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UK’s Channel 4 hires Lifted Entertainment exec to expand format & fact ent efforts
UK pubcaster Channel 4 has appointed Lifted Entertainment exec Luke Mcfarlane as commissioning editor for…
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News round up: MENA welcomes ‘Golden Boy’; ABC adapts Oz format ‘Parental Guidance’; HBO extends ‘Industry’
MENA welcomes Golden Boy Middle Eastern media group MBC has acquired Turkish drama Golden Boy…
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Disney streamers combine for FX adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro’s ‘Never Let Me Go’
Disney-owned FX has ordered a small screen adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel, Never Let Me…
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RTL rejigs in Hungary with RTL+ launch, with 12 local originals planned
RTL Group is launching a new SVOD service in Hungary called RTL+, which will seek…
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Formula One’s Lewis Hamilton launches prodco, preps Apple TV+ doc & movie
Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton is moving into TV with his own production company. Dawn…
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Amazon Studios rejigs development execs as Marc Resteghini steps down
Amazon Studios has rejigged its development team, with Marc Resteghini set to step down. The…
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Exclusive: Netflix eyes unscripted push across EMEA, with formats & docusoaps targeted
Netflix is looking to increase its unscripted outut across Europe, the Middle East and Africa…
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Welsh broadcaster S4C names Iwan England to lead unscripted push
Welsh-language broadcaster S4C has appointed Iwan England to the newly created head of unscripted post….
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WBD lands James Gunn & Peter Safran to lead freshly minted DC Studios
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has landed former Marvel producer James Gunn and Peter Safran to…
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Disney+ lands BBC’s ‘Doctor Who’ after striking far-reaching global rights deal
Disney+ has confirmed a far-reaching deal that will hand it rights to long-running UK sci-fi…
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Lionsgate+ strikes Sky deal as streamer’s Europe expansion gathers pace
Starz-owned streaming platform Lionsgate+ is launching on Sky Glass, Sky Stream and Sky Q in…
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Viaplay secures growth in the Netherlands & Poland, as subscribers hit 6.4 million
Nordic-based streamer Viaplay has unveiled a robust set of results for Q3 2022, with growth…
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Fremantle entertainment chief Rob Clark to retire in 2023
Fremantle’s long-standing format chief Rob Clark is to retire, after almost two decades with the…
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Warner Bros. Discovery restructuring costs could reach $4.3bn by 2024
Warner Bros. Discovery’s restructuring costs could hit north of $4bn as it attempts to combine…
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Australia’s Seven snags local remake of BBCS format ‘The 1% Club’
Seven Network in Australia has ordered a local version of UK format, The 1% Club….
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BritBox Int’l hires ViacomCBS & Hulu alum to lead US, Canada operations
ITV Studios and BBC Studios joint venture streamer BritBox International has named a former ViacomCBS…
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UK’s C4 orders Future Studios stunt show featuring Tik Tok stars King Billy & The Mountain
Channel 4 in the UK has ordered a show featuring two TikTok stunt stars from…
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ABC extends ‘The Rookie: Feds’ into 22-episode season
Disney’s US network ABC has picked up a full 22-part season of Entertainment One’s The…
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Nat Geo & Disney+ launch Pioneer’s two-parter ‘In The Womb’
National Geographic and affiliated streamer Disney+ have ordered a two-part series that follows four species…
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Korea’s CJ ENM names CEO to lead ‘global expansion & accelerate growth’
South Korea’s CJ ENM has restructured its entertainment team as the company expands its “plans…
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‘Line Of Duty’ star’s BYO Films hires Ink Factory & Various Artists alum to lead development
All3Media-backed Build Your Own (BYO) Films has appointed The Ink Factory’s Natasha Phillips to lead…
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News round-up: Amazon & Canal+ among Mediapro deals; Asacha joins Plano a Plano show; Tastemade channel
Amazon & Canal+ among Mediapro sales Amazon Prime Video and France’s Canal+ have picked up…
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BBC cooks up series spin-off to 2021 feature ‘Boiling Point’
The BBC in the UK has ordered a five-part series spun off from 2021 movie Boiling…
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Norway’s TV2 explores Yugoslav war with Ivar Køhn’s Rubicon TV
TV2 Norway has ordered a spy thriller from Rubicon TV, marking the first project for…
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ITV, TikTok, Sky Studios, Banijay & DAZN join Media & Entertainment Leaders Summit
The Media & Entertainment Leaders Summit is fast approaching! This brand new event will give…
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Apple TV+ takes bite out of Stephen Curry doc from Ryan Coogler & Peter Nicks
Apple TV+ has commissioned a one-off documentary exploring the breakout story of NBA superstar Stephen…
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Exclusive: Chris Chibnall & Jodie Whittaker on the past, present and future of ‘Doctor Who’
Mark Layton talks to outgoing Doctor Who showrunner Chris Chibnall and stars Jodie Whittaker and…
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Lionsgate distribution chief talks FAST & ad-funded streaming
As the world’s TV industry gathered in Cannes for MIPCOM 2022, Lionsgate’s president of worldwide…
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Mediaset Spain CEO Paolo Vasile to step down
Mediaset Espana CEO Paolo Vasile is exiting the company after 23 years in the role….
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Nickelodeon boards S3 of ‘The Adventures of Paddington’
StudioCanal has renewed its global distribution deal with Paramount kids’ brand Nickelodeon, which has come…