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‘Real Housewives’ prodco Truly Original expands senior team
US-based The Real Housewives franchise producer Truly Original has expanded its senior team, including the…
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BBC Studios lands UK prodco Voltage TV amid expanding unscripted strategy
BBC Studios (BBCS) has taken full ownership of Inside The Factory outfit Voltage TV, as…
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ProSiebenSat.1 moves production & sales under Seven.One Studios umbrella
Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1 Group is restructuring its business to bring its eight production companies and global…
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News round-up: The CW eyes ‘minimal’ WBD/Paramount IP; TV Nova buys ‘Long Lost Family’; Apple TV+ returns to ‘Bad Sisters’
The CW eyes ‘minimal’ WBD/Paramount programming The CW will have “minimal” programming from its former…
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Fremantle acquires 72 Films, as factual & docs expansion gathers pace
Fremantle has taken a majority stake in David Glover and Mark Raphael’s 72 Films, the…
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Skydance TV names Netflix VP as new president, as Bill Bost exits to launch prodco
Skydance Television has appointed Matt Thunell, Netflix’s VP of original series, as its new president,…
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Netflix orders reggaeton comedy ‘Neon’
Netflix has ordered Neon, a new scripted comedy series created by author Shea Serrano. Max…
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Peacock sits down with Casey Anthony for limited series
NBCUniversal streamer Peacock has ordered Casey Anthony: Where The Truth Lies, a new limited series…
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Banijay buys ‘Our Boys’ prodco MoviePlus Productions as Israeli footprint expands
Banijay has taken a 51% stake in Israel’s MoviePlus Productions, the outfit behind HBO drama…
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Netflix preps ‘Gears Of War’ adaptation as streamer doubles down on video game IP
Netflix is doubling down on its video game adaptations with an animated series and film…
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News round-up: Fox extends animation with SPT; WaterBear lands Vice alum; ViX strikes Chefclub pact
Fox gobbles up hot dog animation US broadcaster Fox has ordered animated comedy Universal Basic…
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Amazon Studios rejigs content team for SVOD, AVOD & FAST pipelines
Amazon Studios has restructured its US & global TV creative development team under head of…
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Ample & Fremantle track Billy McFarland on follow-up doc ‘After The Fyre’
LA-based Ample Entertainment has tied with Fremantle on a documentary that follows infamous Fyre Festival…
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Sesame Workshop ups VP to oversee development strategy
Sesame Workshop, the non-profit organisation behind iconic kids show Sesame Street, has promoted Kim Diaz…
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Series Mania, Telefilm Canada, CNC and BANFF link for Canada-France Series Lab
Organisers of Series Mania Forum, Telefilm Canada, CNC and BANFF World Media Festival have come…
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Federation & Empreinte launch Middle East, Africa & Caribbean production firm
France’s Federation Studios and its Empreinte Digitale label have formed Federation MEAC, a new subsidiary…
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Keshet International names Keren Shahar as CEO ahead of Alon Shtruzman exit
Israel’s Keshet International (KI) has named veteran exec Keren Shahar as its CEO, replacing the…
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UK’s ITV facing “sharp” ad sales slump, report claims
UK broadcaster ITV is facing declining TV ad sales in Q4 despite the upcoming FIFA…
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Globo rejigs international operations as chief Raphael Corrêa Netto moves to pay TV
Globo is rejigging its international business with veteran exec Raphael Corrêa Netto moving to a…
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Exclusive: NBCU’s Universal Int’l Studios hires HBO Max, Gaumont alum for global scripted series
Universal International Studios (UIS) has hired a former HBO Max and Gaumont exec to work…
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News round-up: HBO closes down ‘Westworld’; BritBox calls in ‘Inspector Singh’; ZDF returns to ‘Ernest And Célestine’
HBO closes down ‘Westworld’ HBO has cancelled sci-fi drama series Westworld following its fourth season….
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Netflix moves forward with Guy Ritchie’s ‘The Gentlemen’ spin-off series
Netflix has confirmed that it will launch the previously announced series spin-off from Guy Ritchie’s…
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UK’s Channel 4 orders Wonderhood’s pet pregnancy show ‘Fur Babies’
Channel 4 (C4) in the UK has ordered a four-part docuseries that explores the highs…
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Euro broadcasters strike doc deals with Organisation of Ukrainian Producers
Broadcasters across Europe have picked up documentaries from The Organisation of Ukrainian Producers (OUP), with…
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Hulu & RTÉ board Irish dark comedy ‘Obituary’
Disney-owned US streamer Hulu has commissioned Obituary, a new Irish dark comedy series set around…
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SkyShowtime goes live across Europe & sets CEE launch date
SkyShowtime has gone live in swathes of Europe, as the Comcast and Paramount joint-streamer revealed…
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Dubai-based Rise Studios hires Google & YouTube alum to drive digital growth
Rise Studios, the Dubai-based firm launched by former OSN execs Emad Morcos and Amel Farag…
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Disney Junior names head of content, sets senior leadership team
Disney Branded Television has promoted Alyssa Sapire to head up all content at pre-school brand…
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Lionsgate+ pulled from swathes of Europe & Japan as questions loom over originals
US media firm Lionsgate is pulling its streaming service Lionsgate+ (fka Starzplay International) out of…
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News round-up: ‘Fate: Winx Saga’ world to continue after Netflix cancellation; Viaplay extends ‘Furia’; Kino Lorber acquires MHz Choice
‘Fate: Winx Saga’ world to continue after Netflix cancellation The world of Netflix series Fate:…