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WarnerMedia to launch CNN+ streaming service
WarnerMedia-owned news network CNN is launching a new streaming service, complete with its own content….
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Amazon Studios orders LGBTQ+ docuseries ‘Tampa Baes’
Amazon Studios has ordered a new docuseries following a group of lesbian friends living in…
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ITV Studios pulls out of MIPCOM as travel uncertainty affects planning
ITV Studios (ITVS) will not be appearing at this year’s MIPCOM, with the UK-based production…
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Deals round-up: Sky adds fashion show from ‘McQueen’ prodco; Drive pre-sells true crime; Fred lines up Stripe Studios
Sky enters Kingdom Of Dreams Sky in the UK has unveiled an archive-led docuseries set…
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Formats round-up: RTL orders ‘Top Dog Germany’; Oz’s Seven commissions ‘The Voice’ spin-off; ‘Love It Or List It’ expands in Europe
RTL orders ‘Top Dog Germany’ RTL in Germany has picked up A+E’s canine competition format…
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UK’s Calculus Creative Content fund invests in London & Sydney-based prodco
The British Film Institute (BFI)-backed Calculus Creative Content EIS Fund has made its latest investment,…
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TBI’s Content Innovation Awards deadline extended!
TBI’s Content Innovation Awards (CIA) 2021 have again attracted some of the biggest names in…
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Vice TV preps Jehovah’s Witnesses documentary from Aaron Kaufman
Vice TV in the US is preparing to air a “disturbing” documentary from Aaron Kaufman…
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UK’s C4 orders football racism doc & raft of digital shorts
UK comcaster Channel 4 has commissioned a new one-off documentary exploring the role of social…
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Banijay taps Zeppelin exec to lead new Iberian creative agency
Banijay has diversified its Iberian operations by rolling out a new creative agency to be…
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Off The Fence bolsters development with BBC Studios, Top Hat alum addition
Factual producer-distributor Off The Fence (OTF) has followed up its recent management overhaul by appointing…
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ABC drama boss Brian Morewitz exits after 15 years
Brian Morewitz, SVP and head of drama development at Disney-owned ABC in the US, is…
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Exclusive: Topic, HBO Max, SBS Oz buy Russian drama ‘Dead Mountain’
US streamer Topic and HBO Max in Latin America are expanding their Russian drama offerings…
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Paramount+ makes formal series order for ‘Grease’ prequel
ViacomCBS streamer Paramount+ has handed a formal 10-episode order to Grease: Rise Of The Pink…
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IDW hires Orchard alum Paul Davidson as EVP Entertainment
US-based Locke & Key prodco IDW Entertainment has hired former The Orchard exec Paul Davidson as…
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Spain’s Onza hires Lux Vide exec to lead int’l co-pros & development
Onza, the Spanish prodco behind shows including Hernán and El Ministerio Del Tiempo, has hired…
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Kids round-up: Sola to shop ‘Honey Hills’; Cartoon Network developing dance comedy; ‘Little Bear’ travels world
Sola to shop ‘Honey Hills’ Germany’s Sola Media has acquired global distribution rights to Russian…
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Endeavor Content links with Rick Rubin to expand Shangri La into TV & film
Endeavor Content has struck an overall deal with famed music producer Rick Rubin. The agreement…
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Banijay’s UK prodco Remarkable raids Optomen for factual development chief
Banijay-owned Remarkable TV has rejigged its factual team by appointing a former Optomen exec as…
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France’s Mediawan takes majority stake in ‘Bac Nord’ prodco Chi-Fou-Mi
France’s Mediawan Group has continued its acquisition spree by taking a majority stake in Paris-based…
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Lionsgate buys into ‘Project Runway’ & ‘Paddington’ prodco Spyglass
Lionsgate has acquired a 20% stake in US-based Spyglass Media Group in a move that…
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WarnerMedia names HBO Asia Originals content leads
WarnerMedia has made two new senior appointments to its HBO Asia Originals team, with May-Yi…
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Netflix hires former Facebook exec Mike Verdu to spearhead videogame push
Netflix has confirmed reports that it is eyeing a move into videogames with the hire…
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Media Ranch names Horsepower 3.0 winner
Canadian producer and distributor Media Ranch has unveiled the winner of the third edition of…
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Sales round-up: Scotland’s STV Player makes ‘biggest ever’ acquisition deal; Mediaset visits ‘Schitt’s Creek’; ‘Legacy’ lands in Spain
Scotland’s STV Player in ‘biggest ever’ acquisition deal Scotland’s STV has revealed its biggest content…
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Peter Dinklage & David Ginsberg’s Estuary inks eOne first-look deal
Peter Dinklage and David Ginsberg’s LA-based production company Estuary Films has signed a first-look deal…
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Spain’s Diagonal TV preps monarchy drama with journalist Sergio Vila-Sanjuán
La Catedral Del Mar producer Diagonal TV has partnered with journalist and novelist Sergio Vila-Sanjuán…
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Sky revives long-running BBC comedy panel show ‘Buzzcocks’
British comedy panel show Never Mind The Buzzcocks is to return after a six year…
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Insight TV & C4 fitted up for Zig Zag’s ‘Garms Dealer’ fashion show
Millennial-focused channel operator and producer Insight TV and UK pubcaster Channel 4 have commissioned a…
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MTV revives ‘Cribs’ in US with Martha Stewart, Ryan Lochte & Ashlee Simpson
ViacomCBS-owned MTV has rebooted veteran celebrity property show Cribs, more than two decades since it…