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Beyond Rights snags 20th Century Fox alum as VP of sales
Beyond Rights has rejigged its sales team, with former 20th Century Fox exec Kate Stevenson…
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‘The Next Jamie Vardy’ prodco Zig Zag hires Naked & ITN alums
Danny Fenton’s UK prodco Zig Zag has added execs from Naked and ITN Productions to…
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Saudi Arabia’s MBC to open ‘The Office’ after striking BBCS format deal
Saudi Arabia-based MBC has ordered a local version of BBC comedy The Office. The 20-episode…
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Moonbug’s content chief David Levine departs after 18 months
Former Disney exec David Levine is stepping down from Cocomelon outfit Moonbug Entertainment after 18 months…
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Argonon links with Leftfield, Spoke alum for new ‘Americana’ factual prodco
UK-based Argonon has unveiled its first US joint venture production outfit, after pairing up with…
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True North founders step down, COO takes reins in leadership rejig
Jess Fowle and Andrew Sheldon, the founders of Sky Studios-owned UK indie True North, are…
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Noel Clarke discusses ‘modern McCarthyism’ around sexual harassment allegations
UK actor and director Noel Clarke has spoken out for the first time since the…
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Netflix’s Sarandos stands by Chapelle & Gervais over trans jokes
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos has restated his defence of comedian Dave Chapelle, as well as…
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ABC in Oz snags RTÉ kids animation ‘Flix – by Tomi Ungerer’ following Serious Kids deal
The ABC in Australia has struck a pre-sale deal for Flix – by Tomi Ungerer,…
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Belgium’s VTM renews ‘Big Job Switch’ social experiment format
VTM in Belgium has renewed social experiment format The Big Job Switch for a second…
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Nordic streamer Ruutu takes ‘SAS: Who Dares Wins’ into Finland
Nelonen’s Nordic SVOD platform Ruutu has ordered a local version of SAS: Who Dares Wins, to…
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Netflix & Channel 4 link for ‘Five Star Chef’
Global streamer Netflix and UK broadcaster Channel 4 have teamed to jointly commission Five Star…
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India’s MX Player & Spain’s Filmin ink deal for Israeli drama ‘Manayek’
India’s MX Player and Spain’s Filmin have struck deals for the first two seasons of…
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Fremantle hires Sky Italia exec to find ‘new routes to market’ & monetisation potential
Fremantle has hired an exec from Sky Italia to explore new routes to market for the…
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Disney+ makes double order for ‘Star Wars’ animation
Disney+ is boosting its animated Star Wars offering, with two news shows heading to the…
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A+E, Amazon, Banijay and Warner Bros. Discovery join Coded For Inclusion initiative
A+E Networks, Amazon Studios, Banijay Americas and Warner Bros. Discovery have signed on to support and participate in…
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Lionsgate CEO hopes to reveal Starz ‘plan’ by ‘end of the summer’
Lionsgate is hoping to have details of its “plan” for Starz by the end of the…
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Netflix & Amazon to adapt Sony games ‘Horizon’ & ‘God Of War’
Netflix and Amazon Prime Video have partnered with Sony for TV shows based on the studios’ video…
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Warner Bros. Discovery’s ID extends programming deal with UK’s Arrow Media
Investigation Discovery (ID) has added to its expanding relationship with UK producer Arrow Media by…
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HBO Max strikes first-look deal with Omar Sy, star of Netflix’s ‘Lupin’
HBO Max has snagged a first-look TV deal with Lupin star Omar Sy. The French…
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Channel 4 links with Crackit, Two Rivers & Uppercut for unscripted projects
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has commissioned two new unscripted projects; property show Key To A…
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Atomic Cartoons hires former Disney exec to head up development
Atomic Cartoons, the kids & family division of Canada’s Thunderbird Entertainment Group, has appointed former…
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eOne promotes Amanda Bowman Gerisch to oversee scripted development
Entertainment One (eOne) has promoted Amanda Bowman Gerisch to become SVP of scripted development. Gerisch…
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BossaNova snags Beyond alum as new head of sales
UK-based Searching For Michael Jackson’s Zoo distributor BossaNova has appointed Beyond Rights’ Holly Cowdery as…
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BBC to close CBBC & BBC Four as ‘digital first’ agenda set out
The BBC in the UK is closing children-focused channel CBBC and arts-skewing BBC Four, as…
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Vivendi ups Lagardere stake as takeover faces ongoing roadblocks
Banijay and Canal+ shareholder Vivendi has increased its ownership stake in publishing and retail group…
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Exclusive: Netflix UK & C4 scripted chiefs tipped for BBC head of drama role
Netflix’s UK chief Anne Mensah and Channel 4’s Caroline Hollick are among leading contenders to…
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News round-up: Endemol Finland snags Aamu producer; Kumu &Wattpad team; MagellanTV to debut SS docuseries
Endemol Finland snags Aamu producer Banijay’s Endemol Shine Finland has appointed Aamu Film Company’s Paria…
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Scott Brothers hires former Leopard exec for unscripted development
Scott Brothers Entertainment, the prodco founded by Property Brothers hosts Drew and Jonathan Scott, has…
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Exclusive: Comcast & Paramount seek SkyShowtime head of content
Comcast and Paramount’s soon-to-launch streamer SkyShowtime is on the look-out for a head of content…