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Apple TV+ orders ‘Peanuts’ documentary special
Apple TV+ has announced Who Are You, Charlie Brown? a new documentary special exploring the…
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Universal TV hires Quibi scripted exec Kate Hoenigsberg
Kate Hoenigsberg has returned to NBCUniversal, which has hired her as SVP of drama development…
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Federation raises $60m to fuel int’l expansion & acquisitions
In Treatment producer Federation Entertainment has secured a €50m ($60m) investment to fuel its international expansion, with potential…
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News round-up: CJ ENM Hong Kong preps four scripted shows; Colors Gujarati launches in UK
CJ ENM Hong Kong preps four scripted shows CJ ENM Hong Kong has announced four…
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Germany’s Tellux, Italy’s Indiana & UK’s Born Wild link with Eccho on mockumentary
CJ ENM-owned Eccho Rights has linked up with German producers Tellux Film, Indiana Production in…
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Netflix ups Peter Friedlander to head US scripted series, as Brian Wright departs
Netflix has promoted veteran creative exec Peter Friedlander to head of scripted series for the…
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Kids round-up: Amazon Kids+ & Moonbug strike content partnership; BBC names Kate Morton as pre-school programming lead
Amazon Kids+ & Moonbug strike content partnership Amazon Kids+, the retail and streaming giant’s child-focused…
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Hulu serves up more food with All3’s ‘Baker’s Dozen’ competition format
Disney-owned streamer Hulu has ordered another food-related show, this time a baking competition format from All3Media-owned Bright Spot…
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HBO Max snags Disney+ alum Amit Malhotra for Southeast Asia & India
WarnerMedia has appointed former Disney+ exec Amit Malhotra as managing director for HBO Max in…
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Discovery+ digs up ‘The Mole’ for Sweden
Discovery+ has revived The Mole adventure competition format for Swedish audiences. Originally broadcast on local…
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WarnerMedia’s president of France, Benelux & Germany to step down
WarnerMedia’s president of France, Benelux, Germany, Austria and Switzerland Iris Knobloch is stepping down, after…
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OWN appoints 495 Productions’ Drew Tappon to lead unscripted development
The Discovery-owned Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) has hired former 495 Productions exec Drew Tappon to…
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Aussie streamer Stan names SBS exec as director of programming
Australian streamer Stan has hired the channel manager from domestic pubcaster SBS to oversee its…
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ABC Signature names CJENM exec to work on drama development
Disney-owned production division ABC Signature has hired an exec from South Korea’s CJENM to work…
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News round-up: Love Nature Launches on Telenor Sweden; Channel 5 heads to the seaside; UKTV finds out ‘Who Cares?’ with YouTube star
Love Nature Launches on Telenor Sweden Blue Ant Media and Smithsonian Networks-owned nature streaming brand Love Nature has launched…
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Portugal’s RTP1 returns to MasterChef as Oz welcomes celeb spin-off
Portugal’s RTP1 and Network 10 in Australia have ordered new seasons from the Masterchef franchise….
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Canada’s TVO puts best foot forward with kids’ docu-dance series
Canadian pubcaster TVO has acquired a new original docu-style dance series for its children’s brand…
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ITVS & BBCS strike drama adaptation pact in India
ITV Studios (ITVS) has agreed a deal that will see UK rival BBC Studios (BBCS)…
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Israel’s Kan11 orders magical workplace sitcom
Israeli pubcaster Kan11 has commissioned a new scripted comedy series set in a bizarre department…
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SPT hires ‘It’s A Sin’ production head Michaela Fereday for in-house drama
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has appointed Michaela Fereday as SVP of scripted production on its…
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Exclusive: BBC Studios to miss MIPCOM for second year
Green Planet distributor BBC Studios (BBCS) will have no physical presence at MIPCOM in October for…
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WarnerMedia & Discovery unveil post-merger name
The new company merging AT&T-owned WarnerMedia and Discovery has a name: Warner Bros. Discovery. Announced…
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Korea’s JTBC Studios acquires ‘Mare Of Easttown’ prodco Wiip
The studio division of South Korean pay TV broadcaster JTBC has acquired Wiip, the independent production…
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Round-up: Sony Pictures alum starts prodco; TF1 returns to ‘Good Singers’; Abacus adds Beatles doc
Sony Pictures alum starts prodco Former Sony Pictures International Productions executive Luke Scrase has launched…
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Media Ranch sells VR dating format & partners with Something Special
Canadian format production and distribution company Media Ranch has announced multiple option deals for its…
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Gaumont UK hires Wall To Wall alum Myar Craig-Brown as creative director
Gaumont UK has appointed Myar Craig-Brown to the position of creative director to oversee the…
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Italy’s Canale 5 embraces Turkey’s ‘Brave And Beautiful’
Mediaset-owned Italian comcaster Canale 5 has acquired Turkish romantic drama Brave And Beautiful, following a…
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Stellify eyes US with Wheelhouse Entertainment format deal
Belfast indie Stellify Media has struck a deal with US production company Wheelhouse Entertainment to…
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ProSiebenSat.1 has ‘open mind’ to merger as Mediaset looks to ‘engage’
German media giant ProSiebenSat.1 would be open to a merger, CEO Rainer Beaujean has told…
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Basque streamer Euskaltel launched by broadcaster EITB & regional telco
Regional Spanish cable operator Euskaltel has teamed up with Basque Country broadcast group Euskal Irrati…