec to SVP of production
ITV Studios (ITVS) America has promoted Joey Kern to SVP of production. Kern joined the…
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Discovery+ embarks on ‘Expedition Borderlands’ in India & Philippines
Warner Bros. Discovery-owned streamer Discovery+ is launching Expedition Borderlands with Levison Wood and Ash Bhardwaj,…
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Jetpack acquires distribution rights to Samka animations
Jetpack Distribution has acquired rights to two 2D animated shows from Paris-based animation studio Samka…
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Disney TV Studios names president as Dana Walden shuffles DGE leadership
Eric Schrier has been named president of Disney Television Studios & business operations, Disney General…
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Snap halts investment in Snapchat Originals and cuts 20% staff
US-based social media firm Snap, owner of the Snapchat app, will no longer fund original…
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Entertainment One names SVP of unscripted development amid rejig
Hasbro-owned multinational Entertainment One (eOne) has promoted Ben Megargel to SVP of development for unscripted…
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Denmark’s TV2 & Germany’s ZDF to adapt ‘Oxen’ thriller novels
Danish broadcaster TV2 and German pubcaster ZDF have ordered Oxen, a new Danish thriller based…
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Virgin Media TV & Sundance Now order fact-based Irish drama, ‘The Vanishing Triangle’
Ireland’s Virgin Media Television and US-based AMC Network’s Sundance Now have commissioned The Vanishing Triangle, a…