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Discovery+ embarks on ‘Expedition Borderlands’ in India & Philippines
Warner Bros. Discovery-owned streamer Discovery+ is launching Expedition Borderlands with Levison Wood and Ash Bhardwaj,…
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Jetpack acquires distribution rights to Samka animations
Jetpack Distribution has acquired rights to two 2D animated shows from Paris-based animation studio Samka…
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Disney TV Studios names president as Dana Walden shuffles DGE leadership
Eric Schrier has been named president of Disney Television Studios & business operations, Disney General…
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Just 48 hours left to enter TBI’s Content Innovation Awards 2022!
There is just 48 hours left to enter this year’s Content Innovation Awards, with producers,…
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Bavaria Fiction expands comedy push with Gerda Film & Peter Güde deal
Bavaria Fiction is moving further into comedy after striking a pact with fellow German outfit Gerda Film…
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Snap halts investment in Snapchat Originals and cuts 20% staff
US-based social media firm Snap, owner of the Snapchat app, will no longer fund original…
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News round-up: NPO welcomes Korea’s ‘Genius Game’; VTM preps ‘Finder$ Keeper$’; Paramount+ makes Showtime offer
NPO welcomes Korea’s Genius Game NPO in the Netherlands has ordered a local version of CJ…
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Aito Media founder & YLE alum launch Finnish prodco Ilkkas’ Creative Studio
Aito Media founder Ilkka Hynninen and former YLE director Ilkka Rahkonen have teamed up to…
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Entertainment One names SVP of unscripted development amid rejig
Hasbro-owned multinational Entertainment One (eOne) has promoted Ben Megargel to SVP of development for unscripted…
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Korea’s CJ ENM hires Fox Corp exec to lead global expansion strategy
South Korea’s CJ ENM has landed former Fox Corporation exec Steve W. Chung to work…
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Denmark’s TV2 & Germany’s ZDF to adapt ‘Oxen’ thriller novels
Danish broadcaster TV2 and German pubcaster ZDF have ordered Oxen, a new Danish thriller based…
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Virgin Media TV & Sundance Now order fact-based Irish drama, ‘The Vanishing Triangle’
Ireland’s Virgin Media Television and US-based AMC Network’s Sundance Now have commissioned The Vanishing Triangle, a…
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ITV Studios hires Newen, TF1 alum to replace Sébastien Petiot as COO in France
ITV Studios (ITVS) has appointed Newen exec Céline Roux as COO of its operations in…
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Amazon Studios’ chief in Europe Georgia Brown to step down
Amazon Studios’ chief in Europe, Georgia Brown, is stepping down. Brown has led Amazon’s output…
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News round-up: Oble takes ‘Aller Simple’ rights; ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ gets cooking in Thailand; ‘Hunting Season’ opens in Belgium
Oble takes ‘Aller Simple’ rights French producer and distributor Oble has acquired international rights to…
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Netflix appoints Snap duo to lead advertising business
Netflix has hired a pair of execs from Snapchat, including the social media platform’s chief…
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Samsung refreshes FAST service TV Plus, extends content deals with BBCS, A+E & more
Samsung is rebooting its FAST TV service, Samsung TV Plus, and has struck expanded content partnerships…
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A+E files lawsuit against ‘On Patrol: Live’ network Reelz for “brazen theft” of ‘Live PD’ format
A+E Networks wants Reelz to pull its hit cop show On Patrol: Live after accusing…
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Cake to distribute Kukua’s African superhero cartoon ‘Super Sema’
UK-based distributor Cake has acquired global distribution rights to Super Sema, the African animated kids’…
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SBS & Paramount+ dramas secure $8m Screen Australia funding
A Sydney-based drama for Paramount+ and the first 8 x 30 drama from SBS Scripted Originals are…
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UK’s Pact & Bectu agree one-month drama deal extension as stand-off continues
UK broadcasting union Bectu and trade body Pact have agreed to a one-month extension to…
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Korea’s HOW Pictures to adapt Swedish dramas ‘Honour’ & ‘Love Me’
Korean prodco HOW Pictures has acquired the rights to adapt a pair of Swedish dramas,…
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Showtime promotes non-fiction exec to SVP of programming
Showtime Networks in the US has promoted Zoe Rogovin to SVP of programming. LA-based Rogovin…
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BBC Studios buys into Kelly Webb-Lamb’s Mothership Productions
BBC Studios (BBCS) has taken a 25% stake in Mothership Productions, the unscripted indie set…
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Asacha Media Group buys French producer SRAB Films
Red Planet Pictures owner Asacha Media Group (AMG) has made its latest acquisition, this time…
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Exclusive: Globoplay’s head of content to step down at Brazilian giant
Globo veteran Ana Carolina Lima, who heads up content at the Brazilian giant’s streamer Globoplay,…
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NBC explores cutting primetime by an hour from 22.00
US broadcast network NBC is considering cutting its primetime programming from 22.00, according to US…
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News round-up: Netflix axes ‘Resident Evil’ & film exec; YouTube CBO to exit
Netflix axes ‘Resident Evil’ & film exec Netflix has cancelled horror series Resident Evil after…
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Factual round-up: MagellanTV & Nigel Marven pact; HBO producing ‘BS High’ doc
MagellanTV & Nigel Marven pact Global documentary streaming service MagellanTV has partnered with veteran travel…
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BBCS forges exclusive TVOD deal in India offering ‘Sherwood’, ‘Happy Valley’
BBC Studios (BBCS) has struck an exclusive TVOD deal with Indian OTT operator BookMyShow Stream, which…