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Nat Geo, RMC Découverte & SRF Switzerland ink Autentic factual deals
National Geographic, France’s RMC Découverte and SRF Switzerland are among the broadcasters to pick up…
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Love Nature & ABC in Oz unveil Tim Winton Ningaloo Reef series
Global wildlife channel Love Nature has teamed up with the ABC in Australia for a…
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HBO Max hires Turkcell chief to lead streamer in Turkey
WarnerMedia has made its latest international hire for HBO Max, with the US studio naming…
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Starz rejigs int’l team with distribution & programming promotions
US-based Starz has promoted Darren Nielson to EVP of distribution & business development and Jeff…
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ViacomCBS & Comcast name CEO for European SVOD SkyShowtime
SkyShowtime, the new Comcast and ViacomCBS joint venture streaming service, has found its CEO. Monty…
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Candle Media confirms deal to buy ‘Fauda’ prodco Faraway Road
Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs’ Blackstone-backed Candle Media has acquired Fauda prodco Faraway Road Productions….
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Endemol Shine Boomdog appoints Sony & Keshet alum as new unscripted chief
Mexico-based Endemol Shine Boomdog has appointed veteran Lat Am TV producer Frank Scheuermann as SVP and…
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CNN+ snags Ethan Hawke’s Woodward & Newman doc
US-based news network CNN has picked up The Last Movie Stars, Ethan Hawke and Martin…
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Scripted round-up: Fox seeks ‘Hell Or High Water’; Apple TV+ returns ‘The Morning Show’; Treasure to adapt ‘Glorious Guinness Girls’
Fox seeks ‘Hell Or High Water’ Fox in the US is developing a TV adaptation…
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Factual round-up: Smithsonian taps Two Rivers for Ali doc; Lat Am buyers land Blue Ant shows; TF1 takes Costa Concordia doc
Smithsonian taps Two Rivers for Muhammad Ali doc Smithsonian Channel has greenlit a feature length…
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‘Crazy Rich Asians’ prodco SK Global buys ‘Catfish’ firm Critical Content
Crazy Rich Asians movie producer and financier SK Global has acquired Critical Content, the outfit…
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Hulu satirises TV industry’s reboot frenzy with ‘Modern Family’ co-creator
Disney’s US streamer Hulu has ordered a comedy from the co-creator of Modern Family that…
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Asacha appoints new M&A head to oversee int’l expansion
French production and distribution firm Asacha Media Group has appointed Canal+ Group exec Alban de…
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FX takes plantation drama ‘Kindred’ to series with ‘Watchmen’ producer
Disney-owned FX has ordered an adaptation of Octavia E. Butler’s 1979 science fiction novel Kindred,…
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Abacus Media Rights hires UKTV & Sky alum to lead acquisitions
UK-based distributor Abacus Media Rights (AMR) has hired former UKTV and Sky exec Charlie Charalambous…
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ITVS Global Entertainment ups Arjan Pomper to MD
UK-based ITV Studios (ITVS) Global Entertainment has promoted Arjan Pomper to become divisional MD with…
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History Hit appoints Lion TV exec to head original content
History Hit, the factual SVOD platform owned by All3Media’s Little Dot Studios, has appointed Lion…
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News round-up: Arte adds Lebanese drama; Al Jazeera, Asharq & OSN sample Espresso shows; C4’s Spirit ties with beer brand
Arte adds Lebanese drama Awake European broadcaster Arte has taken rights to Lebanese drama Awake, following…
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20th Television’s drama development head Michelle Mendelovitz to exit
20th Television’s SVP & head of drama development Michelle Mendelovitz is leaving the company after…
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Booming African pay-TV market set for three-horse race
The African pay-TV market is predicted to amass a total of 57 million subscribers by…
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Channel 5 & PBS Masterpiece extend ‘All Creatures’ for two seasons
ViacomCBS-owned Channel 5 in the UK and PBS Masterpiece in the US have handed a…
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WarnerMedia hires Shahid’s AVOD chief to lead HBO Max in Asia
WarnerMedia has hired Jason Monteiro from MENA streamer Shahid to lead its direct-to-consumer operations across…
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BBC gets ‘Stuck’ with Dylan Moran & Morgana Robinson
UK pubcaster the BBC has commissioned a “dark” and “sometimes surreal” sitcom written by and…
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Canada’s Go Button boosts production & development teams as slate doubles
Canadian factual prodco Go Button Media has made four promotions to bolsters its production and…
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Roku platform boss Scott Rosenberg to depart
Scott Rosenberg, SVP and GM of platform business at US-based tech and streaming service Roku,…
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NATPE Miami & Kidscreen Summit events postponed amid Omicron rise
NATPE has cancelled its Miami-based in-person conference and marketplace that had been due to run…
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Westbrook Studios takes full control of Global Screen owner Telepool
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith’s production firm Westbrook Studios has taken full control of…
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‘Fantastic Four’s Tim Story strikes eOne deal, hires Freeform & ABC alum
Hasbro-owned Entertainment One (eOne) has struck a first-look deal with Fantastic Four director Tim Story…
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Exclusive: US broadcast groups, Sony & Netflix mooted among The CW suitors
US broadcast groups, along with Sony and Netflix, have been tipped to be among potential…
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BBC hires ITN boss to head news & current affairs
The BBC has appointed ITN boss Deborah Turness as the CEO of BBC News and…