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‘Supergirl’ star Melissa Benoist launches Three Things Productions; inks overall WBTVG deal
Supergirl star Melissa Benoist has launched her own production company, Three Things Productions, and signed…
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BBC Studioworks promotes Rebecca Williams to senior commercial manager
BBC Studioworks in the UK has promoted Rebecca Williams to become senior commercial manager at…
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UK’s CITV orders Aardman kids comedy ‘Lloyd Of The Flies’
ITV-owned UK children’s channel CITV has acquired Lloyd Of The Files, a new CGI comedy…
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BBC & PBS link for Greta Thunberg three-part climate docuseries
The BBC in the UK has unveiled a raft of new documentaries, including a three-parter…
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Disney+ ‘to surpass Netflix within five years’, with 300m subs predicted
A new report has made the bold prediction that Disney+ will surpass Netflix for global…
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Channel 4 to mark 50 years of iconic ‘Mr Men’ kids characters
UK comcaster Channel 4 has commissioned 50 Years Of Mr Men, a special one-off unscripted…
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Series Mania postponed until August
Series Mania has announced revised dates for its 2021 edition, with both its upcoming festival…
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News round-up: Acorn TV renews ‘Agatha Raisin’ for fourth run; FilmRise & Reel One ink distribution deal; BBCS signs first-look deal with Youngest Media
Acorn TV renews ‘Agatha Raisin’ for fourth run AMC Networks-owned streamer Acorn TV has commissioned…
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Disney+ nears 100m subscribers, beating four-year target in 14 months
Disney+ has continued its march towards 100m subscribers, ending Q1 2021 with 94.9m users globally….
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HBO Max to launch in 39 Lat Am & Caribbean territories in June
HBO Max will expand to 39 territories across Latin America and the Carribean in June,…
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TBI Kids: Snipple Animation on the children’s content grab & their move into original IP
With the first week of Kidscreen drawing to a close today, TBI’s Mark Layton talks…
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NBC to end cop comedy ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ after eighth season
NBC has announced that police comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine will come to an end, for the…
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Netflix orders ‘The Overstory’ adaptation from Benioff & Weiss
Netflix has ordered a series adaptation of the Richard Powers novel The Overstory from Game…
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BritBox NA takes streaming debut for Michael Apted’s ’63 Up’
BBC Studios and ITV-owned streamer BritBox North America has secured the exclusive premiere of 63…
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MGM/CBS ‘Silence Of The Lambs’ spin-off thriller ‘Clarice’ signs global deals
Broadcasters and platforms in Europe, Russia and Australia have picked up psychological crime thriller series…
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Court TV expands to UK’s Freeview
Legal news channel Court TV will launch on Freeview in the UK later this month….
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News round-up: Abacus shops Liberty City Seven doc; Sky orders ISIS recruit doc; 1+1 to adapt ‘Lip Sync Battle’ and ‘Dear Daddies’ formats
Abacus shops Liberty City Seven doc UK-based Abacus Media Rights has acquired distribution rights to…
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Amazon Studios hires Alcon alum Laura Lancaster in leadership rejig
Amazon Studios has hired former NBC head of drama Laura Lancaster as head of series…
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Canneseries postponed, will run alongside MIPCOM in October
French drama market Canneseries has been pushed back for the second year running and will…
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Netflix takes rights to ‘Redwall’ book series, preps both TV & film projects
Netflix has acquired the rights to English author Brian Jacques’ Redwall fantasy series for TV…
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HBO & Sky acquire Tina Turner doc, to follow theatrical release
HBO and HBO Max in the US and Sky Documentaries in the UK have acquired…
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Hat Trick Int’l to shop Livewire’s ‘TV Showdown’ celebrity quiz format
UK-based Hat Trick International has acquired distribution rights to Livewire Pictures celebrity game show format…
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Asacha buys majority stake in UK’s Wag Entertainment
European production outfit Asacha Media Group (AMG) has acquired a majority stake in UK factual…
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News round-up: HBO Max extends ‘Search Party’; Cineflix claims Hoff quartet; Red Arrow snags ‘Stealing The Show’
HBO Max extends Search Party HBO Max has extended comedy series Search Party into a…
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Michelle Obama to cook up and host Netflix kids series
Netflix is working on a new children’s cookery show, produced by Barack and Michelle Obama’s…
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Disney shutters ‘Ice Age’ creators Blue Sky Studios
Disney is closing down US-based Blue Sky Studios, the former 20th Century Fox animation house…
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UK’s ScreenSkills establishes virtual production training standards
Screen industry-led UK skills body ScreenSkills is to develop national training standards for virtual production…
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Banijay’s ‘Lego Masters’ builds new versions in Denmark, Finland
Denmark’s TV2 and MTV3 in Finland have ordered local versions of Banijay-owned format Lego Masters. Banijay’s…
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National Geographic unveils spring factual premiere slate
National Geographic has unveiled a raft of factual premieres across its spring schedule, including science,…
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Walter Presents strikes ZDFE deal to bolster Aussie streamer Stan’s offering
Drama streamer Walter Presents has picked up a raft of shows from Germany’s ZDF Enterprises…