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Veteran NBCUniversal unscripted exec steps down, shifts to consulting role
NBCUniversal’s EVP of unscripted current production, Shari Levine, is stepping down from her position. The…
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Canadian indie Pixcom expands scripted team
Canadian indie Pixcom has hired Martine Pagé to its scripted development team and recruited two…
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France’s TF1 & M6 abandon merger plans
Bouygues, RTL Group, Groupe TF1 and Groupe M6 have called off their plan to merge…
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UK factual indie Blink Films appoints creative director
UK factual indie Blink Films has promoted Laura Jones to the role of creative director….
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Fifth Season hires BBC’s former acting drama chief as UK creative director
CJ ENM-owned Fifth Season (fka Endeavor Content) has hired the former acting director of drama…
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Amazon Prime Video greenlights ‘Blade Runner 2099’, with Ridley Scott to exec produce
Amazon has picked up Blade Runner 2099, a live-action series set in the Blade Runner…
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ATS Team partners with US gov’t to launch competition show ‘Clash Of Trades’
LA- and London-based production company The ATS Team has launched its first fully produced competition…
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The Apartment, Fandango & Blue Morning team to adapt Massini’s ‘The Lehman Trilogy’
Oscar-winning filmmaker Florian Zeller has teamed with Fremantle-owned The Apartment Pictures and Fandango on a…
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The Content Group hires Fremantle, ITVS alum amid development push
Asylum Entertainment Group’s The Content Group (TCG) has landed a former Fremantle exec as its SVP…
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Banijay launches company-branded FAST channel in UK & expands Italian exec team
Banijay is launching a general entertainment FAST channel bearing its name for the first time…
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Sales round-up: HBO Max builds ‘The Bridge’ in Hungary; Scorpion acquires Ukraine war doc; Arha India buys Korean shows
HBO Max build The Bridge in Hungary HBO Max in Hungary has ordered a local…
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Exclusive: ITVS strikes Whip Media deal as part of AVOD & FAST push
ITV Studios (ITVS) has struck a deal with Whip Media that will enable the distributor to…
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Scripted round-up: SBS & AMC Networks board ‘Blackport’; HBO Max & Disney+ pick up ‘The English’
SBS & AMC Networks board ‘Blackport’ Topic in the US and Canada, SBS in Australia,…
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Spain’s Onza sells stake to Maite Bulgari amid global expansion plans
Onza, the Spanish producer behind The Department of Time, has sold an undisclosed stake in…
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US media giants pledge $4m for underrepresented talent
A coalition of media companies, including Amazon Studios, Disney, Fox, NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, Paramount, and…
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Ireland’s Shinawil hires Treasure Entertainment exec to lead business & legal
Dublin-based production company Shinawil has hired a Treasure Entertainment exec as head of its business and legal…
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Paramount+ unveils Italian slate as roll-out across Europe gathers pace
Paramount+ has rolled out in Italy with 8,000 hours of programming and plans for a…
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ABC Signature investigates French series ‘HIP’ for English-language adaptation
Disney-owned ABC Signature has acquired English-language adaptation rights to TF1 detective series HIP (High Intellectual…
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eOne boosts Canadian unscripted team with development duo
Hasbro-owned multinational Entertainment One (eOne) has boosted its Canadian unscripted TV team with the appointments…
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Keshet International’s CEO Alon Shtruzman to step down
Keshet International (KI)’s Alon Shtruzman is stepping down as CEO of the Israeli-based producer and…
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Paramount explores Showtime streamer’s future, with Paramount+ merger ‘under discussion’
Paramount is reportedly considering discontinuing Showtime as a standalone streaming service in favour of shifting…
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News round-up: Love Nature enters Poland; Keshet Int’l lands Reeva Steenkamp series; DFW readies ‘Long Gone’
Love Nature enters Poland Blue Ant Media’s streaming and channel brand Love Nature is expanding…
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Amazon Prime Video inks overall deal with ‘Gangs Of Lagos’ director Jáde Osiberu
Amazon’s Prime Video SVOD service has inked a three-year exclusive deal with Jáde Osiberu, the…
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FIFA+ ties with SPT, Whisper & Final Replay on football series
FIFA+ has linked with David Coulthard, Sunil Patel and Jake Humphrey’s Whisper TV, UK-based Final Replay…
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TelevisaUnivision appoints president of US networks
US-based Spanish-language giant TelevisaUnivision has promoted Ignacio ‘Nacho’ Meyer to president of US networks. Based…
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Canada’s Corus strikes overall deal with Dominion of Drama, launches Waterside Studios
Canada’s Corus Entertainment has struck an overall deal with UK-Canadian prodco Dominion of Drama and…
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Cineflix Rights hires All3Media Int’l exec for FAST push
UK distributor Cineflix Rights has appointed All3Media International exec Mike Gould to the newly created…
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HBO & HBO Max shows score big at Emmy Awards
HBO and HBO Max were the standout winners at the 2022 Emmy Awards in LA…
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Network Seven & Paramount+ investigate ‘Con Girl’ Samantha Azzopardi
Australia’s Network Seven has ordered a true crime series about con artist Samantha Azzopardi, with…
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Exclusive: FilmNation TV UK hires BBC Studios veteran as COO
FilmNation TV UK has hired BBC Studios (BBCS) exec Martin Rakusen as its new COO,…