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Former Lookout Point boss launches media investment firm with BBCS alum Helen Jackson
Lookout Point’s Simon Vaughan, former BBC Studios vet Helen Jackson and Stella EOC exec Jonathan…
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UK commissions: Channel 5 reveals 2020 slate; BBC Three, Showtime renews ‘Back to Life’
Channel 5 reveals slate of 2020 programmes Access-driven documentaries, history programming, natural history and heartland…
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Endemol Shine sends ‘Lego Masters’ to Belgium, Netherlands
Endemol Shine has sold its hit entertainment format Lego Masters into the Netherlands and Belgium,…
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Netflix preps sequel series to History’s ‘Vikings’
Netflix has signed up for a Vikings spin-off from MGM Television and the show’s original…
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‘War Of The Worlds’ exec producer Jamie Brown launches drama prodco
War Of The Worlds exec producer Jamie Brown has launched a global-facing drama prodco. The…
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Raw TV scores first Netflix commission as it grows US team with Felicity Morris
Three Identical Strangers producer Raw TV has scored its first Netflix commission with a documentary…
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ViacomCBS sets senior leadership ahead of deal closing
CBS has made a round of senior appointments for the merged ViacomCBS group ahead of…
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Former HBO docs boss Sheila Nevins rounds out doc slate at MTV
Former HBO documentary titan Sheila Nevins is rounding out a robust, issue-driven documentary slate at…
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Alberto Pecegueiro to step down as chief at Brazil’s Globosat
Alberto Pecegueiro is to step down as chief of Brazilian pay TV operator Globosat after…
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BBC One lines up Kelly Macdonald to guest lead on ‘Line Of Duty’
BBC One’s critically acclaimed thriller Line Of Duty has secured its next guest lead. Scottish actress Kelly…
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A+E Int’l moves into Spanish-language drama with ‘Hernán’
A+E Networks International has acquired global distribution rights to Hernán, the scripted series that is…
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Carnival Films options Charles Soule’s ‘Anyone’
NBCUniversal-backed Carnival Films has picked up the rights to Charles Soule’s Anyone one month ahead…
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Karen Cogan’s ‘Fled’ tops unproduced TV screenplay table The Brit List
Karen Cogan’s scripted project Fled has been named as the most recommended show of this…
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All3Media America appoints Kelsey Boxser as chief people officer
All3Media America has appointed Kelsey Boxser as chief people officer – a role that will…
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Amazon extends ‘Lord Of The Rings’ into second season
Amazon has renewed its mega-budget TV adaptation of Lord Of The Rings, with the first…
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Starzplay re-ups with deal with Intigral for Saudi Arabia
SVOD Starzplay has announced a multi-year deal with Saudi Telecom Company (STC)-owned Intigral, renewing its…
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Fremantle on board ‘Robber Baron’s Daughter’ adaptation from new indie Three Tables
Fremantle is developing an adaptation of The Robber Baron’s Daughter with new drama indie Three…
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Hulu carries out 20% price hike of live TV service
Less than a week after the launch of Disney+, Disney-owned Hulu has announced that it…
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BBC Newsnight interview with Prince Andrew draws record ratings
An episode of BBC Two investigative strand Newsnight that featured Prince Andrew discussing his relationship…
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Endemol Shine launches trio of channels on Samsung’s TV Plus
Endemol Shine Group is launching a raft of channels via Samsung’s TV Plus service. The…
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Kew Media Distribution promotes for new SVP acquisitions role
Kew Media Distribution (KMD) has appointed Graham Begg to the newly created position of SVP…
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News round-up: BBC builds bigger ‘Wall’; GRB closes African deals; Snap preps October Films duo
BBC One returns to NBC’s The Wall BBC One in the UK has ordered a…
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BBC Studios appoints GMs for APAC
BBC Studios has appointed two general managers to lead the business in Australia and New…
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Apple orders Jackson Lamb spy drama starring Gary Oldman
Apple TV+ has ordered a scripted spy series that will star Gary Oldman and has…
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Pluto TV bolsters UK offering with four seasonal channels
Pluto TV has bolstered its UK offering with four seasonal channels. The Viacom-owned AVOD platform…
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TBI Weekly: How a US private equity firm is betting on Germany
US-based private equity house KKR has had a busy year in Germany. The New York…
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News round-up: Acorn TV, RTÉ return to ‘Finding Joy’; 10 Play in Oz buys Amazon drama; Platform One’s Jennifer Fox deal
Acorn TV, RTÉ return to Finding Joy AMC Networks-backed streamer Acorn TV and Irish broadcaster…
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NATPE adds Telemundo, Viacom, All3 execs to board of directors
The National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) has made a series of appointments to…
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Germany’s Leonine acquires Wiedemann & Berg TV from Endemol Shine
German studio Leonine has struck a deal to acquire Wiedemann & Berg TV (W&B TV),…
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Yves Jeanneau, CEO of Sunny Side of the Doc, dies aged 69
Yves Jeanneau, CEO and co-founder of Sunny Side of the Doc and Asian Side of…