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Banijay Asia promotes Rajesh Chadha to scripted COO
Banijay Asia has promoted Rajesh Chadha to COO of scripted. Chadha previously served as EVP…
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Former WBD exec Sara Kozak sets up consultancy firm Hudson House Media
Former Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) exec Sara Kozak is setting up Hudson House Media, an…
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News round-up: Blue Ant to shop ‘Stormy’; UKTV revives ‘Bergerac’; Harbour Rights deals
Blue Ant to shop ‘Stormy’ Blue Ant Studios has acquired worldwide distribution rights to Stormy,…
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Exclusive: Details emerge over Great Point Media’s administration
Further details have emerged over the administration of TV & film finance firm Great Point…
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Russo’s AGBO hires Amazon MGM Studios alum Chris Brearton
Former Amazon MGM Studios exec Chris Brearton is joining Anthony and Joe Russo’s production firm…
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Range Studios hires Fremantle UK’s former CEO Simon Andreae
Fremantle UK’s former CEO Simon Andreae has joined Range Studios to run the unscripted production…
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‘Blue Lights’ firm STV Studios hires Tiger Aspect’s Sara Hamill as director of production
STV Studios has appointed Tiger Aspect’s Sara Hamill as director of production across its labels…
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Paramount+ extends ‘Star Trek’ with ‘Strange New Worlds’ S4 & final voyage for ‘Lower Decks’
Paramount+ has ordered a fourth season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, alongside a fifth…
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‘Clangers’ & ‘Newzoids’ firm Factory Transmedia enters liquidation
Factory Transmedia, the UK animation firm behind the reboot of The Clangers has gone into…
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Channel 5 explores ‘The Mysteries Of The Pyramids’ in Wildflame docuseries
Paramount-owned UK broadcaster Channel 5 has ordered The Mysteries Of The Pyramids (working title), a…
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News round-up: BBC returns ‘The Night Manager’; Apple TV+ extends ‘Monarch’; CBS reverses SWAT axe
BBC returns to The Night Manager The BBC and Prime Video have extended drama The…
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Video game-to-TV producers must respect the IP and learn the vocabulary, say execs
The quality of video game-to-TV projects is improving because the industry is involving the original…
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Lionsgate’s Hoogstra taps Half Yard execs for eOne US label
Lionsgate’s Dirk Hoogstra has hired a raft of execs from his former outfit Half Yard…
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HBO Max alum Sandra Dewey joins ‘Morning Show’ prodco Media Res
Former HBO Max topper Sandra Dewey has joined The Morning Show producer Media Res, reuniting…
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Netflix orders cooking & sports shows from Meghan & Harry’s Archewell Productions
Netflix has commissioned two new unscripted projects from Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s Archewell Productions….
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Amazon acquires first Arabic TV series with ‘Self Modulation’ from Falcon Films & Arna Media
Amazon has acquired global rights to Lebanon-based dramedy Self Modulation, from producers Falcon Films and…
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Paramount+ Canada originals chief Tom Hastings exits
Tom Hastings, who had overseen originals for Paramount+ in Canada, is leaving the streamer. Hastings…
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Portugal’s RTP gets ‘Starstruck’ as Banijay format rolls out sixth adaptation
Portuguese pubcaster RTP has commissioned a local version of Banijay entertainment format Starstruck. Banijay Iberia…
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Netflix re-teams with Tom Segura for “hilariously disturbing” comedy series
Netflix has commissioned a new comedy series from US comedian Tom Segura. The six-part dark…
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Amazon rejigs as MGM unscripted & MGM+ exec Chris Brearton exits
Amazon MGM Studios exec Chris Brearton is leaving the company, which is in turn reshuffling…
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Freedom Scripted to adapt Sebastian Faulks’ murder mystery ‘Engleby’
Glasgow-based indie Freedom Scripted has acquired the rights to adapt Engleby, the 2007 murder mystery…
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Sister recruits former Netflix comedy chief Jane Wiseman to head US television
Jane Featherstone and Liz Murdoch‘s Sister entertainment group has hired former Netflix comedy chief Jane…
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Check out TBI’s MIPTV 2024 edition!
As the 61st and final MIPTV closes its doors in Cannes, make sure to grab…
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MIPTV wraps up final edition after 61 years with 3,500 attendees
MIPTV is wrapping up its 61st and final edition in Cannes today having attracted more…
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MIPTV round-up: PBS boards Pompeii doc; Silverlining unveils 2024 slate; Federation investigates ‘Sherlock & Daughter’
PBS boards Pompeii doc PBS in the US has boarded Lion TV’s upcoming factual series…
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Highmount Capital invests $100m+ in YouTubers Dude Perfect
YouTube sports and comedy group Dude Perfect has secured a “nine-figure” investment from Highmount Capital….
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Croatia’s HRT to remake Norwegian youth drama ‘Skam’
HRT in Croatia has ordered a local version of NRK’s groundbreaking youth-skewing format Skam. The…
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Evolution Media recruits Hello Sunshine’s Bree Frank
Amazon MGM Studios-owned unscripted production firm Evolution Media has hired Hello Sunshine’s Bree Frank as…
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AMC hires Warner Bros. Discovery alum Antonio Ruiz to lead Southern Europe
AMC Networks International has hired former Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) exec Antonio Ruiz to oversee…
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Blumhouse Television production president Jeremy Gold steps down, switches to production deal with studio
Jeremy Gold is stepping down as president of production at Blumhouse Television after eight years…