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Mark Layton
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UK’s Channel 5 revives ‘Challenge Anneka’ after 15-year absence
Paramount-owned UK broadcaster Channel 5 is reviving reality series Challenge Anneka 15 years since it…
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Hulu to adapt AfterShock comic book series ‘A Calculated Man’
Disney-owned streamer Hulu has ordered an adaptation of upcoming comic book series A Calculated Man….
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The CW commits to ‘Arrowverse’ despite show cancellations
The CW has confirmed that it remains committed to its expansive ‘Arrowverse’, despite axing a…
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Starz developing romantic drama with Ava DuVernay
US network Starz has handed a three season pledge for a romantic drama series from…
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Big Little Fish hires RDF alum as creative director
UK unscripted indie Big Little Fish TV has appointed former RDF exec Peter Usher as…
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Marvel’s ‘Daredevil’ is born again at Disney+
Disney+ is bringing Daredevil back to streaming, with a new series based around the Marvel…
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Opinion: FOMO, formats & the market
European format specialist Siobhan Crawford questions just how much the fear of missing out on…
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India’s Applause preps multi-season Mahatma Gandhi drama epic
India’s Applause Entertainment is working on a fact-based series dramatizing the life story of Mahatma…
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Disney+ expects up to 70% subscribers to switch to ad-supported tier
Disney is anticipating that most of its Disney+ subscribers will opt for the cheaper, ad-supported…
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Paramount moves ‘Yellowstone’ spin-off ‘6666’ from Paramount+ to linear network
Paramount is moving its upcoming Yellowstone spin-off 6666 to its linear network after the Western…
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NENT Group rebrands as Viaplay Group in streaming focus
Nordic Entertainment (NENT) Group has rebranded to Viaplay Group to reflect its increased strategic focus…
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Ample Entertainment appoints ITV alum to head up current & alternative development
LA prodco Ample Entertainment has appointed former ITV exec Kathryn Vaughan as head of current…
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Pluto TV expands into Nordics
Paramount’s FAST service Pluto TV today expanded to the Nordic market with launches in Sweden,…
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BBC appoints Kate Phillips to head up unscripted commissioning in leadership restructure
Kate Phillips will take on the newly created role of director of unscripted at UK…
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Scripted round up: Eccho Rights to shop ‘Granite Harbour’; Telemundo & Inter Medya team-up; Fiction Valley links with Pieter Bart Korthuis
Eccho Rights to shop ‘Granite Harbour’ Eccho Rights has acquired global distribution rights to upcoming…
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Netflix lays off 150 staff as cost-cutting measures continue
Netflix has laid off around 150 members of staff, most of them based in the…
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Disney+ orders new Amblin-style ‘Star Wars’ series from ‘Spider-Man’ director Jon Watts
Disney+ has partnered with Spider-Man: Homecoming director Jon Watts and writer Chris Ford on a…
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KOTV hires CBC & Radio-Canada exec for global distribution expansion
Montreal-based KOTV has appointed CBC exec Mia Desroches as its new VP of international distribution….
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Sales round-up: Disney+ Hotstar acquires drama trio; HBO Max welcomes ‘Visitors’; MHz takes Malta’s ‘Merjen’
Disney+ Hotstar acquires drama trio Indian streamer Disney+ Hotstar has acquired three European dramas –…
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Tomorrow Studios inks first-look deal with Frank Spotnitz’s Big Light
US-based Tomorrow Studios has inked a first-look deal with Frank Spotnitz’s UK indie Big Light…
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Buccaneer Scotland partners with author Jenni Fagan to adapt ‘The Panopticon’ & ‘Luckenbooth’
Buccaneer Scotland has inked a development agreement with author and poet Jenni Fagan to adapt…
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Paramount ups streaming chiefs to lead Paramount+ & Pluto TV expansion
Paramount Global has promoted execs Marco Nobili and Olivier Jollet to help drive the international…
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News round-up: RTL takes ‘Big Switch Job’; Disney+ buys ‘Blinded’; Gino D’Acampo returns to Italy
RTL Studios takes on ‘The Big Switch Job’ Germany’s RTL Studios is to produce a…
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UK government extends $25m support for creative industries
The UK government has pledged a further £21m ($25m) in funding for the country’s TV,…
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Sky orders across true crime, sport & nature in factual boost
European pay-TV giant Sky has boosted its factual offering with six new commissions across its…
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Slew of local options for RASI formats ‘Beat The Channel’ & ‘Stealing The Show!’
Tin Can in the Netherlands and Bandicoot in the UK have both acquired the rights…
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‘Holy Moley’ firm Eureka Productions appoints new head of global formats
LA- and Syndey-based unscripted prodco Eureka Productions has promoted Wes Dening to head of global…
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News round-up: Amazon takes Extreme E doc for UK & Ireland; Peacock acquires ‘City Of Queens’; Abacus shops Elon Musk doc
Amazon takes Extreme E doc for UK & Ireland Amazon Prime Video has acquired NEO…
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Two Rivers factual chief Mick McAvoy departs Scottish indie
Mick McAvoy, head of factual at Scottish indie Two Rivers Media, and one of its…
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Globo plays Cupid with local order for ITVS dating format ‘Let Love Rule’
Globo in Brazil has commissioned a local version of the ITV Studios dating format Let…