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Amazon donates €1m to Italian Covid-19 fund to support entertainment biz
Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Studios have pledged €1million to help support the Italian entertainment…
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Disney+ hits 73 million subs, CEO talks restructure & streamer’s ‘key’ role
Disney has revealed that its direct-to-consumer and international revenues grew by more than 40% over…
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News round-up: India’s MX Player buys Eccho drama; CBC develops Jus Reign comedy; Sundance Now buys Oz drama
India’s MX Player snags Eccho drama Mediaset in Spain and MX Player in India are…
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CW developing ‘Modern Austen’ and ‘Black Lightning’ spin-off for ‘Painkiller’
US network The CW is developing a modern update of British author Jane Austen’s novels,…
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Hungry Bear launches new prodco with UK TV host Jay Blades
UK indie Hungry Bear Media has partnered with British TV presenter Jay Blades to launch…
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Fremantle-owned Naked hires UKTV commissioning editor Natalie Rose
Fremantle-owned I Can See Your Voice producer Naked has hired UKTV commissioning editor Natalie Rose as its…
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Anton, WestEnd Films co-fund development pact, unveil drama from ‘Valley Of Tears’ duo
European financing and production firm Anton has struck a deal that will see it co-fund…
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Warner Bros. signs overall deal with ‘Watchmen’ scribe Cord Jefferson
Warner Bros. Television Group (WBTVG) has signed an exclusive multi-year overall deal with Watchmen writer/producer…
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Banijay names Anne Van Sprang to lead global HR department
Banijay has named Anne Van Sprang as its chief human resources officer, with a remit that…
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Netflix’s Bela Bajaria talks cancellation data & int’l strategy
Netflix’s global head of TV Bela Bajaria – fresh from restructuring her senior exec team…
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Kudos, ‘Peaky Blinders’ creator Steven Knight unveils music drama
Banijay-owned UK prodco Kudos is developing a new drama series to be penned by Peaky…
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Kids round-up: Momulu expands in Canada and Nordic co-pro; Guru Studio hires Lauren Leinburd as SVP business affairs
Momulu expands in Canada and Nordic co-pro TVOKids, Knowledge and SRC in Canada, along with…
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Exclusive: Smithsonian Channel buys ‘Greek Island Odyssey’ from Drive
Smithsonian Channel in the US and Movistar in Spain have picked up a six-part docuseries…
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HGTV to bring Instagram hit ‘Cheap Old Houses’ to TV
Discovery-owned US home improvement network HGTV has greenlit an eight-part series based on the Instagram…
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ITV Studios revenues down 19% as pandemic buffets UK broadcaster
ITV Studios (ITVS) revenues were down almost 20% for the first nine months of 2020,…
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News round-up: Orange Smarty sells 500+ factual hours; Fox building ‘Lego Masters’ S2; Fremantle gets ‘Tough As Nails’ in format deal
Orange Smarty sells 500+ factual hours Broadcasters TV4 in Sweden, Ananey in Israel, HRT in…
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Discovery+ launches in UK, Ireland with 80 hours of streamer originals
Discovery has rolled out its rebranded streaming service Discovery+ in the UK and Ireland, complete…
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DR Denmark prepares to ‘Meat The Family’ in local adaptation
Danish pubcaster DR Denmark has commissioned a local version of Rise Films’ social experiment format…
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News round-up: Blast! Films restructures; Eccho signs Born Wild deal; ZDFE’s ‘Great Inventions’ sells; IMDb extends SPT’s ‘Alex Rider’
Blast! Films rejigs as creative chiefs depart Sky Studios-backed producer Blast! Films has rejigged its…
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Disney’s Peter Rice unveils ‘big changes’ as general entertainment arm unveiled
Disney has unveiled the new structure of its General Entertainment Content (DGE) division, following the…
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WarnerMedia cuts more jobs as ‘painful but critical’ restructuring continues
WarnerMedia has begun its latest round of layoffs, described by CEO Jason Kilar as a…
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Erin Underhill promoted to president of Universal Television
Universal Television has appointed veteran NBCUniversal exec Erin Underhill as its president, taking over the…
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Rai names Maria Pia Ammirati to replace Eleanora Andreatta as head of drama
Rai in Italy has appointed Maria Pia Ammirati to lead its scripted output, replacing the…
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Asacha Media hires Disney, Fox exec to lead development & distribution
European production outfit Asacha Media Group has hired Disney sales director Maria Grazia Ursino to oversee…
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UK’s Virgin Media launches new pay-TV platform
Liberty Global-owned British telecoms firm Virgin Media has launched Virgin TV 360, its new pay…
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NBC & int’l networks welcome Canadian ‘Nurses’
NBC in the US and other broadcasters in Australia, Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle…
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Amazon Prime Video picks up fact-based Chilean thriller ‘Dignity’ for Latin America
Amazon Prime Video in Latin America has acquired Chilean thriller Dignity, to premiere this coming…
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Ex-Disney & TikTok chief Kevin Mayer emerges at Len Blavatnik’s Access Industries
Former Disney and TikTok chief Kevin Mayer has joined Access Industries, the entertainment investment firm founded by…
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News round-up: ‘Popstars’ format in NZ return; ‘Masked Singer’ adapted by Three; Red Sauce makes new hires
‘Popstars’ format revived in NZ New Zealand’s TVNZ 2 has commissioned a revival of reality…
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Blumhouse TV rejigs after tapping NBCU alum Chris McCumber as president
Blumhouse TV has appointed former USA Network & Syfy chief Chris McCumber as its president,…