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TBI In Conversation: A Welsh perspective and gov’t dissatisfaction ahead of the Wales Screen Summit
With the first-ever Wales Screen Summit (Copa Cyfryngau Cymru) launching tomorrow, TBI’s Mark Layton caught…
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Disney Branded TV promotes new EVP of TV animation
Disney Branded Television has promoted Meredith Roberts to EVP of TV animation. Roberts previously served…
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German broadcasters go Beyond for factual content
German broadcasters including Sky Deutschland and RTL have acquired a slew of new factual content,…
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Fabrique d’Images launches new JVs with KMBO & Radar
Fabrique d’images, the Luxembourg-based animation studio behind shows such as Percy’s Tiger Tales and Polo,…
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SkyShowtime snags BBC Studios exec as head of programming
Pan-European streamer SkyShowtime has appointed BBC Studios’ Jon Farrar as head of programming. Farrar will…
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Netflix confirms ‘Squid Game’ return
Netflix has given the official greenlight to a second season of Squid Game, the Korean…
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Netflix enters the ‘Dragon Age’ with animated adaptation of video game franchise
Netflix has teamed up with video game studio Bioware for Dragon Age: Absolution, a new…
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Passion Pictures hires feature exec as head of animation development
UK prodco Passion Pictures has hired feature film exec Nicki Cortese, who worked on franchises…
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ID & Discovery+ strike Octavia Spencer & October Films deal
Warner Bros. Discovery has struck an “expansive partnership” with actress and producer Octavia Spencer, her…
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Jeff Frost steps down as Sony Pictures Television Studios president
Jeff Frost is stepping down as president of Sony Pictures Television Studios following a 15-year…
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Netflix adds eight new European animation projects
Netflix has unveiled a slate of new animated series and films from European producers, ahead…
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Amazon Freevee saves ‘American Rust’ following Showtime axe
Amazon’s AVDO service Freevee (aka IMDb TV) has saved Jeff Daniels-starring American Rust, following its…
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Apple TV+ takes Colin Farrell’s ‘Sugar’ drama to series
Apple TV+ has ordered its ‘genre-bending’ detective show Sugar to series, with Colin Farrell set…
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Australia’s SBS hires Disney alum as director of TV
Australian broadcaster SBS has appointed former Disney exec Kathryn Fink as director of television. Fink…
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WBD hires UnivisionTelevisa’s Luis Silberwasser to lead sports
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has appointed former Telemundo and TelevisaUnivision exec Luis Silberwasser to its…
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ITV America promotes longtime exec to head of programming
ITV America has promoted producer and longtime exec Jordana Hochman to EVP and head of…
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Disney shake-up as Peter Rice ousted, Dana Walden upped to DGE chairman
Disney has named entertainment chairman Dana Walden as chairman of Disney General Entertainment Content with…
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Disney taps WME, G-Unit & Made Up Stories execs for Onyx Collective scripted push
Disney has appointed three new scripted series execs to its Onyx Collective brand, which curates…
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Netflix developing animated ‘Ghostbusters’ series
Netflix is developing a new animated series based on the Ghostbusters comedy-horror franchise, with the…
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Poland’s TVP2 revives ‘Don’t Forget The Lyrics’ after 10-year hiatus
Polish broadcaster TVP2 has commissioned a new series of musical game show format Don’t Forget…
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Paramount partners with Corus for Canadian Pluto TV launch
Paramount has announced the expansion of FAST service Pluto TV to Canada. Via a partnership…
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Warner Bros. Discovery shakes up APAC management, with further senior departures
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has unveiled its new core APAC team structure under regional bosses…
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AMC sets plan to roll out AMC+ across CEE in 2023
AMC exec Levente Málnay has confirmed that his company is to roll out its streaming…
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Abacus owner Amcomri buys Australia’s Flame Media for $2.4m
Australian distributor Flame Media has been acquired in a C$3m ($2.4m) deal by Amcomri Entertainment,…
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Exclusive: Ukraine eyes European pubcaster pre-buys to ‘fuel’ productions
Ukraine’s top production and channel groups are approaching European public broadcasters to pre-buy content from…
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Warner Bros. Discovery unveils EMEA team, with five more senior exits
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has unveiled its EMEA team, with a raft of country managers…
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Viaplay joins Netflix & TV2 Play in halting Danish drama productions
Nordic streamer Viaplay is to halt development and production of Danish scripted content, following similar…
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Telcos & Netflix disrupting business models amid scripted evolution
Telcos and Netflix are disrupting scripted production models and the dominance of US studios, with…
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Sky Studios poaches CBS exec to oversee original drama
Sky Studios has appointed CBS exec Meghan Lyvers to the newly created role of director…
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‘Succession’ star Brian Cox confirmed for Ed TV Festival; Rose Ayling-Ellis to deliver Alternative MacTaggart
British actress Rose Ayling-Ellis will deliver the Alternative MacTaggart lecture at this year’s Edinburgh TV…