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Richard Middleton
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Paramount TV Studios’ Nicole Clemens eyes ‘incredibly fertile’ international ground
Paramount Television Studios president Nicole Clemens is looking for more shows from outside the US…
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BBC Studios strikes Amazon Freevee deal to roll out five new FAST channels
BBC Studios has struck a deal with Amazon Freevee to deliver five new exclusive FAST…
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Eight European pubcasters launch co-commissioning group New8
Eight public broadcasters across Europe including Germany’s ZDF and the Nordic five have joined forces…
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BBC & Sky NZ prep psychological thriller ‘The Ridge’ with Great Southern & Oble
The BBC and Sky in New Zealand have boarded a psychological thriller from Great Southern…
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European Writers Club unveils Boosting Impact strand to develop true story drama
The European Writers Club (EWC) has launched a new strand to its fast-expanding array of…
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Skybound exec Marge Dean says AI could be a danger to creativity ‘if we let it be’
Artifical intelligence (AI) could become a danger to creativity if audiences become indifferent to how…
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‘Diversity’ needs breaking down, argues ‘Dreaming Whilst Black’ exec producer
Dreaming Whilst Black exec producer Danny Joshi has said the industry needs to be more…
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CJ ENM names former Mad Rabbit exec Elsie Choi as EVP & head of scripted in US
South Korean giant CJ ENM has named Elsie Choi, the former development chief of Red…
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Videoland joins new format ‘The Life Trail’ from SimpelZodiak & RTL Creative Unit
Netherlands-base streamer Videoland has ordered a new adventure reality show that tracks young people looking…
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Eleventh Hour lands ‘Showtrial’ & ‘The Killing Kind’ writer Zara Hayes
Sony Pictures Television-backed Eleventh Hour Films has hired Showtrial’s Zara Hayes as an executive producer…
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India’s JioCinema extends reality push with trip to ‘Temptation Island’
Indian streamer JioCinema is launching a local version of Banijay’s reality format Temptation Island, marking…
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Scripted round-up: Starz preps ‘Hunting Wives’; ‘iCarly’ revival cancelled by Paramount+
Starz preps Hunting Wives Starz is among the first to emerge with a commission following…
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BBC Studios rejigs EMEA sales team with new SVP roles across factual & scripted
BBC Studios (BBCS) has upped Chris Kinsman and Rebecca Ransley to newly created SVP positions…
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Warner Bros. Discovery unveils new international team following flurry of exits
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has unveiled the new structure of its international team, following the…
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NBCU’s Universal International Studios names HiddenLight exec Roma Khanna as head of studio
Universal International Studios (UIS) has named former HiddenLight exec Roma Khanna as its head of…
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Netflix ups Amy Reinhard to lead advertising as price rise reports emerge
Netflix could be about to hike the price of its ad-free offerings, while there are…
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BBC Studios hires Channel 4 acquisitions & int’l chief Nick Lee, replacing Caroline Stone
BBC Studios (BBCS) has hired Channel 4’s acquisitions & international chief Nick Lee as commercial…
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Canada’s Bell Media hires A+E alum Sean Cohan as president, Wade Oosterman to retire
Canada’s Bell Media has hired former A+E Networks and Wheelhouse exec Sean Cohan as its…
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Warner Bros. Discovery exits continue with France, Benelux & Africa chief stepping down
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD)’s chief in France, Benelux and Africa is stepping down after 17…
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Paramount+ names Anna Priest UK chief, Canada’s Katrina Kowalski handed new Pluto TV remit
Paramount Global has named Anna Priest and Katrina Kowalski to new roles overseeing its operations…
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Canada’s CBC & UK’s CBBC prep K-pop tween dramedy ‘Gangnam Project’
Canada’s CBC and CBBC in the UK have co-commissioned Gangnam Project, a new tween dramedy…
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News round-up: Newen snags Paramount’s ‘Serial Killers’; NPO, Amazon extend Hat Trick deals; FilmRise buys BuzzFeed Studios library
Newen snags Paramount’s Serial Killer’s Wife Newen Connect has acquired distribution rights to Clapperboard Studio’s…
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Miramax CEO Bill Block to depart ‘The Gentlemen’ & ‘Project Greenlight’ studio
Bill Block is stepping down as CEO at Miramax, the US production firm founded by…
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Paramount+ extends music docs with Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC boy band show
Paramount+ is expanding its music output and its relationship with US-based Gunpowder & Sky by…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Unpacking aggregation & the evolving role of pay-TV
The way we watch TV has dramatically changed over the past eight years and so…
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Show of the Week: The Doll Factory
Set in 1850’s London, The Doll Factory is an adaptation of Elizabeth Macneal’s acclaimed novel…
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Exclusive: France’s ‘The A Talks’ lands in Spain, with options struck in UK, Australia & Nordics
Mediaset Spain has ordered an eight-episode series of The A Talks, the French format first…
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Diary Notes of a drama producer in LA, 2022 vs 2023
With the US writers strike finally at an end, Arrested Industries CEO Anthony Kimble reflects…
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Lineup’s Belgian format ‘Therapy’ lands in the Netherlands & Israel
Broadcasters in the Netherlands and Israel have become the latest to order local remakes of…
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How the European Writers Club is opening doors & why it’s needed
Getting scripted shows off the ground has never been easy but squeezed budgets and streamer…