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Mark Layton
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Exclusive: Brazil’s Band orders first full season of ‘MasterChef Senior’
Brazilian FTA network Band has commissioned the first full season of MasterChef Senior, a new…
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‘Stranger Things’ creators hire BBC America alum for new prodco, plan franchise under Netflix deal
Matt and Ross Duffer, creators and showrunners of Netflix’s horror hit Stranger Things, have launched…
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Campanario hires KMZ founder to head Lat Am physical production
LA-based Latin-focused prodco Campanario Entertainment has appointed Tita Lombardo as director of physical production in…
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Disney promotes DMED & Fox exec to lead international content curation
Disney has promoted DMED (Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution) exec Kristen Finney to the newly…
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Opinion: The perfect storm driving international content demand in the US
Anthony Kimble, co-CEO of UK- and US-based production and financing company Arrested Industries (formerly Fugitive),…
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Blumhouse combines TV & film physical production groups, ups Lisa Niedenthal to lead
Blumhouse is combining its physical production groups for TV and film into one centralised department,…
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Amazon cancels sci-fi drama ‘Night Sky’ after one season
Amazon’s Prime Video SVOD service has cancelled sci-fi drama series Night Sky after just one…
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AGC Studios hires Magical Elves alum to head up new unscripted banner
US-based AGC Studios has hired Magical Elves alum Joel Zimmer to lead its new subsidiary,…
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Exclusive: Viaplay makes double order on ‘MasterChef: Young Talent’ as culinary format expands
Viaplay Group has commissioned two separate local versions of MasterChef: Young Talent, a new iteration…
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Exclusive: WBD plans combined streamer for France, as HBO Max roll-out ends
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is to launch its new combined streaming service in France, with…
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DCD Rights to shop Jimi Hendrix doc on infamous Maui trip
UK distributor DCD Rights has acquired the Grammy-nominated feature documentary Music, Money, Madness… Jimi Hendrix…
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Canal+ eyes Lionsgate stake for US content push
Canal+ is reportedly looking at taking a minority stake in US studio Lionsgate as part…
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BBC First Australia holds court for Canal+’s ‘Marie Antoinette’
BBC First in Australia has acquired upcoming French-British historical drama Marie Antoinette, following a deal…
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Bright Little Labs recruits Wildbrain alum as COO
Warner Bros. Discovery-backed kids media company Bright Little Labs has appointed Wildbrain exec Nick Young…
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HBO Max halts original productions in European restructure
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has halted development of local original productions for streaming service HBO…
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Red Arrow Studios Int’l poaches Keshet sales VP for English-speaking markets
Red Arrow Studios International has appointed former Keshet International exec Rose Hughes as VP of…
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All3Media Int’l hires NENT Studios exec in EMEA sales team boost
All3Media International has appointed Elin Thomas as SVP for French-speaking Europe and promoted EMEA sales…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: What Channel 4’s rising ad revenue spells for privatisation potential
While the UK government looks to privatise commercial broadcaster Channel 4, citing an unsustainable funding…
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Sony Pictures TV creative director & SVP of global unscripted entertainment, Sarah Edwards, exits
Sarah Edwards, creative director and SVP of global unscripted entertainment at Sony Pictures Television (SPT),…
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Gabon Culture TV & UK’s ImpactWild team for chimpanzee doc
Gabon Culture Television has commissioned Re:Think Chimps, a “first-of-its-kind impact project” from ImpactWild, the nascent…
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Channel 4 teams with Wonderhood for cancer hospital obs-doc
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has commissioned Super Surgeons: A Chance At Life, a new series…
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Nat Geo cooks up Gordon Ramsay spin-off show
National Geographic has commissioned a spin-off to culinary series Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted. The new three-part…
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HBO renews ‘Ten Year Old Tom’, drops ‘Time Traveler’s Wife’
Warner Bros. Discovery’s HBO has renewed adult animation series Ten Year Old Tom for a…
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SVT & Miso Film partner on TV adaptation of Ingmar Bergman’s ‘Faithless’
Swedish pubcaster SVT has commissioned a TV adaptation of the 2000 Ingmar Bergman film Faithless. The…
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Strong Productions hires TV2 Denmark exec as CEO
Fremantle-owned Danish prodco Strong Productions has appointed TV2 Denmark exec Sune Roland as its new…
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News round-up: ‘Unknowns’ travels to Europe & Australia; Federation strikes Asia sales; Freevee launches Jamie Oliver FAST channel
‘Unknowns’ travels to Europe & Australia Polar+ in France, SBS in Australia, Filmin in Spain…
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TelevisaUnivision sets ViX+ launch date & originals slate
TelevisaUnivision has announced 21 July as the launch date for its Spanish-language SVOD service ViX+…
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Hulu promotes for first VP of animation
Hulu Originals has promoted Kelci Parker to the newly created role of VP of animation…
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National Geographic elevates exec in DEI content push
National Geographic Content has promoted Karen Greenfield to the newly created position of SVP of…
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BBC & Bad Robot partner to adapt children’s classic ‘The Boy, The Mole, The Fox And The Horse’
UK pubcaster the BBC has partnered with JJ Abram’s Bad Robot Productions for an animated…