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Banijay France acquires ‘Guess My Age’ format firm Tooco
European production and distribution giant Banijay has acquired a majority stake in French format firm…
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Netflix to open CEE hub in Poland as streamer looks to ‘deepen regional ties’
Netflix is opening a new office in Poland that will act as a hub for…
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Discovery Kids Lat Am & China’s Mango TV recruit ‘S.M.A.S.H!’
Discovery Kids Latin America, Discovery TV Frisbee in Italy and Mango TV in China have…
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Amazon reveals ‘James Bond’ competition show from MGM, 72 Films
Amazon has greenlit a competition show based on the James Bond franchise, which recently became…
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Series Mania reveals grand prize winner & Forum attendance
Series Mania has named French drama Le Monde De Demain as the grand prize winner…
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News round-up: AETN & Pluto TV take GRB shows; ITV re-commissions game show duo; CTV goes ‘Farming For Love’
AETN & Pluto TV take GRB shows AETN UK, Foxtel Australia and Pluto TV in…
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‘Pam & Tommy’ firm Annapurna’s chief content officer Sue Naegle steps down
Sue Naegle is stepping down as chief content officer at US-based TV & film producer…
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Disney+ orders ‘The Full Monty’ series revival as UK original
Disney+ has commissioned a spin-off to the 1997 British comedy-drama film The Full Monty, with…
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Apple TV+ marks streaming first with ‘Coda’s Oscar for Best Picture
Apple TV+ has become the first streaming service to claim the coveted Best Picture gong…
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CNN promotes Jon Adler to SVP of originals ahead of streamer launch
CNN has upped Jon Adler to become SVP of programme development for original series, as…
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M6 AVOD 6play acquires ‘Thérapie’, ‘Real Par Soul Sisters’ & more in Vice content deal
French media group M6 has acquired more than 100 hours of factual content, following an…
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Int’l Emmy Awards bars all shows from Russian producers & commissioners
There will be no Russian presence at this year’s International Emmy Awards, after organisers said…
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WELT boards Quintus & Middlechild docuseries ‘The World’s Most Dangerous Rescues’
German FTA network WELT and Quintus Studios’ YouTube channel Free Documentary have picked up a…
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Exclusive: Chefclub moves into OTT with French & Swiss FAST launch
Paris-based digital food brand Chefclub has struck an agreement with Samsung TV Plus to launch…
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Former BBC & C4 broadcaster Michael Grade to chair Ofcom
Former BBC chairman and Channel 4 CEO Lord Michael Grade has been announced as the…
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France Télévisions to sell Salto stake if TF1 & M6 merger approved
France Télévisions has announced that it will divest its interest in SVOD service Salto should…
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BBC Studios & Diving Bell Group team for pitch co-development
BBC Studios has struck a first look and development deal with talent and entertainment company…
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Nickelodeon to “supercharge” franchises, with renewals and spin-offs for ‘PAW Patrol’ & ‘Transformers’
Paramount kids brand Nickelodeon is expanding some of its biggest franchises, such as PAW Patrol, Transformers…
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ITV revives ‘Ninja Warrior UK’ format with new twist
UK broadcaster ITV is reviving competition series Ninja Warrior UK after a three-year break, with…
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BBC Studios inks 2,500-hour AVOD deal with Screen Media
BBC Studios has signed a multi-year AVOD deal with Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment…
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Objective Media Group America appoints new president & SVP development
Objective Media Group America has promoted Jilly Pearce to the role of president, while Michael…
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Taiwan’s TAICCA eyes investment in European co-productions
Trade body TAICCA is looking to entice more European shows to Taiwan, with execs at…
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Exclusive: Revived BBC Three targets younger teen audience
BBC Three is a “key initiative” in the UK pubcaster’s efforts to attract the hard-to-reach…
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TelevisaUnivision SVOD ViX+ inks first-look deal with Propagate Fuego
TelevisaUnivision has struck a first-look deal with Propagate Fuego to produce original Spanish-language scripted and…
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News round-up: SBS & HBO Nordics look ‘Beneath The Surface’; Andrea Bocelli doc journeys to MIPTV; Viaplay takes Espresso doc trio
SBS & HBO Nordics look ‘Beneath The Surface’ Viaplay in the US and UK, SBS…
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Showrunners Insight: ‘Paatal Lok’s Sudip Sharma
TBI has partnered with Mumbai- and LA-based talent and content management company Tulsea to get…
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Paramount+ partners with Gaumont to boost int’l scripted slate
Paramount+ has partnered with French production and distribution giant Gaumont to produce a slate of…
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Mammoth Screen rejigs C-suite, appoints ITVS exec as new MD
Mammoth Screen, the London and Belfast-based prodco behind The Serpent and Endeavour has unveiled a…
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Exclusive: Beta Film adds Greek thriller ‘Silent Road’ & Ukrainian drama ‘Picnic’ to MIPTV line-up
German distributor Beta Film has acquired distribution rights to its first-ever Greek and Ukrainian series,…
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ZED strikes pact with France’s Label News for Egypt slate
French documentary producer-distributor ZED has struck a sales pact with domestic prodco Label News on…