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Mark Layton
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AMC boss says “no current plans” for ad-supported streaming tiers
AMC’s interim CEO Matt Blank has said that the US network has no plans to…
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Banijay Mexico & US Hispanic teams with ‘LOL’ comics for new unscripted comedy
Banijay Mexico & US Hispanic is teaming up with Mexican actor and writer Ricardo O’Farrill…
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Peacock & Rainn Wilson seek world’s happiest places for new travel docuseries
NBCUniversal-owned streamer Peacock has commissioned Rainn Wilson And The Geography Of Bliss, a new original…
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Disney & Laurence Fishburne team for animated adaptation of ‘Cookies & Milk’
Disney Television Animation is in development on Cookies & Milk, a new animated series based…
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Fremantle’s Miso Film hires former DR drama boss to head scripted development
Fremantle-backed Nordic prodco Miso Film has appointed Christian Rank, the former head of drama at…
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Channel 4 details regional and youth focus proposals in rejected privatisation alternative
UK comcaster Channel 4 has revealed details of its rejected alternative proposal to the UK…
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Banijay’s Mastiff Denmark appoints Strong CEO to the helm
Banijay Nordic has appointed Kristian Farcin-Leth as the new CEO of its production firm Mastiff…
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Netflix faces shareholder lawsuit after subscriber slump
Netflix has been handed a lawsuit from shareholders in California over its recent subscriber decrease….
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Viaplay builds ‘The Fortress’ in new Norwegian dystopian drama
Nordic streamer Viaplay has commissioned dystopian drama The Fortress as its next Norwegian original series….
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Discovery Italia adapts BBC format among four Casta Diva orders
Discovery Italia has picked up three new factual series, and returned a fourth, for its…
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General counsel John Rogovin latest to exit Warner Bros. Discovery
Another senior Warner exec, John Rogovin, has resigned his post following the merger of WarnerMedia…
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Amazon plans summer of love, with trio of reality dating shows
Romance is in the air at Amazon Prime Video, which has announced three new reality…
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UK’s ITN names ITV exec as new CEO
UK news, factual and sport production firm ITN has appointed Rachel Corp as its new…
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Netflix unveils new kids slate & Liz Feldman dramedy
Netflix has announced a slew of new and returning animated kids programming, including from popular…
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Paramount+ unveils European launch plans & Indian joint-venture strategy
Streaming service Paramount+ is set to launch in the UK and Ireland on 22 June,…
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Roku & Apollo team for minority stake bid on Lionsgate’s Starz
Roku has partnered with private equity firm, and former Endemol Shine co-owner, Apollo Global Management…
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Scripted round-up: Beta launches Spanish prodco; RTL’s Paramount pick-up; All3 backs ‘Line of Duty’ star’s prodco
Beta launches Spanish prodco Germany’s Beta Group has expanded its production activities in Spain by…
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News round-up: Bravo debuts move from Hulu to Peacock; Canada/France co-pro treaty begins; Storyville recruits for Gloria Gaynor doc
Bravo debuts move from Hulu to Peacock Bravo shows including The Real Housewives Of Atlanta,…
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Fox AVOD Tubi makes first originals renewal & plans 100 new titles by 2023
Fox-owned AVOD service Tubi is doubling down on original programming, with a pledge to debut…
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Netflix orders ‘Cobra Kai’ creators’ action-comedy, axes Meghan Markle animation
Netflix has commissioned Obliterated, a new action-comedy series from Cobra Kai creators Jon Hurwitz, Hayden…
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Amazon Freevee boosts originals slate with scripted & unscripted orders
Amazon’s AVOD service Freevee has announced a slew of new originals series and pickups on…
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Vice Media Group hires financial advisors to explore sale
US-based Vice Media Group, which includes a studio, distribution division and the recently acquired UK…
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Amazon Prime Video to double Indian investment & unveils 40-strong slate
Amazon Prime Video is making a big push into India, with plans to more than…
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HBO Max to remake Gwen Shamblin docuseries as drama
HBO Max has reteamed with the producers of its docuseries The Way Down: God, Greed…
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‘Peaky Blinders’ creator Steven Knight inks Kudos first-look deal, sets new BBC drama
Banijay-owned UK prodco Kudos has signed a first-look deal with Steven Knight, the creator of…
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Hulu takes US SVOD rights to ‘Schitt’s Creek’ from Netflix
Hulu has taken exclusive US SVOD rights to Canadian comedy series Schitt’s Creek away from…
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Opinion: How the evolution from VHS to global streamers is merging markets
Willem Pruijssers, founder & CEO of Dutch FilmWorks and DFW International, recalls the seismic evolution…
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Sales round-up: Abacus summons ‘The Ghost Of Richard Harris’; Espresso to sell LGBTQ+ doc
Abacus summons ‘The Ghost Of Richard Harris’ Abacus Media Rights has acquired Sky Original feature…
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Disney Branded TV promotes five execs in unscripted restructure
Disney Branded Television has restructured its unscripted and non-fiction content development division into three new…
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Kevin Hart’s Laugh Out Loud & HartBeat merge with $100m investment
US actor and comedian Kevin Hart has merged his two entertainment labels HartBeat Productions and…