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Sony Pictures TV & RuPaul ink first-look scripted deal
Sony Pictures Television has signed a first-look scripted deal with RuPaul Charles, the host and…
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Hulu chief Kelly Campbell departs amid reports of move to NBCU
Hulu’s president Kelly Campbell has departed the Disney-Owned streamer after less than two years in…
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Triggerfish & Germany’s E4D partner to boost African animation
South African animation studio Triggerfish has partnered with a program backed by the German government,…
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Hollywood faces production halt as off-screen workers vote to strike
US productions could be put on hiatus after a union representing thousands of TV and…
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NBC veteran Rebecca McGill joins Wolf Entertainment
Veteran NBC exec Rebecca McGill has been hired as EVP at NBCUniversal-based Wolf Entertainment. McGill,…
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ITV reveals ‘The Suspect’ from ‘Vigil’ prodco, starring Aidan Turner
ITV in the UK has ordered an adaptation of Michael Robotham’s novel The Suspect from…
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Sales round-up: Discovery buys Quintus prison series; Disney snags ZAG’s ‘Ghostforce’
Discovery buys Quintus prison series Discovery in Latin America and Iberia has picked up rights…
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Magnify Media launches formats showcase
Plimsoll Productions-owned UK distributor Magnify Media is launching a formats showcase ahead of MIPCOM next…
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John de Mol’s Talpa Concepts starts Blue Engine deal in MENA
John de Mol’s Marble Mania prodco Talpa Concepts has expanded its format partnerships model by…
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Canada’s 9 Story Media takes minority stake & first-look book rights to UK’s Knight Of catalogue
Canadian children’s entertainment company 9 Story Media Group has acquired a minority equity stake in…
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ViacomCBS confirms Lat Am leadership after completing Chilevisión deal
ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI) has confirmed its leadership team in Latin America after completing the…
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Paramount alum joins CrossCheck Studios as TV head
Former Paramount exec Jared Sleisenger has been appointed as head of television at nascent prodco…
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Drama round up: Netflix orders Brazilian thriller; ViacomCBS acquires NBCU’s ‘FBI’; Starzplay renews ‘BMF’
Netflix orders Brazilian thriller Netflix has commissioned Olhar Indiscreto, an original Brazilian psychological thriller set…
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Banijay ties with ZDF alum Stephan Denzer for new comedy label
Banijay has launched a new label with the former editorial director for comedy at German broadcaster…
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Amazon preps Lat Am reboot of 1950’s CBS comedy ‘I Love Lucy’
Amazon Prime Video has ordered a remake of classic US comedy I Love Lucy, which…
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ViacomCBS names Sean Gupta as SVP streaming strategy
ViacomCBS has appointed BET exec Sean Gupta as SVP of streaming strategy. Gupta began the…
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SPT’s channel sell-off continues with Antenna deal in CEE
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has continued its withdrawal from the global channels business by selling…
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Discovery UK joins Creative Diversity Network
Discovery UK has joined the Creative Diversity Network (CDN), the industry body working to improve…
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Disney+ orders ‘Ndrangheta-focused Italian true crime docuseries
Disney+ has greenlit Ndrangheta, World Wide Mafia, a new Italian original docuseries about public prosecutor…
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Aito Media founders launch Finnish prodco Take Two Studios
Finnish media executives Eero Hietala, Lasse Koskinen and Ilkka Hynninen have launched Take Two Studios,…
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Fremantle completes acquisition of NENT Studios prodcos in Nordics
Fremantle has completed its deal to acquire 12 production labels from NENT Studios and revealed…
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ITVS unveils Fall scripted slate & inks global pre-sale deals
UK-based ITV Studios (ITVS) has struck pre-sale deals for a several shows, and also unveiled…
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Netflix makes first gaming acquisition with deal for Night School Studio
Netflix has acquired its first video game studio as it continues to make advances into…
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France Télévisions & TF1 claim compensation for Canal+ free-to-view move
French broadcasters France Télévisions and TF1 have taken legal action against Canal+ and claimed over…
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Banijay launches new Mexico & US Hispanic production studio
Banijay Americas is launching a new production studio, Banijay Mexico & US Hispanic, to be…
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BossaNova hires NENT Studios exec for acquisitions & co-pros
UK-based funding and distribution company BossaNova has appointed former NENT Studios exec Olivia Morgan to…
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PBS & NENT Group pre-buy BBC drama ‘The Trick’ as Abacus takes sales rights
PBS in the US and the NENT Group have picked up the upcoming British drama…
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Woodcut Media names Attaboy TV exec to lead development
UK factual producer Woodcut Media has appointed Attaboy TV’s Jo Enyori to a newly created…
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Disney ups ABC exec Tiffany Faigus to become SVP of unscripted
Disney has promoted ABC exec Tiffany Faigus to become SVP of unscripted & alternative entertainment…
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ITV & Viaplay link for Litvinenko drama with David Tennant
UK broadcaster ITV has partnered with Nordic streamer Viaplay on a David Tennant-starring drama exploring…