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Media Ranch unveils candidates for Horsepower format project
Canadian producer and distributor Media Ranch has announced the eight candidates who will participate in…
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Exclusive: Kim Moses forms prodco with ‘Grand Theft Auto’ exec, develops with Apple TV+
US-based exec producer Kim Moses (Conviction, Gone) has launched a tech-skewing production company with J…
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Deals round-up: TVF sells Arrow’s Boeing 737 Max doc; Twofour Rights secures deals across Asia
TVF sells Arrow’s Boeing 737 Max doc Factual distributor TVF International has struck a number…
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‘Love Island’ presenter Caroline Flack stands down from ITV show after assault charge
Love Island presenter Caroline Flack has stood down from the ITV show after being charged…
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Veteran HBO PR exec Mara Mikialian to leave
HBO’s senior VP of media relations is leaving the company after 36 years. The veteran…
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Netflix ramps up India push with Viacom18 dramas, axes ‘Daybreak’
Netflix has partnered with Tipping Point, the digital content unit of Viacom18 Studios, to produce…
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Gay Jesus comedy draws fire for Netflix in Brazil
A Netflix comedy that depicts Jesus as gay has drawn widespread criticism in Brazil. Over…
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HBO Max orders festive dating format from Objective
HBO Max has greenlit a festive dating series, 12 Dates Of Christmas, from Objective Media…
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NBCU confirms Jeff Shell as CEO, replacing Steve Burke who will retire
Comcast-owned NBCUniversal has announced the retirement of CEO Steve Burke, with film and network TV…
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UK government launches review into licence fee decriminalisation
Newly re-elected British prime minister Boris Johnson has reiterated his government’s plans to review sanctions…
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Sky cools on adding BBC/ITV streamer BritBox to set-top box
Sky has reportedly lost interest in a distribution deal with the ITV-BBC joint venture Britbox….
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France’s Canal+ strikes exclusive deal for streamer Disney+
Canal+ in France has struck an exclusive distribution deal with Disney for its Disney+ streamer….
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Reed Midem strikes deal to keep MIPTV in Cannes
MIPTV is set to remain in Cannes until 2024 after the event’s organiser Reed Midem…
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China’s Tencent to adapt ‘The Secret Life of 4 Year Olds’
Streaming giant Tencent has struck a deal that will see The Secret Life Of 4…
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Strawberry Blond expands into comedy with UKTV’s Joe McVey
UK-based producer Strawberry Blond is moving into comedy by backing a new outfit to be…
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Blue Ant strikes StarTimes deal to expand channels business in Africa
Blue Ant Media is launching network duo Love Nature and Smithsonian Channel on StarTimes’ broadcast…
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Natalie Dormer launches new prodco Dog Rose with Fremantle
Actress and writer Natalie Dormer has launched a new London-based production company in partnership with…
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TBI Weekly: Five takeaways from NEM Zagreb
From Netflix’s treatment of non-English language dramas to the potential problem of over-production in the…
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‘Leonardo’ creator Frank Spotnitz urges creative freedom and co-operation
Leonardo creator Frank Spotnitz has said the formation of European commissioning club The Alliance is…
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Exclusive: Polish pubcaster TVP launches international co-production push
Polish public broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP) has launched an international co-production division and is looking…
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TVF extends co-pro pact with Tokyovision, sells to NHK and Animal Planet
Factual distributor TVF International has struck a raft of sales with Japanese broadcasters and agreed…
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HBO acquires David France documentary ‘Welcome To Chechnya’
HBO has picked up North American TV and streaming rights to Welcome To Chechnya, the…
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‘Motherland’ prodco Merman TV names London MD, production head
Sharon Horgan and Clelia Mountford’s Merman TV has followed up on its recently agreed funding…
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Amazon Studios strikes first-look deal with Orlando Bloom
Amazon Studios has struck a first-look deal with Carnival Row and Lord Of The Rings…
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RTLZWEI orders real-time wedding show from Red Arrow Studios
German channel RTLZWEI has commissioned a show from Married At First Sight prodco Redseven Entertainment…
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Crackit Productions appoints former Channel 4 exec Helen Cooke
UK-based Crackit Productions has appointed former Channel 4 and Studio Ramsay exec Helen Cooke as…
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The David Lyle Foundation announces first scholarship winners
The David Lyle Foundation, the industry-wide not-for-profit organisation that helps young executives to build successful…
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Former Discovery Networks duo float new production outfit Big Little Fish
Former Discovery Networks executives Mark Procter and Steve Jones have launched a new production company…
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TV4 Entertainment cooks up culinary streamer with Flame Media
Streaming operator TV4 Entertainment has partnered with distribution outfit Flame Media to launch a new…
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Kids round-up: Disney Junior couples up for more ‘Chuggington’; CITV acquires ‘Mighty Mike’; CMC reveals new dates
Disney Junior couples up to Chuggington Disney Junior has signed on for the sixth season…