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All3Media strikes bumper Latin American deal with Acorn TV
AMC Networks’ streaming service Acorn TV has acquired more than 180 hours of content from…
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Amazon orders Italian and Latin American originals
Amazon has stepped up its investment in original shows in Italy and Latin America, ordering…
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NATPE 2020: View from the market
Ian McKee, CEO of online content marketplace Vuulr, gives his take on this week’s NATPE…
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BBC Two orders social history format ‘Unforgotten’ from Blink Films
BBC Two has commissioned a new three-part social history format from Blink Films, Unforgotten (w/t),…
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‘Blown Away’ producer Marblemedia readies three factual series
Toronto-based Marblemedia, the producer of Netflix hit Blown Away, is travelling to Realscreen next week…
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Kids round up: Aardman hops off with Brave Bunnies rights; Gibbs Smith, ThinkTank team for BabyLit
Aardman hops off with Brave Bunnies rights Aardman has acquired distribution rights for Ukraine-based Glowberry’s…
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Netflix acquires Chinese animated series ‘Scissor Seven’
Netflix has added to its growing animation offer, acquiring Chinese animated series Scissor Seven. The…
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Animation studio Trioscope launches with Netflix WWII series ‘The Liberator’
Producers L.C. Crowley and Brandon Barr and animator and VFX artist Grzegorz Jonkajtys have launched Trioscope Studios,…
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ITV Studios strikes raft of scripted deals in US
US buyers including Hulu, Acorn TV, PBS Distribution and BritBox North America have acquired a…
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Cineflix Rights signs first-look deal with Curious Films
Cineflix Rights has closed a first-look development deal with UK indie Curious Films. The partnership…
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AVOD poses “existential threat” to broadcast, says Endemol Shine sales boss
AVOD companies such as Tubi, Roku and Pluto TV pose an “existential threat” to the…
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Exclusive: Brazilian streamer Globoplay preps launch in Europe, Asia
Brazilian media giant Globo is preparing to build on the recent launch of its streaming…
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‘Game Of Thrones’, ‘Stranger Things’, ‘Mandalorian’ win at Global TV Demand Awards
HBO’s Game Of Thrones, Netflix’s Stranger Things and Disney+’s The Mandalorian were among the winners…
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HBO to spoof Royal family with animated series ‘The Prince’
HBO Max has greenlit The Prince, an animated comedy series inspired by Family Guy producer…
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RTE greenlights original travel format from Green Inc
Northern Ireland indie Green Inc is producing a new original travel entertainment format, High Road…
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Love Nature 4K, White Pine and Blue Ant team for ‘Wild Pacific Rescue’
Natural history specialist Love Nature 4K has greenlit Wild Pacific Rescue , a six parter produced by White…
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Wheelhouse hires CAA’s Eric Wattenberg as chief content officer
Longtime CAA agent Eric Wattenberg has joined Brent Montgomery’s media, marketing and investment company Wheelhouse…
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Endemol Shine Boomdog lines up ‘Gente Maravillosa’ for US and Mexico
Endemol Shine Boomdog has teamed with Glowstar Media and Sinapsis Production to produce and distribute…
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Fauda writer readies Mossad thriller with Reel One, Capa Drama
Fauda writer Amir Mann is developing a new international drama series, Band of Spies, with…
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Univision and Televisa team to launch Univision channel in Latin America
Hispanic media firms Univision and Televisa are teaming up to launch a Univision-branded linear television…
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AVOD service Tubi partners with TV Azteca for Mexico launch
Tubi, the ad-supported video on demand (AVOD) service, is to expand into Mexico later this…
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Banijay Rights to sell Thomas Markle doc internationally
Banijay Rights has acquired the rights to Thomas Markle: My Story, a Channel 5 documentary featuring…
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Streamer launches slow Netflix’s growth in US
Netflix added 8.7 million subscribers in the final quarter of 2019, ending the year with…
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FilmRise teams with Sky Studios for crime series ‘Bloodline Detectives’
FilmRise and Sky Studios have partnered on international sales for true crime documentary series, Bloodline…
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Red Arrow hires Niki Page for factual
Red Arrow Studios International has appointed former Sky Vision exec Niki Page to the newly…
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MBC Studios adapts Tony Jordan crime thriller for Arabic audiences
An Arabic version of a crime thriller created by acclaimed British writer Tony Jordan is…
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DRG strikes first deal with BritBox
Distributor DRG has struck a deal with BritBox covering a package of British drama and…
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NATPE deal round up: TCB Media, Cineflix, Drive, Kew Media, All3Media, Keshet and more
Distributors including TCB Media Rights, Cineflix Rights, Drive, Kew Media, All3Media International, Keshet International, GRB…
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Online TV sales platform Vuulr goes global
Online programme sales platform Vuulr has rolled out internationally after launching across Asia in January…
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Disney+ sets pricing and earlier launch date for Western Europe
The Walt Disney Company has brought forward by a week the Western European launch date…