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ITV Studios Entertainment rebrands & hires Syco’s creative director
Love Island’s UK producer ITV Studios Entertainment has been rebranded as Lifted Entertainment and appointed a…
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BBC extends Northern Irish drama ‘Bloodlands’ into second season
The BBC has extended crime drama Bloodlands, following the Jed Mercurio-produced show’s first season finale…
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Michaela Coel’s ‘I May Destroy You’ lands major prizes at BPG Awards
Michaela Coel’s I May Destroy You was the stand-out winner at this year’s Broadcasting Press…
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Round-up: BBC ups Helen Munson to daytime & early peak commissioner; Noovo orders ‘I Can See Your Voice’ Quebec; FilmRise & Nelvana ink 800-hour distribution deal
BBC ups Helen Munson to daytime & early peak commissioner UK pubcaster the BBC has…
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RTL Group’s revenues drop 10%, with Fremantle profits down by $66m in 2020
European media giant RTL Group has revealed a 9.5% drop in revenue as a result…
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HBO preps docuseries about ‘Pee-wee Herman’ creator Paul Reubens
US cabler HBO has started work on a two-part documentary exploring the life of artist…
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History Channel orders eight-part ‘Star Trek’ docuseries
History Channel has ordered The Center Seat: 55 Years Of Star Trek, a limited docuseries…
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Amazon, BBC & SPT return to ‘Scandal’ with Blueprint Pictures & Sara Phelps
Amazon, the BBC and Sony Pictures Television (SPT) have partnered up again for a true-life…
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Wheelhouse Entertainment grows in-house creative team with exec trio
US production company Wheelhouse Entertainment has expanded its in-house production and creative team, with the…
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RTL4 Netherlands picks up Endemol Shine’s ‘Domino Effect’ format
RTL 4 in the Netherlands has ordered a local remake of Endemol Shine North America…
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PBS Distribution ups Andrea Downing to president; new role for Bernstein
PBS Distribution, a division of US pubcaster PBS, has promoted co-president Andrea Downing to the…
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Round-up: ‘Don’t Forget The Lyrics’ for Portugal’s RTP1; STV Player rolls out UK-wide; Rai Ragazzi pre-buys ‘Grisù’
‘Don’t Forget The Lyrics’ for Portugal’s RTP1 RTP1 in Portugal has picked up a local…
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MGM promotes Epix president Michael Wright for TV as Steve Stark departs
Epix president Michael Wright is expanding his remit after it emerged MGM/UA Television’s chief Steve…
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Factual round-up: Drive strikes global sales for Diana doc; Sky Crime seeks Woodcut’s ‘Killer Within’; Blue Ant to shop search and rescue series
Drive strikes global sales for Diana doc Channel Nine in Australia, Reelz in the US,…
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BBC sets $2.1bn target for BBC Studios, as Children’s Production arm opens to competition
The BBC’s recently appointed director general Tim Davie says commercial arm BBC Studios (BBCS) will…
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Netflix “doubles down” on docusoaps with renewals for ‘Selling Sunset’ & ‘Bling Empire’ & new commissions for their creators
Netflix has renewed LA-based docusoaps Selling Sunset and Bling Empire and ordered two new projects…
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Games Workshop hires ex-Hasbro exec Finn Arnesen in ‘Warhammer’ content push
Games Workshop, creators of the Warhammer franchise, has hired former Hasbro Studios exec Finn Arnesen…
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Amazon expands Lat Am originals with ‘Porno Y Helado’ greenlight in Argentina
Amazon Studios has expanded its Lat Am originals by greenlighting Argentinean scripted series Porno Y…
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OTT channels operator Alchimie enters US with TV4Entertainment acquisition
Online channels curator Alchimie is expanding into the US by acquiring the publishing assets of LA-based…
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‘Slow Horses’ prodco See-Saw names TV chief & hires Film4, ITN & Sheridans trio
See-Saw Films, the UK- and Australia-based producer behind Apple TV+’s Slow Horses and BBC drama…
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Snipple appoints Disney alum Tom Toumazis as non-executive chair as company expands
Phillippines-and-UK-based animation studio Snipple has appointed former Disney exec Tom Toumazis as its non-executive chair….
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Apple TV+ teams with Alma Har’el, Natalie Portman and Lupita Nyong’o for ‘Lady In the Lake’ adaptation
Apple TV+ has given a straight-to-series order for an adaptation of the Laura Lippman novel…
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Exclusive: ViacomCBS alum Valerio Motti hired for ShortsTV expansion
Former ViacomCBS exec Valerio Motti has joined UK-based Shorts International, owners of short-form network ShortsTV,…
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ITVS spins ‘The Voice’ with new rap version, acquired by Turkish SVOD Exxen
ITV Studios (ITVS) has unveiled a spin-off from singing competition format The Voice, which will focus on aspiring…
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Disney+ passes 100 million subscribers, promises ‘increased investment’ in content
Disney+ has surpassed 100 million paid subscribers since launch, the company has revealed. The announcement…
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Round-up: Seven.One strikes five-season ‘Top Model’ deal; Buccaneer to adapt ‘The Burning Girls’; ITV re-enters ‘The Cube’
Seven.One strikes five-season ‘Top Model’ deal Germany’s Seven.One Entertainment Group has renewed Germany’s Next Top…
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Nippon TV & ITVS unveil family entertainment format ‘Stacking It!’
ITV Studios (ITVS) and Japan’s Nippon TV have unveiled the first format to emerge from…
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Sky Studios hires BBC commissioner for comedy, adds Tiger Aspect & BBCS for production
UK-based Sky Studios has expanded its comedy team by hiring a commissioner and two producers…
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Viaplay preps ‘Fort Boyard’ revival in Poland ahead of streamer’s launch
Nordic streamer Viaplay has ordered a reboot of veteran Banijay format Fort Boyard in Poland,…
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Sweden’s Mopar hires UK writers Moore & Foley in global drama push
Sweden’s Mopar Studios has commissioned UK scriptwriters Roland Moore and Brendan Foley to develop a…