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Richard Middleton
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TV critic and broadcaster Clive James dies, aged 80
Australian writer and broadcaster Clive James has died aged 80. James died on Sunday following…
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Channel 5’s Ben Frow promoted at Viacom, handed entire UK content budget
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has appointed Ben Frow as director of programmes for its…
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BBC Two, HBO explore Silicon Valley with ‘Leaving Neverland’ director Dan Reed
BBC Two and HBO have commissioned a four-part documentary series about Silicon Valley that is…
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Irish, Spanish fund Netshow Capital launches $33m investment scheme
An Irish and Spanish investment group has launched a €30m ($33m) fund that will be…
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Cartoon Network, Adult Swim chief Christina Miller latest to exit WarnerMedia
WarnerMedia exec Christina Miller, who oversees Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Turner Classic Movies (TCM) and…
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All3Media’s Lion TV hires creative director and factual chief
All3Media-backed UK producer Lion TV has hired a creative director and a head of factual….
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Exclusive: All3 poised for Red Arrow Studios as sales process enters final stages
All3Media is leading the pack in its pursuit of Red Arrow Studios, with the sales…
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Disney+ downloads exceed 15 million, sending shares to record high
Disney+ has been downloaded more than 15 million times and generated $5m via in-app purchases…
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News round-up: Cineflix expands ‘Storm Stories’; Showtime orders gossip docuseries; HBO preps cyber warfare doc
Cineflix Rights welcomes Storm Stories Cineflix Rights has acquired exclusive global distribution rights to science…
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Quibi’s head of content operations Diane Nelson departs
Quibi’s head of content operations Diane Nelson is to step down, marking the latest senior…
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‘McMafia’, ‘Real Full Monty’ among International Emmy winners
UK series McMafia has picked up the International Emmy Award for drama at the 47th…
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Deals round-up: PBS takes Backshall, visits Vienna; UK, Germany land ‘Secret Song’; APC boards ‘Invisible Line’
PBS explores with Backshall, visits Vienna PBS in the US is preparing to air 10-part…
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Netflix, CBC to end ‘Anne With An E’ after three seasons
Netflix and Canadian broadcaster CBC are bringing the curtain down on drama series Anne With…
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Beta Film takes stake in Zoë Rocha’s drama prodco RubyRock
Germany’s Beta Film has expanded its scripted interests by taking a stake in UK-based drama…
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Show of the week: Dog’s Most Wanted
Dog’s Most Wanted is a reality series with a twist, following the work of legendary…
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CBS All Access expands original content team with Harpo Films hire
CBS has expanded the original content team at its streaming service All Access. Danny Feldheim…
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Amazon extends animated series ‘Undone’, strikes overall deal with co-creator
Amazon has extended its adult animated series Undone into a second season and secured an…
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NATPE unveils Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Award winners for 2020
The National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) has unveiled the recipients of the 17th…
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MGM hires Channel 4 alum to head new UK-based unscripted arm
MGM Television is setting up an unscripted arm in the UK and has appointed former…
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Netflix eyes stake in Korea’s Studio Dragon as part of expanded content pact
Netflix has struck a three-year content pact with CJ ENM, including an option that could…
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Hasbro’s $4bn Entertainment One deal to be investigated by UK competition regulator
US toy giant Hasbro’s $4bn deal for Entertainment One (eOne) is to be investigated by…
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Sales round-up: Chinese streamers strike TVF deals; Primitives takes ‘The Battle’ into Lat Am; Sky orders ‘Domina’
Chinese SVOD trio strike TVF deals Chinese online platforms iQiyi, Bili Bili and BesTV have…
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Epix prepares docuseries based on ‘Slow Burn’ podcast about Watergate
US cabler Epix is preparing to air a six-episode docuseries based on hit podcast Slow…
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Netflix adapts Stephanie Land’s novel ‘Maid’ with Margot Robbie’s prodco attached
Netflix has ordered an adaptation of Stephanie Land’s best-selling novel Maid, which chronicles the life…
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Fremantle scores with five renewals as ABC extends summer gameshows
US broadcaster ABC has extended an array of its gameshows as part of its ‘Summer…
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Alberto Pecegueiro to step down as chief at Brazil’s Globosat
Alberto Pecegueiro is to step down as chief of Brazilian pay TV operator Globosat after…
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A+E Int’l moves into Spanish-language drama with ‘Hernán’
A+E Networks International has acquired global distribution rights to Hernán, the scripted series that is…
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Karen Cogan’s ‘Fled’ tops unproduced TV screenplay table The Brit List
Karen Cogan’s scripted project Fled has been named as the most recommended show of this…
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Amazon extends ‘Lord Of The Rings’ into second season
Amazon has renewed its mega-budget TV adaptation of Lord Of The Rings, with the first…
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Kew Media Distribution promotes for new SVP acquisitions role
Kew Media Distribution (KMD) has appointed Graham Begg to the newly created position of SVP…