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Disney+ & Sierra/Affinity execs launch LA-based Upgrade Productions
Former Disney+ exec Matt Brodlie and Sierra/Affinity’s Jonathan Kier have launched Upgrade Productions, a new…
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Exclusive: UK’s Drive plans $2m series investment for 2022
UK-based distributor & financier Drive is expecting to invest more than £1.5m ($2m) on programming…
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MIP organisers to launch online network OneMIP
Reed Midem owners RX France and MIP Markets are to launch OneMIP, an online business…
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ViacomCBS Int’l Studios to champion diversity with new social impact division
ViacomCBS International Studios is launching VIS Social Impact, a new studio division focused on developing…
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Netflix enters ‘Swap Shop’ with Hit+Run
Netflix has acquired a new US-based reality format, Swap Shop, from New York factual outfit…
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SPT launches YouTube cookery channel with Kiran Jethwa & preps originals
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has partnered with restaurateur and chef Kiran Jethwa on a new…
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HBO Max Lat Am acquires ‘The Pursuit Of Love’ & ‘Smother’ in BBC Studios content deal
WarnerMedia Latin America has acquired more than 100 hours of content from UK-based BBC Studios,…
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FilmRise snags LUPIN, Sonic X anime among TMS Entertainment deal
New York-based producer and streamer FilmRise is to launch a new anime-focused OTT channel and…
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All3 disbands NENT UK team with development slate future unclear
NENT Studios UK’s team has been all but disbanded following its acquisition by All3Media, while…
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Formats round-up: Korean FTA first for ‘Lego Masters’; Life TV gets ‘Pretty Smart’; SBS6 dreams & hunts
Korea’s MBC builds Lego Masters South Korean network MBC has become the latest global broadcaster…
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MIPCOM round-up: Nutopia’s ‘Extra Life’ travels; BossaNova sales in MENA; Insight TV’s China co-pro
Movistar, SBS, Kan claim Nutopia’s Extra Life Movistar in Spain, Australia’s SBS and Israeli pubcaster…
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BBC orders ‘A Kind Of Spark’ adaptation from Canada’s 9 Story Media
UK pubcaster the BBC has ordered A Kind Of Spark, a new live action series…
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Sony set to buy ‘His Dark Materials’ prodco Bad Wolf
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) is reportedly close to acquiring His Dark Materials producer Bad Wolf….
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Vincent TV bolsters scripted with exec from Dutch prodco NewBe
Vincent TV has appointed a creative producer from NewBe in the Netherlands to help the…
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MIPCOM round-up: HBO Max snags ‘All The Way Up’; TF1 opens ‘Love Trap’; Looke buys NTV shows; MBC adds Talpa’s Avastars
HBO Max snags All The Way Up WarnerMedia in Latin America has acquired exclusive rights…
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UK financier & distributor Drive & VFX firm Polar Media explore ‘Giant Science’
UK-based financier and distributor Drive has partnered with VFX and animation producer Polar Media to…
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RTL extends ‘Sisi’ as Globoplay, Mediaset strike deals for Austrian drama
RTL Deutschland has ordered a second season of period drama Sisi ahead of its debut…
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Newen Connect appoints Banijay alum Andrew Sime to lead on formats
French distributor Newen Connect has hired former Banijay Rights exec Andrew Sime to lead its…
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Pluto TV strikes BBC Studios drama deal in Europe
ViacomCBS-owned AVOD service Pluto TV has partnered with BBC studios to add three new channels…
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Viaplay & Ireland’s RTÉ link for Mopar’s ‘North Sea Connection’
Nordic streamer Viaplay has partnered with Irish pubcaster RTÉ on North Sea Connection, a six-part…
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Banijay UK inks unscripted deal with Jack Whitehall’s Jackpot
Banijay UK has signed an exclusive two-year deal with British actor and comedian Jack Whitehall,…
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Blue Ant rejigs distribution arm with hire of ViacomCBS exec
Canadian distribution group Blue Ant International has rejigged its global sales arm with the…
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Russia’s KinoPoisk to adapt ‘Aeterna’ novels & cyberpunk adult animation
Russian streaming service KinoPoisk has commissioned two new original scripted series – fantasy drama Aeterna…
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Fremantle bolsters US scripted with Lionsgate’s Jerry Jacobs & Nyanza Shaw
Fremantle has bolstered its scripted team in the US by adding a business & legal…
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Scripted round-up: ‘Moominvalley’ prodco Gutsy moves into drama; ITV orders ‘Without Sin’; Starzplay, Sony & ‘Homeland’ duo prep Spanish drama
Gutsy Animation moves into drama Moominvalley producer Gutsy Animations is developing its first adult-targeted drama…
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Leftfield co-president Gretchen Palek moves to Blumhouse TV
US-based Blumhouse TV has hired Leftfield Pictures co-president Gretchen Palek as its new head of…
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WarnerMedia snags global rights to ‘Simple As Water’ doc for HBO Max & HBO
WarnerMedia has picked up worldwide and streaming rights to Simple As Water, the documentary from…
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A+E strikes pact with streamer aggregator ScreenHits TV in Germany
Streaming aggregator ScreenHits TV has struck a deal to offer A+E Networks channels via its…
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Channel 4 invests in UK’s Spirit Studios via Indie Growth Fund
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has invested in The Stand Up Sketch Show and Bamous producer…
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NENT hires Miramax exec to lead new distribution arm
Viaplay owner Nordic Entertainment (NENT) Group has launched a new global sales division and hired…