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UK’s ITV pulls ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ as pandemic hits production
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has been forced to cancel its hit entertainment show Britain’s Got Talent (BGT)…
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Wild Mercury hires Frances Flannery to head development slate
Banijay-owned Wild Mercury Productions has appointed Frances Flannery as head of development. In her new…
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Vietnam’s VTV & HTV remake Belgian, UK formats after NENT Studios UK deal
Vietnamese channels VTV and HTV is preparing to air formats from the UK and Belgium…
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Bertelsmann explores $3.6bn sale of France’s M6 Group
German media conglomerate Bertelsmann is reportedly looking to sell its controlling stake in French broadcast…
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Crunchyroll takes global rights to Nippon’s debut anime ‘Tsukimichi – Moonlit Fantasy’
Global anime streamer Crunchyroll has acquired Nippon TV’s Tsukimichi – Moonlit Fantasy, the first international anime…
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Discovery promotes Lynn Ng to head of content in Asia-Pac
Discovery has promoted long-serving exec Lynn Ng to become VP & head of content for…
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France’s TF1 joins Media Ranch’s Horsepower 3.0 format initiative
French broadcaster TF1 has joined the third edition of format project Horsepower, the incubation initiative…
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Cineflix Media’s Julien Leroux launches UK-based Paper Entertainment
Former Cineflix Media exec Julien Leroux has formally launched London-based producer Paper Entertainment. The firm is…
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Italy’s Casta Diva hires former Banijay exec Massimo Righini for format venture
Italian media firm Casta Diva Group has launched a TV production unit and appointed former…
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News round-up: BBC adds ‘Bates Motel’ & Steve McQueen docs; Barcroft appointments; Gold’s latest original; Red Arrow bags Britney doc
BBC adds Bates Motel & Steve McQueen docs The BBC in the UK has ordered two…
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Kids roundup: Netflix takes ‘Oggy’ reboot; Wildbrain to shop ‘Alva’s World’; KiKA and C5 order ‘Odo’
Netflix takes ‘Oggy’ reboot Netflix has acquired Oggy – Next Gen, a reboot of French…
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Exclusive: Globoplay & Starzplay eye int’l partnerships & coproductions
Starzplay and Globoplay are looking to expand their global reach by increasing their coproduction activity around the world,…
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Netflix French hit ‘Lupin’ returns summer
Netflix has announced that the second instalment of French original series Lupin will land on…
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Endemol Shine Boomdog plans first-ever Upfront for mixed scripted & unscripted slate
Endemol Shine Boomdog, the Mexico-based division of Endemol Shine North America, has announced its first-ever…
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MIPTV & MIPCOM boss Laurine Garaude exits Reed Midem after 30 years
Laurine Garaude, Reed Midem’s Television Division director who oversees MIPTV and MIPCOM markets, is stepping…
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Sweden’s MOPAR hires Carnival exec Jessica Pope in English-language drama push
Swedish production house MOPAR Studios has appointed Jessica Pope as its creative director of drama…
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Format round-up: Fox & Mnet both reorder ‘I Can See Your Voice’; TBS dishes out ITV kitchen sabotage format
Fox & Mnet both reorder ‘I Can See Your Voice’; US network Fox has renewed…
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‘The Cry’ prodco Synchronicity Films & All3Media Int’l strike first-look pact
The Cry producer Synchronicity Films has struck an exclusive first-look deal with distributor All3Media International…
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AMCNI lines up ‘Mirage’ & ‘Narcos: Mexico’ for new Spanish linear channel
AMC Networks International Southern Europe (AMCNISE) is launching a new general interest pay-TV linear channel…
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YouTube reveals ‘$30bn payments to creatives’ in last three years
YouTube has paid more than $30bn to creators, media companies and artists over the past…
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Factual round up: Discovery orders Sydney obs-doc; Blue Ant unveils slate; Hat Trick deals with Monty Halls’ Seadog
Discovery orders Sydney Harbour obs-doc Discovery UK and Discovery Australia and New Zealand have commissioned…
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Disney reveals initial UK & Ireland Star label slate
Disney has confirmed initial titles and exclusive offerings headed to its upcoming Star branded streaming…
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Starz ups senior exec Karen Bailey to EVP of originals
US network Starz has promoted Karen Bailey to EVP of original programming. Based in Santa…
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Bonnier’s SF Studios appoints head of Nordic streamer SF Anytime
Bonnier-owned Nordic producer and distributor SF Studios has appointed Michael Holmberg to lead its streaming…
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Ringside hires Patrick Irwin as EP; reuniting Far Moor co-founders
UK-based prodco Ringside Studios, the joint venture launched last year between France’s Newen and British…
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Red Arrow’s US prodco 44 Blue promotes for programming & development
Red Arrow Studios-owned 44 Blue Productions in the US has promoted two of its senior…
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UK’s C4 overhauls commissioning & acquisitions with Sarah Lazenby departing
Channel 4 in the UK has become the latest broadcaster to restructure its senior exec…
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CDN report slams UK broadcasters for “significant imbalances” in racial & gender roles
The number of contributions from people of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds working…
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HBO Max joins BBC, Stan & ZDF’s Australian thriller ‘The Tourist’
HBO Max has joined upcoming Australia-set drama The Tourist, which is being produced by Fleabag…
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BBCS exec Jon Swain to take reins as new Shine TV MD
Banijay-owned UK factual label Shine TV has appointed BBC Studios exec Jon Swain as its…