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Exclusive: AVOD set to boom with $259bn annual revenue by 2025
AVOD streamers are set to flourish over the next three years and will hit revenues…
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HBO Max aims to ‘broaden appeal’ of streamer in Europe, unveils $1m Series Mania pact
HBO Max EMEA exec Antony Root has doubled down on the streamer’s ambitions to “broaden”…
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Fremantle, ITVS shift financing strategies for shows selling into US
Global production groups including Fremantle and ITV Studios (ITVS) are shifting strategies when it comes to…
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‘First Dates’ Fred Sirieix partners with Objective Media to launch prodco
French presenter and writer Fred Sirieix has launched a production label, Canard, with Objective Media…
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South Africa’s ‘Paradys’ wins Series Mania’s $55k Co-Pro Pitching prize
South Africa-based drama Paradys has been named as the winning project of Series Mania Forum’s annual…
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Netflix & EPC partner to support European women producers
Netflix is partnering with the European Producers Club (EPC) on a new initiative to create…
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CBS & Network 10 both embark upon ‘The Real Love Boat’
US network CBS and Australian broadcaster Network 10 have both ordered local versions of The…
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Tomorrow Studios inks first-look deal with ‘Ozark’s Julia Garner & her Alma Margo
US-based Tomorrow Studios has inked a first-look deal with Ozark star Julia Garner, and the…
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Beyond Rights boosts senior management team
Australia- and UK-based distributor Beyond Rights has promoted Sarah Bickley to head of sales, while…
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Exclusive: Banijay Germany hires ITVS & RTL execs in reshuffle at Endemol Shine & Good Times
Banijay Germany has reshuffled and expanded its management at local labels Endemol Shine Germany and…
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Banijay buys Matteo Rovere & Sydney Sibilia’s Italian producer Grøenlandia
Banijay has acquired Romulus producer Grøenlandia Group in a deal that also hands it control…
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CJ ENM takes $82m stake in KT’s Studio Genie
South Korean media giant CJ ENM has invested ₩100bn ($82m) to take a stake in Studio…
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‘Call My Agent’ writer Quoc Dang Tran strikes first-look deal with Universal International Studios
Call My Agent writer Quoc Dang Tran has signed a first-look deal with Universal International…
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Exclusive: NENT’s ex-head of drama development & ‘Litvinenko’ exec departs
Nordic Entertainment (NENT) Group’s former head of drama development and Litvinenko producer Josephine Zapata Genetay…
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Chinese streamer iQiyi targets originals at Lat Am & Spain
Chinese streaming service iQiyi is to bring its original content to Spanish-speaking regions. The company…
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Be-Entertainment takes global rights to social experiment format ‘The Big Job Switch’
Belgian distributor Be-Entertainment has taken global rights to social experiment format The Big Job Switch…
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ABC developing medical drama from SMAC Entertainment
Disney-owned ABC is in development on The Front Line, a new medical drama from Michael…
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China’s iQiyi, ABC in Oz buy environmental shows from TVF Int’l
BAM in Asia and the ABC in Australia have picked up rights to environmental show…
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Curiosity launches FAST channel via TV set manufacturer LG
Factual outfit Curiosity has launched a free, ad-supported streaming channel via a partnership with TV…
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Arrow Media hires Red Marble co-founder to fuel US expansion
UK factual indie Arrow Media has appointed Stephen Dost as its first-ever US-based executive producer…
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Bavaria Fiction hires A+E alum to head new documentary unit
German scripted producer Bavaria Fiction is moving into documentaries with the launch of a new…
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France’s TF1 & M6 merger faces in-depth probe into effect on rights, channels & advertising
France’s competition watchdog, the Autorité de la Concurrence, has decided to open a ‘phase 2’…
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ZDFE & Red Arrow’s Endor join forces on ‘D.I Helen Grace’ adaptation
Germany’s ZDF Enterprises (ZDFE) and Red Arrow Studios-owned Endor Productions have teamed up to develop…
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Deals round-up: Hulu buys DCD’s ‘Love Me’; Aggressive TV moves into series; All3 takes Shinawil format global
Hulu buys DCD’s Love Me Disney-owned US streamer Hulu has acquired rights to Australian romantic…
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UKTV’s W preps Alex Jones & Rochelle Humes shows as channel goes FTA
BBC Studios-owned multichannel service UKTV is taking its female-skewing entertainment channel W free-to-air (FTA) and…
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Hungary’s TV2 snares local version of Rabbit’s ‘City vs Country’ format
Hungarian broadcaster TV2 has commissioned a local version of studio game show format City vs…
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Series Mania & Beta Group link on $110,000 film-to-TV funding scheme
French drama event Series Mania Forum has linked up with Germany’s Beta Group on a…
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Canada’s Media Ranch extends in Asia with Something Special pact
Format production & distribution company Media Ranch has expanded its partnership with South Korea’s Something Special….
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Ukrainian president Zelenskyy merges national TV channels to halt alleged misinformation
Ukrainian president Volodymryr Zelenskyy has merged all national TV channels in a bid to combat…
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APX Capital details $276m US-Italian fund after buying Music World Entertainment
Investment fund APX Capital Group has unveiled details of a €250m ($276m) TV and film…