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HBO Max costs AT&T $1.2bn after ‘Friends’ and others taken off US market
Soon-to-launch US streamer HBO Max has cost AT&T’s WarnerMedia over US$1bn in forgone revenue, the…
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Deals round-up: ‘Born On’ lands in Israel; Talpa’s SBS6 orders ‘Split Screen’; Banijay gets first look at Firecrest
Israel’s Kan acquires history format Born On Israel public broadcaster Kan has struck a deal…
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Tim Cook pleased with Apple TV+ start, doesn’t think customers want ads
“Apple TV+ is off to a rousing start,” claimed CEO Tim Cook during Apple’s Q1…
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NENT Group to sell entire unscripted business, looks for partner to fuel scripted ambitions
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) is to sell off the entirety of its non-scripted production…
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Factual round-up: ITVS sells Plimsoll’s ‘Planet Earth’; Docubay’s 1091 deal; Love Nature expands in Russia; Kew’s unscripted sales
ITVS pounces on Plimsoll’s natural history series ITV Studios has picked up international distribution rights…
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3 Ball Entertainment unveils new parent company and ‘incubation’ strategy
Unscripted producer 3 Ball Entertainment, which has been behind US shows such as The Biggest…
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Endemol Shine North America names unscripted originals SVP
Endemol Shine North America (ESNA) has named producer Michael Heyerman as its SVP of unscripted…
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ITV Studios replaces 12 Yard MD & co-founder Andy Culpin, who joins Siobhan Greene prodco
ITV Studios-owned 12 Yard, the prodco behind Eggheads and Who Dares Wins, has appointed a…
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UK’s C4 promotes for expanded COO role as part of senior management reshuffle
UK pubcaster Channel 4 has promoted Jonathan Allan to become its COO as a part…
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Starz programming chief Carmi Zlotnik to depart
Starz president of programming Carmi Zlotnik has left the US cabler after a decade with…
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NENT tunes ‘Harmonica’ as originals roster set to hit 30 in 2020
Nordic Entertainment (NENT) Group has commissioned a Swedish romantic drama series, adding to its fast-expanding…
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Insight TV unveils Turkish expansion with pay TV platform D-Smart
4K UHD broadcaster Insight TV has signed a deal with pay TV platform D-Smart, making…
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Channel 4 appoints Mother’s Sophie Lloyd to head branded entertainment
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has appointed Sophie Lloyd to the newly created role of branded…
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HBO tops NPACT’s unscripted rankings for preferred US networks, platforms
NPACT, the trade association for non-fiction production companies doing business in the US, has unveiled…
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Tubi secures exclusive deal for Robert Rodriguez docuseries, movie
Fast-growing AVOD service Tubi is to be the exclusive streaming home to a movie and…
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Endemol Shine appoints for Creative Networks rejig after Lisa Perrin exit
Endemol Shine Group (ESG) has restructured its Creative Networks arm following the exit of the…
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Endemol Shine’s Lisa Perrin moves to head up ITV Studios international production
ITV Studios has appointed Endemol Shine Group’s Creative Networks CEO Lisa Perrin as managing director…
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NBC pilots adaptation of Amazon Prime drama ‘Pequeñas Coincidencias’
NBC in the US has handed out a raft of pilot orders including an adaptation…
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SVOD revenues in MENA predicted to hit $3bn by 2025
SVOD revenues in the MENA region are expected to reach close to $3bn by 2025….
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Sky nears Disney deal, reveals plans for documentary and nature channels
UK-based pay TV operator Sky is on the brink of securing a distribution deal for…
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Appointment round-up: Intuitive Content hires ‘Home Town’ director; Cream Productions promotes for development
Intuitive Content hires Home Town director US-based Intuitive Content has named producer Patrick McMahill as…
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Round-up: Euro buyers add ‘Beat The Channel’; Parade preps Essential doc; ZED & D360’s RealScreen deals
Red Arrow sells Beat The Channel Banijay Group’s Dlo/Magnolia in Spain and Endemol Shine Group…
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Arte calls up Submarine, Pumpernickel for Douglas Rushkoff digital docuseries
European cultural broadcaster Arte has ordered a four-part docuseries about the digital economy from Amsterdam…
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Endemol Shine’s Truly Original adds Paramount Network exec to head development
Endemol Shine Group’s US-based producer Truly Original has appointed former Paramount Network exec Chachi Senior…
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Warner Bros. partners with Mick Jagger’s Rainy Day Podcasts
Warner Bros. has struck a first-look deal with a newly launched podcast production firm fronted…
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Sky Studios expands unscripted by backing Jeff Collins’ prodco Catalina Content
UK-based Sky Studios has further expanded its production interests by backing an LA-based outfit fronted…
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Renowned Films hires ‘Love Island’ commissioner
London and LA-based Renowned Films has hired former ITV and Channel 4 commissioner Kate Maddigan…
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BBC Natural History Unit plunges into ‘Waterhole’ for BBC Two and PBS
BBC Studios’ Natural History Unit is producing new BBC Two series ‘Waterhole’ (w/t), a specialist…
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NATPE briefs: Spain’s Mediapro Studio links with Erik Barmack’s prodco; ‘Top Chef’ to return to Brazil and Panama
Spain’s Mediapro Studio links with Erik Barmack’s prodco The Mediapro Studio has agreed a development…
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The Content Group buys ‘Dance Moms’ producer Collins Avenue from Kew Media
The Content Group, part of Steve Michael’s Asylum Entertainment Group, has acquired Dance Moms producer…