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Lionsgate’s UK & Europe CEO Zygi Kamasa to step down
Zygi Kamasa, the CEO of Lionsgate’s UK and European TV & film operations, is stepping…
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NBCU lands streamer Peacock into a crowded US landscape
NBCUniversal’s (NBCU) fledgling streamer Peacock landed into a crowded US streaming market today, leaning on…
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AMC’s Acorn TV snags North America rights to BBC comedy ‘The Other One’
AMC Networks-owned streamer Acorn TV has acquired exclusive rights in North America and the Netherlands…
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News round-up: Baby Cow adds Objective producer; Fremantle deals in Russia; Armoza’s ‘Connected’ moves in Finland
Baby Cow appoints Objective’s Maisah Thompson Steve Coogan’s Baby Cow Productions has bolstered its scripted…
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Mediapro Studio and Back Roads ink US format co-pro deal
Spanish production house The Mediapro Studio has signed a co-production partnership with US-based indie Back…
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CBS pulls ‘Survivor’ from fall as Covid-19 forces schedule rejig
CBS in the US has been forced to rejig its fall schedule after its upcoming…
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BBC’s diversity showcase to headline Michaela Coel & Cynthia Erivo
UK pubcaster the BBC is headlining its virtual Creative Diversity Xperience (CDX) later this month…
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Amazon’s IMDb snags Sony’s ‘Alex Rider’ for the US
Amazon’s IMDb TV has become the latest operator to pick up Sony Pictures Television’s (SPT)…
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TF1 remakes Global Agency format ‘Is That Really Your Voice’
TF1 in France has ordered a local version of Global Agency’s singing format Is That…
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NENT opens ‘The Farm’ in Greece and Hungary
Broadcasters Antenna in Greece and TV2 in Hungary have both picked up competitive reality format…
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Trevor Noah to front new Quibi gaming series
Quibi is launching a new video gaming series, fronted by South African comedian and TV…
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Mediaset & Banijay prep drama ‘My Ballerina’, among first to navigate Italy’s Covid-19 protocols
European broadcaster Mediaset is working with Banijay in Italy on a coming-of-age romantic thriller, which…
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CBS to ringfence 25% of scripted development budget to improve diversity
CBS has become the first US broadcast network to put in place targets to improve…
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News round-up: Amazon extends ‘Hanna’; Movistar Play originals hit market; Blue Ant reps ‘Dolce Vita’ franchise; and more…
‘Hanna’ takes third trip to Amazon Amazon has commissioned a third season of its original…
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Anton & Bad Wolf to adapt thriller from ‘The Flight Attendant’ author
Producer and financier Anton has partnered with Bad Wolf America’s Julie Gardner and Pose exec…
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Keshet returns ‘Millionaire’ format to Israel
Israeli media group Keshet has commissioned a new series of quiz show format Who Wants…
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C4’s specialist factual chief Fatima Salaria joins Fremantle-owned Naked
Head of specialist factual at the UK’s channel 4 Fatima Salaria has been appointed MD…
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Disney+ commissions ‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’ spin-off
Disney+ has commissioned a new Star Wars animated series from Lucasfilm, Star Wars: The Bad…
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Idris Elba bites into Apple first-look deal
Idris Elba and his production company Green Door has signed a first-look deal with Apple….
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IBC unveils digital plans with new Showcase initiative
With the coronavirus pandemic still seriously impacting much of Europe, IBC has announced that the…
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HBO Max orders ‘The Batman’ spin-off series
US streamer HBO Max has given a series commitment to a spin-off from Matt Reeves’…
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Bertelsmann moves Fremantle’s Storyglass in with Penguin Random House for podcast push
European content giant Bertelsmann is combining expertise from its UK businesses – including TV producer…
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ITV hears from ‘Black Voices’ in short film initiative
UK broadcaster ITV is to launch a series of short films that will offer black…
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Channel 4 orders ‘Spice Girls’ docuseries from 72 Films to explore feminism
Channel 4 in the UK has unveiled a new docuseries that it claims will tell…
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News round-up: France builds ‘Lego Masters’; ITV’s ‘Professor T’ travels to Nordics; ZDF snags ‘Bank Hacker’ & ‘The Weekly’
France’s M6 builds Lego Masters deal M6 in France has become the eighth broadcaster to…
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Former Pop TV boss Brad Schwartz departs Audible after less than a month
Brad Schwartz, the former president of ViacomCBS-owned Pop TV, has departed his position as Audible…
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Cate Blanchett’s Dirty Films does first-look deal with FX Productions
Hollywood star Cate Blanchett and her production company Dirty Films has signed a first-look deal…
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Netflix re-teams with Harlan Coben for French thriller
Netflix has ordered an adaptation of novelist Harlan Coben’s best-selling thriller Gone For Good. The…
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NATPE Budapest goes fully virtual
NATPE Budapest International has shifted to a fully virtual event and will no longer have…
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Asian streamer Hooq acquired by e-retailer Coupang, suggests report
South Korean e-commerce company Coupang is reported to have acquired the software of Hooq Digital,…