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EndemolShine Nederland ups Sil Geurtsen to head of programme development
EndemolShine Nederland, an Amsterdam-based Banijay Benelux label, has appointed Sil Geurtsen as head of programme…
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TBI In Conversation: CuriosityStream CEO on going public & quadrupling its content
TBI deputy editor Mark Layton talks to Clint Stinchcomb, president & CEO at US-based CuriosityStream,…
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Kids round-up: Mickey Mouse lands new Disney+ series; Wildbrain restructures distribution team; ‘Almost Never’ does global deals
Mickey Mouse lands new Disney+ series Disney+ has commissioned The Wonderful World Of Mickey Mouse,…
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Exclusive: Banijay Rights’ scripted chief Caroline Torrance departs
Caroline Torrance, head of scripted at Banijay’s global sales arm, is leaving the company following…
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Channel 4 remakes Swedish drama with Walter Presents founders’ prodco
Channel 4 in the UK has ordered a remake of Swedish drama Before We Die,…
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Studiocanal names Anne Cherel to head global TV sales
Studiocanal has rejigged its senior management team by promoting Anne Cherel to become EVP of…
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US Court TV launches in UK via Sky
US-based Katz Networks-owned Court TV has launched in the UK via Sky Television. The channel…
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News round-up: Rabbit hires ex-Keshet exec to sales team; France 5 commissions Trojan War doc; Channel 5 order myth-busting Jack the Ripper series
Rabbit hires ex-Keshet exec to sales team Finland-based Rabbit Films has hired former Keshet International…
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‘Beaverton’ producer Pier 21 hires CBC exec Karen Tsang, ups Bill Lundy
Toronto-based indie Pier 21 Films, the prodco behind Comedy Network series The Beaverton, has appointed former…
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NBCU restructure sees USA & Syfy chief Chris McCumber departing
NBCUniversal (NBCU)’s newly merged streaming and network division has resulted in more senior management changes,…
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Blue Ant preps ‘A Bee’s Diary’ for Love Nature as show wraps production
Blue Ant Media’s wildlife channel and streamer brand Love Nature is preparing to air its…
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‘Normal People’ prodco Element hires Pulse’s creative chief for drama & Silverprint exec
Normal People producer Element Pictures has appointed Michael Dawson and Lucas Ochoa as executive producers…
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CBS Studios strikes deal with Greg Silverman’s Stampede, unveils Icelandic project
Stampede Ventures, the prodco founded by Warner Bros. Pictures’ former president Greg Silverman, has struck…
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Brent Montgomery’s Wheelhouse lands Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine
Wheelhouse Entertainment, part of the production and investment firm launched by former ITV America CEO…
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News round-up: CBC’s ‘Trickster’ travels in global pre-sales; Korean animation festival launches; RTL-TVI adapts Lecter’s retro ‘Greetings From’ format
CBC’s ‘Trickster’ travels in global pre-sales Sky in the UK, NITV and SBS On Demand…
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Banijay unveils brands arm headed by Owain Walbyoff, with Jane Smith leading L&M
Production and distribution giant Banijay has launched a new commercial division that will oversee brand…
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Finnish streamer Elisa Viihde Viaplay sets ‘Next Of Kin’, first original drama, with A+E Networks
Finnish streaming company Elisa Viihde has teamed up with A+E Networks for a new original…
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‘The Walking Dead’s Norman Reedus launches prodco, adapts comic ‘Undone By Blood’
The Walking Dead star Norman Reedus has launched his own production firm, which has already…
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HBO Max orders pirate comedy; Taika Waititi and David Jenkins attached
HBO Max has given a series order to Our Flag Means Death, a new pirate…
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ViacomCBS reveals ‘Godfather’ drama & talks global strategy for new streamer Paramount+
ViacomCBS has revealed a raft of new shows and unveiled the name for its soon-to-launch…
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BBC reveals almost five billion iPlayer requests during 2019/2020
The BBC in the UK has said its on demand service iPlayer received almost five…
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News round-up: ‘Vigil’ and ‘Pembrokeshire Murders’ global pre-sales; Netflix orders Good Times animated reboot; Sony brings ‘Candice Renoir’ to LatAm
‘Vigil’ and ‘Pembrokeshire Murders’ in raft of global pre-sales Broadcasters around the world have acquired…
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Joyrider & Firefly prep drama ‘Frust’, marking first for co-productions in south-eastern Europe
Joyrider, the indie created by former HBO Hungary drama head Gábor Krigler, has linked up…
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Blue Ant Media ups Jamie Schouela to global channels boss, Carlyn Staudt to oversee Love Nature
Toronto-based producer, distributor and channel operator Blue Ant Media has promoted Jamie Schouela to president…
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Drive hires former Twofour Group’s Eniela Bella for sales in Europe, Lat Am
UK-based production-funding and distribution agency Drive has hired an exec from ITV Studios-owned Twofour Group…
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Disney+ expands reach across Europe with Nordic roll-out
Disney+ is continuing its global roll-out by launching across eight countries in Europe from today….
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Hulu marks first direct deal for Vice’s new sales arm, as streamer extends pact
US streamer Hulu has become the first announced customer for Vice Media Group’s new distribution…
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ITV America hires 44 Blue’s Sara Poage, rejigs senior management team
Hell’s Kitchen and Pawn Stars producer ITV America has reshuffled its senior management team with…
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BBC does ‘Time’ with Jimmy McGovern prison drama; Sean Bean, Stephen Graham to star
The UK’s BBC1 has commissioned Time, a new three-part prison drama from Jimmy McGovern. Produced…
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Raft of global pre-sales for Cambridge Analytica scandal exposé
Broadcasters and streamers across the world have picked up the Metrotone Media-produced documentary People You…