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ViacomCBS unveils diverse Lat Am slate, following 25% budget pledge
ViacomCBS International Studios (VIS) in Latin America has revealed three new projects to have emerged from…
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HBO Europe, Starzplay and more take coming-of-age drama ‘We Are Who We Are’ global
Broadcasters and platforms across the world have acquired Luca Guadagnino’s eight-part drama We Are Who We Are,…
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Disney+ rolls out across Latin America with 70 regional originals on slate
Disney+ has continued its global expansion, launching in Latin America and across the Caribbean, with…
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Samsung strikes short-form deal with Sofy.tv across Europe
Samsung has struck a deal that will see short-form service Sofy.tv become available via the…
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Thunderbird’s Great Pacific moves into drama with Wernher Von Braun
Great Pacific Media, the factual division of Thunderbird Entertainment Group, is in development on its…
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NBCU unveils TV & streaming team, Peacock originals chief McGoldrick to exit
NBCUniversal’s Susan Rovner has appointed a raft of execs to oversee content for its newly…
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Sales round-up: Abacus makes LatAm factual deals; Oz’s SBS takes premium dramas; Network 10 enters ‘The Dog House’
Abacus makes LatAm factual deals Broadcasters across Latin America have acquired a range of factual…
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Anthony Kimble’s Fugitive eyes AVOD acquisitions with Turkey’s Merzigo
Anthony Kimble’s production and financing firm Fugitive has linked up with Turkish aggregator Merzigo to acquire…
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TBI In Conversation: Courting co-pros & counting every shot in ‘No Man’s Land’ with Maria Feldman
Israeli producer Maria Feldman talks to Mark Layton about her new war epic ‘No Man’s…
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ITV Studios appoints Cardiff Productions’ Pat Younge to board
ITV Studios (ITVS) has appointed former Sugar Films CEO Pat Younge as a non-executive director…
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WarnerMedia reveals UK & Ireland senior team, with John Stanley departing
WarnerMedia has unveiled a newly-formed TV & digital distribution team in the UK & Ireland under…
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Drama round-up: ITV makes ‘Long Call’ with Silverprint; STV & BBMM partner for ‘Frankenstein’; Platform Europa+ buys from Mediaset
ITV makes ‘Long Call’ with Silverprint ITV in the UK has ordered four-part crime drama The…
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Appointment round-up: ITV names Media & Entertainment chiefs; Blue Ant ups Craig Junner; Rogo Productions rejigs
ITV names Media & Entertainment chiefs UK broadcaster ITV has appointed Sarah Clarke as COO…
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Factual round-up: BriteSpark & Beyond link to fund ‘MEM’; Scorpion strikes in Spain; CuriosityStream expands in India
BriteSpark embraces Massive Engineering Mistakes Argonon-owned BriteSpark Films has linked up with Beyond Rights to…
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Netflix hires NBC scripted exec Tracey Pakosta as new head of comedy
Netflix has hired NBC’s co-president of scripted programming Tracey Pakosta as its new head of…
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Hulu’s originals chief Beatrice Springborn exits to lead NBCUniversal’s UCP
Hulu’s head of originals Beatrice Springborn is leaving the Disney-owned streamer to replace Dawn Olmstead…
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ABC straight-to-series order for Baldwin-Grammer comedy from ‘Modern Family’ duo
US network ABC has given a straight-to-series order for a new comedy series starring and…
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Exclusive: AMC-backed ShortsTV strikes Amazon deal to extend reach in Europe
AMC Networks-backed ShortsTV has expanded its reach across Europe after striking a deal with Amazon…
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The CW developing ‘Wonder Girl’ superhero series with first Latina ‘Arrowverse’ lead
US network The CW is in development on Wonder Girl, a new superhero drama series…
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Sky & Netflix develop separate doc series around Sophie Toscan du Plantier murder
Both Netflix and the UK’s Sky have commissioned separate documentary projects about the 1996 murder…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Six streaming super-trends for 2021
Tony Gunnarsson, principal analyst for media & entertainment at TBI sibling OMDIA, reflects on a…
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Factual round-up: Smithsonian unveils Egyptian tomb find; C4 orders ultra-rich property special; ITV orders Covid-19 doc
Smithsonian doc investigates Egpytology find Smithsonian Channel has ordered a new documentary series exploring recent…
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India rejigs streamer regulations with ramifications for Netflix and others
The Indian government is to place streaming platforms such as Netflix and Amazon Prime Video…
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Drama round-up: Fremantle & Winterbottom unveil ‘Sceptred Isle’; Netflix extends ‘Trapped’ but cancels ‘The Order’
Fremantle & Michael Winterbottom reveal first-look deal & ‘Sceptred Isle’ drama Fremantle has struck an…
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Spain’s Buendía Estudios hires former SPT Iberia chief to lead global production push
Spain’s recently launched heavyweight production outfit Buendía Estudios has hired Sony Pictures Television’s former distribution chief for…
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Nine Entertainment CEO Hugh Marks to retire next year
Hugh Marks has resigned as CEO of Australian media conglomerate Nine Entertainment. Marks announced his…
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‘The Mysterious Benedict Society’ moved from Hulu to Disney+
Disney+ has picked up a series originally destined for streaming stablemate Hulu, with The Mysterious…
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BBC Studios restructures Documentary Unit & hires 72 Films exec
BBC Studios (BBCS) has restructured its factual production operations with the expansion of The Documentary…
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Atresmedia preps the catwalk for ‘Drag Race Spain’
Spain is the latest country to pick up the global hit Drag Race format, with…
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Twofour expands reality, entertainment by hiring ‘I Can See Your Voice’ exec
ITV Studios-owned Twofour is expanding its reality and entertainment activities and has appointed Louise Hutchinson…