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Hat Trick International signs first-look deal with Cardiff Productions
Hat Trick International, the distribution arm of UK indie Hat Trick Productions, has signed a…
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BBC & Netflix drama ‘Peaky Blinders’ to end after season six but will return in ‘another form’
BBC drama Peaky Blinders is to end after its sixth season, but writer and creator…
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UK’s Arrow Media promotes Stuart Pender to exec producer
UK factual label Arrow Media has appointed Stuart Pender as executive producer with immediate effect….
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Reef founder Richard Farmbrough unveils streaming portal Must TV
The beta site for Must TV, a new service to help viewers find TV shows…
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A+E Networks ups veteran Liz Soriano to SVP of int’l programming
A+E Networks has promoted long-standing exec Liz Soriano to an expanded role overseeing content strategies…
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UK business accelerator Indielab calls for 2021 applications
The Indielab Accelerator, which helps production companies to expand, is calling for applications to the…
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Netflix adapts trio of Dr Kendi books for mix of projects
Netflix has partnered with author and scholar Dr Ibram X. Kendi to produce three new…
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BBC Studios unveils slates & ‘curated service’ for virtual Showcase
BBC Studios has revealed details of its upcoming invitation-only Showcase event, which will take place…
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News round-up: Turkish SVOD Exxen adds Korean dramas; Abacus to sell ‘Best Dog India’; Sky orders Bulletproof S4
Turkey’s Exxen acquires 150 K-drama hours Recently launched Turkish SVOD platform Exxen has acquired more…
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Banijay takes Italian & Swedish domestic abuse formats to global buyers
Banijay is rolling out two formats to international buyers that are designed to raise awareness around…
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Viu moves into French-language drama with ‘The Outbreak’ in Middle East
Streaming service Viu has acquired French-language medical drama The Outbreak for its viewers in the…
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MENA pay TV revenues drop by 14% since 2016, research suggests
Pay TV revenues in the Middle East and North Africa region have fallen by 14%…
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TBI Talks: Streaming ahead, featuring Globoplay & Starzplay content chiefs
Our first TBI Talks of 2021 will explore the fast-changing world of streaming and delve…
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Shine TV’s MD Tanya Shaw to step down after seven years
Tanya Shaw is stepping down from her role as MD at MasterChef producer Shine TV after…
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BBC’s incoming chair Richard Sharp has ‘open mind’ on licence fee funding
Incoming BBC chair Richard Sharp says he has an “open mind” about the way the…
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Kids round-up: RTÉ preps first children’s slate; Sky Kids & AnimeLab pick up ‘Yu-Gi-Oh!’; Rainbow & Toonz partner for Pinocchio
RTÉ launches first global kids sales slate Ireland’s RTÉ Programme Sales has announced its first-ever…
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UK’s Red Room preps WW2 limited series about British spy Noir Inayat Khan; Freida Pinto to star and exec produce
UK-based Red Room Films is to produce a limited series based on Spy Princess: The…
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NBCUniversal’s Peacock to exceed 50 million subscribers by 2024, report predicts
NBCUniversal’s hybrid streaming service Peacock will exceed 50 million subscribers by 2024, according to a new report….
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WarnerMedia rejigs Lat Am with network president & originals chief exiting
WarnerMedia’s restructuring outside of the US has continued with two major exits from its Latin…
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‘Three Identical Strangers’ creators CNN Films & Raw re-team for new investigative doc
CNN Films in the US and UK factual Raw have re-teamed to co-produce The Lost…
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Bad Robot hires FX exec John Agbaje to animation team
JJ Abrams’ Bad Robot has appointed former FX exec John Agbaje as its first SVP…
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HBO Max orders Julia Child cookery drama, starring ‘Happy Valley’s Sarah Lancashire
HBO Max has ordered a drama featuring Sarah Lancashire (Happy Valley) that explores the life…
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3BMG launches int’l format production & sales division; lands RTL order
US-based 3 Ball Media Group (3BMG) has launched a new international format, production and distribution…
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Orders round-up: Crackle readies BIPOC interview series; ABC to remake ‘Pooch Perfect’; Amazon seeks NHL ‘All Or Nothing’
Crackle readies BIPOC interview series US streamer Crackle has ordered a new original series highlighting…
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Deals round-up: Globoplay adds eOne trio; CIA vs. Bin Laden doc sells; Dynamic TV goes ‘Beneath The Surface’
Globoplay strikes eOne deal Brazilian streamer Globoplay has picked up a raft of shows from…
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LA-based Principal Media hires Gary Rosenson & GRB alum Melanie Torres
LA-based distributor Principal Media has named industry veteran Gary Rosenson as its CEO, while former…
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NENT Studios UK extends deal with Mexico’s Dopamine for unscripted push
NENT Studios UK has expanded its partnership with Latin American firm Dopamine in a deal that…
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Netflix highlights room for improvement in first-ever inclusion report
Netflix has released its first-ever inclusion report, including figures on the racial and gender…
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C4 deputy director of programmes Kelly Webb-Lamb to leave UK broadcaster
Channel 4’s deputy director of programmes & head of popular factual Kelly Webb-Lamb is to…
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Nicola Shindler launches ITVS-backed Quay Street Productions
Former StudioCanal UK MD & Red Production Company founder Nicola Shindler has launched her new…