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NTV sells Russian dramas in Japan
Russian broadcaster NTV is bringing two crime dramas to the Japanese market in separate deals….
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ViacomCBS ups Wincie Knight to oversee global inclusivity and diversity strategy
ViacomCBS has promoted Wincie Knight to VP of global inclusion strategy at ViacomCBS Networks International…
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UK indie Three Tables Productions preps Royal Opera House drama
UK-based Three Tables Productions has partnered with the Royal Opera House (ROH) in London to…
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Bell Media president Randy Lennox to step down in 2021
Canada’s Bell Media has appointed telco boss Wade Oosterman as its new president to replace…
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Abacus Media Rights appoints Hana Palmer as new head of sales
Amcomri Media Group-owned Abacus Media Rights (AMR) has appointed Hana Palmer to the new position of head of…
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DAZN partners with TikTok to launch football content portal in Germany
Sports streamer DAZN has unveiled a partnership with shortform mobile platform TikTok to create a…
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Warner Bros. TV hires former Netflix originals boss Channing Dungey
Warner Bros. Television Group has confirmed the appointment of Netflix’s former VP of originals Channing…
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UK’s ITV restructures to focus on streaming, with Kevin Lygo taking new role
UK commercial broadcaster ITV is to restructure its business around streaming and has named the…
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Stolen Picture CEO Miles Ketley dies
Miles Ketley, CEO at UK-based producer Stolen Picture, has died. The news was confirmed by…
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Netflix reveals biggest original TV success of 2020
Ryan Murphy’s latest Netflix original series Ratched has broken a record for the streamer. Netflix’s…
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Netflix ‘a trailblazer’ in Africa for its approach to development & production
Netflix has been described as a “trailblazer” for its approach to developing and producing shows…
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Warner Bros. TV chairman Peter Roth to depart early 2021
Warner Bros. Television Group’s long-standing chairman Peter Roth is stepping down from the company early next…
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Fremantle’s Apartment & Castlefield to adapt ‘Death At SeaWorld’
Fremantle-owned producers The Apartment and Castlefield have picked up rights to adapt David Kirby’s investigative…
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BBCS makes ‘significant breakthrough’ in China with Bilibili pact
Chinese streamer Bilibili and BBC Studios (BBCS) have struck a potentially far-reaching pact that will…
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Sky strikes kids content pact with NBCU sibling DreamWorks
Sky has struck a deal with fellow Comcast-owned NBCUniversal (NBCU) that will see a raft of…
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Studio71 ups Adam Boorstin and Matt Crowley to co-CEOs
LA-based, Red Arrow Studios-owned Studio71 has promoted its COO Adam Boorstin and CRO Matt Crowley…
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TVNZ dives into mental health with local version of Oz ‘Man Up’ format
New Zealand broadcaster TVNZ has greenlit a local version of Movember’s Man Up format. Wellington-based…
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Cineflix Rights hires Miramax, BBC Studios alum for scripted sales
Cineflix Rights has appointed former Miramax and BBC Studios (BBCS) exec Tom Misselbrook to a…
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Netflix’s head of comedy Jane Wiseman to depart
Netflix’s restructuring of its senior content team has continued with the exit of its VP of…
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PBS Masterpiece books an ‘Atlantic Crossing’
US broadcaster PBS Masterpiece has acquired TV broadcast rights to Cinenord’s upcoming World War Two…
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NBCUIS president Jeff Wachtel exits company after 20 years
NBCUniversal International Studios (NBCUIS)’s president Jeff Wachtel is stepping down and leaving the US media…
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Warner Bros. TV signs overall deal with Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors
Warner Bros. Television Group has signed an exclusive multi-year overall deal with Black Lives Matter…
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Kids round-up: Kidscreen goes virtual; TV Cultura picks up ‘Mia And Me’; Disney takes slew of ‘Oddbods’ specials
Kidscreen 2021 goes virtual Kidscreen Summit is going virtual in 2021 due to continued uncertainty…
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Exclusive: Beyond Rights acquisitions chief Jimmy Humphrey steps down
Beyond Rights head of acquisitions & co-productions Jimmy Humphrey is leaving the Australia- and UK-based distributor,…
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Paramount+ takes ‘Grease’ reboot from WarnerMedia’s HBO Max
ViacomCBS’s OTT service Paramount+ has picked up the forthcoming Grease spin-off, which had been previously with…
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Jeff Jenkins Productions ups Jonny Cogut to VP of development
US-based Jeff Jenkins Productions (JJP) has promoted Jonny Cogut to VP of development. Cogut steps…
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Showtime releases ‘Dexter’ to strike again in new limited series
US network Showtime is bringing back serial killer drama Dexter for a new 10-part limited…
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Amazon reboots ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ with ‘Boys’ prodco
Amazon Studios has ordered a small screen remake of the 1997 movie I Know What…
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MIA 2020 gets underway with online platform and physical event in Rome
The sixth edition of the MIA (Mercato Internazionale Audiovisivo) Italian film and audiovisual event launched…
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MIPCOM Drama round-up: SPT takes ‘Doc’ to US; NTV’s Russian dramas sell in Asia; ‘Babylon Berlin’ sales; BBCS, NENT & more…
Sony preps US remake of Lux Vide’s drama Doc Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has picked up…