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Disney+ blasts off ‘Among The Stars’ in new NASA docuseries
Disney+ has announced a new original documentary series following NASA astronaut Captain Chris Cassidy as…
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BBC appoints Disney alum Anna Taganov to head children’s content & strategy
Former Disney exec Anna Taganov has been appointed as head of children’s content and programming…
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Fox Entertainment acquires TMZ from WarnerMedia
Fox Entertainment has announced the acquisition of WarnerMedia’s celebrity news entertainment platform TMZ. The Fox…
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‘Masked Singer UK’ prodco Bandicoot hires BBCS, Renowned & Cactus execs
The Masked Singer UK producer Bandicoot TV has appointed former BBC Studios, Renowned Films and…
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Deals round-up: Bin Laden doc lands in Europe & Oz; Brazil’s Globoplay acquires Serbia’s ‘Civil Servant’; Lime Pictures to adapt ‘Planet Omar’
Bin Laden doc lands in Europe & Oz SBS in Australia, Sweden’s SVT, DR in Denmark and NRK in Norway, along…
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HBO Max preps Batman spin-off series based on Penguin
HBO Max has started development on a series revolving round Batman’s arch nemesis Penguin. The…
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Amazon Studios developing live-action ‘She-Ra’ & ‘Victories Greater Than Death’ adaptation with Michael B. Jordan
Amazon Studios is in development on two new scripted series – an adaptation of the…
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BBC Two orders augmented reality medical show from Remarkable
BBC Two in the UK has ordered a six-parter that uses augmented reality and medical…
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Dynamic TV names Netflix, TF1 alum to lead French originals and co-pros
Ginny & Georgia and Creepshow producer Dynamic Television has appointed a former TF1 and Netflix…
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Former ViacomCBS Int’l duo launch sports-focused factual outfit, Collective Media Group
Former ViacomCBS International execs Claire McArdle and Rebecca Knight have teamed up to launch Collective…
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HBO Europe alums launch Bucharest-based EastWest Prods
Former HBO Europe execs Wayne Henry and Alina David have launched a new Romanian-based production…
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DR’s drama director Christian Rank departs amid “deadlock”
Danish pubcaster DR is revamping its scripted division, with current drama chief Christian Rank stepping…
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Round up: Blue Ant’s HauntTV lands on Roku; Vuulr hits 2k hours in Q3; Prime snags cinema docs
Blue Ant’s HauntTV lands on Roku Canada’s Blue Ant Media has launched its FAST (free…
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Kevin Mayer’s investment firm eyes Will Smith’s Westbrook Studios
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith’s Westbrook Studios is reportedly exploring a sale to Disney…
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Nippon TV unveils new business & scripted formats
Dragons’ Den creators Nippon TV has unveiled two new formats for the international market, with…
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Brian Robbins to replace Gianopulos at Paramount, David Nevins takes TV remit
Nickelodeon boss Brian Robbins is set to become the new chairman and CEO of Paramount…
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Arrested Industries & Merzigo snag 3,000 hours from Spain’s RTVE
Anthony Kimble and Merrily Ross’s firm Arrested Industries and Turkish aggregator Merzigo have struck a…
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Netflix & ‘Unorthodox’ creator Anna Winger strike pact & reveal projects
Netflix has struck a multi-year partnership with Anna Winger and her production company Airlift Productions,…
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TBI Weekly: What attending a post-Covid event feels like
NEM Dubrovnik offered another indicator that the face-to-face events circuit is beginning to spark back…
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Kids round-up: Tencent orders ‘Rainbow Bubblegem’; Toonz taps Zee’s Mukund Cairae for new SBU; Sky Kids orders ‘Paw Patrol’ shorts
Tencent orders ‘Rainbow Bubblegem’ Chinese streamer Tencent Video has ordered Rainbow Bubblegem, a new original…
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Round-up: Keshet 12 orders more ‘Dessert’; UKTV’s Drama snags Father Brown spin-off
Keshet 12 orders more Dessert Israeli network Keshet 12 has re-commissioned The Perfect Dessert for…
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Exclusive: Russian giant Star outlines originals & library play for Lava
Russia’s Star Media is to produce original dramas for its soon-to-launch global streamer Lava, while…
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BBC & AMC+ drama ‘The North Water’ sails into 40 territories
CBC in Canada and Foxtel in Australia are among almost 40 broadcasters and streamers around…
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Banijay’s Bunim/Murray confirms senior exec team under Julie Pizzi
Julie Pizzi, president of US-based Banijay-owned unscripted studio Bunim/Murray Productions (BMP), has finalised her senior…
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All3Media & Charles Wachter launch unscripted label, Hard North Media
US production group All3Media America has partnered with executive producer and showrunner Charles Wachter to…
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Exclusive: France 2 TV to debut new Banijay competition format, ‘The Artist’
French pubcaster France 2 TV will launch a new talent competition format from global production…
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Sales round-up: ‘Gloria’ goes global; Viasat World expands factual slate
‘Gloria’ goes global Mediaset in Italy, NBCUniversal International Networks for CALLE 13 in Spain and…
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India’s Aha picks up local version of Israeli romcom ‘The Baker And The Beauty’
Indian Telugu streaming platform Aha has picked up Annapurna Studios’ local version of Israeli romcom…
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Series Mania set for Lille return in March 2022
The 2022 edition of drama event Series Mania will return to Lille in France next…
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M-Net reheats ‘MasterChef South Africa’ after seven-year break
South Africa’s M-Net is returning Banijay’s cookery format MasterChef to the country after a seven-year…