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Argonon hires ITV alum Lindsay Goyette-Burke for talent

Argonon has hired former ITV exec Lindsay Goyette-Burke to a newly created role overseeing talent…

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Children’s Media Foundation launches campaign to address “crisis” in UK kids’ sector

The Children’s Media Foundation (CMF) in the UK has launched a campaign to address the…

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Disney & Reliance Industries agree $8.5bn merger

Disney and Reliance Industries have struck a deal to merge TV and streaming operations in…

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Disney Branded TV ups veteran kids exec Danyel Mendoza to VP, networks strategy

Disney veteran Danyel Mendoza has been promoted to VP of programming strategy & content planning…

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ITV & PBS extend ‘Professor T’ as Beta Film strikes deals

ITV in the UK and PBS in the US have extended Professor T into a…

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Fremantle’s Passenger lands Obama & Steph Curry for basketball docuseries

Former US president Barack Obama and NBA duo Steph Curry and Joakim Noah have been…

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London TV Screenings Insights: Adam Barth, director of co-pros, acquisitions & dev, Eccho Rights

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London TV Screenings Insights: Agapy Kapouranis, president of int’l TV & digital distribution, Lionsgate

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WBD & Paramount end potential merger talks, report claims

Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount are no looking at a potential merger, according to CNBC….

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Exclusive: Prime Video preps ‘The Grand Tour’ return, with UK trio pitching

Amazon Prime Video has enlisted three UK-based production companies to pitch new versions of The…

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London TV Screenings deals round-up (AM)

Banijay sells NZ drama ZDF in Germany, Acorn TV in the US, and TVNZ in…

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Keshet Int’l unveils Hitler docuseries as part of ‘Greenlight’ scheme

Keshet International (KI) has confirmed its second straight-to-series factual order for international distribution as part…

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Newen Connect invests in Jude Law’s Riff Raff Entertainment

Newen Connect has struck a deal to invest in Jude Law’s Riff Raff Entertainment, with…

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MGM+ names Michael Katzer as head of international

Amazon-owned streamer MGM+ has appointed Michael Katzer to become its head of international. Katzer is…

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WBD to cut news & programming at Three in NZ

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has revealed plans to overhaul its free-to-air business in New Zealand…

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London TV Screenings deals round-up (PM)

Movistar Plus+, Canal+ find Murder Is Easy Movistar Plus+ in Spain and Canal+ in France…

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London TV Screenings Insights: Rick Barker, SVP Sales and Acquisitions, DCD Rights

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London TV Screenings Insights: Will Stapley, Head of Acquisitions Abacus Media Rights

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London TV Screenings Insights: Poppy McAllister, head of Content Operations, TVF International

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London TV Screenings Insights: Stefanie Fischer, MD of distribution, OTF

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London TV Screenings Insights: Oliver Bachert, chief distribution officer, Beta Film

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London TV Screenings Insights: Anne Chérel, EVP Global Sales and Distribution, Studiocanal

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London TV Screenings Insights: Sarah Tong, director of sales, Hat Trick International

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London TV Screenings Insights: Rodolphe Buet, general manager, Newen Connect

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London TV Screenings Insights: Vanda Rapti, EVP of Viaplay Select & content distribution

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London TV Screenings deals round-up (AM)

Abacus sells crime, pushes RTÉ drama Abacus Media Rights has sold Catch Me A Killer…

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SkyShowtime to sell originals as Mediawan strikes first pact

SkyShowtime has started selling rights to its originals by striking a distribution deal with Mediawan…

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ITV orders ‘crossover’ format ‘Shark!’ from Plimsoll

UK broadcaster ITV has commissioned an “entertainment and wildlife crossover format” that will see celebrities…

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Paramount+ UK orders ‘Curfew’, Federation to sell globally

Paramount+ is expanding its UK drama slate with a new commission for Britannia prodco Vertigo…

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Disney’s EMEA streaming chief Luke Bradley-Jones to exit

Disney is on the look-out for a new boss of its streaming business in EMEA,…