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Kids roundup: ‘Bing’ cements global appeal; France TV Distribution inks animation deals and more…
‘Bing’ cements global appeal Broadcasters in the Netherlands, Nordics, Poland, Portugal and Canada have signed…
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Kew Media alums Greg Phillips & Graham Begg launch sales firm, snag BBC comedy
Former Kew Media Distribution (KMD) execs Greg Phillips and Graham Begg have launched a new…
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UK’s Channel 4 makes commitment to anti-racism and BAME representation
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has set out a six-part anti-racism strategy and a commitment to…
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Weekend Studio to adapt ‘XRey’ podcast into scripted series
UK-based producer and distributor The Story Lab has struck a deal with Spanish prodco Weekend…
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Paramount Network drops ‘Cops’ after Floyd killing
Paramount Network has cancelled long-running reality series Cops in the wake of George Floyd’s death…
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Vortex Words + Pictures adds Gaumont alum Ben Bishop to head distribution
Canada’s Vortex Words + Pictures has appointed former Gaumont exec Ben Bishop to oversee its…
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Viaplay joins HBO Asia, Hulu Japan on Mediapro Studio’s Antarctica thriller
Nordic streamer Viaplay has partnered with HBO Asia, Hulu in Japan and Spain’s The Mediapro…
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Pluto TV breaks 100-channel barrier in UK
ViacomCBS-owned AVOD service Pluto TV has added two new “theme-specific” channels – Secret Dealers and…
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ViacomCBS networks in UK, Oz link up for ‘The Royals Revealed’
ViacomCBS-backed Channel 5 in the UK and Network 10 in Australia have joined forces on…
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News round-up: K7 hires Foxtel alum; LGI sells factual across Asia; Movistar & Mediawan sample ‘Vienna Blood’
Movistar, Mediawan sample Vienna Blood Broadcasters across Europe have picked up crime drama Vienna Blood…
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WarnerMedia’s TBS adapts South Korean social media format for US
WarnerMedia’s US cable network TBS is preparing to launch a local version of a South…
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Comcast to spend $100m to tackle racism, drive ‘meaningful change’
Comcast has said it will spend $100m to fight inequality as part of a multiyear…
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All3Media’s Lime responds after claims of racism on ‘Hollyoaks’ set
All3Media’s UK-based Lime Pictures has launched an investigation after a star of its youth-skewing drama…
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Sundance Now takes ‘Shadow Lines’ for US, UK and Canada
AMC-owned streamer Sundance Now and SBS in Australia have picked up rights to Cold War…
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Walter Presents welcomes Russian ‘Gold Diggers’ to UK
Non-English language scripted streamer Walter Presents has acquired Russian oligarch drama Gold Diggers for its…
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Starzplay strikes Rakuten TV distribution across Europe
OTT operator Rakuten TV has struck a deal that will see the international streaming service…
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ITV Studios takes distribution rights to BBC crime thriller ‘Line Of Duty’
ITV Studios (ITVS) has picked up distribution rights to the sixth season of UK drama…
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All3’s Objective Fiction launches drama label with ‘Guilt’ scribe Neil Forsyth
Guilt writer Neil Forsyth has launched a new production label with All3Media-backed Objective Fiction. Forsyth,…
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Korea’s CJ ENM strikes first-look format deal with Keshet’s Tresor TV
South Korea’s CJ ENM has struck a first-look deal with Keshet International’s Germany production company…
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Swiss pubcaster to launch national streamer Play Suisse
Swiss public broadcaster SSR SRG is to launch its own nationwide streaming platform. The service,…
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Californian officials greenlight TV, film production return from 12 June
Californian officials have said TV and film production can recommence from 12 June, as the…
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Genius Brands appoints former Disney, Fox execs to run new streamer
Genius Brands International has appointed former senior execs from Disney and Fox to run its…
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MGM hires Rola Bauer to head up int’l TV productions
Fargo and The Handmaid’s Tale studio Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM) has hired Rola Bauer as…
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Fremantle’s Castleford claims Cara Hunter adaptation rights
Fremantle-backed UK producer Castlefield has secured rights to adapt Cara Hunter’s DI Fawley crime novel…
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‘Big Brother’ returns to RTL Netherlands after 14 years off air
RTL in the Netherlands has recommissioned a local version of Endemol Shine Group’s (ESG) Big…
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‘Next In Fashion’ latest Netflix debut season casualty
Netflix has cancelled style competition series Next In Fashion after just one season. The 10-part…
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Discovery to take Oprah’s two-night racism special around the world
Oprah Winfrey is to host a two-night special in response to the continuing civil unrest…
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Canal+ acquires MediaPro Studio’s thriller ‘The Head’
French pay-TV network Canal+ has acquired Spanish production outfit The Mediapro Studio’s psychological thriller series…
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ViacomCBS rejigs UK team with digital and acquisitions appointments
ViacomCBS Networks UK (VCN UK) has promoted Gemma Hewlett to VP of digital channels and…
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Exclusive: Roku strikes Endemol Shine AVOD deals in US, UK
Ad-supported streamer Roku has struck a slew of new deals with Endemol Shine Group (ESG)…