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Sales round-up: Rive Gauche shops ‘In Their Own Words’; Abacus takes ‘Masked Dancer UK’ rights
Rive Gauche shops ‘In Their Own Words’ AfterShock Media’s LA-based Rive Gauche has acquired international…
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UK’s Big Wave rejigs leadership with hire of Pioneer Productions alum
UK-based natural history producer Big Wave Productions has appointed former Pioneer Productions chief Kirsten McLure to…
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Strawberry Blond expands in Scotland with Hannah Smith
UK-based Strawberry Blond has launched a new office in Scotland and appointed producer Hannah Smith to head it…
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FAST operator Wurl hires Comedy Central & Vubiqity alums
Free advertising-supported channels (FAST) operator Wurl has hired a raft of execs including Comedy Central’s…
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UK’s Alibi returns to A+E’s ‘Miss Scarlet And The Duke’
UKTV-owned channel Alibi has commissioned a second season of 19th-century crime drama Miss Scarlet And…
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SPT sells UK channels incl Tiny Pop & Sony Movies to Narrative Capital
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has sold its free-to-air broadcast channels in the UK to US media…
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Netflix & Shondaland working on ‘Bridgerton’ prequel
Netflix has commissioned a limited series spin-off to its Regency-era period drama Bridgerton. Shonda Rhimes’ US…
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AT&T confirms WarnerMedia & Discovery merger in shock $150bn deal
WarnerMedia owner AT&T has unveiled a shock deal to combine its media assets with factual…
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NBCUniversal unveils huge originals slate for cable and streaming
NBCUniversal has unveiled a wide-ranging new slate, with dozens of new titles and recommissions announced…
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Round-up: C5 moves into RTE’s ‘Room To Improve’; PBS buys Filmrise music series; Gold returns to visit The Cockfields
C5 moves into RTE’s Room To Improve Channel 5 in the UK has picked up…
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SVOD slowdown hits Disney+ as subscriber growth misses projections
The SVOD frenzy of 2020 that recently hit Netflix now also appears to have impacted Disney+, after…
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Voxx Studios hires Reed Midem, MGM & Sony alum for global sales
LA-based audio outfit Voxx Studios has hired a former Reed Midem and MGM exec to work…
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True Royalty strikes Amazon Prime Video Channels deal in US
True Royalty TV has struck a deal to become available on Amazon’s Prime Video Channels…
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Amazon names Jeff Blackburn to lead global media & entertainment
Retail giant Amazon has hired Jeff Blackburn to a new role overseeing its entertainment and…
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Roku prepares to launch Quibi shows from mid-May
AVOD operator and device manufacturer Roku will roll out its recently acquired programming from now-defunct…
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Round-up: BritBox hires from AMC; BBCS appoints ITV duo for unscripted; Acorn TV Launches in Spain
BritBox hires from AMC BritBox North America has hired Nada Arnot to become its SVP…
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Peacock expands unscripted with invitation to Paris Hilton’s wedding
NBCUniversal streamer Peacock is expanding its unscripted originals offering with commissions for several new productions,…
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Keshet Int’l boards Israeli drama ‘The Women’s Balcony’
Keshet International (KI) has picked up global sales rights to Pie Films’ eight-part drama The…
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HBO Max orders Dominican family comedy from Sony Pictures Television
HBO Max is pushing further into comedy with a Sony Pictures Television (SPT) series that…
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Discovery hunts Atlantis with Morgan Freeman & Lori McCreary’s Revelations
Discovery Channel has ordered a new factual series following a search for the fabled lost…
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Endeavor Content hires ITVS, Miramax execs as part of sales rejig
Endeavor Content, the distribution and finance arm of US-based Endeavor, has bolstered its distribution team with several…
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Snipple partners for Disney+ animation ‘The Proud Family: Louder And Prouder’
Disney+ has commissioned Philippines-and-UK-based studio Snipple as the animation production partner for Disney Television Animation’s…
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Sky Studios names YouTube EMEA chief Cécile Frot-Coutaz as CEO
European media giant Sky has appointed the head of YouTube in EMEA and former Fremantle…
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James Nesbitt & England rugby stars launch Folding Pocket podcast production outfit
Bloodlands star James Nesbitt and former England rugby players Mike Tindall and James Haskell are…
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Drama round-up: BBC, SBS join Sweden’s ‘Hunt For A Killer’; Rainmaker boards ‘Amy Winter’ adaptation; ‘The Phoenix’ rises in Israel
BBC, RTL join The Hunt For A Killer BBC Four in the UK is among broadcasters…
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Chicken Soup’s Landmark brings Elon Gold’s homespun comedy to Crackle Plus
US-based Landmark Studio Group has partnered with comedian Elon Gold to produce an original comedy…
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NENT Group’s Viaplay orders UK thriller ‘Red Election’, as producer Mopar’s English-language push continues
Sweden’s Mopar Studios is producing Red Election, a new UK-set suspense drama for Nordic Entertainment…
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ViacomCBS bolsters Paramount+ originals with Kiefer Sutherland espionage drama
ViacomCBS-owned streamer Paramount+ has ordered an espionage drama that has Kiefer Sutherland (Designated Survivor) attached…
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BBC iPlayer picks up Curious Films & Picture Zero co-pro climate doc
UK-based Curious Films and Picture Zero are co-producing a new documentary about the work of…
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BBC & Amazon’s Western drama ‘The English’ starts filming with Emily Blunt & Chaske Spencer
Mary Poppins Returns star Emily Blunt and The Twilight Saga’s Chaske Spencer have been confirmed…