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Skydance TV adapts Korean drama ‘Hotel Del Luna’ from ‘Parasite’ prodco CJENM
Altered Carbon prodco Skydance Television has partnered with the South Korean firm behind 2019 feature…
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TBI In Conversation: ‘Sleepy Hollow’ showrunner Mark Goffman on making the most of lockdown
In this installment of TBI’s In Conversation strand, we talk to Sleepy Hollow and Bull showrunner Mark Goffman…
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Expectation options Njambi McGrath’s ‘Through the Leopard’s Gaze’
UK-based producer Expectation has optioned comedian Njambi McGrath’s book Through the Leopard’s Gaze. Rights have…
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Corus, NBCU’s Peacock strike exclusive deal for originals
Corus Entertainment in Canada has struck a far-reaching deal that will sees it taking rights…
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Cineflix Productions hires ITVS & Wilderness alum as head of current
Cineflix Productions has appointed former ITV Studios and Wilderness Productions’ exec David Casey to a…
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NENT’s Viaplay to merge with Elisa Viihde in Finland
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) is to combine its streaming service Viaplay with OTT rival…
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Endemol Shine options Indian novel ‘You Beneath Your Skin’
Endemol Shine India has optioned Damyanti Biswas’s crime novel You Beneath Your Skin to develop…
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News roundup: Wheelhouse and LOL to co-pro; UK’s C4 orders rural property show; Ryan Saul joins The Cartel
Wheelhouse and Laugh Out Loud sign co-pro deal Wheelhouse Entertainment and Laugh Out Loud have…
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Factual roundup: AMC SVODs acquire raft of factual shows; Autentic to distribute brain research doc; UKTV is ‘Gone Fishing’
AMC SVODs acquire docs for US AMC Networks’ SVOD services Acorn TV and Sundance Now…
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Glass Entertainment promotes senior creatives
US prodco Glass Entertainment Group (GEG) has announced several senior promotions within its creative team; naming…
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NENT Studios UK and Projector Pictures take ‘The Holiday’ together
NENT (Nordic Entertainment Group) Studios UK and UK indie prodco Projector Pictures have gone into…
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Disney+ to launch in eight more European countries
Disney+ will expand into a further eight European countries on 15 September. A little under…
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‘Cobra Kai’ finds new home on Netflix
Scripted martial arts drama Cobra Kai has moved to Netflix after the show was revealed…
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ViacomCBS appoints Disney’s Yolanda Cochran to head kids production
ViacomCBS has appointed Yolanda T. Cochran from Disney-owned Freeform to oversee production for its Kids…
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Netflix swoops for Rai’s drama chief Eleanora Andreatta to head Italian originals
Netflix has shocked the Italian TV business by swooping for Rai’s head of drama Eleanora…
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BBC unveils $125m plan for ‘inclusive content’ & launches ‘diverse-talent’ target
The BBC in the UK has said it will “prioritise” spending of £100m ($125m) of…
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Discovery’s streaming chief Peter Faricy resigns with trio taking up remit
Discovery’s CEO of direct-to-consumer business Peter Faricy has resigned, with the factual giant appointing three…
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WarnerMedia EMEA and APAC boss Giorgio Stock to depart
Giorgio Stock, WarnerMedia Entertainment’s president of networks and sales for EMEA and Asia-Pacific, is leaving…
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Blue Ant’s Love Nature joins Ireland’s RTÉ, Arte France on wildlife series
Blue Ant Media’s Love Nature has joined forces with Ireland’s RTÉ and Arte France on…
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Factual round-up: ZED snags Arte trio; Rakuten preps NBA doc; France 5 extends Pernel show; Alchimie’s Taxi deal
France’s ZED snags Arte trio Paris-based distributor & producer ZED is launching three new science…
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HBO Nordic picks up Nazi-hunting thriller ‘Dignity’ for European broadcast
HBO Nordic has taken pay-TV and SVOD rights to eight-part thriller Dignity, for broadcast across…
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UK screen industry urged to support BAME talent
More than 3,500 people, primarily from within the UK TV and film sector, have signed…
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Mediawan to buy Lagardere Studios for $112m as part of European expansion
French media group Mediawan has revealed a plan to acquire a raft of content firms…
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Sky and Discovery ink new multi-year carriage deal
Comcast-owned broadcaster Sky has signed a new carriage deal with Discovery across the UK, Ireland,…
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HBO Europe reveals continental doc slate
HBO Europe has announced an upcoming slate of documentary co-productions headed to its services in…
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HBO Max strikes first-look deal with Salma Hayek’s Ventanarosa
WarnerMedia’s HBO Max has struck a two year first-look deal with Ventanarosa, the prodco founded…
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Viu emerges top in Southeast Asia streaming poll, beating Netflix
Asia-focused SVOD Viu has ranked as the leading streaming service in Southeast Asia, according to…
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‘Snapped’ producer Jupiter Entertainment partners with All Def
US prodco Jupiter Entertainment has inked an overall deal with multi-platform media company All Def…
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ViacomCBS hires former Turner exec Jaime Ondarza for Europe role
ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI) has appointed former Turner exec Jaime Ondarza as EVP and general…
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French streaming startup Quortex raises $2.8m
French live-streaming tech startup Quortex has raised €2.5m ($2.8m) in seed capital in a funding…