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‘Blue Lights’ firm STV Studios hires Tiger Aspect’s Sara Hamill as director of production
STV Studios has appointed Tiger Aspect’s Sara Hamill as director of production across its labels…
Paramount+ extends ‘Star Trek’ with ‘Strange New Worlds’ S4 & final voyage for ‘Lower Decks’
Paramount+ has ordered a fourth season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, alongside a fifth…
‘Clangers’ & ‘Newzoids’ firm Factory Transmedia enters liquidation
Factory Transmedia, the UK animation firm behind the reboot of The Clangers has gone into…
Channel 5 explores ‘The Mysteries Of The Pyramids’ in Wildflame docuseries
Paramount-owned UK broadcaster Channel 5 has ordered The Mysteries Of The Pyramids (working title), a…
News round-up: BBC returns ‘The Night Manager’; Apple TV+ extends ‘Monarch’; CBS reverses SWAT axe
BBC returns to The Night Manager The BBC and Prime Video have extended drama The…
Video game-to-TV producers must respect the IP and learn the vocabulary, say execs
The quality of video game-to-TV projects is improving because the industry is involving the original…
Lionsgate’s Hoogstra taps Half Yard execs for eOne US label
Lionsgate’s Dirk Hoogstra has hired a raft of execs from his former outfit Half Yard…
HBO Max alum Sandra Dewey joins ‘Morning Show’ prodco Media Res
Former HBO Max topper Sandra Dewey has joined The Morning Show producer Media Res, reuniting…
Netflix orders cooking & sports shows from Meghan & Harry’s Archewell Productions
Netflix has commissioned two new unscripted projects from Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s Archewell Productions….
Amazon acquires first Arabic TV series with ‘Self Modulation’ from Falcon Films & Arna Media
Amazon has acquired global rights to Lebanon-based dramedy Self Modulation, from producers Falcon Films and…