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Round-up: Israeli nets snag TVF shows; Stingray launches FAST channels; Parade sells 555 hours
Israeli nets snag TVF shows Israeli networks including YES Docu have picked up a raft…
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ViacomCBS International Studios & Fasten Films prep ‘Pastor’
ViacomCBS International Studios (VIS) has linked up with Barcelona-based Fasten Films to co-produce new drama…
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Amazon & 3AD developing Ken Jeong-fronted dramedy
Amazon is developing a new half-hour single-cameras dramedy starring Ken Jeong and loosely inspired by…
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Rare TV appoints head of development & unveils first true crime order
Factual producer Rare TV has promoted Susannah Zeff to become its first head of UK…
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NBCU Telemundo launches dedicated Latino streaming scripted studio
NBCUniversal-owned Telemundo Enterprises is launching a new studio dedicated to creating content for Latino audiences…
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Warner Bros. hires Fremantle alum to lead production in France
Warner Bros. International Television Production (WBITVP) has appointed former Fremantle exec Bruno Henriquet to lead…
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Disney’s entertainment president Craig Hunegs steps down
Walt Disney Television’s entertainment president Craig Hunegs is stepping down, just five months after a…
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Will Smith fitness doc tops YouTube originals slate
Google-owned video-sharing platform YouTube has announced a new originals slate including one scripted and five…
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Kids round-up: ‘Dodger’ heads up CBBC slate; Mikros names Miloro president; Wildbrain to co-pro emoji series
‘Dodger’ heads up CBBC slate CBBC, UK pubcaster BBC’s children’s channel, has commissioned a slew…
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Sarah Doole makes first Red Productions hire with Hera Pictures exec
StudioCanal-owned UK producer Red Productions has hired Chloe Dunbar from Hera Pictures as its new…
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News round-up: FilmRise launches Classic TV AVOD; Dave unveils comedy-ent formats; Vice renews All 4 partnership
FilmRise launches Classic TV AVOD US-based distributor and AVOD operator FilmRise is launching a new Classic TV…
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BritBox UK orders Simon Maxwell drama with Claire Foy starring
BritBox in the UK has ordered a new crime thriller starring The Crown’s Claire Foy….
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NATPE names new board members, incl HBO Max content chief Sarah Aubrey
The National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) has added a raft of execs to…
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Sports streamer DAZN inks multi-project deal with Brazil’s Ronaldo
UK-based sports SVOD DAZN has secured a multi-project development deal with Brazilian football star Ronaldo…
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ITVS’s Happy Prince hires BBC Studios Drama creative director
ITV Studios-owned drama label Happy Prince, founded by Dominic Treadwell-Collins, has hired BBC Studios Drama’s…
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Banijay expands German operations with new documentary label
Banijay is continuing its expansion in Germany with the launch of a new docuseries-focused label…
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Epix saddles up for ‘Billy The Kid’ series
MGM-owned US network Epix has ordered Billy The Kid, a new adventure series based upon…
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BBC comedy chief Shane Allen departs to launch Boffola Pictures
The BBC’s director & head of comedy commissioning Shane Allen is leaving the UK pubcaster…
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C4 & Arte to explore anti-vaxx movement with Caravan/Quicksilver co-pro doc
UK comcaster Channel 4 and European broadcaster Arte have commissioned a feature-length documentary about the…
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Keshet rejigs UK operations with launch of unscripted prodco Interstellar
Israeli media group Keshet has restructured its UK operations by splitting the scripted and unscripted…
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Thunderbird promotes Sarah Nathanson to COO; co-founder Cameron White departs
Canada’s Thunderbird Entertainment Group has promoted Sarah Nathanson to the position of COO and corporate…
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All3’s Little Dot rejigs in US as Fullscreen exec replaces Holly Graham
All3Media’s Little Dot Studios has appointed John Holdridge from WarnerMedia-owned Fullscreen to lead operations in…
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Round-up: Blue Ant expands FAST network; ‘Law & Order’ extends reach; Apple preps ‘Mr Corman’
Blue Ant expands FAST network Canada’s Blue Ant Media has launched new FAST channels, HauntTV…
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Japan’s TV Asahi & Red Arrow build ‘Crazy Elevator’ gameshow
Red Arrow Studios International (RASI) and Japanese broadcaster TV Asahi have struck a co-development partnership…
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Netflix orders ‘League Of Legends’ animation ‘Arcane’ & period mystery drama ‘1899’ from ‘Dark’ creators
Netflix has commissioned a new animated series based upon the League Of Legends video game…
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Chicken Soup & Sonar’s Ellender unveil drama arm to fuel AVOD strategy
US-based producer, distributor and AVOD operator Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment (CSSE) has formed…
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HBO Max ponders ‘Love And Death’ with Elizabeth Olsen & David E Kelley
WarnerMedia streamer HBO Max has ordered a limited true crime drama series from Big Little…
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ABC News to debut Mike Tyson doc
US news network ABC News is to produce and debut a two-part, four-hour documentary special…
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Discovery+ eyes drama with ‘Bright Futures’ adaptation
Discovery+ could be about to expand into drama after it emerged the unscripted streamer is…
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Amazon’s IMDb TV unveils huge development push across unscripted & drama
Amazon-owned AVOD IMDb TV has unveiled a slew of original scripted and unscripted programming in…