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Tik Tok orders Fremantle’s ‘Got Talent’ in China with JiangsuTV
Social media giant Tik Tok is moving into formats in China, after striking a first-of-its…
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ViacomCBS launches Pluto TV in Italy
ViacomCBS’s Pluto TV has launched in Italy, claiming to be the first free ad-supported streaming…
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AMC ups Dan McDermott, adding acquisition & scheduling remits
AMC Networks has upped original programming and studio president Dan McDermott to an expanded role…
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Fremantle promotes Mark Deetjen to lead FAST channels global expansion
Fremantle is looking to expand its free, ad-supported streaming television (FAST) services around the world…
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ViacomCBS to buy Fox TeleColombia & Estudios TeleMexico as Spanish-language play expands
ViacomCBS is to expand its Spanish-language efforts after striking a deal to acquire a majority…
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Netflix adds Spanish comedy, dating & films as originals slate expands
Netflix has expanded its Spanish originals slate, with orders for new scripted and unscripted series,…
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‘Moonshiners’ prodco Magilla links with Chris Deaux’s Two Fifteen West
Moonshiners producer Magilla Entertainment has struck an exclusive, multi-year overall deal with veteran unscripted creative…
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BT Sport to air Rio Ferdinand football doc from ‘Finding Jack Charlton’ prodco
UK-based BT Sport is preparing a three-part docuseries from the producers behind BBC show Finding…
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Catalina Content & choreographer Laurieann Gibson team for talent format
Catalina Content, the LA-based production company led by Jeff Collins and backed by Sky Studios,…
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NENT ramps up reality with deal for NBCU’s Hayu content
Nordic Entertainment (NENT) Group is to offer a raft of reality shows to its subscribers…
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In10 Media’s VP of strategy & development Mansi Darbar to step down
India-based broadcast, production and streaming group In10 Media Network’s Mansi Darbar is stepping down from…
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Abacus picks up climate doc ‘It Takes A Flood’ for global sales
UK-based Abacus Media Rights has acquired global distribution rights to the Docsville Studios documentary, It…
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Genius Brands acquires WOW! Unlimited in $53m deal
US-based kids content company Genius Brands International has acquired Canadian prodco Wow! Unlimited Media for…
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Sales round-up: Scorpion TV shops Beatles in India; PBS & SVT ink factual deals; Canoe Films boards Chumbawamba doc
Scorpion TV shops Beatles in India UK-based Scorpion TV has acquired global distribution rights to…
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Banijay UK launches scripted label Double Dutch, with Iona Vrolyk
Banijay UK has launched a new scripted label, Double Dutch, led by drama producer Iona…
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CBS Studios launches BIPOC-focused label with Alex Kurtzman & Jenny Lumet
ViacomCBS-owned CBS Studios has partnered with Jenny Lumet and Alex Kurtzman to launch 25 Stories,…
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Hulu promotes originals execs Ashley Chang & Beth Osisek to VP roles
Disney-owned US streamer Hulu has promoted Ashley Chang to VP of content development for original…
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Discovery exec Anil Jhingan upped to president & MD, APAC
Discovery has promoted Anil Jhingan to the role of president and MD of Asia Pacific,…
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Off The Fence launches ‘Harry Potter’-themed travel series for global sales
ZDF Enterprises-owned European factual producer and distributor Off The Fence has launched an upcoming Harry Potter-themed…
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NENT Group poaches SVT acquisitions boss Stephen Mowbray for Viaplay
Nordic Entertainment (NENT) Group has appointed SVT exec Stephen Mowbray to a newly created acquisitions…
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IMDb TV orders original comedy from Shea Serrano & Michael Schur
Amazon-owned AVOD IMDb TV has ordered Primo (working title), a new original single-camera comedy from…
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SBS Australia hears ‘Voices Of The Dead’ in Cineflix Rights factual deal
Australian pubcaster SBS has acquired more than 20 hours of factual content, following a deal…
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HBO Max launches in Nordics & Spain as European rollout begins
WarnerMedia’s premium streaming service HBO Max has begun rolling out in Europe. The streamer, which…
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Amazon Kids+ says ‘Hello Kitty’
Amazon Kids+ has commissioned a new 3D animated series in the Hello Kitty franchise. Hello…
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HBO orders adaptation of Raven Leilani’s ‘Luster’ from Gaumont & Viva Maude
US network HBO has ordered an adaptation of the Raven Leilani novel Luster from Gaumont…
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Peacock seeks ‘The Missing’ with David E Kelley
NBCUniversal-owned streamer Peacock has ordered The Missing, a new crime drama series based on the…
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Hulu expands unscripted with Corus Studios deals
Disney-owned streamer Hulu has acquired four unscripted shows following deals with Toronto-based producer and distributor…
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Former Channel 4 CEO Michael Grade eyes takeover bid
Former Channel 4 CEO Michael Grade is reportedly planning a takeover bid of the broadcaster….
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IPTV to overtake cable within five years
IPTV is set to overtake cable TV on a global scale within five years. According…
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FilmRise welcomes ‘Barney And Friends’ in kids content deal
New York-based producer and streamer FilmRise has licensed several children’s shows from kids distributor 9 Story Distribution…