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HBO Max hands straight-to-series order for ‘Sex And The City’ revival
US streamer HBO Max has given a series order to a revival of romcom-drama Sex…
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Roku buys Quibi’s short-form content in deal valued at ‘less than $100m’
AVOD streamer Roku has confirmed a deal to acquire more than 75 shows from Jeffrey Katzenberg’s…
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Banijay & Rainer Laux partner on new German reality label
Global production powerhouse Banijay is launching a new reality label in Germany in collaboration with…
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News round-up: Covid delays UK’s ‘Got Talent’; Wowow visits Harbour Rights; Parade lands ‘Derelict Rescue’
Covid delays UK’s Got Talent UK commercial broadcaster ITV has been forced to delay production…
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Arrow Pictures hires BBC alum Katie Elmes
Factual producer Arrow Pictures has hired Katie Elmes as a development executive. Elmes has a…
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ITVSGE hires K7 Media’s head of strategy Girts Licis to oversee licensing
ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVSGE) has appointed K7 Media’s Girts Licis to work across its…
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44 Blue ups Andrew Paskoff & Shirley Jackson to senior production roles
US-based 44 Blue Productions has upped Andrew Paskoff to EVP of production and operations and…
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NATPE Virtual Miami lands NBCU’s Mark Lazarus for opening keynote
NBCUniversal’s TV & streaming chairman Mark Lazarus has been announced as the opening keynote for…
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Kids round-up: Redknot returns ‘Agent Binky’; Cake takes ‘B.O.T.’ global; Selig and Gomes exit Little Airplane
Redknot returns ‘Agent Binky’ Redknot, the production company created as a joint venture between Canadian…
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Disney & Discovery execs launch ‘class pass’ streaming firm, backed by Michael Eisner
Former Disney and Discovery execs have launched a new streaming aggregation service, with former Mouse House…
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Animation studio Snipple launches UK-based originals division, with $8m Barclays funding
Philippines-based animation studio Snipple has announced a new UK-based original content division, Snipple Originals, along…
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News round-up: Discovery+ teams with Starzplay for MENA launch; Facebook Watch returns pregnancy docuseries
Discovery+ teams with Starzplay for MENA launch Discovery has announced plans to roll-out its new…
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Netflix hikes UK prices to cover ‘$1bn investment in local content’
Netflix is hiking its prices in the UK as it looks for ways to cover…
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Discovery hires AT&T exec for distribution & fills new global streamer role
Discovery has hired AT&T’s SVP of content & programming Michele Barney to take on Eric…
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‘Little Birds’ flies to Starzplay & more in global deals
Starz-owned streamer Starzplay is among a host of global platforms and broadcasters that have picked…
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Disney+ content chief Ricky Strauss exits, Mouse House rejigs senior execs
Disney+ content chief Ricky Strauss is stepping from his position, after nine years with the…
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NBC to remake Oz’s ‘Secret Bridesmaids’ Business’
US network NBC is developing Ties That Bind, a new drama series based upon Seven…
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Roku growth soars to 51 million users as Q4 viewing tops 17 billion hours
Streaming device maker and AVOD operator Roku has announced its latest milestone of 50 million…
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UK doc ‘My Big Family Farm’ travels in slew of global deals
Broadcasters in Canada, Australia, and across Europe, Asia, CIS and the Baltics have acquired UK…
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BBC extends ‘Death In Paradise’ for two more seasons
UK pubcaster the BBC has recommissioned the Red Planet Pictures-produced crime drama Death In Paradise…
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Sky CEO Jeremy Darroch steps down, succeeded by Comcast’s Dana Strong
Jeremy Darroch, CEO of European pay-TV and broadband group Sky, is stepping down after 13…
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BBC chairman named as ex-Goldman Sachs banker Richard Sharp
Former Goldman Sachs banker Richard Sharp is to be named as the next chairman of…
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Bell Media’s content chief Mike Cosentino out amid streaming restructure
Canada’s Bell Media has restructured its senior management team with execs including content chief Mike…
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Fremantle’s Naked hires Twofour’s Natalie McArdle as development chief
Fremantle-owned Naked has hired Twofour’s director of development Natalie McArdle, who is leaving the ITV…
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Israel’s Reshet 13 launches new international studio
Israeli broadcaster Reshet 13 is to launch a new studio named 13Global, with a focus…
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Amazon buys ‘Dirty John’ podcast firm Wondery
Amazon is expanding its media business with the acquisition of podcast start-up Wondery, best known…
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BBC to air educational content for UK’s locked-down children
UK pubcaster the BBC has vowed to deliver “the biggest education offer in its history” by…
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Digital Disruption: The Future Of Global Distribution Survey 2021
Content distribution has changed dramatically over the past year, with virtual sales platforms and online…
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Saudi streamer Shahid VIP links with Tony Jordan for “biggest production” ever
Saudi Arabian streamer Shahid VIP has unveiled its “biggest production” to date with a new…
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Endeavor Content & Korea’s Bon Factory strike content pact
Endeavor Content, the distribution and finance arm of US-based Endeavor, has inked a multi-year deal…