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BBC orders ‘Marriage’ drama from Stefan Golaszewski
UK pubcaster the BBC has commissioned Marriage, a new drama from Mum writer and director…
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Netflix orders ‘Tiger King 2’ in new true crime slate
Netflix has commissioned a sequel to the global factual hit Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem &…
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Propagate rejigs senior ranks, promotes Isabel San Vargas to equity partner
US-based Propagate Content has promoted Isabel San Vargas to become an equity partner at the…
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Scripted round-up: US remake for Belgium’s ‘Team Chocolate’; Showtime adapts Swedish book for TV; Netflix reveals ‘All The Light We Cannot See’
LA-based STXtelevision has teamed with Newen’s Reel One Entertainment to develop and produce an English-language…
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Formats round-up: BBC & NBCU strike pact; ‘How To Look Good Naked’ returns to France; ITV orders quizzer ‘Riddiculous’
BBC & NBCU strike ‘groundbreaking’ format pact The UK’s BBC and NBCUniversal in the US…
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Factual Round up: UKTV & ZDF pick up Scorpion TV docs; ‘Cops’ comes to social media; Rakuten TV launches ‘Seve’
UKTV & ZDF pick up Scorpion TV docs UKTV, ZDF and others have struck deals…
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Newen’s Pupkin launches “witty” women-focused Juliet label
Newen-backed prodco Pupkin in the Netherlands is launching Juliet, a new label concentrating on “witty…
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Japan’s Fuji TV & Story Lab unveil first co-developed format
Japanese commercial broadcaster Fuji TV and producer-distributor group The Story Lab have revealed the first…
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APC Studios appoints ‘Mortel’ producer for French dramas & docs
About Premium Content (APC) Studios has appointed Mortel producer Agathe de Lorme to work across…
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UK’s Magnify Media hires ViacomCBS alum to head sales & copros
Plimsoll Productions-owned UK distributor Magnify Media has appointed former ViacomCBS International exec Anthony Appell as…
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Former Shine TV boss lands at Zinc Media as TV MD
UK factual group Zinc Media has appointed former Shine TV boss Tanya Shaw as MD…
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Showrunners Insight: ‘For All Mankind’s David Weddle & ‘The Box’s Adi Hasak
TBI has partnered with LA- and London-based drama consultancy MediaXchange to get under the skin…
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Discovery CEO David Zaslav talks “shock & awe global strategy” with WarnerMedia
Discovery CEO David Zaslav has predicted that a combined streamer with WarnerMedia will be able…
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Sales round-up: Discovery & Nine Network ink factual deals; Jetpack takes ‘Mechamato’ rights; Globoplay & Gulli Brazil take Pinguim shows
Discovery & Nine Network ink factual deals Broadcasters around the world have picked up a…
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Exclusive: France TV & Rai drama ‘Germinal’ secures first international sale
French-Canadian network Radio-Canada has become the first international buyer of Germinal, the new six-part drama…
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eOne hires Naked alum to expand UK unscripted team
Entertainment One (eOne) is bolstering its UK unscripted team with a senior hire and a…
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Pilgrim exec Johnny Gould & 3BMG launch factual prodco Superluna
Former Pilgrim Media Group exec and veteran unscripted producer Johnny Gould has launched Superluna Studios,…
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Nordic streamer Viaplay to launch in UK, Canada & Germany
Nordic streamer Viaplay is to launch in the UK, Germany and Canada over the next…
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Endeavor Content takes sales rights to Russian drama ‘Hope’ & ‘Cash In The Attic’ auction format
Endeavor Content has picked up distribution rights to Russian-language drama Hope and British auction format…
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Scripted round-up: Federation to shop ‘Mister8’; Eccho adds ‘Liar’ to catalogue; TF1 pre-buys ‘Mironins’
Federation to shop ‘Mister8’ French producer and distributor Federation Entertainment has acquired Elisa Viihde’s original…
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Greg Lipstone steps down as president at Propagate Content
Greg Lipstone is stepping down as president at Ben Silverman and Howard Owens US-based Propagate…
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Factual round-up: BBC heads ‘Inside Dubai’; ‘The Beatles And India’ goes global; Netflix acquires Peter Tatchell doc for Oz & NZ
BBC heads ‘Inside Dubai’ UK pubcaster the BBC has commissioned Inside Dubai: Playground Of The…
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SPT & Nigeria’s EbonyLife unveil ÀLÓ Initiative for writers of African heritage
Nigerian producer EbonyLife and Sony Pictures Television (SPT) have launched a new initiative designed to…
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Amazon expands Italian reality push with Ferragnez series
Amazon Prime Video has commissioned a new Italian original reality show, The Ferragnez – The…
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Sky Deutschland unveils originals push across genres
Sky Deutschland has unveiled a significant expansion of its original content drive following the recent…
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Canal+ buys FilmBox, Kino Polska owner SPI International
France’s Canal+ has struck a deal to take a 70% stake in SPI International, the…
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UK’s Red Sauce expands after bumper C5 factual order
Zinc Media Group’s UK factual label Red Sauce is expanding its London and Manchester production…
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BBC, ITV, C4 & C5 prep ‘UK streamer app’ to combat global SVODs
UK broadcasters are reportedly looking to create a single streaming app that would act as…
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News round-up: Sky Nature comes to Italy & Germany; HBO Max snags ‘Anacronte’
Sky Nature comes to Italy & Germany European pay-TV giant Sky and Blue Ant Media-owned…
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Starzplay & Pantaya prep ‘El Refugio’ drama with Fremantle & Fabula
Starzplay and Spanish-language streamer Pantaya have partnered with Fremantle and Chile-based prodco Fabula on a…