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News round-up: Belgium’s VTM embraces ‘The Traitors’; Bomanbridge sells Afghan doc; NHK unveils Hideaki Anno profile
Belgium’s VTM embraces ‘The Traitors’ Belgian broadcaster VTM has ordered a local version of Idtv…
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Legendary hires Netflix alum to oversee TV expansion plans
US-based Legendary TV has hired former Netflix exec Jennifer Breslow to oversee its expansion plans….
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UK broadcasters & trade bodies launch fund to close unscripted skills gaps
UK broadcasters, along with industry-led skills body ScreenSkills and trade body Pact, have teamed up…
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Discovery+ strikes Amazon Prime Video channels deal in US
Recently launched streamer Discovery+ is now available via Amazon’s Prime Video Channels in the US….
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UK’s C5 expands factual offer with four historical series commissions
ViacomCBS-owned UK broadcaster Channel 5 is ramping up its history programming with four new specialist…
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Podcast round-up: Big Light partners with Audible & Vespucci for crime slate; Cream Productions launches podcast division
Big Light partners with Audible & Vespucci for crime slate London-and-Paris-based indie Big Light Productions…
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Lionsgate appoints Craig Piligian to lead unscripted TV business
Veteran producer Craig Piligian has signed a new long-term agreement with Lionsgate, which will see…
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Netflix reboots banned Turkish drama in Spain as scripted & reality offer expands
Netflix’s rampant commissioning spree in Spain is continuing, with the streamer unveiling a raft of…
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Round-Up: Warrior moves to HBO Max with S3 order; G4 strikes deal for Japanese competition shows; Peacock makes double DIY Departure order
Warrior moves to HBO Max with S3 order Cinemax series Warrior is moving to HBO…
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Banijay launches German format & digital entertainment label
Banijay Germany has launched a new format and digital label, which is to be led…
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Red Arrow Studios International names Tim Gerhartz as MD & president
Germany’s Red Arrow Studios International has promoted Tim Gerhartz to the role of president and…
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MIPTV round-up: Globo snags ‘First Love’; Sky Germany visits ‘Paris Police 1900’; Russian shows head to France
Brazil’s Globo snags First Love Brazil’s Globo has become the first international broadcaster to pick…
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Acorn TV orders Jane Seymour-fronted mystery thriller series ‘Harry Wild’
AMC Networks-owned streamer Acorn TV has ordered Harry Wild, a new Irish mystery thriller starring…
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Blue Ant’s Saloon unveils first drama, with Dominic Barlow’s StoryFirst & Brendan Foley attached
Blue Ant Studios-owned Saloon Media has partnered with Dominic Barlow’s UK-based firm StoryFirst on its…
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France’s RMC Découverte seeks quick-turnaround Suez Canal doc from Factual Factory
French network RMC Découverte has ordered a quick-turnaround documentary from Factual Factory and about the…
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BBCS promotes Nicola Pinn & hires ICM agent for factual production
BBC Studios (BBCS) has hired an ICM Partners exec and promoted Nicola Pinn as part…
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ITV Studios hire Bavaria Fiction exec for new German drama prodco
ITV Studios (ITVS) has hired Bavaria Fiction’s Moritz Polter to head up a new scripted…
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Ample Entertainment hires factual exec trio to boost creative team
US production company Ample Entertainment has hired three new factual execs to boost its creative…
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Propagate brings ‘Project Cupid’ to US
US-based indie Propagate Content has acquired local rights to dating format Project Cupid from Belgian…
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Banijay licenses ‘Mystery Duets’; sells ‘The Write Offs’
European production giant Banijay has licensed French entertainment format Mystery Duets from London-based distributor Can’t…
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BBC Studios’ ‘The 1% Club’ travels to Israel
Israeli pubcaster Kan 11 has signed a format license agreement with the UK’s BBC Studios…
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Blue Ant Studios inks partnership with ‘Surviving R Kelly’ producer Tamra Simmons
Blue Ant Studios, the production arm of Canada’s Blue Ant Media, has signed a development…
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MGM ups Epix co-GM Laura Sher to EVP of scripted TV
US-based MGM has promoted Laura Sher to EVP of scripted TV operations. The appointment comes…
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Distribution veteran Andew Haber dies, aged 55
Andrew Haber, veteran sales VP at US-based Alfred Haber Distribution, has passed away at the…
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News round-up: Atlantic Nomad closes financing deal; Love Nature lands on Samsung TV Plus; Flix Snip partners with Korea Telecom for Asia expansion
Atlantic Nomad closes financing deal Jamie Carmichael and Simon Mirren’s London-and-LA-based production label Atlantic Nomad has closed…
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Nature streamer WaterBear rolls out in 30 more countries
Natural world-themed streaming platform WaterBear has expanded the presence of its digital platform and app…
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Amazon Studios inks first-look deal & sets docuseries with tennis champion Serena Williams
Amazon Studios has signed a first-look TV deal with 23-time Grand Slam tennis champion, Serena Williams. The…
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Distribution360 moves into scripted with inter-connected family show launch
Canada’s Distribution360 has moved into scripted distribution, with family series The Parker Andersons/Amelia Parker spearheading…
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Televisa and Univision merge to create global Spanish-language powerhouse
Mexican and Latin American media powerhouse Televisa is to merge its media, content and production…
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MIPTV round-up: Protagonist launches ‘The Kings’ for global sales; David Beckham preps biography project; ViacomCBS strikes format deals
Protagonist launches ‘The Kings’ for global sales UK-based distributor Protagonist Pictures is launching global sales…