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BBC unveils production return for ‘Top Gear’ & ‘EastEnders’, as Europe opens up
The UK’s BBC has revealed plans to restart production on some of its key shows…
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News round-up: VIA orders Armoza dating format; SVT snags ‘Fittest Family’; ShortsTV update
VIA orders Armoza’s ‘lean production’ dating format South African lifestyle channel VIA has ordered a…
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BBC, FX adapt ‘Great Expectations’ with Steven Knight, Tom Hardy
The BBC and US cabler FX have greenlit a six-part limited series adaptation of Charles…
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Netflix & Sky Crime land on Znak & Co’s true crime three-parter
Netflix and UK network Sky Crime have picked up a Texas-based three-part documentary that follows…
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Apple TV+ strikes first-look deal with Scott Free Productions
Apple TV+ has struck an international first-look deal with Scott Free Productions, the Ridley Scott-led…
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Disney in shock move to premiere ‘Hamilton’ via SVOD
Disney has sent shockwaves through the streaming industry by deciding to pull the planned theatrical…
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UK producer-financier Goldfinch launches drama & factual TVOD service
Goldfinch, the UK-based independent producer-financier, has launched TVOD service BirdBox.Film. Split across three channels –…
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Red Arrow’s Bo Stehmeier to return to ZDFE’s Off The Fence as CEO
ZDF Enterprises (ZDFE) has appointed Red Arrow Studios International’s president Bo Stehmeier as CEO at…
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Lockdown drives BBC iPlayer to new highs, helped by ‘Killing Eve’
The UK’s BBC has revealed that Sunday, May 10 was the busiest day ever for…
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Amazon snags UK rights to Eleventh Hour’s spy thriller ‘Alex Rider’
Amazon Prime Video has acquired UK rights to Alex Rider, the coming of age spy-thriller…
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News round-up: Fugitive forges Gil format pact; Globo extends eco drama; Keshet makes bumper MasterChef order
Fugitive agrees Gil Format deal in UK Anthony Kimble’s development & financing outfit Fugitive has…
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Premiere Digital expands EMEA presence with BBCS, Vubiquity execs
Media services, technology and distribution outfit Premiere Digital is launching its activities in the UK…
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Banff unveils four-month event program & ‘Snowpiercer’ panel
The Banff World Media Festival has unveiled a four month-long series of online content starting…
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Studiocanal takes full control of ‘Crossing Lines’ prodco Tandem
French producer and distributor Studiocanal has taken 100% control of Tandem Productions (aka Studiocanal TV)…
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Premiere Digital boosts product development team
Media services, distribution and technology company Premiere Digital has boosted its product development team with…
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News round-up: The CW buys Cineflix’s ‘Coroner’; IWC secures C4 order; GRB acquires unscripted duo
The CW claims Cineflix’s Coroner US network The CW has picked up CBC’s drama series Coroner…
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Jeffrey Katzenberg blames Quibi’s slow uptake on Covid-19
Jeffrey Katzenberg has admitted that the performance of his shortform streamer Quibi has been “not…
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Private equity firm KKR buys into Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1
Private equity outfit KKR has revealed that it has acquired a 5.2% stake in German…
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Endemol Shine strikes Plex deal, expands AVOD play with ‘Gracepoint’ & ‘MasterChef’
Endemol Shine Group’s push into the direct-to-consumer market is being further accelerated by a multi-territory…
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Fox leads 2020 fall slate with Spectrum Original series ‘LA’s Finest’
Fox in the US is attempting to avoid Covid-19’s impact on production by leading its…
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Netflix forges Fandango pact for Elena Ferrante novel, orders Swedish drama
Netflix has linked up with My Brilliant Friend producer Fandango to adapt another novel from…
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ViacomCBS plans to launch ‘broad SVOD’ service within 12 months
ViacomCBS plans to launch an international pay TV streaming product in multiple markets within the…
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Beta Film hires ‘Fauda’ exec Koby Gal-Raday from Israel’s Yes
Atlantic Crossing and Babylon Berlin producer Beta Film has appointed the chief content officer at…
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Global SVOD subs to rocket by 80% by 2025, fuelled by Covid-19
Global SVOD subscriptions will grow by 519 million between 2019 and 2025 to 1,161 million…
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News round-up: Viaplay greenlights Covid-19 drama; Discovery UK’s lifestyle orders; NHK’s Coronavirus cruise doc
Viaplay orders social distancing drama Nordic Entertainment (NENT) Group has ordered a drama produced under…
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SPI & StarTimes launch Turkish drama & gaming networks in Africa
Channel provider SPI/FilmBox has partnered with Chinese-owned African pay TV platform StarTimes to launch Turkish…
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CBS greenlights ‘Silence Of The Lambs’ sequel despite Covid-19 uncertainty
CBS has handed out three new scripted commissions – including a straight-to-series order for a…
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BBC Studios names sales & format head Ding Ke to oversee China
BBC Studios (BBCS) has appointed its head of content sales & formats Ding Ke to…
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Andy Kaplan & George Chien’s KC completes SPT network deal in Asia
KC Global Media Entertainment, the company launched by Sony Pictures Television (SPT) alums Andy Kaplan…
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Britbox boards ITV’s Covid-19 drama series ‘Isolation Stories’
BBC Studios and ITV’s North American streamer BritBox is onboard Isolation Stories, the limited series…