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Mark Layton
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A+E’s Crime+Investigation Play to roll out UK DTC service
A+E Networks EMEA will next month roll out its existing Crime+Investigation Play channel as a…
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Apple TV+ orders dramedy ‘Land Of Women’, with Eva Longoria
Apple TV+ has ordered a new dramedy series based on the novel Land Of Women,…
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Starz in development on Marlon Wayans comedy
US network Starz is in development on Book Of Marlon, a new comedy series co-written,…
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‘Love Island USA’ becomes Peacock’s most-streamed unscripted show
Reality dating show Love Island USA has become Peacock’s most streamed unscripted original series in…
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Canal+ & Showmax team for South African motor sport drama
Canal + has partnered with African streamer Showmax to co-produce Spinners, a new original action-drama…
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Candle-backed Exile Content promotes new head of studio
LA-based Spanish-language prodco Exile Content Studio, which was recently acquired by Blackstone-backed Candle Media, has…
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TBI Weekly: What Warner Bros. Discovery’s latest moves spell for DC & HBO
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has finally started drawing out the roadmap for its merged streaming…
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Paramount Global sees streaming growth, despite Russian exit
Paramount posted a 19% rise in revenue in the second quarter on the back of…
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RTL revives ‘Big Bounce Battle’
German broadcaster RTL has commissioned a third season of Banijay competition format Big Bounce Battle…
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WBD to launch merged streamer in 2023, details HBO boost & DC strategy
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has set a summer 2023 launch for its combined DTC streamer,…
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BBC Storyville commissioner Philippa Kowarsky quits after less than year in role
Philippa Kowarsky has stepped down from her role as commissioning editor of UK pubcaster the…
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Starz enters development on ‘Outlander’ prequel ‘Blood Of My Blood’
US network Starz has gone into development on its prequel to historical fantasy series Outlander,…
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Hulu partners with Scorsese, DiCaprio & Keanu Reeves for ‘Devil In The White City’
Disney streamer Hulu has ordered two new original drama series – including an adaptation of…
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Disney’s Onyx Collective orders unscripted trio & inks Yara Shahidi deal
Disney’s Onyx Collective brand has greenlit three new unscripted series and inked an overall deal…
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Indian streamers driving improved gender representation
Streaming services are driving improved gender representation in India both in front of and behind…
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Pact invites UK commissioners to summit to resolve TV drama impasse
UK trade body Pact has invited commissioners in the country to a summit to work…
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‘Days Of Our Lives’ moves to Peacock after six decades on NBC
Peacock is to become the exclusive home of daytime drama Days Of Our Lives, with…
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HBO Max faces radical change, with tax write-offs, disappearing content & looming staff cuts
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD)-owned streaming service HBO Max appears to be on the verge of…
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Warner Bros. Discovery sets restructured UK & Ireland team under Antonio Ruiz
Warner Bros. Discovery has confirmed its senior leadership team for the UK & Ireland, to…
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Station 6 hires Lion alum for unscripted development
Station 6 Productions, the New York-based prodco recently launched by former Lion TV USA CEO…
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Amazon AVOD Freevee launches in Germany
Amazon’s ad-supported free streaming service Freevee has landed in Germany. This is the second international…
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India’s QYou Media launches gaming channel
Indian youth media group, QYou Media, has announced the launch of a brand new channel…
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Netflix & Dark Horse Entertainment extend first-look deal
Netflix has extended its multi-year first-look TV and film deal with Dark Horse Entertainment, the…
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Zinc Media raises $5m investment & acquires The Edge Picture Company
UK factual group Zinc Media has acquired local production firm The Edge Picture Company for…
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News round-up: ‘The Flash’ to stop running; BBC axes ‘Mock The Week’; C5 orders seafaring murder mystery
‘The Flash’ to stop running The CW superhero series The Flash will conclude with its…
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FX on Hulu orders ‘The Veil’, limited series from Steven Knight
US network FX has ordered The Veil, a new limited thriller series for Hulu from…
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Bitcoin pioneer launches sci-fi focused prodco
Bitcoin developer Jeff Garzik has launched NextCypher Productions (NxC), a US-based prodco aimed at using…
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Blink49 Studios hires eOne duo to lead new unscripted division
Endeavor Content-backed Blink49 Studios has launched a new unscripted division, to develop a slate of…
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‘Lady Boss’ producer Passion Docs appoints head of development
UK-based prodco Passion has appointed Cathal McElhinney as head of development for its Docs team….
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Netflix ups African investment with new originals & content partnership
Netflix has unveiled a slate of new and returning African originals, including a range of…