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Viasat World teams with Canal+ for true crime channel launch in Poland
Viasat World and Canal+ have partnered to launching a new crime-themed channel, Viasat True Crime,…
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Serial Maven recruits Blue Ant’s Julie Chang as COO
Serial Maven Studios in Canada has recruited Blue Ant Media exec Julie Chang as COO…
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Unpacking Conecta FICTION & Entertainment 2024 with Géraldine Gonard
Industry turbulence has made international cooperation – and coproductions – more valuable than ever. TBI…
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UK General Election: Producers wishlists as country prepares for polls
It has been a busy week for the UK’s TV & film producers, with the…
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Sales round-up: TVF Int’l strikes ANZ deals; 9 Story sells to Amazon & Roku
TVF Int’l strikes ANZ deals ABC and SBS are among Australian and New Zealand broadcasters…
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Canada’s CBC unveils hip hop & menopause dramas, acquires ITVX’s ‘The Dry’
CBC in Canada has unveiled a raft of new shows for its 2024-25 slate, including…
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UK Media Bill passed in House of Lords, ushering in new rules for global streamers
The UK’s long-gestating Media Bill has taken one step closer to being passed into law,…
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Sony Pictures Networks India chief NP Singh stepping down after 25 years
NP Singh, MD and CEO of Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI) is stepping down from…
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France’s Screen Line to adapt Gemma Malley’s YA novel ‘The Declaration’
Banijay’s French firm Screen Line Productions has acquired the rights to Gemma Malley’s young adult…
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BBC First in Benelux among deals for BBC crime drama ‘Granite Harbour’
BBC First in the Benelux and TV2 in Denmark and Hungary have picked up Granite…
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Anton to expand TV & film spend after striking $108m deal with BlackRock
Sébastien Raybaud’s European financing and production firm Anton is to increase its TV and film…
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TF1 boards Euston Films’ ‘Nightsleeper’ for French debut
French broadcaster TF1 has acquired upcoming suspense thriller Nightsleeper, following a deal with distributor Fremantle….
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Lion Forge developing tween series based on upcoming ‘Rebel Girls’ novels
Lion Forge Entertainment, the US-based studio behind the Oscar-winning Hair Love, is developing a live…
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BBC orders true crime doc ‘Confessions Of A Teenager Fraudster’ from Two Rivers Media
BBC Factual and BBC Scotland in the UK have co-commissioned true crime docuseries Confessions Of…
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Box To Box Films recruits Shine TV’s Tom Hutchings as executive producer
Drive To Survive producer Box To Box Films has hired Shine TV and Studio Lambert…
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Sky hires former Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA chief Priya Dogra
European pay TV operator Sky has hired former Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) exec Priya Dogra…
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UK’s ITV to cut 200 jobs as advertising downturn bites
UK commercial broadcaster ITV is to cut 200 jobs as a consequence of the downturn…
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The CW cancels Jared Padalecki drama ‘Walker’ after four seasons
The CW has cancelled Jared Padalecki-starring drama Walker after four seasons, as the Nexstar-owned channel…
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Telecinco cooks up Spanish version of culinary competition ‘Next Level Chef’
Mediaset España has commissioned a local version of Fox culinary format Next Level Chef for…
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Canada’s Global lands Belgian, Irish drama ‘Hidden Assets’ following Incendo deal
Canadian network Global is preparing to air the first season of scripted series Hidden Assets,…
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Fabel Entertainment boards Niels Juul’s Adidas family drama
Fabel Entertainment, the US prodco behind Prime Video series Bosch and its spin-offs, has boarded…
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Two thirds of UK indies fear closure by end of 2024, Indielab survey reveals
More than two thirds of UK indies will be at risk of closure within 12…
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Fremantle hires Paramount Global, Roku & ITV Studios alums for FAST push
Fremantle has hired Paramount Global’s former VP of sales Matt Katrosar, as well as execs…
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A+E recruits Goalpost & ex-Screen Queensland chief Kylie Munnich for UK & Ireland sales
A+E Media Group in the US has appointed Goalpost Pictures chief and former Screen Queensland…
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Warner Bros. Discovery launches Max across 20 countries in Europe
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has launched its streaming service Max across 20 countries in Europe,…
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A+E extends scripted copros with ‘Influence’ drama from ‘Tinder Swindler’ firm Raw
A+E Media Group is expanding its scripted investments with a new show from UK-based Raw,…
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AXN Asia preps brand-funded travelogue ‘Unfading Memoirs’ exploring Malaysia
English-language entertainment channel AXN Asia has ordered a brand-funded show exploring Malaysia. Unfading Memoirs will…
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BBC investigates upcoming MGM+ thriller ‘Nine Bodies In A Mexican Morgue’
UK public broadcaster the BBC has acquired Anthony Horowitz’s mystery thriller Nine Bodies In A…
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HBO orders college campus comedy with Steve Carell
HBO in the US has commissioned a new comedy series starring and executive produced by…
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Sundance Now brings M-Net thriller ‘White Lies’ to US & Canada
AMC Networks’ Sundance Now has acquired North American rights to White Lies, the crime thriller…