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HBO cancels ‘Lovecraft Country’
HBO has opted not to return Misha Green’s horror series Lovecraft Country for a second season….
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Mediawan & Leonine buy ‘Doctor Foster’ & ‘Pure’ UK prodco Drama Republic
Mediawan in France and Germany’s Leonine Studios have taken a majority stake in Drama Republic,…
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Pact launches initiative to support UK indie growth
Pact, the UK trade body for independent TV and film, is launching Future30, a new…
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UK’s ScreenSkills funds 19 TV ‘Leaders of Tomorrow’
ScreenSkills, the UK’s industry-led skills body, is to fund 19 mid-level TV production crew through a…
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New Pictures co-founder Charlie Pattinson steps down as co-CEO, Willow Grylls takes helm
Charlie Pattinson, co-founder and joint-CEO of All3Media-backed UK prodco New Pictures is stepping down to become…
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Exclusive: UK’s BossaNova hires Banijay Rights exec for sales
UK-based funding and distribution company BossaNova has made its first senior commercial hire with the…
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News round-up: BBC calls ‘Gossip Girl’; ‘The Mole’ pops up in Italy; Lat Am lands Eccho’s ‘Legacy’
BBC calls Gossip Girl The BBC in the UK has picked up rights to the…
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Blumhouse TV’s alternative EVP Mary Lisio exits following ITV America deal
Blumhouse Television’s EVP of alternative and non-scripted programming, Mary Lisio, is exiting the company. The…
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Kids roundup: Threewise launches, reveals initial slate; Saturday Animation preps ‘Chase And Catch’
Threewise launches, announces initial slate A new UK & China-based kids and family production company,…
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ViacomCBS moves international operations under US-based trio
ViacomCBS has restructured its international operations, with US-based trio Chris McCarthy, Brian Robbins and George…
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Nat Geo explores 9/11 with anniversary docuseries
National Geographic in the US has ordered a six-part docuseries to commemorate the 20th anniversary…
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Series Mania 2021 reveals details for upcoming festival
Details about the upcoming 2021 Series Mania Festival and Series Mania Forum have been announced,…
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Fremantle buys NENT Studios prodcos incl Moskito, Monster & Strix
Fremantle has struck a deal to acquire 12 production labels belonging to NENT Studios, including…
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MPCA hires ABC Studios alum for scripted push, preps ‘Sanctuary’ reboot
US-based Motion Pictures Corporation of America (MPCA) has appointed Amy Hartwick, former ABC Studios SVP…
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Italy’s APA, Lucana Film Commission & PGA unveil inaugural AVP Summit line-up
The Italian Association of Audiovisual Producers (APA) and the Lucana Film Commission have unveiled the…
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HBO Max preps for Spanish launch with Dolores Vázquez crime series
WarnerMedia’s HBO Max has ordered a Spanish true crime show exploring the life of Dolores…
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Netflix preps prison comedy & horror thriller, inks animation deal
Netflix is working on two new original scripted projects – a comedy with Catherine Tate…
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Stan hires Aquarius Films MD prompting exec rejig
Miranda Culley has been hired as the new MD of Australian indie Aquarius Films, replacing…
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Apple TV+ adapts ‘City On Fire’ with ‘Gossip Girl’ duo
Apple TV+ is expanding its drama slate with a new show based on Garth Risk…
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Factual round-up: A+E seeks lost gold; Discovery+ acquires Herzog space doc; C5 digs into Pearl Harbour
A+E seeks lost Amazon gold A+E Networks UK has acquired the documentary series Curse Of…
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Lionsgate boards Blackbox Multimedia drama ‘Costa’
US-Canadian entertainment company Lionsgate has signed on to co-produce and distribute Blackbox Multimedia’s supernatural crime…
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Round-up: Cineflix lands NA sales; CBC & Discovery+ order miniatures show; MENA’s E-Junior strikes Moonbug deal
Cineflix lands NA sales Nat Geo Wild, A&E and Discovery are among North American broadcasters…
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HBO Max starts global expansion with Lat Am & Caribbean launch
WarnerMedia has launched streamer HBO Max in Latin America and the Caribbean, marking its first roll-out…
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Endeavor hires XG Entertainment co-founder to lead China arm
Endeavor has appointed Sum Huang as its CEO in China. Huang was most recently a…
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BBC Studios strikes pact with ‘Inbetweeners’ star’s new prodco
BBC Studios (BBCS) has struck a development, production and distribution deal with comedy duo Simon Bird…
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BFI opens applications for Short Form Animation Fund
The British Film Institute (BFI) has opened applications for the Short Form Animation Fund, with…
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TNT spins movie ‘Unknown’ into series with Liam Neeson
WarnerMedia’s TNT is developing a series spun off from Liam Neeson’s 2011 film Unknown. The one-hour…
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Wildseed hires Disney alum for kids content push
UK indie Wildseed Studios has appointed Disney alum Elena Wurlitzer as senior development executive to…
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Nippon TV rejigs senior leadership, Yoshikuni Sugiyama named president
Japan’s Nippon TV has promoted Yoshikuni Sugiyama to president and senior executive officer as part…
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CuriosityStream orders ‘Evolve’ docuseries from Beach House
Factual streamer CuriosityStream has ordered a six-part docuseries exploring biomimicry from Blue Ant Media’s Beach…