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‘Fauda’s Michal Aviram preps Munich thriller for Sky, CBS Studios & Amusement
Sky Studios, Amusement Park Film and CBS Studios have teamed for thriller Munich Match (working…
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Kissing Booth producer Komixx acquired by iGeneration Studios
iGeneration Studios, a new UK-headquartered film & TV producer, has acquired production company Komixx Entertainment…
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Curiosity invests in Nebula streaming platform
US factual company Curiosity has invested into Nebula, the creator-owned streaming and technology platform. With…
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Left Bank starts filming on new Amazon crime series ‘Three Pines’
Left Bank Pictures has started production in Canada on new Amazon Prime Video crime series…
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BBC Studios strikes international deals for Brook Lapping’s 9/11 feature doc
Factual producer Brook Lapping’s 9/11: Life Under Attack, which coincides with the 20th anniversary of…
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RTL Deutschland names co-CEOs as Bernd Reichart takes new role
RTL Group has named Matthias Dang and Stephan Schäfer as the new become Co-CEOs of…
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SBS in Oz buys Norwegian-German terrorist drama ‘Furia’
Australian public broadcaster SBS has become the first company to strike a pre-sale deal for…
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Jim Allen to step down as MD at Banijay’s RDF Television
Jim Allen, MD at RDF Television, is stepping down from the business after 12 years…
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John de Mol’s Talpa strikes exclusive format deal with Eureka in Oz
Marble Mania creator Talpa has linked up with Holey Moley firm Eureka Productions to expand…
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Sony Pictures Television distribution veteran John Weiser exits
Veteran Sony Pictures Television (SPT) exec John Weiser is stepping down after more than 30…
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ITV’s Asif Zubairy steps down as entertainment commissioner
ITV entertainment commissioner Asif Zubairy has left the UK commercial broadcaster. Zubairy joined ITV in…
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Nutopia hires Nat Geo alum Geoff Daniels for unscripted entertainment
Welcome To Earth producer Nutopia has hired former Nat Geo EVP Geoff Daniels to a…
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News round-up: Passion sells crime in Oz/NZ; ‘I’m A Celebrity…’ lands in Finland; ScreenSkills launches animation scheme
Passion sells crime in Oz, NZ Nine Network in Australia is among a number of…
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ITV Studios unveils hybrid Fall Festival for drama, unscripted & formats
ITV Studios (ITVS) has unveiled its upcoming Fall Festival line-up, which will be a hybrid…
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Starzplay joins TF1 on child murder drama ‘A French Case’
Global streamer Starzplay has partnered with French broadcaster TF1 on the upcoming anthology series A…
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‘Oddbods’ creator One Animation hires eOne & Amazon execs
Oddbods creator One Animation is expanding its digital team by appointing execs from Hasbro’s Entertainment One…
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Exclusive: France’s Endemol Shine Fiction rebrands, lands Lemaitre novels & M6, France 2 series
Endemol Shine Fiction, the French production firm led by Dominique Farrugia, is rebranding as Shine…
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HBO Max reveals Europe content strategy, as roll-out in Spain & Nordics set for autumn
WarnerMedia has laid out its content strategy in Europe and confirmed that it will be…
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Flare & Newen link for Joyrider & Ildikó Enyedi’s drama ‘Balaton Brigade’
Berlin-based Flare Entertainment and French distributor Newen Connect have struck a deal to co-develop and…
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Banijay CEO & chairman talk up acquisitions & avoiding US producer-for-hire model
Banijay remains on the acquisition hunt for production companies as it seeks to further scale…
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Endeavor backs Nordic Drama Queens prodco from CMore, Miso & Yellow Bird execs
Endeavor Content has invested in a new Scandinavia-based production company that is being launched by…
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Disney ‘accelerating’ European focus with originals to hit 60 by 2024
Disney+ is allowing the Mouse House to “put the afterburners” on its European production efforts…
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Middle East’s OSN appoints Fremantle, HIT alum to replace CEO Patrick Tillieux
Middle East operator OSN has appointed former Fremantle and HIT Entertainment exec Sangeeta Desai as…
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All3’s Main Event promotes Stephanie Valentin to oversee creative & production
All3Media America-owned Main Event Media has promoted Stephanie Valentin to become VP of creative development…
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SeriesMania Forum reveals Russian winner of co-pro pitch competition
Russian period drama Red Rainbow has been voted the winner of this year’s Best Project…
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HBO Max in Lat Am & Spain’s FilminTV pick up ‘Pørni’
HBO Max in Latin America and Spanish streamer Filmin TV are among companies to have…
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Round-up: Warp fuels development with Anton; AFM moves online; eOne snags Freida Pinto deal
Warp fuels development with financier Anton UK-based production company Warp Films has struck a creative…
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Netflix preps African queen docudrama from Westbrook & Nutopia
Netflix has handed a two-season order to Will Smith & Jada Pinkett Smith’s Westbrook Studios…
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BBC One orders Brink’s-Mat robbery drama with ‘Guilt’s Neil Forsyth attached
BBC One in the UK has commissioned a six-part drama inspired by the true story…
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WarnerMedia’s HBO Go & Catchplay in Asia prep Taiwanese anthology drama
WarnerMedia has linked up with streaming service Catchplay in Asia on a seven-part anthology series…