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Netflix orders Meghan Markle kids animation series, marking second Archewell show
Netflix has commissioned a new animated children’s series from Archewell Productions, the company set up…
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News round-up: Netflix & Moonbug expand kids franchises; ‘Detention Adventure’ returns; Dantar inks first-look deal with Pilgrim
Netflix & Moonbug expand kids franchises Netflix and US-UK kids content company Moonbug Entertainment are…
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Festival round-up: Edinburgh TV Fest launches Theroux talent search; Series Mania unveils Étoile Award
Edinburgh TV Fest launches Theroux talent search The TV Foundation, the umbrella charity of the…
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Factual round-up: Latest deals for D360, Global Screen, BritBox & RTÉ
M6, Rai 5 snap up D360 shows French broadcaster M6 has picked up There’s Something…
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Rive Gauche hires Blackpills, eOne alums for film & TV operation
LA-based Rive Gauche is expanding its team with two new hires, taking on David Sigurani…
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Lebron James’ SpringHill Company explores sale, valued at $750m
NBA star LeBron James and business partner Maverick Carter are reportedly in talks with Nike…
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Exclusive: Shorts Int’l launches FAST channels with Samsung in Europe
AMC-backed Shorts International is moving into free-to-view ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) by launching a raft…
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WarnerMedia alum Iris Knobloch launches $300m European SPAC
Iris Knobloch, WarnerMedia’s former president of France, Benelux, Germany, Austria and Switzerland, is launching a…
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Banijay launches French talent agency with Non Stop’s Hugues Dangy
Banijay has launched a France-based talent agency that will attempt to tap into the relationship…
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Japan’s TBS joins Keshet Int’l drama co-pro, marking scripted format first
Tokyo Broadcasting System Television (TBS) and Keshet International (KI) have partnered with Canada’s Facet4 Media…
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Amazon orders James Corden comedy, drops ‘Tiger King’ drama
Amazon has ordered a six-part comedy drama with James Corden (Gavin & Stacey) set to…
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BritBox hires former Kudos CEO & BBC alum Diederick Santer as creative chief
Global streamer BritBox has appointed former Kudos CEO Diederick Santer to the newly created role…
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Sales round-up: ‘Annika’ strikes pre-sale deals; AMC acquires surfing doc’; WarnerMedia takes ‘Roger’ rights
‘Annika’ strikes pre-sale deals VRT in Belgium, NPO in the Netherlands and TV+ for Turkey…
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Discovery+ engages ’90 Day Fiancé’ & Salisbury poisonings doc for UK streamer
Discovery+ has ordered a local version of Red Arrow Studios-owned format 90 Day Fiancé and…
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C4 supercharges true crime with new strand & raft of deals
UK pubcaster Channel 4 is launching a true crime programming strand across its linear and…
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Netflix orders ‘Blackout’ drama from Obamas & Paris Hilton cooking series
Netflix has commissioned a drama anthology series from the Obama’s Higher Ground and Temple Hill…
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ITV reboots ‘Undercover Boss’ seven years after show’s last UK airing
Commercial broadcaster ITV has commissioned its own version of Undercover Boss, the Studio Lambert format…
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BBC Studios scraps physical Showcase event for 2022 & moves ‘fully digital’ again
BBC Studios (BBCS) will not hold a physical version of its annual Showcase event in…
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SPT extends overall deal with ‘Breaking Bad’ creator Vince Gilligan
Vince Gilligan has extended his overall deal with Sony Pictures Television for a further four…
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‘Wynonna Earp’ prodco IDW Entertainment’s president steps down
Lydia Antonini is stepping down after almost five years as president of US-based Wynonna Earp prodco…
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Amazon Kids+ & Moonbug expand ‘Blippi’ franchise
Amazon Kids+ has ordered a new series starring children’s performer Blippi. Moonbug Entertainment is producing…
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Sales round-up: Drive strikes Asia deals; HBO Europe visits ‘Hollywood On Set’
Drive strikes Asia deals Broadcasters across Asia have acquired more than 35 hours of factual…
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Known Associates & RTI ink first-ever SA & Ivory Coast co-pro deal on sci-fi series ‘Ambre’
South Africa’s Known Associates Entertainment is partnering with Ivory Coast pubcaster RTI on sci-fi drama…
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Wildside to delve into Italian fairy tales, with Alice Rohrwacher
Fremantle’s Rome-based production company Wildside is developing a new series that will explore the world…
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Netflix cancels ‘Cursed’; eyes horror comic adaptation with ‘Hill House’ creators
Netflix has reportedly cancelled the fantasy series Cursed after just one season. The series was…
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Exclusive: Arte buys Hebrew-language menopause dramedy ‘Fifty’
French and German broadcaster Arte has picked up Israeli comedy drama Fifty, TBI has learned….
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Disney hires Netflix’s former production innovation exec for pan-streaming role
Disney has hired Netflix’s former director of product innovation for growth as its SVP of…
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News round up: CBS extends Robert & Michelle King deal; BBCS & Directors UK launch mentor scheme; Amazon’s Arsenal doc
CBS extends Robert & Michelle King deal CBS Studios has extended its pact with The…
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BBC hires Jon Petrie from Netflix’s Broke and Bones to lead comedy
The BBC in the UK has appointed Jon Petrie from Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones’s…
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Newen’s Pupkin buys into ‘Penoza’ director’s prodco WBM
Newen-backed Pupkin in the Netherlands has taken a majority stake in WBM, the prodco founded…