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StudioCanal hires Fremantle alum Sarah Doole to head Red Production
Shadowplay producer StudioCanal has appointed Fremantle’s recently departed director of global drama Sarah Doole to…
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US streamer Topic picks up trio of premium foreign scripted dramas
First Look Media-owned North American streamer Topic has acquired Icelandic political thriller The Minister, Canadian dark…
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UK’s Drive ‘Chops’ into expanded factual formats slate
UK-based funding and sales company Drive has acquired global distribution rights to three new factual…
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Tastemade, SBS snag TAC Studios lifestyle shows
US network Tastemade, SBS in Australia and Discovery Networks in the Middle East and Africa…
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UK’s Channel 4 budget to ‘go up massively’ in 2021
Channel 4 will increase its budget “massively” next year as the UK ad-supported broadcaster rebounds…
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Oz’s Escapade seeks ‘The Best Kind Of Beautiful’
Sydney-based distributor Escapade Media has teamed up with Sallyanne Ryan Archer’s Maiden and Rodrigo Vidal…
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Chinese Covid-19 drama sells to UK’s Sky amid global deals
Sky in the UK is among operators to have picked up a Chinese drama exploring…
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Canada’s ComediHa! hires Media Ranch exec to oversee sales
Montreal-based comedy producer ComediHa! has appointed an exec from fellow Canadian outfit Media Ranch to…
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ITV adapts Spain’s ‘Game Of Talents’ and Belgium’s ‘Professor T’ formats
UK broadcaster ITV has commissioned a local adaptation of Spanish gameshow format Game Of Talents,…
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France’s Salto & Foxtel take Steve McQueen’s ‘Small Axe’ global
French streamer Salto, the joint venture between TF1, M6 and France Télévisions, is among a…
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Former Bristow Global Media CEO launches female-focused investment group
Julie Bristow, the former CEO and president of Canada-based prodco Bristow Global Media (BGM), has…
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ZDFE secures ‘Voltaire In Love’ distribution rights
Germany’s ZDF Enterprises (ZDFE) has snagged sales rights to France Télévisions’ new historical drama Voltaire…
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Universal reveals $100m+ drama trio in Australia
Universal Studio Group is set to shoot three scripted TV series in Australia over the…
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Israel’s Gil Formats cooks up Spanish, Korean show
Israel’s Gil Formats is expanding its distribution slate with a new culinary show created by…
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Disney+ orders new Nick Fury Marvel series; Samuel L Jackson to reprise role
Disney+ has reportedly commissioned a new Marvel TV show, based around the character of super-spy…
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Samuel L Jackson’s docuseries ‘Enslaved’ to air in 130 territories
France’s Histoire TV, History in Germany and RTVE in Spain have picked up Samuel L…
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Alibi renews ‘Traces’ and ‘We Hunt Together’ for second seasons, due 2021
UKTV’s specialist crime drama channel Alibi has recommissioned two of its original series – Traces…
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Walter Presents expands Nordic offering with NENT deal
Drama streamer Walter Presents has extended its acquisitions spree by adding an array of Nordic…
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Lineup Industries partners with NHK Enterprises to take Japanese formats global
International indie distributor Lineup Industries and NHK Enterprises, the distribution arm of Japanese broadcaster NHK,…
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Nippon and Story Lab open ‘9 Windows’ with first format co-development
Japanese multi-platform network Nippon TV and global production and distribution studio The Story Lab have…
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Amazon fast-tracks ‘The Boys’ spin-off after global success
A spin-off to Amazon’s comic book series The Boys is in the works, featuring a…
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UK factual indie Passion Planet hires wildlife producer Nick Stringer
UK prodco Passion Planet, a division of London-based factual producer Passion Pictures, has hired acclaimed…
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News round-up: ITV America’s Sirens reveals ‘Baddies’; Cineflix sells ‘Ordinary Woman’ S2
Sirens unveils ‘Baddies’ with 16-year-old Marsai Martin ITV America-owned Sirens Media has partnered with 16-year-old…
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Gaumont preps Mexican drama with ‘This Is Not Berlin’ duo
French studio Gaumont is developing a Mexican music drama created by Max Zunino and Hari…
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HBO Max orders ‘dark, horror-tinged’ Pretty Little Liars reboot
HBO Max is rebooting Pretty Little Liars with a new show described as being a…
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AMC names SVOD president Miguel Penella as head of AMC+
AMC Networks is expanding the remit of its SVOD president to include the company’s recently…
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Kids roundup: HBO Max seeks ‘Squish’; Kids execs launch new prodco; Netflix picks up Xilam’s ‘Trico’
HBO Max seeks ‘Squish’ WarnerMedia-owned streamer HBO Max has acquired animated kids’ comedy Squish, following…
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MIPCOM & MIPTV organisers Reed Midem replace CEO
MIPCOM and MIPTV organisers Reed Midem has appointed a new CEO to lead the business,…
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US set for ‘historic’ cord-cutting loss in 2020
The US pay TV industry will suffer ‘historic’ cord-cutting in 2020. According to a new…
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News round-up: Disney+ Hotstar extends ‘Doctor Foster’ remake; NPACT launches Covid-19 hotline; HBO Europe orders CEE duo
Disney+ Hotstar returns to ‘Doctor Foster’ adaptation Disney+ Hotstar in India has extended its local…