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Amazon Prime, Endemol Shine France prep remake of Japanese comedy format
Amazon Prime Video is working with Endemol Shine France to produce a new version of…
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Germany’s Leonine hires former Red Arrow Studios creative chief Nina Etspueler
Private equity-backed German studio Leonine has hired Red Arrow Studios’ former group creative director Nina…
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Netflix settles ‘Black Mirror’ lawsuit over interactive ‘Bandersnatch’ episode
Netflix has settled a long-running lawsuit over an Emmy-winning interactive episode from its Black Mirror…
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Studio Lambert’s Tania Alexander leaves ‘Gogglebox’ prodco
Studio Lambert’s Tania Alexander, who oversees the All3Media-owned prodco’s UK hit series Gogglebox, is leaving…
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Kids round up: ‘Bing’ prodco gets $5.3m funding; Sutikki preps series around Cozmo toy; Sony brings DinoCity to UK
‘Bing’ prodco gets $5.3m funding Acamar Films, the UK indie behind BBC pre-school series Bing,…
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Five ways to use brands to fund your factual production
Dominic de Terville, director of branded content at the UK’s Zinc Media, tells TBI why…
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Belgium’s DPG Media opts to ‘Let Love Rule’ with ITV Studios
DPG Media in Belgium has acquired ITV Studios’ reality dating format Let Love Rule. The…
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Viaplay orders boarding school drama, Eccho takes ‘Threesome’
Nordic Entertainment (NENT) Group’s streamer Viaplay has ordered a Swedish drama about life at a…
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MTV Entertainment Group engages UK’s Lost Art TV to source fresh formats
ViacomCBS-owned US-based MTV Entertainment Group has partnered with the UK’s Lost Art TV to source…
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Spain’s Onza Distribution snags 100-hour deal with History Channel
The History Channel Iberia has struck a 100-hour deal that will see a raft of…
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Nordics go big on factual in bumper Cineflix Rights sales
Broadcasters and platforms across the Nordic region have acquired more than 450 hours of factual…
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HBO Max spending spree continues with ‘The Trial of Christine Keeler’
HBO Max has made its latest international drama acquisition, this time taking exclusive US rights…
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News round-up: eOne goes global with ‘The Newsreader’; Cosmos-Maya deals; ViacomCBS links with Morena
eOne takes The Newsreader global Entertainment One (eOne) has acquired international distribution rights to The…
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Netflix reveals record-breaking UK production spend of $1bn in 2020
Netflix is poised to have increased its spending on UK productions by more than half to…
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Banijay rejigs in Spain, appoints MD for ‘The Bridge’ prodco Zeppelin
Banijay is restructuring its operations in Iberia by appointing Amparo Castellano as MD of The…
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Amazon announces sixth and final season for sci-fi drama ‘The Expanse’
Amazon Studios is to end sci-fi drama The Expanse with a sixth and final season….
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A freelancer’s reflections on working through the pandemic
Former Woodcut Media and Discovery Networks International exec Adam Jacobs reflects on his life as…
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Warner Bros. names Amy Friedman as new kids & family boss
US studio Warner Bros. has appointed Amy Friedman to the newly created role of head…
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Abu Dhabi’s huge new production & creative hub on track to launch 2021
Abu Dhabi has said its huge new production development Yas Creative Hub is on track…
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Sony’s Playmaker Media hires Fremantle Oz scripted chief Jo Porter as MD
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has appointed Fremantle Australia’s director of scripted Jo Porter to lead…
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Canal+, Quebecor join for Xavier Dolan drama based on 2019 play
French pay-TV operator Canal+ has linked up with sibling production house Studiocanal and Canada’s Quebecor…
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HBO Max brings Spanish thriller ‘La Jauria’ to US audiences
WarnerMedia SVOD service HBO Max has acquired US streaming rights to Spanish-language drama La Jauria….
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Factual round-up: Amazon orders BBCS kabaddi show; Flame sells globally; Brown Bob’s BBC deal; DAZN original
Amazon unveils BBCS’s kabaddi series Amazon Prime Video is preparing to launch a BBC Studios…
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Drama round-up: Legendary’s new UK prodco; Wowow enters ‘Tokyo Vice’; Warner Bros. strikes Harris-Lawrence pact; African nets buys SynProNize shows
Legendary links with Frost & Graham Legendary Entertainment has linked up with Ashes To Ashes…
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Exclusive: Fremantle & private equity firms eye NENT Studios UK
Private equity firms and global producer Fremantle are understood to be among a slew of…
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Netflix alum Cindy Holland emerges at US-based media acquisition firm
Netflix’s former VP of original content Cindy Holland has emerged on the board at a…
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Anthology Group merges Spark TV with Woodcut Media, launches new Bristol prodco
UK producer Woodcut Media has merged with Anthology Group sibling Spark TV to launch a…
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ZDFE hires Endemol Shine & Twitter alum to lead digital production
Germany’s ZDF Enterprises (ZDFE) has hired former Twitter and Endemol Shine Group exec Michael Kollatschny…
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Russia 1 snags CJ ENM’s singing format ‘I Can See Your Voice’
Russia 1 has become the latest broadcaster to order a local version of music mystery…
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Banijay, All3, eOne, Fremantle & ITVS unveil London Screenings event
Distribution giants All3media International, Banijay Rights, Entertainment One, Fremantle and ITV Studios have joined up…