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BBC orders ‘Raised By Wolves’ writer’s comedy, opens Zig Zag’s ‘Football Academy’

The BBC has ordered a comedy from Raised By Wolves‘ Caroline Moran about a bride-to-be’s hen do…

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Blumhouse combines TV & film physical production groups, ups Lisa Niedenthal to lead

Blumhouse is combining its physical production groups for TV and film into one centralised department,…

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BBCS & ‘Stath Lets Flats’ star Demetriou strike creative pact

Stath Lets Flats writer and actor Jamie Demetriou has agreed a “creative partnership” with BBC…

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Amazon cancels sci-fi drama ‘Night Sky’ after one season

Amazon’s Prime Video SVOD service has cancelled sci-fi drama series Night Sky after just one…

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Ex-Canal+ drama chief Fabrice de la Patellière unveils new prodco

Fabrice de la Patellière, who stepped down as head of fiction at France’s Canal+ earlier…

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AGC Studios hires Magical Elves alum to head up new unscripted banner

US-based AGC Studios has hired Magical Elves alum Joel Zimmer to lead its new subsidiary,…

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Exclusive: Viaplay makes double order on ‘MasterChef: Young Talent’ as culinary format expands

Viaplay Group has commissioned two separate local versions of MasterChef: Young Talent, a new iteration…

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Exclusive: WBD plans combined streamer for France, as HBO Max roll-out ends

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is to launch its new combined streaming service in France, with…

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DCD Rights to shop Jimi Hendrix doc on infamous Maui trip

UK distributor DCD Rights has acquired the Grammy-nominated feature documentary Music, Money, Madness… Jimi Hendrix…

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Canal+ eyes Lionsgate stake for US content push

Canal+ is reportedly looking at taking a minority stake in US studio Lionsgate as part…

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BBC First Australia holds court for Canal+’s ‘Marie Antoinette’

BBC First in Australia has acquired upcoming French-British historical drama Marie Antoinette, following a deal…

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Bright Little Labs recruits Wildbrain alum as COO

Warner Bros. Discovery-backed kids media company Bright Little Labs has appointed Wildbrain exec Nick Young…

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HBO Max halts original productions in European restructure

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has halted development of local original productions for streaming service HBO…

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Red Arrow Studios Int’l poaches Keshet sales VP for English-speaking markets

Red Arrow Studios International has appointed former Keshet International exec Rose Hughes as VP of…

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All3Media Int’l hires NENT Studios exec in EMEA sales team boost

All3Media International has appointed Elin Thomas as SVP for French-speaking Europe and promoted EMEA sales…

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Sony Pictures TV creative director & SVP of global unscripted entertainment, Sarah Edwards, exits

Sarah Edwards, creative director and SVP of global unscripted entertainment at Sony Pictures Television (SPT),…

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Gabon Culture TV & UK’s ImpactWild team for chimpanzee doc

Gabon Culture Television has commissioned Re:Think Chimps, a “first-of-its-kind impact project” from ImpactWild, the nascent…

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Channel 4 teams with Wonderhood for cancer hospital obs-doc

UK broadcaster Channel 4 has commissioned Super Surgeons: A Chance At Life, a new series…

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Nat Geo cooks up Gordon Ramsay spin-off show

National Geographic has commissioned a spin-off to culinary series Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted. The new three-part…

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HBO renews ‘Ten Year Old Tom’, drops ‘Time Traveler’s Wife’

Warner Bros. Discovery’s HBO has renewed adult animation series Ten Year Old Tom for a…

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SVT & Miso Film partner on TV adaptation of Ingmar Bergman’s ‘Faithless’ 

Swedish pubcaster SVT has commissioned a TV adaptation of the 2000 Ingmar Bergman film Faithless.  The…

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Strong Productions hires TV2 Denmark exec as CEO

Fremantle-owned Danish prodco Strong Productions has appointed TV2 Denmark exec Sune Roland as its new…

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News round-up: ‘Unknowns’ travels to Europe & Australia; Federation strikes Asia sales; Freevee launches Jamie Oliver FAST channel

‘Unknowns’ travels to Europe & Australia Polar+ in France, SBS in Australia, Filmin in Spain…

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Exclusive: Disney+ talks rights, innovation & surprising audiences in France

Disney+ in France wants to ramp up the ambition of its local dramas with shows…

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TBI In Conversation: Connecting a Japanese drama format with global audiences

Nippon TV revealed this week it is expanding its global ambitions, but the company has…

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TelevisaUnivision sets ViX+ launch date & originals slate

TelevisaUnivision has announced 21 July as the launch date for its Spanish-language SVOD service ViX+…

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Hulu promotes for first VP of animation

Hulu Originals has promoted Kelci Parker to the newly created role of VP of animation…

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National Geographic elevates exec in DEI content push

National Geographic Content has promoted Karen Greenfield to the newly created position of SVP of…

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BBC & Bad Robot partner to adapt children’s classic ‘The Boy, The Mole, The Fox And The Horse’

UK pubcaster the BBC has partnered with JJ Abram’s Bad Robot Productions for an animated…

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StarzPlay teams with The Immigrant for Spanish-language dramedy

Lionsgate-owned streamer StarzPlay has commissioned dramedy series Yellow (working title), its first Spanish language project….