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Peacock enters the arena for Ancient Roman gladiatorial epic from Roland Emmerich
NBCUniversal-owned streamer Peacock has ordered Those About To Die, a gladiatorial epic set in Ancient…
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HBO orders ‘The Palace’, starring & exec produced by Kate Winslet
HBO has ordered The Palace, a new limited drama series starring and executive produced by…
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Hulu acquires UK dating format ‘Love In The Flesh’
US streamer Hulu is among multiple international buyers for UK dating series Love In The…
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ZDF Studios boards aviation doc ‘Race For The Sky’
ZDF Studios in Germany has boarded new aviation history documentary Race For The Sky. The…
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Two Rivers Media boss Alan Clements takes majority share following investor exit
Alan Clements, founder & MD of Scottish indie Two Rivers Media, has become majority shareholder…
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France votes to scrap licence fee
France’s National Assembly has formally voted to end the €138 ($142) annual TV licence fee…
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TelevisaUnivision & Endemol Shine partner for quiz format ‘Are You For Real?’
Mexican broadcaster Televisa has commissioned a new guessing game format from Endemol Shine Boomdog. Are…
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Disney TV Animation ups veteran execs to VPs of current series
Douglas Bensimon and Edward Mejia have been promoted to VPs of current series at Disney…
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Chatterbox hires Vice Media exec as production head
UK factual prodco Chatterbox has appointed Vice Media Group’s Rosie Taylor as head of production….
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Gordon Ramsay FAST channel launches on Tubi
Fox-owned FAST operator Tubi has announced the launch of a new channel dedicated to British…
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Miramax hires Netflix alum for TV development
US producer and distributor Miramax has appointed former Netflix exec Mirsada Abdool Raman as VP…
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AMC orders ‘The Walking Dead’ spin-off, reuniting show stars Andrew Lincoln & Danai Gurira
AMC Networks has commissioned a new spin-off in its rapidly expanding The Walking Dead franchise,…
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Disney eyeing ‘Doctor Who’ global streaming rights
Disney is reportedly in conversation with UK pubcaster the BBC to acquire the global streaming…
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WBD expands true crime slate in UK with three new shows
Warner Bros. Discovery UK has commissioned three new true crime series – The Swindlers, Dead…
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Netflix orders Danish noir & Korean revenge drama
Netflix has commissioned two new scripted series – Danish “neon noir” Copenhagen Cowboy and Korean…
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ITVX stocks up on true crime & anime content
UK comcaster ITV has inked content deals with CBS Reality and Glaswegian anime licensor Anime…
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Marcus/Glass & Can’t Stop take US gameshow ‘Let’s Make A Deal’ into eight new territories
US game show Let’s Make A Deal is expanding into eight new territories, following deals…
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UK prodcos urge crew to take Bectu/Pact drama deal or risk damage to “whole of scripted TV”
A host of UK prodcos, including Banijay, Keshet UK, Red Production Company and Bad Wolf,…
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ITVS hires BBCS’s scripted SVP, as Kate Barnes moves to ITVX
ITV Studios (ITVS) has hired BBC Studios (BBCS)’s SVP of scripted sales & co-productions to replace…
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eOne promotes new co-heads of US scripted development
Multinational entertainment company Entertainment One (eOne) has promoted Jacqueline Sacerio and Gabriel Marano to co-heads…
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Blink49 Studios & Bell Media strike first-look Lilly Singh pact
Canadian indie Blink49 Studios and broadcaster Bell Media have inked a first-look global scripted and…
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BBC acquires non-English dramas ‘Señorita 89’ & ‘KaDeWe’ in Fremantle deal
UK pubcaster the BBC has acquired two new non-English language dramas, Señorita 89 and KaDeWe –…
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Mandeville co-founder forms new prodco, strikes Lionsgate deal
Mandeville Films and Television co-founder and producer Todd Lieberman has formed a new production company…
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Netflix loses 970k subs in Q2, plans for slow growth & steady $17bn content spend
Netflix lost roughly 970,000 subscribers in Q2 2022, a lower figure than its own previous…
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Pact/Bectu impasse spells looming concerns for UK scripted contracts
UK trade body Pact and trade union Bectu are struggling to reach a new deal…
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Windlight Pictures hires Bavaria alum to head up post
ITV Studios-backed Windlight Pictures has appointed Andreas Kohl as head of post-production and development executive….
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HBO content boss Casey Bloys inks new five-year contract
Casey Bloys, chief content officer for HBO and HBO Max, has inked a new five…
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‘Schitt’s Creek’s Dan Levy launches new prodco, headed up by long-time publicist
Schitt’s Creek co-creator and star Dan Levy has launched a new production label, Not A…
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Exclusive: Shorts Int’l hires WarnerMedia alum for EMEA & Lat Am expansion
AMC-backed Shorts International has appointed former WarnerMedia and Mediapro Group exec Ian Carrasco as VP…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: How Netflix turned ‘Stranger Things S4’ into a billion-hour bonanza
Netflix hit Stranger Things returned for a much-anticipated fourth season in May and, according to…