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Round-up: CBS ends ‘MacGyver’; Acorn TV visits ‘Midsomer Murders’; VIS Distribution snags Smithsonian catalogue
CBS ends rebooted MacGyver US broadcaster CBS is pulling the curtain down on MacGyver’s comeback….
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Discovery+ poaches Facebook Watch unscripted boss Toby Faulkner
Discovery+ has hired Facebook Watch head of unscripted Toby Faulkner as SVP of content for…
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Fox orders mystery baking contest with Joel McHale
US-based Fox has commissioned a new investigative baking competition hosted by Community star Joel McHale….
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WarnerMedia revives Hanna-Barbera for EMEA rebrand
US-based WarnerMedia is resurrecting its Hanna-Barbera animation label as it rebrands Cartoon Network Studios Europe….
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Zinc Communicate hires Damon Westbury as MD to drive branded content
UK-based factual production outfit Zinc Media Group has appointed Damon Westbury as MD of its…
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BBC Studios restructures in Asia & creates new SVP of content role
BBC Studios (BBCS) has restructured its operations in India, South East Asia, Japan and Korea,…
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ITVS-owned Lifted boosts development team with trio of senior hires
ITV Studios-owned Lifted Entertainment has announced a trio of senior development hires. Ramy El-Bergamy has…
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MIPTV round-up: Something Special takes KBS formats global; Beyond preps Flack doc; Media Ranch goes fishing
Something Special strikes KBS deal Something Special, the Seoul-based format agency founded by Jin Woo…
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Amazon orders Spanish adaptation of ‘The Great British Bake Off’
Amazon in Spain has ordered a 10-part local adaptation of Love Productions’ format The Great…
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Round-up: AMC+ launches on YouTube TV; HBO Max boards Channel 4 chimp documentary; SPI expands in Africa
AMC+ launches on YouTube TV US-based AMC Networks has launched its AMC+ subscription bundle on…
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Banijay unveils senior management team in Spain & Portugal
Banijay Iberia has confirmed its local management team, with a series of promotions and the…
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Cineflix Rights to distribute Nutopia health doc ‘Extra Life’
UK-based Cineflix Rights has acquired distribution rights to Nutopia-produced documentary Extra Life: A Short History…
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ABC acquires BBC Studios wildlife comedy format
US network ABC has picked up a new one-hour unscripted natural world comedy series, based…
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Julien Leroux’s Paper Entertainment makes first hire with development exec
Former Cineflix Media exec Julien Leroux has made the first hire for his new firm Paper…
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Nicely Entertainment hires NENT Studios UK alum Scott Kirkpatrick for sales & co-pros
Vanessa Shapiro’s Nicely Entertainment has appointed NENT Studios UK’s SVP Scott Kirkpatrick to oversee the…
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Netflix makes Invictus Games docuseries first order from Prince Harry & Meghan Markle prodco
Netflix has commissioned a new docuseries about the Invictus Games from Archewell Productions, the company…
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UKTV’s Yesterday orders model railway obs doc from Rare TV
UKTV’s factual channel Yesterday has ordered a 10-part obs doc about model railway manufacturer Hornby….
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ViacomCBS acquires WarnerMedia’s Chilevisión network in Lat Am push
ViacomCBS has agreed a deal to buy WarnerMedia-owned Chilevisión as it expands its reach into…
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Showtime bolsters drama team by naming two VP’s of scripted
US cablenet Showtime has bolstered its scripted ranks with the addition of two drama-focused VP’s….
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News round-up: Acorn TV lands on Prime in Spain; Boat Rocker shops Covid doc
Acorn TV lands on Prime in Spain AMC Networks’ British content streamer Acorn TV has…
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ViacomCBS & Fox Searchlight alum joins Audible as head of studios
Amazon-owned podcast firm Audible has appointed former Viacom and Fox Searchlight exec Zola Mashariki as head…
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Apple TV+ expands unscripted team in programming push
Apple TV+ has appointed former Lifetime exec Colleen Grogan and Spotify alum Erika Clarke to…
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Tuvalu Media rejigs leadership as founder Taco Zimmerman steps down
Newen Group’s Dutch production firm Tuvalu Media Group (TMG) has promoted two of its…
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Food Network & TV chef Guy Fieri ink multi-year content deal
Discovery-owned Food Network has signed a new multi-year exclusive deal with US chef, restaurateur and…
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Paul Feig & Lionsgate re-team for new HBO Max comedy
US streamer HBO Max has ordered 10 x 30-minute comedy Minx from Paul Feig’s Feigco…
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Round-up: Blue Ant unveils MIPTV slate; Discovery UK orders fact-ent trio; Marvel’s Kevin Feige booked for Banff
Blue Ant unveils MIPTV slate Canadian distributor Blue Ant International has unveiled a new slate…
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Exclusive: Vice Media to close UK linear channel, eyes distribution & AVOD potential
Vice Media is to close its UK linear network Vice and explore new distribution options –…
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Format round-up: BBC orders Storyboard photo format; Mongolia’s NTV enters ‘The Rolling Kitchen’; SimpelZodiak launches mystery dinner show
BBC orders Storyboard photo format UK pubcaster the BBC has ordered an original photography format…
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HBO Max adapts murder doc ‘The Staircase’ into scripted miniseries with Colin Firth
US SVOD HBO Max has ordered The Staircase, a limited scripted series adaptation of the…
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Asia Pacific’s Catchplay+ strikes deal for BBC First in Indonesia & Taiwan
Asia Pacific-focused OTT firm Catchplay+ has struck a deal with BBC Studios (BBCS) that will…