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PactUS plans digital content mini-market
PactUS and the Global Online Video Association (GOVA) are working together on a selection of…
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Lis Murdoch digital studio preps Snapchat originals
Social video platform Snapchat Discovery has commissioned a pair of series from Elisabeth Murdoch’s Vertical…
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ITV America sets pact with ex-Generate chiefs
LA-based ITV America has secured an exclusive production deal with the new prodco of former…
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AMC eyes dramas from Fear, Humans scribes
US cable network AMC is developing a trio of dramas from writers with credits on…
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ProSiebenSat.1, TVE check in to Hotel Römantiek
Major European broadcasters ProSiebenSat.1 and TVE have ordered remakes of Belgian format Hotel Römantiek. Both…
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Turner APAC ups Schwebig as Jain exits
Turner Asia Pacific (APAC) has promoted Clement Schwebig to CFO, with senior VP of finance…
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Roadshow buys into Blink to enter unscripted
Australian distributor Roadshow Films has moved into unscripted television production by acquiring a 50% stake…
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Sky brings Aussie drama to Germany
Sky Deutschland has acquired Australian primetime medical drama The Heart Guy. The Essential Media-produced series…
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Chinese VOD nets welcome Teletubbies
Chinese streaming services Youku and iQiyi have both acquired both seasons of the rebooted Teletubbies…
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Show of the week: Mr Magoo
Mr Magoo is a 2D animation series for 6-to-11-year-olds, based around a classic character that…
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Amazon secures streaming rights to new Soderbergh movie
Amazon has unveiled a deal to bring Steven Soderbergh’s latest film, Logan Lucky, to Prime…
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Lionsgate TV UK unveils two book to screen adaptations
Lionsgate Television UK has announced two new scripted development projects with publishers Harper Collins and…
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HBO renews Veep and Silicon Valley
They may not get huge ratings, but HBO’s Veep and Silicon Valley are regarded as…
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ITVSGE licences Graham Norton show in Latin America
ITV Studios Global Entertainment has signed a deal to air new seasons of The Graham…
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BBCW strikes deal with SMGP to expand Doctor Who in China
BBC Worldwide today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with leading Chinese media company Shanghai…
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Charles Ferguson explores Watergate for A+E’s History
A+E Network’s History channel has made a concerted drive into scripted series recently. But this…
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CMJ teams with journalist Steve Miller on true crime series
Canada-based production company CMJ Productions has signed a development deal with veteran journalist and author…
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Tiger Aspect to produce Aliens Love Underpants for Sky
Endemol Shine-owned Tiger Aspect (Mr Bean, Charlie and Lola) is adapting award-winning children’s book Aliens…
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Blue Ant buys RACAT to form natural history powerhouse
Toronto-based producer-distributor Blue Ant Media has announced the high-profile acquisition of international media organisation RACAT…
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BBC America pacts with Elisabeth Moss for drama
US cable channel BBC America is working with Handmaid’s Tale star Elisabeth Moss on a…
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MTA’s Matt Assmus joins Dorsey development team
Red Arrow-controlled producer Dorsey Pictures has sealed a deal with Matt Assmus (left) and his…
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Amazon orders Hanna spin-off from NBCUniversal
NBC Universal International Studios has secured a straight so series order from Amazon Studios to…
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TVF secures swathe of deals in Australia and New Zealand
London-based factual distributor TVF International has sold a slate of shows to broadcasters in Australia…
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Branded with an indie label
The LA Screenings was set up initially as an opportunity for the major US studios…
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CBS extends Les Moonves’ contract until 2021
US media giant CBS Corp has extended chief executive Leslie Moonves’ contract for an additional…
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Weinstein backs Oliver Stone-directed Guantanamo series
The Weinstein Company (TWC) has come on board a new scripted TV project from film-maker…
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SBS secures APC’s Nordic noir Valkyrien
France-based financier and distributor About Premium Content has secured a deal with SBS Australia for…
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Bunim/Murray develops high-tech martial arts series
Reality TV producer Bunim/Murray Productions has joined forces with Australia-based company Chiron Global to develop…
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Netflix localises in Romania
Netflix has rolled out a “fully localised” version of its service in Romania. The new…
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Amazon brings Mojicons to US
Amazon Prime Video will bring 26x11mins animated toon The Mojicons to the US. The move…