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All3’s Little Dot picks up 500-hour package from Abacus Media
All3Media-backed Little Dot Studios has acquired more than 500 hours of programming from Abacus Media…
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‘Bleak’ ScreenSkills report highlights disability discrimination in UK animation
A staggering 74% of disabled animators in the UK industry believe that the sector discriminates…
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Netherlands first to open doors to BBCS’s format ‘This is MY House’
Talpa Network’s SBS 6 in the Netherlands has become the first broadcaster to pick up…
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Fremantle expands FAST in UK by striking ‘American Idol’ deal with Samsung
Fremantle is moving further into Free Ad-supported Streaming Television (FAST) in the UK with a…
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US broadcast giant Tegna agrees $5.4bn sale
US broadcaster Tegna has announced a $5.4bn deal to sell itself to a pair of…
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Saloon Media promotes Betty Orr to SVP & expands production team
Blue Ant Media-owned Canadian prodco Saloon Media has upped Betty Orr to SVP of production,…
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Viaplay takes DreamWorks Animation streaming rights in NBCU deal
NENT Group SVOD Viaplay has taken exclusive streaming rights for more than 400 episodes from kids…
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Roku Channel takes ABC Australia drama ‘The Newsreader’ for US debut
Roku has acquired Australian drama The Newsreader as a Roku Channel exclusive for its US…
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Discovery+ takes ‘Say Yes To The Dress’ to Dubai in first MENA spin-off
Discovery is launching Say Yes To The Dress: Dubai, the first Middle East-based spin-off of…
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Dandelooo appoints partner Marion Claret to head French animation studio Ooolala
French animation production and distribution company Dandelooo has appointed Marion Claret to head its animation…
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Exclusive: Shorts Int’l expands European FAST channels with LG deal
AMC Networks-backed Shorts International has struck a deal with LG to continue its European FAST…
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Mediawan & Laurent Zeitoun’s Good Hero forge co-pro & development partnership
European media group Mediawan and Death Of Stalin producer Laurent Zeitoun and Gregory Ouanhon’s creative studio…
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Former Southern Star boss Neil Balvanes dies, aged 77
Neil Balnaves, the Australian philanthropist and former Southern Star Group boss has died in a…
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Amazon begins production on Australian comedy original ‘Deadloch’
Amazon Prime Video has begun production on Deadloch, a new Australian original comedy series from…
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Chalkboard TV restructures & rehires Stellify’s Tom Popay as creative director
UK indie Chalkboard TV has rehired Stellify Media exec Tom Popay as creative director in…
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Nippon & Envision get ‘CONNECTED’ in first scripted co-production
UK prodco Envision Entertainment and Japanese broadcaster Nippon TV have announced CONNECTED, a new scripted crime…
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Brown Bob hires ITN exec to head production
UK factual indie Brown Bob Productions has appointed Daniel Bankover as head of production. He…
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Five takeaways from Berlinale on the future of scripted drama
Berlinale wrapped its 72nd edition at the weekend, the first physical iteration for the German…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: How Disney+ is aligning Star with Hulu for int’l growth
The long-term viability of streaming has been under the spotlight in recent weeks but Disney’s…
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Fremantle rejigs global drama by adding Wildside & Storyglass execs to key roles
Fremantle has named execs from its Italian outfit Wildside and podcast firm Storyglass to key…
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BBC appoints Blast! Films & C4 alum as commissioning editor for arts
The BBC has hired the director programmes at UK-based Blast! Films as commissioning editor for…
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News round-up: Palomar adapts BBCS’ ‘The Split’ for Italy; SBS preps ‘Alone Australia’; Passion showcases new formats
Palomar adapts BBCS’ ‘The Split’ for Italy Italian production company Palomar has acquired the rights…
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BBCS’s South African prodco Rapid Blue replaces co-founder Duncan Irvine
BBC Studios-owned South African producer Rapid Blue has rejigged its senior management team after CEO…
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Be-Entertainment takes global rights to celebrity interview format ‘The Musical Of Your Life’
DPG Media-backed Belgian distributor Be-Entertainment has acquired the international rights to multimedia production company Dedsit’s…
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Sweden’s SVT hires Paramount exec as international chief
Swedish pubcaster SVT has hired the head of entertainment at Paramount (fka ViacomCBS) to replace…
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‘Stay Close’ prodco Red names BBC alum as production head
Red Production Company, the Studiocanal-owned UK indie behind Channel 4 hit It’s A Sin, has hired…
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Germany’s ZDF orders new series tackling human-led climate change
German broadcaster ZDF has commissioned Surviving Hothouse Earth, a new factual miniseries exploring the issue…
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Keshet Int’l boards South African murder mystery ‘Paradys’
Keshet International (KI) has joined South Africa-based drama Paradys as global distribution and production partner….
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All3Media Int’l expands Asia operations with promotions & hires
All3Media International has reshuffled its operations in Asia-Pac, with a series of promotions and hires…
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MGM inks development deal with ‘The Mentalist’s Simon Baker
MGM International Television Productions has signed an exclusive multi-year first-look deal with The Mentalist star…