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DLT Entertainment buys into Mark Watson and Lianne Coop’s Impatient Productions
UK-and-US-based production and distribution company DLT Entertainment has invested in Impatient Productions, the indie prodco…
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Blue Ant’s Look Mom! hires Warner Bros., Disney alum
Look Mom! Productions, the Blue Ant Studios-owned animation outfit behind Quibi’s Doomlands, is expanding its…
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AMC rejigs development with Carrie Gillogly & Emma Miller promotions
AMC Networks has rejigged its development team with promotions for two longtime execs. Carrie Gillogly…
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All3Media America appoints ex-Propagate exec Ivan Garel-Jones as COO
All3Media America has hired former Propagate exec Ivan Garel-Jones as chief operating officer. In his…
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BBC Studios launches German prodco, exits All3 joint venture Tower
BBC Studios (BBCS) is parting ways with All3Media in Germany, ending its decade-long joint venture…
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Plimsoll buys out Magnify Media, taking full ownership of UK distributor
Private equity-backed Plimsoll Productions has struck a deal to take full ownership of Andrea Jackson’s…
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TBI In Conversation: Building an American ‘Utopia’ with Sharon Levy
TBI’s Mark Layton speaks to Sharon Levy, president of unscripted and scripted programming at Endemol…
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Apple TV+ orders half-hour comedy from Patricia Arquette & Ben Stiller
Apple TV+ has ordered a half-hour comedy starring and executive produced by Patricia Arquette and directed…
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See-Saw launches Australian prodco with ‘The End’s Samantha Strauss
North Water and Slow Horses producer See-Saw Films is partnering with The End writer and producer Samantha…
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NBCU ups inclusivity exec Janine Jones-Clark to EVP, expands remit
NBCUniversal has promoted diversity exec Janine Jones-Clark to EVP of inclusion for both talent and…
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All3Media Int’l hires Endemol exec Mike Gould for digital division
London-based indie distributor All3Media International has appointed Endemol Shine exec Mike Gould to the newly created…
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The CW’s ‘Supergirl’ to end next year after sixth season
The CW superhero series Supergirl is to end after its upcoming sixth season. The decision…
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Exclusive: Banijay Rights new-look distribution structure revealed
Banijay Rights has restructured its sales operation following the acquisition of Endemol Shine Group with…
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Sony Pictures Television launches online format festival
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has unveiled plans to host its own bespoke virtual formats event…
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All3Media America CEO Tim Pastore stepping down
All3Media America CEO Tim Pastore is to step down after two years at the helm….
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Peacock offers new home to ‘Mr Mercedes’
NBCUniversal-owned streamer Peacock has given a new home to Mr Mercedes, the crime series based…
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Fennessy brothers depart Endemol Shine Oz; Peter Newman named CEO
Endemol Shine Australia co-CEOs Mark and Carl Fennessy are leaving the company which they have…
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NBCU’s Peacock fans out onto Roku after extended negotiations
A little more than two months after launching Peacock, NBCUniversal’s parent company Comcast has reached…
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HBO’s ‘Succession’ & ‘Watchmen’ strike success at virtual Emmys
US cabler HBO was the stand-out winner at this year’s Emmy Awards, which were held…
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WarnerMedia closes streamer DC Universe, moves content to HBO Max
WarnerMedia is closing its superhero streamer DC Universe and rebranding it as a comic book…
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Walter Presents takes trio of Polish dramas from Discovery’s TVN
Global drama streamer Walter Presents has struck a three-year deal for almost 30 hours of…
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BBC’s scripted acquisition spree continues with return of ‘The Bridge’
The BBC in the UK has struck a new deal for hit Nordic drama The…
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FilmRise strikes AVOD, SVOD deal with NENT Studios, incl ‘Doc Martin’
US-based distributor and AVOD operator FilmRise has struck a 500-hour deal for shows including long-running…
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Beyond Rights names acquisitions & sales chiefs, as TCB’s originals strategy pulled
Australia- and UK-based distributor Beyond Rights has appointed sales and acquisitions chiefs for its restructured…
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Sky locks away Italian prison drama, from The Apartment & Wildside
UK-based Sky has commissioned Il Re (The King), a new Italian prison drama from Fremantle-owned…
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Amazon, Record TV agree to share ‘Game Of Clones’ remake in Brazil
Amazon Prime Video is working with Brazil’s Record TV on a joint version of Youngest…
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UK gov’t outlines details of $650m production insurance scheme
The UK government has unveiled further details of its £500m ($650m) scheme designed to help…
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ViacomCBS International Studios and La Claqueta partner for Spanish crime drama co-pro
ViacomCBS International Studios (VIS) and Spanish prodco La Claqueta PC are to co-produce Jamila, a new scripted…
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Thinkfactory partners with ‘Tiger King’s’ Baskins for new unscripted series
LA-based, ITV America-owned prodco Thinkfactory Media has partnered with Carole and Howard Baskin, subjects of…
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Leonine-backed Wiedemann & Berg TV hires Bavaria Fiction creative chief
Bavaria Fiction’s chief creative officer Oliver Vogel has joined Wiedemann & Berg TV (W&B Television),…