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ViacomCBS duo Channel 5 and Network Ten order Anglo-Aussie drama
ViacomCBS-owned Network Ten in Australia and Channel 5 in the UK have joined forces to…
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DAZN nabs Copa del Rey rights in Spain, Germany
Sports streamer DAZN has landed the rights to Spain’s premier domestic cup competition, the Copa…
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Crunchyroll expands in EMEA with VIZ Media Europe acquisition, regional head
WarnerMedia-owned SVOD Crunchyroll has completed its acquisition of anime distributor VIZ Media Europe Group, and…
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BBC expands BAME representation with senior adviser strategy
The BBC is expanding its commitment to BAME (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic) representation, with…
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HBO Max marks first series pick-up with Lena Dunham’s ‘Generation’
HBO Max has handed a series order to a high school-set comedy drama produced by…
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For all of Fleabag’s success, nuanced roles for women are still in short supply (Column)
As the 29th annual Women in Film and Television Awards kick off today in London,…
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Exclusive: HBO Max talks up European roll-out, co-pros and female-skewing originals
WarnerMedia’s HBO Max is planning to “quickly and aggressively” expand into the streaming game, with…
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David Abraham’s Wonderhood secures $1.3m from BFI’s private equity fund
Wonderhood Studios, the prodco founded by ex-Channel 4 CEO David Abraham, has received almost £1m…
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Kids round-up: George Takei boards ‘Love Monster’; Xilam hits record digital numbers
George Takei to voice Elder Panda in ‘Love Monster’ Star Trek actor George Takei will…
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Exclusive: Woodcut Media exec producer Adam Jacobs to depart
Former Discovery Networks International (DNI) exec Adam Jacobs is to leave UK-based indie Woodcut Media…
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News round-up: Sky extends ‘Bulletproof’, orders AI game; Spain secures more Turkish drama; Indian remake for Israel YA drama
Sky extends Bulletproof, orders AI game version Sky has ordered a three-part special based on…
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Former History boss Jana Bennett supports brain cancer app while revealing diagnosis
Former History and BBC boss Jana Bennett is supporting the launch of a cancer research…
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Sky Studios takes the reins of ‘Das Boot’ from Sonar
Sky Studios is to fund and distribute the next seasons of wartime U-boat drama Das…
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Armoza Formats’ ‘Queens Of Love’ picked up in Spain
Armoza Formats dating show Queens Of Love has been picked up in Spain. Spanish Time…
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ViacomCBS completes merger four months after agreeing deal
Viacom and CBS have completed their merger, almost four months after first agreeing the long-awaited…
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See-Saw Films hires ‘Killing Eve’ producer as part of expanded TV strategy
See-Saw Films, the UK-based prodco behind forthcoming Apple TV drama Slow Horses, has hired Killing…
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Why regional SVOD’s can offer a tonic in a crowded drama market
Ben Donald, the former BBC Studios drama executive behind shows such as Death In Paradise…
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Endemol Shine link with Michael Hirst on opium war drama
Endemol Shine Group (ESG) has linked up with Michael Hirst, the screenwriter behind Elizabeth and…
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HBO Max expands co-pros by joining Channel 4 drama ‘Boys’
HBO Max has joined as a co-production partner on Channel 4 and Russell T Davies’…
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Drama deals: eOne boards first French drama, Eccho swoops for Sweden’s ‘Love Me’
Entertainment One picks up first French-language drama Entertainment One (eOne) has picked up international distribution…
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ITVS GE strikes Asian sales for ‘India’s Wild Karnataka’, ‘Gold Digger’
ITV Studios Global Entertainment has struck a raft of sales for the likes of drama…
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Sky Studios strikes two-year pact with Merman Television as Amazon deal expires
UK pay-TV operator Sky’s production outfit Sky Studios has struck a two-year funding and distribution…
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Endemol Shine’s Hurford-Jones boards Universal TV Alternative Studio
Endemol Shine North America’s Georgie Hurford-Jones has boarded NBCUniversal’s unscripted outfit Universal Television Alternative Studio….
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Reelz orders Kinetic Content and Pyramid’s ‘Friends Speak’ to series
Reelz has ordered Kinetic Content and Pyramid Productions’ Friends Speak special into a series following…
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Nippon TV, Story Lab strike co-development pact for entertainment formats
Japan’s Nippon TV has struck a co-development partnership with Game Of Clones distributor The Story…
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20th Century Fox TV promotes for current programming roles
20th Century Fox TV has promoted two of its senior execs to oversee its current…
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HBO Europe orders first Danish drama with ‘Kamikaze’
HBO Europe has commissioned its first Danish drama. Kamikaze is based on Erlend Loe’s Norwegian…
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Sony Pictures Television joins The Alliance’s Leonardo Da Vinci drama
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has partnered up with Italian duo Lux Vide and Rai Fiction…
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BBC unveils three-prong strategy to improve disability representation
The BBC has unveiled a three-prong strategy to improve disability representation on and off screen…
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Drama round-up: ‘Fleabag’ sells into Japan; UKTV moves into ‘The Gulf’; Magenta lands on Mars
Fleabag jumps into Japan Wowow in Japan has picked up Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s series Fleabag for…