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News round-up: ‘Squid Game’ creator preps S2; OSN opens Eccho’s ‘Chrysalis’; ZEE5 preps desi noir anthology
Squid Game creator preps S2 Squid Game director and writer Hwang Dong-hyuk has said a…
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AVOD streamer Redbox strikes Sony & WarnerMedia content deals
US-based AVOD streamer Redbox has struck deals with WarnerMedia and Sony Pictures Television (SPT), which…
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Ireland’s ShinAwiL & Bebbak partner for Sineád O’Connor doc
Irish production companies ShinAwiL and Bebbak have partnered to co-produce a feature documentary about the…
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Beyond Rights adds Tin Roof & Hat Trick alum for AVOD and Nordics
Australia- and UK-based distributor Beyond Rights has appointed an exec from Tin Roof Media to…
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Discovery NZ plans 70% local content boost & new channel launches
Discovery New Zealand has pledged a 70 per cent increase in local content, amid a…
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London TV Screenings 2022 dates to clash with BBCS Showcase
All3Media International, Banijay Rights, eOne, Fremantle and ITV Studios have confirmed that next year’s London…
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MGM launches streaming offer in Australia via Amazon
US studio MGM has expanded its partnership with soon-to-be owner Amazon by launching a new…
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News round-up: AMC+ gives US debut to ‘Anne Boleyn’; NPO takes ‘Kin’; ‘Abhay’ renewed by Zee5 Global
AMC+ gives US debut to ‘Anne Boleyn’ US-based AMC+ has acquired three-part psychological thriller Anne Boleyn…
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Woodcut Int’l partners with Rob Knox Foundation on knife crime doc
UK distributor Woodcut International has partnered with The Rob Knox Foundation to launch a documentary…
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Exclusive: Moonbug to ramp up IP portfolio following acquisition
Global kids content firm Moonbug Entertainment will seek to create and acquire “more and better…
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AMC+ launches in Australia via Amazon & Apple TV
AMC Networks has launched its streaming bundle AMC+ in Australia, allowing viewers to access a…
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‘Ghostforce’ firm ZAG picks ‘Pocoyo’ veteran to oversee TV content
LA-based animation studio ZAG has named former Zinkia executive Maria Doolan to oversee its TV…
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Banijay appoints Adriane Freitas to lead Endemol Shine Brasil
Endemol Shine Brasil has appointed Adriane Freitas as CEO, replacing Juliana Algañaraz who departed in…
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CBBC takes a spin with Yeti’s teen ballroom dancer doc
CBBC, the children’s division of UK pubcaster the BBC, has commissioned a documentary about a…
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Muse hires Vice alum Michael Kronish for factual push
Canadian Coroner producer Muse Entertainment has inked an exclusive first-look deal with former Vice Media…
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BBC faces funding crisis as UK gov’t looks to freeze licence fee
UK pubcaster the BBC faces having its funding frozen for the next two years in…
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Africa’s Universal TV & Hong Kong’s Now TV snags ‘Leverage: Redemption’
NBCUniversal International Networks (NBCUIN) and Now TV in Hong Kong have acquired rights to Electric…
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Channel 4 privatisation decision delayed following public backlash
The UK government has delayed any decision on privatising pubcaster Channel 4 (C4). In July,…
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Universal Music’s Mercury Studios links with Yungblud for song-based drama
Universal Music Group’s Mercury Studios has partnered with UK singer Dominic Richard Harrison (aka Yungblud)…
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ONSeries Lisboa links with Globoplay for Portuguese event
Portuguese drama event ONSeries Lisbon has unveiled details of its upcoming event in Lisbon with…
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The Ink Factory expands John le Carré slate into Asia, with 127 Wall backing
The Ink Factory, the Endeavor Content-backed UK and US prodco behind The Night Manager and The…
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News round-up: Mercurio signs 20th TV deal; BritBox NA takes ‘The Tower’; Stellify & Joe Sugg launch VR show
Mercurio signs 20th TV deal Bodyguard showrunner Jed Mercurio and producer Jimmy Mulville have signed…
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Apple TV+ poaches 20th TV’s Erin May as senior creative exec
Apple TV+ has hired 20th Television’s drama development executive Erin May as a senior creative…
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Fox forges first-look pact with ‘Masked Singer’ creator Wonwoo Park
Fox Entertainment’s in-house unscripted studio has struck first-look development pact with the creator of hit…
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Insight TV & MContent explore ‘The Blockchain Life’
Amsterdam-based, millennial-focused global channel Insight TV and tokenised content marketplace MContent have commissioned The Blockchain…
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Shane Allen & Kate Daughton’s Boffola raids BBC for first hire
Shane Allen and Kate Daughton’s recently launched production company Boffola Pictures has made its first…
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Kevin Mayer’s investment firm strikes $3bn deal for ‘CoComelon’ outfit Moonbug
Global kids content company Moonbug Entertainment has been acquired by Disney execs Kevin Mayer and Tom…
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Lionsgate to explore spinning off or selling Starz
Lionsgate is exploring spinning off its pay TV and streaming business Starz, barely five years…
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Cineflix, Sky & Banijay among big winners at TBI’s Content Innovation Awards
Sky, Cineflix Rights and Banijay have been revealed as the big winners at the Content…
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Pro TV returns ‘Survivor’ to Romania
Romanian network Pro TV has commissioned a new series of reality competition format Survivor. This…