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ABC orders US remake of Australian drama ‘Total Control’ with Universal & Keshet Studios
ABC in the US has ordered a pilot based on Australian drama Total Control, with NBCUniversal-owned…
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BBC Comedy hires ‘I May Destroy You’ producer Tanya Qureshi as commissioning editor
UK pubcaster the BBC has appointed I May Destroy You producer Tanya Qureshi as commissioning…
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US streamer Fox Nation & Germany’s ARD board Plimsoll, ITVS nature ‘epic’
Fox News Media streamer Fox Nation and German broadcasting group ARD have boarded Plimsoll Productions’…
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Digital Disruption: The Future Of Global Distribution Survey Report 2021
Earlier this year, TBI partnered with Imagen to explore how the content distribution industry is…
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Round up: Netflix plunders ZDFE factual pirate original; Eccho to shop Turkey’s ‘Chrysalis’; Beyond takes ‘Nina & Olga’ distribution rights
Netflix plunders ZDFE factual pirate original Netflix has picked up The Lost Pirate Kingdom, a…
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Sony hires Disney & Fox alum Ravi Ahuja as global TV studios chairman
Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) has appointed former Disney Television president Ravi Ahuja as chairman of…
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‘The Queen’s Gambit’ to be adapted as stage musical
The Queen’s Gambit, the novel by Walter Tevis that was recently adapted into the Netflix…
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ViacomCBS Int’l Studios strikes format pact with South Korea’s Something Special
ViacomCBS International Studios (VIS) has struck a first-look deal with South Korea’s Something Special, the…
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Paramount+ fills key roles ahead of Australia roll-out
ViacomCBS has made its first two key appointments in Australia ahead of the launch of…
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ITV Studios revenues down by 25% as COVID impact revealed, but BritBox subs grow
ITV Studios (ITVS)’s revenues have taken a 25% hit over the past year after COVID…
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Apple TV+ inks programming deal with activist & Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai
Apple TV+ has inked a multiyear programming partnership with women’s rights activist Malala Yousafzai, the…
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Canada’s Content Catalyst Fund hires trio of unscripted execs & unveils first global slate
Canadian development and funding company Content Catalyst Fund (CCF) has hired three new unscripted specialists…
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NBC’s Deborah Turness returns to ITN as CEO, ahead of Anna Mallett’s Netflix move
UK-based current affairs producer ITN has re-hired Deborah Turness from NBC News as its CEO, replacing…
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Kids firm CAKE moves into production as Ed Galton replaces Tom van Waveren as CEO
Kids firm CAKE has appointed Ed Galton to replace Tom van Waveren as CEO at…
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Amazon & Netflix in crosshairs as India’s Supreme Court rules on streaming
Streamers in India are facing increased levels of scrutiny following a Supreme Court ruling that…
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Round-up: NHK plans earthquake anniversary shows; Keshet unveils new series for spring slate; ‘Staged’ strikes global deals
NHK plans earthquake anniversary shows Japanese broadcaster NHK is to air a number of special…
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Disney’s FX to end ‘Pose’ after upcoming third season
Disney’s US cablenet FX is bringing down the curtain on award-winning drama Pose, with its…
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Studio 100 Media hires Red Arrow, Autentic alum for sales in Americas & Europe
Germany-based Studio 100 Media has hired former Red Arrow Studios International (RASI) and Autentic exec…
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All3’s Maverick TV hires ‘Operation Ouch!’ exec Romily Menzies for kids factual
All3Media’s Maverick TV has appointed Operation Ouch! exec Romily Menzies to lead the UK production…
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Grammy Awards travel the globe in slew of broadcast deals
Broadcasters across more than 190 territories have picked up the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, following…
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German studio Leonine appoints Hulu & YouTube alum Heather Moosnick to board
Germany’s Leonine Studios has appointed the former SVP of content partnerships at US streamer Hulu…
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UK’s Silverlining hires Imagina alum Esther Agraso, with pre-sale gap funding push
UK distributor and production funding broker Silverlining Rights has appointed ex Imagina exec Esther Agraso…
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ViacomCBS sells more ‘Oprah With Meghan And Harry’ in Europe & Lat Am
Broadcasters across Europe and Latin America have become the latest to pick up rights to…
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News round-up: Oprah’s Harry & Meghan chat goes global; BBCS, Nine prep Weakest Link; NENT UK joins ‘Manhunt’
Oprah’s Harry & Meghan chat goes global ViacomCBS Global Distribution Group has struck a raft…
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Exclusive: Armoza Formats head of int’l sales Sharon Levi departs ITV Studios firm
Armoza Formats head of international sales Sharon Levi is leaving the ITV Studios-owned company, TBI…
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ViacomCBS launches Paramount+ in US, Canada & Latin America
ViacomCBS has launched Paramount+, its major entry into the streaming wars. The SVOD, a rebranded…
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India’s Discreet Arts hires Technicolor alum Steven Wendland to lead new US office
Indian animation firm Discreet Arts has opened a US office and hired former Technicolor exec…
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Dakota & Elle Fanning launch Lewellen Pictures, strike Civic Centre/MRC deal
Dakota Fanning and her sister Elle have launched a new production firm and struck a…
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Henrik Bastin’s Fabel Entertainment names development directors
Henrik Bastin’s new LA-based production firm Fabel Entertainment has named the execs who will lead…
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BBC hires Disney alum to lead kids in-house drama production
The UK’s BBC has hired former Disney exec Tali Walters to oversee its in-house children’s…