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Mexico’s TV Azteca remakes Banijay gameshow format ‘Don’t’
TV Azteca in Mexico has ordered a local version of Banijay’s gameshow format Don’t. The…
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Netflix invests in ‘Black Mirror’ duo’s prodco Broke and Bones
Netflix has struck a deal to invest in the recently launched prodco from Black Mirror…
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Chinese streamer iQiyi unveils international expansion plans
Chinese streamer iQiyi has revealed its plans for international expansion following the 2019 worldwide roll-out…
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Submarine preps Matt Haig’s sci-fi novel ‘Echo Boy’ for adaptation
LA- and Amsterdam-based production company Submarine has optioned rights to author Matt Haig’s sci-fi novel…
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Beyond Rights expands slate with UK, Italian & Mexican producer deals
UK- and Australia-based distributor Beyond Rights has added more than 35 hours of factual content…
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ViacomCBS hires Channel 4’s consumer & strategy chief Sarah Rose as COO
ViacomCBS Networks UK has hired one of the execs behind UK broadcaster Channel 4’s streaming…
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eOne joins A+E in dropping physical presence from MIPCOM
Canada-based multinational Entertainment One (eOne) has become the latest company to pull out of attending…
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Universal and AMC settle feud; agree to shorten home release schedule
US film studio Universal Pictures and cinema chain AMC Theatres have set aside their feud…
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News round-up: India’s Zee5 launches first Pakistani original; PBS launches docs on Amazon; Global Agency sells ‘Mr Wrong’
India’s Zee5 launches first Pakistani original India’s Zee5 Global streaming platform will launch its first…
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Exclusive: Argonon CEO hits out at UK government for insurance delay
Argonon CEO James Burstall has said that delays in launching the UK’s £500m ($650m) insurance…
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Fremantle strikes development deal with New Zealand’s Pango Productions
Fremantle has struck a development partnership with Pango Productions, the Kiwi company behind Amazon’s All…
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Sony’s ‘Reckoning’ prodco Playmaker eyes chief as co-founders step down
Sony Pictures Television (SPT)-owned Australian producer Playmaker Media is looking for a new creative chief…
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BBC Studios appoints interim CEO ahead of Tim Davie departure
BBC Studios (BBCS) has appointed its CFO Tom Fussell to become interim CEO from 1…
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UK TV industry welcomes $650m Covid-19 insurance fund
UK producers and broadcasters have welcomed a long-awaited £500m ($650m) government-backed scheme designed to help…
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Ample launches LA’s first-ever dedicated natural history label
US prodco Ample Entertainment has launched the first-ever dedicated Los Angeles-based natural history division, under…
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Sony inks overall deal with ‘Plantagenets’ author Dan Jones
British author, historian and TV presenter Dan Jones has signed an overall deal with Sony…
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Sky Arts to go free-to-air from September in UK
Comcast-owned pay-TV operator Sky will make its Arts channel free-to-air in the UK, the operator…
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HBO takes ‘The First Shot’ at Covid series
HBO has optioned Brendan Borrell’s book proposal, The First Shot, about the hunt for a…
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Netflix hands out series order to ‘The Witcher’ prequel
Netflix has ordered a live-action six-part limited series drama set in the same world as…
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Apple TV+ preps Oprah Winfrey remote interview show exploring racism
Oprah Winfrey is launching a new interview series on Apple TV+, which will debut in…
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ITV Studios & Fremantle to miss MIPCOM, with virtual events planned
ITV Studios (ITVS) and Fremantle will not be exhibiting at MIPCOM in October, with both…
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Kids round-up: ABC Oz does more ‘Strange Chores’; ‘Rainbow Rangers’ go global; ‘Sunny Bunnies’ expand into Asia
ABC Australia does more Strange Chores The ABC in Australia has commissioned a 26 x…
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Banijay hires for Benelux as Endemol Shine’s Boudewijn Beusmans departs
Banijay has appointed former SBS and RTL exec Peter Lubbers to lead its operations across…
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Exclusive: BBC Studios to have no physical presence at MIPCOM
BBC Studios (BBCS) will have no physical presence at MIPCOM in October, TBI has learned….
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News round-up: India’s Frames fits up Armoza formats; RTL preps Dutch ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’; Gil sells in Greece
Armoza sells formats into India ITV Studios (ITVS)-owned Armoza Formats has sold dance makeover format…
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Banijay explores $120m deal for Seven Studios in Australia
French production giant Banijay is reportedly in talks with Australian media company Seven West Media…
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‘Deutschland ’83’ creator Joerg Winger opens Big Window
Joerg Winger, co-creator of Deutschland ’83 and MD of German prodco UFA Fiction, is launching…
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France’s TF1 to remake Cineflix drama ‘Marcella’ as ‘Rebecca’
French broadcaster TF1 has ordered a local adaptation of the UK crime drama Marcella. Paris-based…
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Banijay sets autumn target to combine sales arm with Endemol Shine International
Newly enlarged production and distribution firm Banijay is aiming to have completed the integration of…
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ITVS, BBCS outline intention to expand BritBox into 25 countries
BBC Studios (BBCS) and ITV Studios (ITVS) have said they intend to expand the presence…