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Fremantle’s CEO of Southern Europe Jaime Ondarza to exit after bank scam
Fremantle’s CEO of Southern Europe, Jaime Ondarza, has reportedly left the company just weeks after…
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MIPTV round-up: Banijay picks up ‘Alumni Lovers’; FilmRise to shop ‘Z Nation’; 3Cat orders ‘Zenith’
Banijay picks up ‘Alumni Lovers’ Banijay has acquired the format rights to South Korean dating…
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ITVX in UK adds AMC Stories & AMC Reality content collections
UK AVOD service ITVX has partnered with AMC Networks International (ACMNI) UK to add two…
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MultiChoice & Canal+ agree increased $2.9bn acquisition deal
French media group Canal+ has made a formal $2.9bn offer for full ownership of South…
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OUTtv rebrands UK service and expands in Nordics with Allente deal
US-Canadian LGBTQ+ streamer OUTtv is rebranding its UK and Ireland service Froot.tv to OUTflix and…
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Dori’s ‘Power Couple’ heads to Nordics following Banijay deal
Banijay Nordic has picked up format rights to unscripted show Power Couple, following a deal…
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Asylum Entertainment buys into Derren Lawford’s DARE Pictures
Endeavor-backed Asylum Entertainment Group has invested in DARE Pictures, the two-year-old London-based prodco launched by…
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Keshet International & Bettany Hughes’ SandStone Global link for docuseries co-development deal
Israel-based producer and distributor Keshet International has inked a co-development deal with historian Bettany Hughes’…
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Formats round-up: Africa’s ABY Media lands ‘Blind Dating’; TGC Global rolls out ‘Swap Project’; Taiwan’s TAICCA picks LEAP partners
GRB’s ‘Blind Dating’ lands in Africa Africa’s ABY Media has picked up long-running French Canadian…
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MIPTV round-up: DCD doc sales; FilmRise to shop ‘Corner Gas’; Pure Fiction to adapt ‘Baztan’ novels
DCD doc sales NHK in Japan has acquired a remastered version of David Bowie’s Ziggy…
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France’s M6 remakes Turkish crime drama ‘Persona’ following Beta deal
M6 in France has ordered a local remake of Turkish crime drama Persona, following a…
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Skydance eyes Paramount role for NBCU alum Jeff Shell as deal shapes up
Former NBCUniversal chief Jeff Shell is being eyed up for a key role at Paramount…
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‘Ginny & Georgia’ EP Holly A Hines & ex-MPCA COO Eric Jarboe launch Happy Accidents
Spotify and Fremantle alum Holly A Hines and former MPCA (Motion Picture Corporation of America)…
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NBC gives greenlight to ‘Destination X’ in the US
Adventure reality competition series Destination X has been given the official greenlight by NBC in…
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Embankment Films starts work on Greta Garbo feature documentary
UK-based Embankment Films has started production on Garbo: Leave Me Alone, a feature documentary about…
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‘The Traitors’ & ‘Good Luck Guys’ among K7’s Tracking the Giants winners
The Traitors has been named Format of the Year in this year’s Tracking the Giants…
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Televisa strikes deal for Sky Mexico with US telco AT&T
Grupo Televisa has struck a deal with US telco AT&T to acquire its stake in…
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Prime Video’s ‘The Grand Tour’ set for Studio Lambert update
All3Media’s Studio Lambert has secured rights to develop a new version of Amazon Prime Video’s…
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Paramount+ preps Melissa Etheridge docuseries about women in prison
Paramount+ is preparing to roll out a two-part docuseries fronted by musician Melissa Etheridge that…
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Paramount & Sony strike ‘The King Of Queens’ multi-platform licensing deal
Paramount Global has agreed a multiplatform licensing deal for US sitcom The King Of Queens…
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Germany’s ZDFinfo & Record TV in Brazil pick up Quintus’s ‘Red Zones’
Germany’s ZDFinfo and Record TV in Brazil have picked up Quintus Studios’ pilot episode of…
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Keshet International picks up Finnish thriller ‘Valhalla Project’ ahead of MIP Drama Showcase
Keshet International has acquired global distribution rights to Elisa Viihde original series Valhalla Project (aka…
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Amazon & Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine develop ‘Legally Blonde’ series spin-off
Amazon and Reece Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine have paired up to develop a spin-off from 2001…
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Vice TV president Morgan Hertzan stepping down, with Pete Gaffney named interim chief
Further changes are underway at Vice Media, with president of global TV, Morgan Hertzan, set…
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eOne exec Blossom Lefcourt joins Universal Studio Group
Entertainment One’s former EVP of global business & legal affairs, Blossom Lefcourt, has joined universal…
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Cineflix lands Kurt Cobain & Ramses The Great docs for MIPTV
Cineflix Rights has picked up a raft of shows including a BBC Kurt Cobain documentary…
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MBC Group names veteran Samar Akrouk as MD of Studio division
MENA-based MBC Group has named veteran exec Samar Akrouk as MD of its in-house production…
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ITVS’s Twofour restructures, hires ‘007: Road To A Million’ & ‘The Circle’ execs
ITV Studios-owned Twofour has restructured its factual, entertainment and reality teams by hiring 007: Road…
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Eccholine’s Peter Van den Bussche passes away, aged 57
Media industry veteran Peter Van den Bussche has passed away, aged 57, following a short…
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Mediawan to bring South Korean formats ‘Still Alive’ & ‘Battle In The Box’ to Spain
Paris-based producer & distributor Mediawan has acquired the rights to adapt two South Korean entertainment…