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Paramount’s VIS & ‘Las Invisibles’ prodco Morena Films strike first-look pact
Paramount’s international studio VIS has struck an exclusive first-look deal with Spanish production company Morena…
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Exclusive: Canal+ rebuilds doc offer after deal with A+E Planète+ ends
France’s Canal+ Group is rebuilding its documentary offer following the launch of premium channel Canal+…
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Ukraine producers urge international co-operation to extend support
Key execs from Ukraine’s production industry have urged the international content industry to continue to…
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Exclusive: Starzplay eyes ‘risky projects’ & thrillers aimed firmly at adult viewers
Starzplay in Spain is looking for “risky projects” that are firmly targeted at adults, with…
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BTF Media launches $500,000 accelerator initiative to support emerging talent
Spanish-language media outfit BTF Media has launched a new initiative here at Conecta Fiction in…
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Opinion: Atwater Capital’s Carol Lim on private equity’s interest in local language
Carol Lim, principal at US-based investment firm Atwater Capital, explains why streaming giants must think…
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Hulu Japan joins Mediapro Studio’s second season of ‘The Head’
Hulu in Japan has joined the second season of The Head, the English-language drama from…
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ITV preps ‘Next Level Chef’ as Gordon Ramsay’s US show heads to Acton hub
ITV in the UK has picked up rights to Next Level Chef, the cookery format…
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News round-up: More job cuts at Netflix; CBBC snags ‘Total Drama’; SBS buys ‘Traitor’
More job cuts at Netflix Further job cuts are expected at Netflix later this week,…
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Warner Bros. veteran Jeffrey Schlesinger invests in Vuulr, joins company’s board
Rights marketplace Vuulr has added the former president of Warner Bros. Worldwide Television Distribution Jeffrey Schlesinger…