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Paramount shares soar 15% as Skydance enters ‘exclusive talks’ to buy US studio
Top Gun producer Skydance is in exclusive talks to acquire Paramount Global, sending shares in…
Tiger Aspect hires BBC Studios’ Tom Jordan for comedy
Banijay UK label Tiger Aspect has hired BBC Studios’ Tom Jordan as creative director of…
Miramax hires ex-MGM president Jonathan Glickman as CEO, eyes ‘local story-telling’
Miramax has named former MGM president Jonathan Glickman as its new CEO and said it…
Polar+ in France buys Viaplay dramas ‘End Of Summer’ & ‘Fenris’
Polar+ in France has picked up rights to Viaplay’s upcoming drama End Of Summer, which…
WBTVG’s Channing Dungey to keynote at BANFF Summit Series 2024
Warner Bros. Television Group chairman and CEO Channing Dungey has been announced as a Summit…
Stars Collective picks up rights to ‘Leigh Howard & The Ghosts Of Simmons-Pierce Manor’
US-based Stars Collective has optioned the TV and film rights to Shawn M Warner’s YA…
Game Show Network orders US version of STV Studios format ‘Bridge Of Lies’
Sony-owned US broadcaster Game Show Network has placed a 100-episode order for a US adaptation…
Apploff Entertainment & Stevie Van Zandt team for music format
LA-based unscripted prodco Apploff Entertainment has partnered with musician and actor Stevie Van Zandt to…
UKTV picks up ‘Sons Of Anarchy’ in Disney drama deal
BBC Studios-owned UKTV has acquired the rights to six drama series from Disney for its…
Endeavor going private again in $13bn deal with Silver Lake
US sports and entertainment giant Endeavor is going private again after agreeing an acquisition deal…