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Banijay brings Korean format ‘The Genius Game’ to UK, Denmark & Norway
Banijay has optioned the rights for survival game show format The Genius Game from South…
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Int’l producers explore European coproduction regulation as model’s popularity soars
Global coproductions will become increasingly important as streamers and broadcasters find budgets squeezed but pan-European…
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News round-up: Paramount+ launches in Germany, Austria & Switzerland; ITVX debuts in UK; Channel 4.0 orders ‘Get In The Van’
Paramount+ launches in Germany, Austria & Switzerland Global streaming service Paramount+ has launched in Germany,…
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Exclusive: Scripted production to return to Ukraine as HRT, HBO Max & ZDF drama heads for Kiev
Ukraine’s embattled production sector is showing green shoots after it emerged that The Silence, a…
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Tiger Aspect inks deal with ‘PhoneShop’ creator & expands development team
Banijay UK label Tiger Aspect has signed Phil Bowker, creator of Channel 4 comedy PhoneShop,…
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Newen Connect adds France TV & NBCU alum to factual distribution team
TF1-owned French distributor Newen Connect has appointed former France TV Distribution and NBCUniversal exec Camille…
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Banijay & European broadcasters option trio of Red Arrow Int’l formats
Banijay and broadcasters across Europe have optioned the rights to a trio of unscripted formats…
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Chorus Boy Productions expands creative team & extends Disney deal
Disney Brand Television has extended its multiyear overall deal with Tim Federle and his Chorus…
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UK accelerator Indielab expands team ahead of GrowthLab event
Indielab, the UK accelerator programme organisation, has made five new appointments as it looks to…
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Yellow Bird UK & Hot Coals to adapt Nell Pattison crime trilogy
Banijay UK label Yellow Bird and Hot Coals Productions have partnered to develop and co-produce…
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Virgin Media TV content director plans new year exit
Bill Malone, the director of content at Irish comcaster Virgin Media Television, will step down…
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Buyers in China, NZ & Japan among 1,000 hours of ITV Studio sales at ATF
Buyers in China, New Zealand and Japan are among those to have picked up more…
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Singapore’s KC Global Media & IMDA partner for fantasy animation ‘Fallen 8’
Singapore-based channels operator KC Global Media and government agency Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) have…
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Mediacorp & Taiwan’s TAICCA strike co-development pact
Taiwan’s government-backed Creative Content Agency (TAICCA) has partnered with Singapore’s national broadcaster, Mediacorp, to co-develop…
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Warner Bros. Discovery & Disney boost kids offering in Asia
Warner Bros. Discovery and Disney are among a slew of broadcasters to acquire kids and…
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News round-up: Method Animation names MD & CCO; Cineflix developing ‘The Descendants’; Rocket Rights to shop George Michael doc
Method Animation names MD & CCO Mediawan Kids & Family has appointed Katell France as…
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BBC licence fee “not sustainable”, reaffirms UK government, considering “other options” to C4 sale
UK culture secretary Michelle Donelan has said that the BBC licence fee model is “impossible”…
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Lionsgate ups Sandra Stern to become vice chairman of TV division
Lionsgate TV has promoted Sandra Stern to become vice chairman of its television division. The…
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Netflix expands westerns with ‘Painkiller’ trio Pete Berg, Eric Newman & Taylor Kitsch
Netflix is expanding its western output with a new limited series from Painkiller trio, Pete…
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Tomorrow Studios to adapt ‘Connected’ scripted format for US market
Tomorrow Studios has optioned the rights to make a US adaptation of Japanese crime drama…
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Fremantle buys ‘This England’ outfit Passenger, expands team in US & UK
Fremantle has acquired This England producer Passenger and expanded its team in the US and…
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Banijay Americas acquires Brazilian ‘Vai Que Cola’ studio A Fábrica
Banijay Americas has acquired A Fábrica, the Brazilian studio behind long-running sitcom Vai Que Cola….
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Sky Studios hires Ink Factory exec as director of commissioning
Sky Studios has expanded its drama team by hiring The Ink Factory’s creative director to…
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Japan’s NHK & Korea’s EBS buy Espresso factual programming
Japan’s NHK and Korea’s EBS are among broadcasters to have picked up shows from distributor…
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Singapore’s 108 Media extends buying spree with deal for Piccadilly Pictures
UK- and Singapore-based outfit 108 Media, which earlier this year acquired DCD Media, has extended…
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UK still two decades from full disability representation, says Creative Diversity Network
UK disability representation in front of and behind the camera is still falling way short…
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Kids round-up: ViuTV & MBC strike animation deals; Xilam hires Salto exec
ViuTV & MBC strike animation deals Broadcasters and platforms including Hong Kong entertainment TV channel…
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News round-up: ZDF boards ‘Harry Wild’; Peacock debuts Ric Flair biography
ZDF boards ‘Harry Wild’ ZDF has joined as a co-producer on season two of Acorn…
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Hallmark Media snags Disney veteran to lead development
Hallmark Media in the US has hired Disney exec Kelly Garrett as VP of development….
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UK indie Woodcut promotes new exec producer & MD of sales
UK indie Woodcut Media has promoted series producer Nick Mavroidakis to executive producer, while Koulla Anastasi has…