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News round-up: ‘Wild Republic’ starts shooting; Podcaster Cadence 13 develops sports TV series; Painless strikes paranormal deal with Rob Saffi
Shooting begins on MagentaTV’s Wild Republic Principal photography has begun on MagentaTV drama Wild Republic…
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BBC buys Australian noir and French supernatural dramas
BBC buys Australian noir and French supernatural dramas The BBC has acquired two scripted series…
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Keshet takes ‘Christine Keeler’ around the world
Keshet International has struck a raft of sales deals for BBC One’s sex scandal drama…
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Disney hires Liam Keelan to run TV production in Europe and Africa
Former BBC executive Liam Keelan is to join The Walt Disney Company to oversee original…
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Sky, HBO renew Iannucci’s ‘Avenue 5’
Sky and HBO have renewed Armando Iannucci’s Avenue 5 for a second season. Created and…
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Kids round up: Netflix boards ‘Thomas and Friends’; Disney+ revives ‘The Mighty Ducks’; Kidoodle.TV signs up for ‘Yu-Gi-Oh!’
Netflix steams off with Thomas and Friends in US Netflix has acquired the streaming rights…
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BBC orders ‘Lightning’ quiz format
BBC Two has ordered a new entertainment format, Lightning, hosted by comic Zoe Lyons, to play…
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Sky and HBO’s ‘The Third Day’ gets immersive with Punchdrunk
Sky Studios, HBO, Brad Pitt’s production company Plan B and immersive theatre specialists Punchdrunk and…
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Kids round-up: Netflix boards ‘Mighty Express’, Mediatoon racks up ‘Fox Badger Family’ sales
Netflix, Spin Master board Mighty Express Netflix and Spin Master Entertainment have boarded Mighty Express,…
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Woodcut, Discovery, TVF team for VE Day special
Discovery has greenlit and commissioned Woodcut Media to produce Tony Robinson’s VE Day: Minute by Minute, an immersive commemorative one-hour documentary…
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Newen expands in UK with Gub Neal drama indie
France’s Newen has partnered with prominent UK drama producer Gub Neal and production house DoveTale…
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TBI UK Screenings Social Highlights
International buyers, producers, financiers, and distributors flocked to the inaugural TBI Social on Tuesday, where…
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Sky unveils slew of original shows and recommissions
Sky unveiled a swathe of new commissions and reorders in drama, comedy and entertainment last…
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Nine in ten suffer mental health problems in film and TV, says study
A major study of the mental health of people working in the UK’s film and…
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NBCU International takes eOne dramas for Germany
Entertainment One has agreed a multi-year licensing partnership with NBCUniversal International in Germany for four…
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Greece’s Star TV waltzes off with ‘Dancing with the Stars’
BBC Studios has found a new home for its Dancing with the Stars format in…
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Buyers, producers and financiers flock to inaugural TBI Social
International buyers, producers, financiers and distributors flocked to the inaugural TBI Social yesterday evening, where…
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Liberty Global’s Telenet teams up with DPG Media to launch ‘Flemish Netflix’
Liberty Global-backed Belgian cable operator Telenet has joined forces with DPG Media, the owner of…
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Deals round-up: ‘Masked Singer’ sells to Russia; AMC adds ‘War Of The Worlds’; Two Rivers lands Scottish order
The Masked Singer lands in Russia Russia’s NTV has picked up hit entertainment format The…
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ProSiebenSat.1’s entertainment co-CEO steps down
The co-CEO of ProSiebenSat.1’s entertainment division has revealed she is to step down from her…
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Exec moves: ITV comedy chief joins Fulwell 73; Studio71 promotes; GoQuest adds Keshet alum
Fulwell 73 appoints ITV’s comedy chief Drop The Mic prodco Fulwell 73 is expanding its…
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‘Night On Earth’ prodco Plimsoll moves into scripted with Lisa Gilchrist
Plimsoll Productions, the UK-based outfit behind factual shows including Hostile Planet and Night On Earth,…
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Informa Tech launches “research powerhouse” Omdia
TBI’s parent company Informa Tech has announced the launch of a new “research powerhouse” Omdia….
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BBC Studios signs up Pinch of Nom founders
BBC Studios has secured an exclusive talent development deal with the writers of Pinch of…
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Salto chief reveals launch plans for streamer
Salto, the long-delayed French streaming offering from broadcasters France Télévisions, TF1 and M6, is to…
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Netflix was pressured to remove nine titles by government, new report reveals
Netflix removed nine titles between 2015-20 as a result of censorship pressures from governments, the…
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China’s CITV strikes Spring Festival Gala deals
15 countries have signed up to Chinese broadcaster CITV’s Spring Festival Gala programming, which celebrates…
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Netflix strikes scripted deal with Alexander Woo
Netflix has agreed a scripted series deal with The Terror: Infamy showrunner Alexander Woo. The…
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ITV Studios unveils scripted deals, sets out Spring drama slate
ITV Studios has struck a US deal for Mammoth Screen’s H.G. Wells adaptation War of…
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China’s Youku takes 80 hours of BBC Studios drama
Chinese streamer Youku has signed up for over 80 hours of drama programming from BBC…