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Exclusive: WBD looks to broaden kids offer in EMEA & eyes coproductions
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) EMEA is looking to broaden the appeal and range of its…
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Amazon animation boss talks rights flexibility & building “bigger worlds”
Amazon Studios is looking to create franchises with its animation content and said that while…
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Italy’s MIA unveils new animation focus with dedicated co-production forum
Italy’s fast-growing Mercato Internazionale Audiovisivo (MIA Market) is introducing a new section entirely devoted to animation…
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TV2 Denmark’s head of fiction lands CEO role at Nordisk Film Production
Nordisk Film Production has hired the head of fiction at Denmark’s TV2 as its new…
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Paramount’s int’l CEO Raffaele Annecchino put on ‘immediate leave’
Paramount’s president & CEO of its international networks, studios and streaming has been put on…
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Humble Bee Films hires former Wall To Wall MD as exec chair
UK prodco Humble Bee Films has appointed former Wall To Wall MD Richard Thomson as…
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AVOD adoption overtakes SVOD in US, reports claims
Consumers in the US are adopting ad-supported streamers at a faster rate than their non-ad-based…
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Paramount+ strikes TVing deal to power South Korea launch
Paramount+ has continued its international expansion, rolling out in South Korea. The SVOD is available…
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China’s Baidu eyes potential $7bn iQiyi sale
Chinese tech giant Baidu is reportedly in talks to sell off its controlling stake in…
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ITVX to offer 9,000 hours for free, incl dramas, docs & true crime section
ITV has revealed details of its content plans for upcoming free streaming platform ITVX, which…
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Exclusive: Disney’s Orion Ross talks rights, serialised storytelling and ‘Bluey’ love
Disney EMEA is looking to commission complex, serialised animated series and “grounded” pre-school comedies, its…
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Disney orders trio of new animations & extends slew of existing titles
Disney has unveiled a trio of new animated series and announced renewals and additional episode…
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Lupus Films to adapt Benji Davies’ ‘Storm Whale’ trilogy
UK prodco Lupus Films is adapting Benji Davies’ Storm Whale children’s books as a trio…
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Netflix talks up rights flexibility in Canada & not wanting to ‘upend local budgets’
Netflix’s Canadian execs Tara Woodbury and Danielle Woodrow have talked up the streamer’s rights flexibility…
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First Look president Maria Zuckerman exits after less than year in role
Maria Zuckerman is stepping down as president of First Look Media-owned US prodco Topic Studios…
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Canada’s TVA orders French language version of ITVS ‘I’m A Celebrity…’ format
Canada’s Quebecor Content has commissioned a French-language version of the ITV Studios game show format…
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‘I May Destroy You’ prodco Various Artists hires C4 commissioner as head of comedy
Various Artists Limited (VAL), the UK production company behind BBC & HBO drama I May…
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Kids round-up: ITV & Cartoonito acquire ‘Mumfie’; ABC Australia & Disney Japan attend ‘Supernatural Academy’
ITV & Cartoonito acquire ‘Mumfie’ ITV and Cartoonito are among a slew of broadcasters across…
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Mediawan’s Method Animation to reboot ‘The Magic Roundabout’
Mediawan Kids and Family label Method Animation is rebooting French children’s stop-motion animation classic Le…
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Factual round-up: Rocket Rights lands Beatles doc; FilmRise returns to ‘World’s Most Evil Killers’
Rocket Rights lands Beatles doc Matthew Franks’ distributor Rocket Rights has acquired sales rights to…
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News round-up: WBTVG cuts Pine Tree deal; Telemundo Studios opens in Mexico; India’s OTTplay lands int’l streamers
WBTVG cuts Pine Tree deal Warner Bros. Television Group (WBTVG) has signed a multi-year first-look…
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Roku orders Caravan’s survival competition show & eOne construction series
Roku has extended its unscripted originals push with two new commissions, including a show from UK-based…
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Netflix to ‘slow’ content spending following subscriber & share decline
Netflix’s surging rate of spending on content is set to slow as the streamer adjusts to…
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Netflix reveals ‘Squid Game’ gameshow featuring challenges from series
Netflix has revealed plans to launch a new unscripted show based on its hit drama…
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Corus, Bell & CBC urge reform to stop US streamers ‘sucking dollars to Hollywood’
Canadian broadcasters including Bell Media, Corus Entertainment and CBC have urged upcoming regulatory reforms to…
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ITV acquires ‘Tiny World’ prodco Plimsoll Productions
The UK’s ITV has acquired a controlling stake in local natural history producer Plimsoll Productions…
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‘Vigil’ & ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ among 2022 Rockie Awards winners
RuPaul’s Drag Race and hit UK drama Vigil were among the winners at the 2022 Rockie Awards…
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Hallmark & CTV Drama join ‘Ride’ from John Morayniss firm Blink49 & Seven24
Hallmark Channel in the US has partnered with Canada’s CTV Drama Channel to greenlight a…
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Breakthrough Films & TV’s distribution chief & Syndicado president launch finance firm
Breakthrough Films & Television’s former distribution chief Craig McGillivray and Syndicado president Greg Rubidge have…
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USG’s Pearlena Igbokwe talks ‘Russian Doll’, ‘concerning’ budgets & risk
Universal Studios Group (USG) chairman Pearlena Igbokwe has admitted scripted budget inflation is a “great…