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UK’s Spirit Studios hires ‘Walking On The Moon’ writer as first head of scripted
UK-based Spirit Studios has hired Walking On The Moon scriptwriter Martin Sadofski as its first…
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Big Deal Films & Hoek, Line and Thinker partner to find diverse UK animation talent
UK indie Big Deal Films has teamed up with Dutch firm Hoek, Line & Thinker…
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Newen Connect hires ZED exec to lead factual & appoints Studiocanal alum for digital
French distributor Newen Connect has hired a former ZED exec to becomes its head of…
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Two Rivers takes screen rights to upcoming Philip Miller novel ‘The Goldenacre’
Scottish prodco Two Rivers Media is to delve into the fictional dark underbelly of the Scottish…
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Fremantle & Angelina Jolie strike far-reaching production pact
Fremantle has struck a three-year pact that will see actress Angelina Jolie develop an “internationally…
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TV Rain shuts down as Russian special forces threaten to storm studio
Russian TV channel Dozhd (TV Rain) has been forcibly shut down by regulators in the…
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Roku hires ITV America’s chief creative officer to lead originals
ITV America’s chief creative officer David Eilenberg is joining Roku to lead its originals push….
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The CW, Globo & Movistar Plus buy BBCS docs
US network The CW, Globo in Brazil and Spain’s Movistar Plus+ are among buyers of…
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Disney+ unveils first Dutch original with ‘Nemesis’
Disney+ has confirmed that its first scripted original in The Netherlands will be an adaptation…
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All3’s Woodman Park ups Whitney White & hires Super Delicious exec
All3Media’s Battle Of The Brothers firm Woodman Park Productions has rejigged its senior exec ranks…
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Sony strikes $350m deal to buy ‘American Idol’ producer Industrial Media
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) is to acquire American Idol producer Industrial Media as part of…
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Fremantle buys majority stake in Italian giant Lux Vide
Fremantle has acquired a 70% stake in Italian producer Lux Vide. Under the deal, the…
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Films Of Record founder & doc veteran Roger Graef dies, aged 85
Documentary maker and Films Of Record founder Roger Graef has died, aged 85. The US-born…
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Factual round-up: ZDFE joins ‘Whales Off Our Coasts’; Mediaset strikes BBCS deal; A+E reveals lifestyle push
ZDFE joins Whales Off Our Coasts Germany’s ZDF Enterprises (ZDFE) has joined upcoming special Whales…
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Canal+ join NRK, TV4 on Thomas Vinterberg’s Danish drama ‘Families Like Ours’
Canal+ in France, NRK in Norway and fellow Nordic firm CMore/TV4 have joined Denmark’s TV2…
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Aussie soap ‘Neighbours’ to end after 37 years, as Fremantle fails to find new buyer after C5 cancellation
Long-running Australian soap opera Neighbours has officially been cancelled after 37 years on screens. The future of…
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Fremantle to serve up ‘The Next Restaurant’ competition format worldwide
Fremantle has acquired the global distribution rights to Israeli broadcaster Reshet 13’s new prime…
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Netflix halts Russian shows & acquisitions, as Banijay joins sales boycott
Netflix has paused all production and acquisitions in Russia while Banijay is joining a swathe…
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ITV shares fall 18% as new streamer ITVX prompts window shift & spending surge
UK broadcaster ITV is to launch ITVX later this year, a new integrated AVOD and…
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BBC unveils swathe of factual incl Falkands War & AIDS shows
The BBC in the UK has revealed a swathe of new factual programming, including shows…
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‘Euphoria’s ADD & Blue Ant link for North American remake of Israel’s ‘The First Family’
Producer-distributor ADD Content and Blue Ant Studios in Canada have struck a scripted format development…
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Rocket Rights takes sales rights to Curve’s ‘Geordie Hospital’
UK-based Curve Media has appointed Rocket Rights to handle worldwide distribution for Channel 4 series…
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News round-up: HBO Max orders Mexican ‘Come Dine With Me’; Discovery to launch Eden & Rush in NZ; Mezzo comes to Brazil via Claro
HBO Max orders Mexican ‘Come Dine With Me’ HBO Max in Mexico has ordered a…
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India’s MX Player snags ‘The Watch’ & ‘Critical’ as part of scripted deal
Indian streamer MX Player has picked up The Watch and Jed Mercurio’s Critical as part…
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Fremantle Int’l rejigs scripted with BBCS alum hire & Rebecca Dundon promotion
Fremantle International has expanded its scripted team with the promotion of Rebecca Dundon and the…
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Sony merges anime streamer Funimation into Crunchyroll
Sony Pictures Entertainment has announced that it is folding anime streamer Funimation into Crunchyroll. Sony…
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Amazon pledges $13m to support UK TV & film training and development
Amazon Prime Video has pledged £10m ($13.3m) to support training and development in the UK…
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Apple TV+ recruits ‘Mr Robot’s Sam Esmail for ‘Metropolis’ series
Apple TV+ has commissioned a new series inspired by Fritz Lang’s seminal 1927 German science…
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All3, BBCS, ITVS & Fremantle stop Russian sales as TV sanctions grow
All3Media International, BBC Studios (BBCS), ITV Studios (ITVS) and Fremantle have joined the growing band…
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ITV Studios expands Armoza Formats into Israeli production arm
UK-based ITV Studios is expanding its Israeli production and distribution business Armoza Formats to serve…