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Exclusive: Apple TV+ hires StudioCanal alum as first French originals exec
Apple TV+ is spreading its commissioning reach across Europe with its first senior hire in…
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MIPTV kids round-up – updated throughout the day
Da Vinci strikes double APC deal Kids edu-tainment platform Da Vinci has picked up season…
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Exclusive: Ukraine seeks “sales & understanding” as execs tell world “our weapon is content”
Content and co-operation are the greatest weapons in the arsenal of the Ukrainian TV industry,…
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Bad Wolf unveils adaptation of Bernard Cornwell’s ‘Warlord Chronicles’
His Dark Materials producer Bad Wolf has unveiled its first major new drama commission since…
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Exclusive: CBC Kids on how old media is playing catch-up to the TikTok generation
Working with platforms like TikTok is essential to engaging with the hard-to-reach teen and tween…
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UK’s Channel 4 set to be privatised by UK government
Channel 4 in the UK is to be privatised by the UK government, despite fervent…
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Banijay UK’s CEO Lucinda Hicks to step down
Banijay UK’s CEO Lucinda Hicks is leaving the company this summer, with incoming BBC exec…
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MIPTV scripted round-up – updated throughout the day
Eagle Eye & Beta re-open Hotel Portofino UK drama Hotel Portofino has been extended into a…
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MIPTV factual round-up – updated throughout the day
Curiosity & OTF strike factual deal Factual outfit Curiosity has acquired 190 hours of content…
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MIPTV formats round-up – updated throughout the day
Banijay snags Korean duo Banijay has acquired exclusive multi-territory format rights to a competition show…
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India’s Zee & TelevisaUnivision cook up Lat Am spice travelogue
Indian giant Zee Entertainment Enterprises has partnered with newly minted TelevisaUnivision to co-produce an international…
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France’s Planete+ sets Pernel doc to make 50th anniversary of Munich Olympic Games tragedy
French broadcaster Planete+ has ordered a documentary focused on the Israeli hostage crisis that shocked…
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Norway’s NRK orders Leonard Cohen drama from Buccaneer & Redpoint
Norwegian broadcaster NRK has commissioned So Long, Marianne, a new drama series from UK-based Buccaneer…
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ABC in Oz, NRK & VRT among those to ‘Evolve’ with Abacus docuseries
The ABC in Australia, NRK in Norway and VRT in Belgium are among a slew…
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Incendo boss Jean Bureau exits after more than 20 years
Jean Bureau, president and CEO of Canadian producer and distributor Incendo, is stepping down after…
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Japan’s Nippon TV & Turkey’s Sera Film strike format co-pro pact
Japan’s Nippon TV and Turkish production and distribution firm Sera Film have partnered to co-develop…
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Boat Rocker rejigs sales execs with hire of Gaumont & Power alum
Canada’s Boat Rocker has promoted Natalie Vinet to SVP of global distribution and hired Erik…
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Mediawan Rights hires Strix & Friday TV alum to lead push into formats
France’s Mediawan Rights is moving into the format game and has hired a former Strip…
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Canada’s Sphere restructures Sienna, BGM & GO Films into single entity
Canadian producer & distributor Sphere has restructured its business, bringing companies including Sienna Films and…
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Exclusive: HBO Max EMEA on hunt for live-action comedy & unscripted pre-school shows
HBO Max is looking to commission and acquire unscripted pre-school formats, live-action children’s comedies and…
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Beta Group ups Oliver Bachert to become chief distribution officer
Germany’s Beta Group has named long-time executive Oliver Bachert to lead its global sales efforts….
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TelevisaUnivision’s streamer ViX rolls out AVOD offer with 40,000 hours of Spanish-language shows
The newly merged Spanish-language giant TelevisaUnivision has formally launched its new OTT service ViX, complete with…
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A&E & Pulse link for Wu-Tang Clan’s Ol’ Dirty Bastard documentary
A&E Network has greenlit a two-hour documentary about the founding member of the iconic hip-hop…
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Germany’s KiKA & Israel’s Zoom land on Mars-set teen series
Israeli and German networks have greenlit DreaMars, a new live-action sci-fi show about eight teenagers…
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African streamer Showmax expands originals with Kenyan scripted quartet
African streamer Showmax is ramping up its original scripted output with four new shows from…
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News round-up: Curiosity orders Impossible Factual trio; RMC Decouverte unearths Mayan docuseries; ‘Kangaroo Beach’ hops back
Curiosity orders Impossible Factual trio Curiosity has ordered three new documentary series from UK indie Impossible…
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Finland’s Nelonen becomes first to ‘Save The Date’ with Israeli format remake
Finnish broadcaster Nelonen has become the first international buyer to commission a local version of…
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‘The Oval’ prodco Tyler Perry Studios ups Mark Swinton to scripted SVP
Tyler Perry Studios has promoted Mark Swinton to SVP of scripted programming. In his new…
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The CW adds Canadian legal drama ‘Family Law’
US network The CW has acquired Canadian drama series Family Law, following a a deal…
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Cineflix buys ‘Coroner’ prodco Back Alley Films, as founders exit
Cineflix Media has acquired Canadian prodco Back Alley Films and its content library, which includes…