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Exclusive: UK animation indie Lupus Films appoints training & development producer
Lupus Films, the London-based animation studio behind The Snowman And The Snowdog and The Tiger…
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Toei Animation exec boards Sinking Ship to lead MENA sales
Canadian kids firm Sinking Ship Entertainment has hired Toei Animation’s Karine Rubin to lead sales…
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Channel 4 hires Blink Industries exec as new head of comedy
Channel 4 in the UK has hired Blink Industries’ Charlie Perkins as its head of…
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BBC Studios’ kids & family boss Helen Bullough exits
Helen Bullough, head of kids & family productions at the UK’s BBC Studios, is leaving…
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News round-up: MIPCOM to expand co-pro focus; UK’s C4 orders Kevin Spacey docuseries; The Creatives launch think tank
MIPCOM to expand co-pro focus RX France (fka Reed Midem) is targeting co-production execs for…
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NATPE Budapest round-up: TV3 Baltics strikes 200-hour factual deal; Abacus launches ‘Robin Hood’; TVF lands CEE sales
TV3 Baltics strikes 200-hour factual deal TV3 Baltics has acquired more than 200 hours of…
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‘Ninja Warrior’ could feature at LA Olympics as TBS partners with int’l athletic bodies
Japan’s Tokyo Broadcasting System Television (TBS) is working with international athletics bodies in a bid…
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Disney, Netflix, Warner Bros. Discovery & others make abortion promise as Roe v. Wade overturned
Disney, Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) are among a number of US-based media giants to…
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Sales round-up: China goes Beyond for kids & factual; BBC takes ABC’s ‘Born To Spy’; ‘The Water Guardians’ land in Canada & Europe
China goes Beyond for kids & factual Chinese broadcasters and platforms have acquired a range…
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Sister to adapt Abi Morgan’s ‘This is Not a Pity Memoir’, with author attached to direct
This Is Going To Hurt producer Sister has optioned the rights to adapt This is…
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Malaysia’s Lil Critter Workshop sets up UK studio
Malaysian animation house Lil Critter Workshop (LCW) is opening a new studio in the UK….
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Exclusive: Alpha TV orders Greek remake of Banijay’s ‘All Together Now’
Singing show All Together Now is getting a Greek twist after local broadcaster Alpha TV…
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Hulu cancels ‘Woke’ after two seasons
Hulu has cancelled live-action/animation hybrid comedy series Woke after two seasons. The show, which launched…
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Netflix’s ‘Stranger Things’ creators confirm spin-off show is in development
Matt and Ross Duffer, creators and showrunner of Netflix’s horror hit Stranger Things, have confirmed…
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News round-up: Canal+ & RAI team for ‘The Crunchers’; ScreenSkills predicts HETV spend growth; Paramount+ debuts Putin inner circle doc
Canal+ & RAI team for ‘The Crunchers’ French broadcaster Canal+ and Italian public broadcaster RAI…
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Atresmedia, Mediaset & RTVE drama chiefs talk windows, reach & global appeal
Drama chiefs at Spanish free-to-air giants Atresmedia, Mediaset España & RTVE have said streamers are…
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Bilibili & WaterBear share co-pro budgets, rights flexibility & content demands
Chinese SVOD giant Bilibili and environmental-focused streamer WaterBear have shared their content demands, budgets and…
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Netflix cuts 300 more staff in second round of lay offs
Netflix has laid off 300 more employees in a second round of job cuts, after…
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Arte France looks for environmental docs, renews PBS agreement
Arte France and PBS in the US have renewed their co-production agreement, the former’s head…
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Universal Studio Group hires Netflix & Disney alum to lead IP acquisition division
Universal Studio Group (USG) has appointed former Netflix and Disney exec Jordan Moblo as EVP…
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Exclusive: Banijay to explore metaverse originals with ‘significant’ investment
Banijay is exploring the metaverse and is to make a “significant” investment in a new…
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Paramount’s VIS & ‘Las Invisibles’ prodco Morena Films strike first-look pact
Paramount’s international studio VIS has struck an exclusive first-look deal with Spanish production company Morena…
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Exclusive: Canal+ rebuilds doc offer after deal with A+E Planète+ ends
France’s Canal+ Group is rebuilding its documentary offer following the launch of premium channel Canal+…
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Ukraine producers urge international co-operation to extend support
Key execs from Ukraine’s production industry have urged the international content industry to continue to…
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Exclusive: Starzplay eyes ‘risky projects’ & thrillers aimed firmly at adult viewers
Starzplay in Spain is looking for “risky projects” that are firmly targeted at adults, with…
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Nigeria’s LaVida secures $50m financing & strikes Story Lab US deal
Nigerian production company LaVida Studios has secured a $50m financing deal and forged a partnership…
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BTF Media launches $500,000 accelerator initiative to support emerging talent
Spanish-language media outfit BTF Media has launched a new initiative here at Conecta Fiction in…
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CBC/Radio-Canada welcomes “landmark” licence renewal, gaining support for online & diverse content
Canadian pubcaster CBC/Radio-Canada has welcomed a “landmark” decision that sees its online content recognised as…
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Hulu Japan joins Mediapro Studio’s second season of ‘The Head’
Hulu in Japan has joined the second season of The Head, the English-language drama from…
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France’s RMC Story looking for mystery documentaries
French factual broadcaster RMC Story, part of the Altice Group, is currently looking to co-produce…