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South Shore hires Dragonfly alum to head Welsh office
UK indie South Shore Productions has appointed former Drangonfly west boss Simon Kerfoot to head…
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CNN+ orders Alison Roman cooking show
US-based news network CNN has partnered with celebrity chef and food writer Alison Roman for…
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David E Kelley’s ‘Big Little Lies’ prodco appoints new president
Big Little Lies prodco David E Kelley Productions has promoted writer and producer Matthew Tinker…
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Argonon eyes ‘hyperspace leap’ in commissioning as rebrand unveiled
UK- and US-based production group Argonon has unveiled its first ever rebrand, ahead of plans…
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WarnerMedia reveals HBO & HBO Max subscriber numbers
HBO and HBO Max ended 2021 with a cumulative total of 73.8 million subscribers, WarnerMedia…
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ViacomCBS & WarnerMedia explore sale of The CW
WarnerMedia and ViacomCBS are exploring a sale of their jointly owned US broadcast network The…
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Apple TV+ partners with Beletsky for Lincoln assassination drama
Apple TV+ has commissioned Manhunt, a limited drama series based on the book by James…
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Entertainment One owner Hasbro appoints new CEO
US toy giant Hasbro has promoted Chris Cocks to CEO to succeed the late Brian…
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Sundance goes virtual over Covid concerns
The 2022 Sundance Film Festival will be moving to a fully online event due to…
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AMC Networks snags anime streamer HIDIVE following Sentai acquisition
AMC Networks in the US has added anime-focused streamer HIDIVE to its growing portfolio of…
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Woodcut’s Derren Lawford exits to launch docs & drama firm DARE Pictures
Derren Lawford, the former creative director of UK factual outfit Woodcut Media, has launched a…
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MGM hires WWE alum for Lat Am & US Hispanic distribution
MGM has appointed former WWE exec Klaudia Bermudez-Key as SVP of international TV distribution for Latin America…
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BBCS alum Tracy Forsyth joins headhunters Indigo in exec coaching role
TBI’s coaching & wellbeing correspondent Tracy Forsyth has been hired by global recruitment firm Indigo…
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All3 Int’l launches ‘Midsomer Murders’ FAST channel in US, Canada
All3Media International is launching a North American FAST (Free Ad Supported Television) channel via Roku…
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AT&T’s ‘tax-free’ plan for Discovery-WarnerMedia secures IRS approval
US telco AT&T has secured a favourable ruling from the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS)…
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Whisper hires Tanami exec as head of branded & digital
Whisper, the Sony-backed UK sports and unscripted prodco, has appointed Jemma Goba as head of…
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Propagate & NBA’s Russell Westbrook explore history of African American basketball
US-based Propagate Content, NBA great Russell Westbrook’s Zero World Media and the Black Fives Foundation…
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Sweden’s SVT & UR pick a bunch of TVF’s historical shows
Sweden’s SVT and Finland’s YLE are among a raft of Nordic outfits to pick up…
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Kapital Entertainment snaps up ABC execs to head creative
Aaron Kaplan’s US indie Kapital Entertainment has hired former ABC head of drama Brian Morewitz…
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Kevin Mayer & Tom Staggs’ Candle Media buys into Will Smith’s Westbrook Studios
Candle Media, the private equity-backed investment firm launched by former Disney execs Kevin Mayer and…
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All3’s Little Dot & History Hit set course for Shackleton’s shipwreck
All3Media’s Little Dot Studios and its SVOD platform History Hit have partnered with a new…
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Disney closes Spanish pay-tv channels Fox Life & Viajar
Disney has closed down its pay-tv channels Fox Life and Viajar in Spain as the…
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FilmRise hires Lionsgate, Vudu alum to oversee digital distribution
US-based producer and sales firm FilmRise has hired the head of content at NBCUniversal and…
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USA calls for Fox drama ‘9-1-1’, takes exclusive cable rights
NBCUniversal-owned USA Network has picked up Ryan Murphy’s Fox drama 9-1-1, with the deal including…
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Sky Studios eyes factual expansion with Dorothy St Pictures deal
Sky Studios has agreed a development deal with Julia Nottingham’s UK-based outfit Dorothy St Pictures….
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Peacock orders trio of Winter Olympics docs ahead of 2022 Games
NBCUniversal-owned streamer Peacock has commissioned a trio of new documentaries ahead of the 2022 Olympic…
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NENT Group acquires 700 hours from eOne in new content deal
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has acquired more than 700 hours of content from Entertainment…
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BBC & Netflix to explore ‘Cunk On Earth’ with new mockumentary
UK comedian Diane Morgan will reprise her Philomena Cunk role for the BBC and Netflix…
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France’s Federation buys Calt Production owner Robin & Co
Around The World In 80 Days producer Federation has taken a majority stake in French…
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Netflix strikes exclusive pact with musician Megan Thee Stallion
Netflix has struck an exclusive first-look pact with Grammy Award-winning musician Megan Thee Stallion. The…