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Mark Layton
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Disney & Nippon TV strike co-pro & content-sharing deal
The Walt Disney company has struck a co-production partnership with Nippon TV Holdings, the parent…
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HBO Max moves forward with ‘The Batman’ spin-off, with Colin Farrell’s Penguin
HBO Max is moving ahead with The Penguin (working title), a limited drama series spinning off…
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Showrunners Insight: ‘Wu Assassins’ John Wirth
TBI has partnered with LA- and London-based drama consultancy MediaXchange to get under the skin…
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Opinion: Who cares about your content?! (Part III)
Following last month’s examination of broadcasters & streamers, format expert Siobhan Crawford continues her monthly column exploring…
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Viaplay seeks ‘The Meaning Of Life’ in new Swedish original drama
NENT Group streamer Viaplay has commissioned Swedish drama The Meaning Of Life (aka Meningen Med Livet)…
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Autentic orders four factual shows as Go Button partnership expands
German factual producer and distributor Autentic is expanding its long-term partnership with Canadian prodco Go…
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‘Letterkenny’ producer New Metric hires Bell Media duo for comedy push
Canadian Letterkenny producer New Metric Media has appointed former Bell Media exec Jeff Hersh as…
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ScreenSkills to invest $13m in high-end TV training for UK workers
UK TV skills body ScreenSkills has pledged to invest more than £10m ($13.1m) of industry…
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Kids round-up: Disney+ seeks ‘The Muppets Mayhem’; CBC revives ‘Street Cents’ on TikTok; Latoya Raveneau inks Disney deal
Disney+ seeks ‘The Muppets Mayhem’ Disney+ has commissioned The Muppets Mayhem, a new comedy series…
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AMC commissions Negan & Maggie-centric ‘Walking Dead’ spin-off
AMC Networks has commissioned a new spin-off in its The Walking Dead franchise, which will…
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Paramount+ sails into ‘The Blue’ for fourth UK original
Paramount+ has commissioned its fourth UK original, ordering drama series The Blue, ahead of the…
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StarzPlay to adapt graphic novel ‘Night In Paradise’ as first German original
Lionsgate-owned streamer StarzPlay has ordered an adaptation of Frank Schmolke’s graphic novel Night In Paradise as…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Plugging the US cord-cutter’s content gap with virtual pay-TV
As an increasing number of US viewers cut the cord and their access to linear…
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NBC orders US version of Talpa reality format ‘Million Dollar Island’
US network NBC has ordered a local version of Talpa’s new reality adventure format Million…
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Big Deal Films & Hoek, Line and Thinker partner to find diverse UK animation talent
UK indie Big Deal Films has teamed up with Dutch firm Hoek, Line & Thinker…
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Two Rivers takes screen rights to upcoming Philip Miller novel ‘The Goldenacre’
Scottish prodco Two Rivers Media is to delve into the fictional dark underbelly of the Scottish…
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Sales Talk: Fremantle’s Jens Richter on AVOD growth & ‘digital first’
Buyers, hungry for new content, are in the UK capital for meetings, presentations and drinks…
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Sales Talk: DCD Rights’ Rick Barker on FAST domination & the rise of K-drama
Buyers, hungry for new content, are in the UK capital for meetings, presentations and drinks…
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Sales Talk: Blue Ant International’s Solange Atwood on ‘unique’ factual & windowing strategies
Buyers, hungry for new content, are in the UK capital for meetings, presentations and drinks…
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Aussie soap ‘Neighbours’ to end after 37 years, as Fremantle fails to find new buyer after C5 cancellation
Long-running Australian soap opera Neighbours has officially been cancelled after 37 years on screens. The future of…
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Fremantle to serve up ‘The Next Restaurant’ competition format worldwide
Fremantle has acquired the global distribution rights to Israeli broadcaster Reshet 13’s new prime…
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ITV shares fall 18% as new streamer ITVX prompts window shift & spending surge
UK broadcaster ITV is to launch ITVX later this year, a new integrated AVOD and…
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Sales Talk: Rabbit Film’s Jonathan Tuovinen on the anguish of ‘Euphoria’ & windowing rules
Buyers, hungry for new content, are in the UK capital for meetings, presentations and drinks…
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Sales Talk: BossaNova’s Paul Heaney on surging content & ‘The Tinder Swindler’
Buyers, hungry for new content, are in the UK capital for meetings, presentations and drinks…
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Sales Talk: All3Media Int’l’s Stephen Driscoll on South Korean wave-making & bucket list holidays
Buyers, hungry for new content, are in the UK capital for meetings, presentations and drinks…
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News round-up: HBO Max orders Mexican ‘Come Dine With Me’; Discovery to launch Eden & Rush in NZ; Mezzo comes to Brazil via Claro
HBO Max orders Mexican ‘Come Dine With Me’ HBO Max in Mexico has ordered a…
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Sony merges anime streamer Funimation into Crunchyroll
Sony Pictures Entertainment has announced that it is folding anime streamer Funimation into Crunchyroll. Sony…
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Amazon pledges $13m to support UK TV & film training and development
Amazon Prime Video has pledged £10m ($13.3m) to support training and development in the UK…
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Apple TV+ recruits ‘Mr Robot’s Sam Esmail for ‘Metropolis’ series
Apple TV+ has commissioned a new series inspired by Fritz Lang’s seminal 1927 German science…
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ITV Studios expands Armoza Formats into Israeli production arm
UK-based ITV Studios is expanding its Israeli production and distribution business Armoza Formats to serve…