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Richard Middleton
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Apple TV+ takes Colin Farrell’s ‘Sugar’ drama to series
Apple TV+ has ordered its ‘genre-bending’ detective show Sugar to series, with Colin Farrell set…
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WBD hires UnivisionTelevisa’s Luis Silberwasser to lead sports
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has appointed former Telemundo and TelevisaUnivision exec Luis Silberwasser to its…
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AMC sets plan to roll out AMC+ across CEE in 2023
AMC exec Levente Málnay has confirmed that his company is to roll out its streaming…
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Abacus owner Amcomri buys Australia’s Flame Media for $2.4m
Australian distributor Flame Media has been acquired in a C$3m ($2.4m) deal by Amcomri Entertainment,…
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Exclusive: Ukraine eyes European pubcaster pre-buys to ‘fuel’ productions
Ukraine’s top production and channel groups are approaching European public broadcasters to pre-buy content from…
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Warner Bros. Discovery unveils EMEA team, with five more senior exits
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has unveiled its EMEA team, with a raft of country managers…
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Telcos & Netflix disrupting business models amid scripted evolution
Telcos and Netflix are disrupting scripted production models and the dominance of US studios, with…
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Croatia eyes ‘premium series’ as telco & streaming levies introduced
Croatia is looking to become a hub for “premium series” funded by the introduction of…
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M7 Group eyes originals push as Canal+ synergies fuel local development
M7 Group is planning to ramp up original programming across its European footprint using the…
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Exclusive: BBC Studios joins rights marketplace Vuulr with 3,000-hour deal
BBC Studios (BBCS) has struck a deal that will see it placing more than 3,000…
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Blue Ant International buys Ben Barrett & Lilla Hurst’s Drive
Canada’s Blue Ant International has bought Drive Media Rights, the UK-based financier and distributor founded…
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Pluto TV, All4 & Foxtel claim Cineflix true crime, science & history shows
Pluto TV in Latin America, the UK’s All4 and Foxtel in Australia have struck deals for…
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SkyShowtime names NBCU alum as general manager for Iberia
Pan-European streamer SkyShowtime has made its latest senior exec addition, this time naming the service’s regional…
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TBI Weekly: Why all eyes are on SVOD’s embrace of wildlife TV
Natural history has been evolving at pace over recent years, driven by surging demand from streamers….
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Pluto TV pairs with French LGBTQ+ brand TÊTU for first FAST channel
French LGBTQ+ media brand TÊTU is rolling out a FAST channel after pairing with Paramount-owned…
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Scripted round-up: Beta boards Ukrainian drama; C5 unveils ‘The Catch’; TV2, ZDF extend ‘Sommerdahl Murders’
Beta boards Ukrainian drama Germany’s Beta Film has picked up international distribution rights to Ukrainian…
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Factual round-up: Nutopia & Younge link for diverse projects; Marquee TV buys Helio Arts; WBD samples Espresso
Nutopia & Younge link for diverse projects Jane Root’s prodco Nutopia has struck a deal…
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Showtime & C4 partner with All3’s Two Brothers for Brett Gelman comedy
Paramount-owned US network Showtime has partnered with Channel 4 in the UK on an eight-part…
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Red Production CEO Sarah Doole steps down at ‘It’s A Sin’ prodco
Sarah Doole has stepped down as CEO at Red Production Company, the StudioCanal-owned UK company…
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Belgium’s Primitives hires Magnify alum as sales & acquisitions chief
Benelux format distributor Primitives has named a Be-Entertainment and Magnify Media alum as its new director of…
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Jetpack Distribution names global head of sales amid rejig
Clangers and Chuggington distributor Jetpack Distribution has restructured its sales team, as it looks to…
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Discovery+ orders ‘Vardy vs Rooney’ doc & extends ‘Johnny vs Amber’
Warner Bros. Discovery UK is expanding its ‘vs’ documentary format, with a follow-up to original…
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News round-up: Vice moves onto Tubi; MContent’s India mentor scheme; Be-Entertainment’s Italy deal
Vice moves onto Tubi Vice Distribution, the sales arm of Vice Media Group, has launched…
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Beyond Rights snags 20th Century Fox alum as VP of sales
Beyond Rights has rejigged its sales team, with former 20th Century Fox exec Kate Stevenson…
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‘The Next Jamie Vardy’ prodco Zig Zag hires Naked & ITN alums
Danny Fenton’s UK prodco Zig Zag has added execs from Naked and ITN Productions to…
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Saudi Arabia’s MBC to open ‘The Office’ after striking BBCS format deal
Saudi Arabia-based MBC has ordered a local version of BBC comedy The Office. The 20-episode…
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Moonbug’s content chief David Levine departs after 18 months
Former Disney exec David Levine is stepping down from Cocomelon outfit Moonbug Entertainment after 18 months…
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Argonon links with Leftfield, Spoke alum for new ‘Americana’ factual prodco
UK-based Argonon has unveiled its first US joint venture production outfit, after pairing up with…
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Noel Clarke discusses ‘modern McCarthyism’ around sexual harassment allegations
UK actor and director Noel Clarke has spoken out for the first time since the…
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ABC in Oz snags RTÉ kids animation ‘Flix – by Tomi Ungerer’ following Serious Kids deal
The ABC in Australia has struck a pre-sale deal for Flix – by Tomi Ungerer,…