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Lookout Point duo & BBCS alum Helen Jackson launch Endeavor-backed prodco
Damian Keogh is departing as MD of UK prodco Lookout Point to launch a new Endeavor…
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Sky Studios rejigs factual with new remit for Barnaby Shingleton
Sky Studios has appointed Barnaby Shingleton to become director of factual, with a new remit that includes…
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UK’s Ofcom ‘to regulate streamers’ incl Netflix, Amazon & Disney+
UK media regulator Ofcom is set to bring Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+ and other streaming services under…
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Sales round-up: Kabel 1 asks ‘Where Does The Money Go’; Cineflix strikes ‘Coroner’ deals; TVF unveils summer slate
Germany’s Kabel 1 asks ‘Where Does The Money Go’ German broadcaster Kabel 1 has ordered…
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Love Nature, PBS & Sky join for ‘Osprey’ special
Blue Ant Media’s Love Nature, PBS in the US and Sky Nature in the UK…
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Discovery+ orders classic car docuseries with ‘Grand Tour’ star Richard Hammond
Discovery has commissioned a six-part classic car-focused docuseries, featuring The Grand Tour’s Richard Hammond, for…
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CIAO & ‘Game Of Thrones’ producer Gerardis prep “gothic” Italian tale
CIAO, the Rome-based production company founded by Game Of Thrones co-executive producer Vince Gerardis last…
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Netflix orders Mindy Kaling-produced LA Lakers workplace comedy
Netflix has commissioned a new workplace comedy series from Mindy Kaling and Elaine Ko, based…
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Asacha Media buys ‘Sanditon’ prodco Red Planet Pictures
Sanditon and Death In Paradise producer Red Planet Pictures has been acquired by European outfit…
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WarnerMedia EMEA names country managers, following Knobloch exit
WarnerMedia is shaking up its leadership team in EMEA, with three new country manager appointments…
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Disney+ fires up African animation with ‘Kizazi Moto’
Disney+ has unveiled two new animated projects from Africa, including a 10-part series that explores…
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CuriosityStream orders Blue Ant & Jupiter docuseries
Factual streamer CuriosityStream has ordered a 20-part docuseries that explores numerical facts linked with major…
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Netflix orders ‘Big Vape’ docuseries on e-cigarette firm Juul
Netflix has ordered a new docuseries based on the book Big Vape: The Incendiary Rise Of…
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Starz original programming president Christina Davis departs
US cablenet Starz’s president of original programming Christina Davis is stepping down from her position,…
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Wapanatahk Media partners with ‘Amazing Race’ winners for unscripted series
Wapanatahk Media, the recently-launched Canadian production company focused on Indigenous storytelling, is in development on…
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Amazon Studios ups Dan Grabiner to head UK originals
Amazon Studios has promoted Dan Grabiner to head of UK originals. The former head of…
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Mercury Filmworks execs launch live-action prodco Sungate Films
Clint Eland, founder and CEO of Canadian animation studio Mercury Filmworks, and Nicole St. Pierre,…
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Atresmedia and TV 2 build local ‘LEGO Masters’
Spanish broadcaster Atresmedia and Norway’s TV 2 have both commissioned local versions of Banijay’s LEGO…
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ITVS & Polter add Bavaria execs to scripted prodco
ITV Studios (ITVS) and former Bavaria Fiction exec Moritz Polter have revealed the name of…
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BBC Studios hires Endeavor exec & ups Cole in Americas rejig
BBC Studios has rejigged its senior sales team in the Americas with the appointment of…
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Quintus Studios hires Woodcut, Discovery alum to lead creative
Global producer-distributor Quintus Studios has hired a former Woodcut Media and Discovery exec as its…
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Aquarius Films to adapt Clementine Ford’s ‘Fight Like A Girl’ memoir as comedy-drama
Australian indie Aquarius Films is producing Fight Like A Girl, a comedy-drama series based on…
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Rlaxx TV & MTN snag Fuse shows for Europe, Africa
AVOD operator Rlaxx TV and South African telco MTN have struck deals with Latino-owned producer…
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UK broadcasters to miss disability target by seven years
UK broadcasters including the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Sky will miss a deadline to…
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BBC & YouTube alum Victoria Jaye joins WhyNow to spearhead originals
Former BBC and YouTube originals exec Victoria Jaye has been appointed as content director at…
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Showtime seeks the truth about UFOs with JJ Abrams
ViacomCBS-owned Showtime network has commissioned UFO, a four-part docuseries about the unidentified flying object phenomenon,…
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Anime streamer Funimation expands in Lat Am, acquires ‘Demon Slayer’ movie
Sony-owned anime streamer Funimation has further expanded into Latin America, launching in Colombia, Chile and…
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Disney+ embarks on ‘Beauty And The Beast’ prequel adventure
Disney+ has commissioned an eight-episode limited musical prequel series to its 2017 live-action feature film…
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Showtime orders ‘American Gigolo’ series reboot
US network Showtime has ordered drama series American Gigolo, a reimagining of the 1980 feature…
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Sales round-up: ‘Line In The Sand’ secures first raft of sales; NBCUIN strikes ‘Almost Paradise’ deals
‘Line In The Sand’ secures first raft of sales Broadcasters in France, Germany, Belgium and…