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Disney kills ‘Fox’ name for film, TV title still in limbo
Disney has removed the Fox name from any film studios inherited in last year’s US$71…
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Netflix’s Sarandos: “who wouldn’t be interested” in deal with Harry and Meghan?
Netflix is interested in doing a deal with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, chief content…
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ITV orders serial killer drama ‘The Pembrokeshire Murders’
ITV has commissioned true crime drama The Pembrokeshire Murders (w/t) starring Luke Evans and produced…
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Kew Media sells Two Rivers stake as restructure kicks off
Glasgow-based producer Two Rivers Media has bought out Kew Media Group’s stake in the company,…
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BritBox hires Will Harrison as UK managing director
ITV and BBC streaming service BritBox has hired Will Harrison as its UK managing director….
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Brazilian streamer Globoplay plots international expansion
Brazilian streaming service Globoplay is to launch in the US this month, marking the start…
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Tony Hall to step down as BBC director general
Tony Hall is to stand down as BBC director general this summer after seven years…
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Studio Ghibli licences animation films to Netflix
Netflix has licenced 21 films from acclaimed arthouse Japanese animation producer Studio Ghibli as part…
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Exclusive: Endemol Shine’s sales rejig revealed, new Asia ‘MasterChef’ deal
Endemol Shine Group’s global sales division has rejigged the remits of its senior management team…
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Asian streamer ZEE5 opens up on Bangladeshi expansion
Asian streamer ZEE5 has unveiled plans for its expansion into Bangladesh. The focus will be…
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US round-up: AMC to end ‘Better Call Saul’; ID explores Jeffrey Epstein death; Acorn TV visits ‘Deadwater Fell’
AMC breaks away from Better Call Saul US network AMC is ending its Breaking Bad…
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ITVS-owned The Garden appoints Channel 4 commissioning editor
ITV Studios-owned UK producer The Garden has appointed Channel 4 commissioning editor Nicola Brown as…
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Kids streamer Hopster lands in Africa
Kids streamer Hopster has launched in Africa, in partnership with South Africa’s Vodacom and Congolese…
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Zinc Media raises $4.6m to fuel growth plans across US and UK
Factual production outfit Zinc Media Group has raised £3.5m ($4.6m) after a new share issue,…
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NBCU unveils plans for Peacock, including launch date, originals, cost
NBCUniversal (NBCU) has pulled the curtain back on its forthcoming streaming service Peacock, revealing a…
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WarnerMedia strikes three-year TV, film pact with Steven Soderbergh
WarnerMedia has struck a three-year deal with veteran filmmaker Steven Soderbergh that will see him…
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Apple TV’s ‘Servant’ at centre of plagiarism lawsuit
Apple is at the centre of a lawsuit by Italian-American director Francesca Gregorini over its…
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Deals round-up: CJENM lands DRG’s ‘Small Fortune’; BBC orders from Plimsoll; Blue Ant sales
South Korean media giant CJ ENM has acquired rights to Youngest Media’s primetime entertainment format…
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Turkey’s Calinos Entertainment hires 20th Century Fox alum for global sales
Turkish distributor Calinos Entertainment has appointed 20th Century Fox exec Jose Luis Gascue to oversee…
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BBC confirms plans to move thousands of staff out of London
The BBC has confirmed plans to move at least two thirds of its staff outside…
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Kids round-up: Jim Henson expands Anna Moorefield’s remit; Israel’s Nutz to shoot ‘Sky’
Jim Henson’s Moorefield gets bigger remit The Jim Henson Company has expanded the responsibilities of…
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Amazon Prime Video strikes far-reaching European film deal with STXfilms
Amazon has struck a multi-year, multi-territory output deal with STXfilms that will see the latter’s…
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Exclusive: BBC Studios unveils plans & programming for Showcase 2020
BBC Studios has unveiled details of its forthcoming Showcase sales extravaganza in the UK city…
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ViacomCBS expands UK AVOD service My5 with Endemol Shine deal
ViacomCBS-owned UK broadcaster Channel 5 has launched two channels on its VOD service My5, which…
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Welcome to TBI’s UK Screenings Social
TBI welcomes you to an engaging and informative evening that will provide meaningful insights and…
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Endemol Shine France chief operating officer steps down to join Mediawan
Endemol Shine France’s chief operating officer Delphine Cazaux is stepping down from her position to…
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Disney+ secures ‘unprecedented’ 30 million downloads in fourth quarter
The Disney+ app was downloaded more than 30 million times in the fourth quarter of…
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Deals round-up: Amazon signs up Brad Pitt’s prodco; Tricycle bites into Peach; Britbox unveils slate
Amazon Studios has signed an overall deal for TV with Brad Pitt’s production outfit Plan…
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UK’s Channel 4 unveils natural history, true crime shows for 2020
Channel 4 in the UK has unveiled a raft of new shows for 2020, with…
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Edinburgh Int’l TV Festival rejigs by hiring Variety’s Stewart Clarke, promoting Campbell Glennie
The Edinburgh International TV Festival has revamped its senior team by promoting director of education…