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Netflix extends ‘Bridgerton’ to four seasons
Netflix has extended its Regency-era period drama Bridgerton for a third and fourth season. The show, from…
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Exclusive: Moonbug snags NBCU alum Meghan Sheridan as senior creative executive
London-and-LA-based kids content company Moonbug Entertainment has appointed NBCUniversal alum Meghan Sheridan as senior creative…
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FilmRise appoints ViacomCBS exec Jonitha Keymoore as senior global acquisitions director
New York-based TV and film studio and streaming network FilmRise has appointed Jonitha Keymoore as senior director of…
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Manga Entertainment rebrands as Funimation in UK & Ireland
London-based anime distributor Manga Entertainment is to rebrand as Funimation in the UK and Ireland…
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Showtime orders ‘Cinema Toast’ public domain anthology series, from Jeff Baena & Duplass Brothers
US-based Showtime network has ordered Cinema Toast, a new anthology series from Jeff Baena and…
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Minnow head of docs Grace Reynolds rejoins Twofour
ITV Studios-owned UK prodco Twofour has re-hired Minnow Films’ Grace Reynolds to the newly created…
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BritBox NA orders Agatha Christie miniseries from Hugh Laurie
BBC Studios and ITV joint-venture streamer BritBox in North America has made its biggest US…
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Sky Studios ups Gabriel Silver to UK commissioning director in originals push
Sky Studios, the development and production arm of European broadcast group Sky, has promoted Gabriel Silver…
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Kids round-up: WarnerMedia unveils EMEA kids team; Netflix acquires ‘Rainbow Rangers’; ‘DinoCity’ sells to Europe, Balkans and MENA
WarnerMedia unveils EMEA kids team US-based WarnerMedia has unveiled its leadership team for its EMEA…
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Format Factory doc about ‘Thunderbirds’ creator Gerry Anderson is a go
UK indie The Format Factory is producing a new documentary about Gerry Anderson, the British…
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Philippines’ ABS-CBN to adapt BBCS drama format ‘Doctor Foster’
Philippines-based media and entertainment company ABS-CBN Corporation is to create a local adaptation of BBC…
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Acorn TV & Sundance Now acquire ‘The Drowning’ amid global sales for UK thriller
AMC Networks-owned streamers Acorn TV and Sundance Now have picked up US, Canadian and Lat…
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US has more SVOD subs than people as OTT contracts hit 340m
In the latest milestone for US streaming services, a new report has found that there…
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Sky Italia to cut 25% of workforce
European pay giant Sky is set to reduce its Italian workforce by 25% in a…
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HBO Max orders ‘Magic Mike’ reality competition series; Tatum & Soderbergh attached
WarnerMedia-owned US streamer HBO Max has ordered a new unscripted competition series based on the…
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Fremantle takes full control of Israeli ‘Shtisel’ prodco Abot Hameiri
European production giant Fremantle has taken full ownership of Israeli prodco Abot Hameiri. Founded in…
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MIPTV round-up: ZEE & TBS to co-pro culinary travelogue; Pakistan’s TVOne acquires Turkey’s ‘Hercai’; FilmRise & FirstLookTV partner for true crime docuseries
ZEE & TBS to co-pro culinary travelogue India-based Zee and Japan’s Tokyo Broadcasting System have…
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Chicken Soup acquires assets of ‘Hunters’ prodco Sonar Entertainment
US-based producer, distributor and AVOD operator Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment has acquired the…
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NPO bites into ‘Sokkuri Sweets’ format for Netherlands
Dutch pubcaster NPO has ordered a local adaptation of Nippon TV’s Japanese gameshow format Sokkuri…
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Cineflix Rights brings Yoav Gross’ Israeli crime thriller ‘Manayek’ to global market
UK-based Cineflix Rights has acquired global distribution rights to Yoav Gross Productions’ Israeli crime thriller Manayek….
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Australian SVOD Stan ups Martin Kugeler to acting CEO
Australian SVOD Stan has promoted chief financial officer Martin Kugeler into the role of acting…
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Exclusive: Asia & Nordic commissioners on local content focus
Commissioners in Asia and the Nordics have both highlighted the importance of creating original content…
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Apple TV+ orders mental illness anthology from Akiva Goldsman & Tom Holland
Apple TV+ has ordered a 10-part anthology series exploring mental illness from Akiva Goldsman, with…
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Peacock orders ‘Queer As Folk’ remake
NBCUniversal-owned streamer Peacock has ordered a remake of British drama Queer As Folk from Stephen…
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Banijay’s Bunim/Murray Productions ups key exec trio
US-based Banijay-owned unscripted studio Bunim/Murray Productions (BMP) has promoted three senior executives under newly appointed…
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FilmRise ups sales boss Melissa Wohl to SVP
New York-based TV and film studio and streaming network FilmRise has promoted head of sales Melissa Wohl to…
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AMC expands senior leadership roles for streaming focus
US-based AMC Networks has expanded the roles of senior execs Courtney Thomasma, Matt Graham and…
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Exclusive: Amazon’s global option deal for Banijay’s ‘Hunted’ revealed
Amazon Prime Video has a global option deal for local remakes of Banijay’s popular adventure…
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CBS Studios inks producing deal with ‘me too’ movement founder Tarana J. Burke
CBS Studios in the US has inked an overall deal with racial justice, anti-violence and…
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New French youth-skewing streamer BrutX launches
Brut, the youth-oriented French media outfit created five years ago by Studio Bagel founder Guillaume…