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All3Media rolls Filmpool Fiction into new German scripted arm to be led by ex-Red Arrow Int’l MD
All3Media is rolling Tatort producer Filmpool Fiction into a new German scripted division to be led by…
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Wiip gets ‘The Memo’, options upcoming novel for screen
Mare Of Easttown producer Wiip has optioned upcoming novel The Memo following what the company…
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Warner Bros. TV cuts 125 jobs as restructuring expanded
A new wave of redundancies has hit Warner Bros. Discovery, with around 125 positions cut…
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Netflix hires HBO Max alum to lead adult animated series following Mike Moon exit
Netflix has named former HBO Max exec Billy Wee to leads it adult animation push,…
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Urban Myth & The Imaginarium team for ‘Wicker Man’ TV series adaptation
Urban Myth Films and The Imaginarium have teamed up and acquired the rights from StudioCanal…
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Sky Studios inks first-look deal with podcast firm Tortoise Media
Sky Studios has inked an exclusive multi-year first look deal with UK-based podcast firm Tortoise…
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‘Normal People’ prodco Element Pictures hires Two Brothers exec as creative director
Normal People producer Element Pictures has hired Two Brothers Pictures exec Christopher Aird as creative…
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Denmark’s producers ‘completely screwed’ as ‘greed, overestimation of demand’ blamed for streamer stand-off
Denmark’s stand-off between creatives and streamers such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and TV2 Play…
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MIPCOM round-up: BeyondTNC eyes copro partners; Wag unveils the ‘Unexplained’; Dutch Features rebrands & hires in LA
BeyondTNC eyes copro partners Music documentary firm BeyondTNC is heading to its first MIPCOM with…
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Netflix opens up to UK audience measurement after joining BARB
Netflix’s viewing data is set to receive fresh scrutiny after the streamer agreed a first-of-its-kind…
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LA prodco 1895 Films ups Smithsonian alum amid branded content push
US producer 1895 Films is expanding its short form and branded content business, with Dana…
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MIPCOM round-up: Hat Trick boosts format slate; Quintus brings factual line-up; Silverlining shares offering
Hat Trick boosts format slate UK-based Hat Trick International has added two new entertainment formats…
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News round-up: Hulu developing hazing death doc; Crave orders Carolyn Taylor comedy; ITVS takes ‘Queens For The Night’ rights
Hulu developing hazing death doc Hulu is in development on Death At Penn State, a…
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Prime Video UK investigates Meredith Kercher murder
Amazon’s SVOD service Prime Video has ordered a feature-length documentary examining the 2007 murder of…
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Constantin-backed Upgrade Productions snags Mediawan & Leonine Studios exec as series head
US-based Upgrade Productions has hired Mediawan and Leonine Studios exec Caroline Kusser as EVP and…
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MIA director Gaia Tridente on “a new starting point” for the Italian market
As MIA (Mercato Internazionale Audiovisivo) gets underway in Rome today, TBI’s Richard Middleton talks to…
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Wildflame ups Connie Fisher to head of development
Welsh factual indie Wildflame Productions has promoted Connie Fisher to head of development. In her…
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MIPCOM’s Lucy Smith on listening, evolving & creating a ‘co-production destination’
MIPCOM is in many ways a mirror to the industry, so it’s little surprise that a natural evolution away…
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News round-up: Fox renews ‘Krapopolis’; Vieira & Federation team for racism doc
Fox renews ‘Krapopolis’ Fox Entertainment has renewed animated comedy Krapopolis ahead of the series premiere…
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BBCS’s Natural History Unit ties with ‘My Octopus Teacher’ director James Reed
BBC Studios (BBCS) Natural History Unit (NHU) has struck a development partnership with James Reed,…
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Love Nature expands originals with Big Wave & WildBear commissions
Blue Ant Media’s global wildlife and nature brand Love Nature has unveiled a slate of…
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MIPCOM round-up: Abacus sells Mariupol doc; Noah picks up Irvine Welsh film; Passion snags ‘Men Of West Hollywood’
Abacus sells Mariupol doc Abacus Media Rights has secured a raft of global sales after…
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Amazon & C4 to co-premiere ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ in UK, following MGM acquisition
Amazon Prime Video has taken co-premiere rights in the UK and Ireland to the fifth…
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NBC expands ‘America’s Got Talent’ franchise with ‘All Stars’ spin-off
US network NBC has commissioned a new series in the America’s Got Talent competition franchise….
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WBITP options French format ‘Dating With Dogs’ in 12 countries, incl US & UK
Warner Bros. International Television Production (WBITP) has optioned soon-to-launch format Dating With Dogs in 12 countries, including…
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Banijay format ‘Blow Up’ inflates with RTL Germany adaptation
RTL Germany has commissioned a local version of Banijay entertainment format Blow Up. Produced by…
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Beyond Rights hires BBC Studios exec as VP of sales across France, CEE, Middle East & Africa
UK- and Australia-based distributor Beyond Rights has appointed Tara Gaule as VP of sales, covering…
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UK’s Wildstar lands ‘Blue Planet 2’ & ‘America The Beautiful’ editor
America The Beautiful producer Wildstar Films has hired Nigel Buck in the newly created role…
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News round-up: WBD Italy & Polsat acquire Putin doc; eOne strikes Paul Andrew Williams pact
WBD Italy & Polsat acquire Putin doc Warner Bros. Discovery Italy and Poland’s Polsat have…
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Asacha-owned Wag Entertainment hires Spun Gold exec to lead development
Asacha Media Group-owned Wag Entertainment has appointed a former Spun Gold TV exec to lead…