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Scripted round-up: Beta launches Spanish prodco; RTL’s Paramount pick-up; All3 backs ‘Line of Duty’ star’s prodco
Beta launches Spanish prodco Germany’s Beta Group has expanded its production activities in Spain by…
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News round-up: Bravo debuts move from Hulu to Peacock; Canada/France co-pro treaty begins; Storyville recruits for Gloria Gaynor doc
Bravo debuts move from Hulu to Peacock Bravo shows including The Real Housewives Of Atlanta,…
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Fox AVOD Tubi makes first originals renewal & plans 100 new titles by 2023
Fox-owned AVOD service Tubi is doubling down on original programming, with a pledge to debut…
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A+E hires Legendary TV’s VP of global distribution & co-productions
A+E Networks has hired a Legendary Television exec to work across its distribution efforts, with…
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Netflix orders ‘Cobra Kai’ creators’ action-comedy, axes Meghan Markle animation
Netflix has commissioned Obliterated, a new action-comedy series from Cobra Kai creators Jon Hurwitz, Hayden…
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Amazon Freevee boosts originals slate with scripted & unscripted orders
Amazon’s AVOD service Freevee has announced a slew of new originals series and pickups on…
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‘Citadel’ prodco AGBO hires NBCU’s creative acquisitions EVP as president
Anthony and Joe Russo’s US production outfit AGBO has hired Universal Studio Group (USG)’s EVP…
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C4 sale entices buyers as $2.5bn price tag attached to UK broadcaster
Channel 4’s sale could raise up to £2bn ($2.51bn), as buyers of all flavours take…
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Vice Media Group hires financial advisors to explore sale
US-based Vice Media Group, which includes a studio, distribution division and the recently acquired UK…
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News round-up: MHZ lands Japanese duo; AFM latest; Upgrade Films lines up slate
MHZ lands Japanese duo MHz Networks in the US has picked up tow Japanese shows…
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Amazon Prime Video to double Indian investment & unveils 40-strong slate
Amazon Prime Video is making a big push into India, with plans to more than…
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HBO Max to remake Gwen Shamblin docuseries as drama
HBO Max has reteamed with the producers of its docuseries The Way Down: God, Greed…
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Gunpowder & Sky lights up FAST move for horror brand Alter
LA-based producer Gunpowder & Sky is moving its horror brand Alter into the FAST business…
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‘Peaky Blinders’ creator Steven Knight inks Kudos first-look deal, sets new BBC drama
Banijay-owned UK prodco Kudos has signed a first-look deal with Steven Knight, the creator of…
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‘Tiny World’ prodco Plimsoll names natural history & science creative chief
UK-based Plimsoll Productions has upped filmmaker and executive producer Martha Holmes to become chief creative…
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David Ellender’s Halcyon Studios hires Dara Cohen to oversee scripted
David Ellender-led Halcyon Studios has hired former USA Network and Island Records exec Dara Cohen…
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Hulu takes US SVOD rights to ‘Schitt’s Creek’ from Netflix
Hulu has taken exclusive US SVOD rights to Canadian comedy series Schitt’s Creek away from…
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News round-up: ‘MasterChef’ returns to France; Viaplay & SPT expand pact; Arrow visits Mars with BBC
MasterChef returns to France France 2 is preparing to return MasterChef to France following a seven-year…
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HBO Max imports ‘FBoy Island’ with quartet of European commissions
Warner Bros. Discovery’s HBO Max is bringing FBoy Island to four markets across Europe. The show will be…
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UK’s Channel 4 to produce in-house as gov’t outlines privatisation proposals
The UK government has said Channel 4 (C4) will be allowed to produce in-house, as…
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ITVS America rejigs with Gaumont alum hire & promotions
Franklin producer ITV Studios America has rejigged its senior team and hired former Gaumont exec…
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Endeavor Content’s The Story Company rebrands & hires ITVS, Euston & Lookout alums
Endeavor Content-backed UK prodco The Story Company has changed its name and hired execs from…
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James Murdoch targets India with $2bn deal for Paramount & Reliance’s Viacom18
James Murdoch-backed Bodhi Tree Systems has linked up with Reliance and Paramount-owned Viacom18 in India…
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UK gov’t to regulate streamers as super-indies face scrutiny
Streamers such as Netflix, Disney+ and Apple TV+ are to be regulated in the UK…
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Roku Channel & Lionsgate strike far-reaching content pact
Roku has signed a major content deal with Lionsgate to fuel its AVOD platform The…
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UK broadcasters must ‘step up’ & play with Europe more on coproductions
UK-based broadcasters need to “step up” and refocus their efforts on the European market rather…
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Warner Bros. Discovery eyes int’l content sales, expects ‘noisy’ 2022
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) will reevaluate its content distribution strategy as the giant company looks…
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Sales round-up: Abacus summons ‘The Ghost Of Richard Harris’; Espresso to sell LGBTQ+ doc
Abacus summons ‘The Ghost Of Richard Harris’ Abacus Media Rights has acquired Sky Original feature…
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Disney Branded TV promotes five execs in unscripted restructure
Disney Branded Television has restructured its unscripted and non-fiction content development division into three new…
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Banijay hires for Mexico & US Hispanic division, unveils upcoming slate
Banijay Mexico & US Hispanic has bolstered its ranks with an exec from sibling Endemol Shine…