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Amazon orders fourth and final season of ‘Goliath’
Amazon is bringing the curtain down on its Billy Bob Thornton-fronted legal drama Goliath. The…
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Brent Montgomery’s Wheelhouse Group acquires US prodco Campfire
Brent Montgomery’s Wheelhouse Group has taken a majority stake in Campfire, the US prodco behind…
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Viacom’s Pluto TV grows monthly active users to 20m
Viacom’s Pluto TV has grown its monthly active users to around 20m – a growth…
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Disney+ set to expand in Asia via Hotstar
Disney+ is to launch in India and Southeast Asia in the second half of 2020…
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Media publisher Future buys Barcroft Studios for $30m
Media publisher Future plc has wholly acquired Sam Barcroft’s award-winning production group Barcroft Studios for…
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Amazon UK nabs first-window streaming rights to Lionsgate films
Amazon is set to be the first-window streaming home for Lionsgate films in the UK,…
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Disney+ breaks 10-million subs mark
Despite technical hitches along the way, the initial launch of Disney+ has proved to be very…
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Netflix, Nickelodeon strike multi-year output deal for animated film and TV
Netflix and Nickelodeon have struck a multi-year output deal for original animated feature films…
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Epix unscripted boss Rachel Brill joins Bleacher Report’s B/R Studio
Epix unscripted boss Rachel Brill is leaving the MGM-owned cable channel to take up a…
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Endemol Shine Boomdog strikes deal with ‘The Irishman’ producer Gaston Pavlovich
Mexico City-based Endemol Shine Boomdog has struck an overall deal with the production company founded…
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CuriosityStream strikes distribution pacts in Africa, NZ and Bahamas
Science streamer CuriosityStream is growing its international reach, striking distribution pacts in Africa, New Zealand…
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Quibi orders Marvel vs DC Comics docuseries with Russo brothers onboard
Quibi has ordered a docuseries exploring the rivalry between comic book publishers Marvel and DC,…
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Amazon greenlights ‘The Peripheral’ adaptation from ‘Westworld’ creators
Amazon Prime Video has greenlit hour-long sci-fi thriller The Peripheral from Westworld creators Jonathan Nolan…
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Deals round-up: Heston Blumenthal joins C4, Netflix co-pro; BBC Two expands factual; Topic takes Scandi dramas
Heston Blumenthal joins C4, Netflix culinary show Celebrity chefs Heston Blumenthal, Carla Hall and Niklas…
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ABC boards “Ultimate Surfer” from Lionsgate’s Pilgrim Media
ABC in the US has picked up an eight-part competition series that will attempt to…
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Fox drama ‘House’ to be remade in Turkey by Kanal D
Turkish broadcaster Kanal D has commissioned a local version of hit US drama House, the…
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CBS misses predictions but remains positive
CBS has once again failed to meet Wall Street estimates, with Q3 results being hamstrung…
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Disney+ launch day marred by tech challenges
Technical difficulties proved to be a fly in the ointment for Disney+, whose highly anticipated…
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Exclusive: Shine, BBC Worldwide alum lands at Bantry Bay
Former Shine International and BBC Worldwide exec Dorit Schilling has re-emerged at Bantry Bay, the…
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Kids round-up: 41 Entertainment doubles down on YA animation; Hopster enters New Zealand
41 Entertainment expands YA animation US-based producer 41 Entertainment (41E) has unveiled a second young…
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Dramacorp-Pampas set sights on major Nordic-German period drama with ‘Great Century’ adaptation
Swedish outfit Dramacorp-Pampas Studios has secured the rights to Jan Guillou’s The Great Century novels…
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Viacom18 launches first SVOD play in India with Voot Kids
Viacom18 is launching its first SVOD play in India with a kids app. The platform,…
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GRB Studios strikes pact for trio of reality shows from OWN
US-based GRB Studios has picked up global sales rights to three reality shows from OWN:…
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HBO Max in talks for potential reunion of ‘Friends’ cast
WarnerMedia’s forthcoming streamer HBO Max is in talks for an unscripted reunion of the Friends…
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Netflix makes first episode of Olivia Colman-fronted ‘The Crown’ free to UK viewers
Netflix is making the first episode of the Olivia Colman-fronted third season of The Crown…
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Apple TV+ poised for production pact with HBO alum Richard Plepler
Former HBO CEO Richard Plepler, who left the US cabler in March, is close to…
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Studio Lambert strikes development deal with ‘Masked Singer’ showrunner
The Circle producer Studio Lambert has struck a development deal with Izzie Pick Ibarra, the…
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Mediaset increases ProSiebenSat.1 stake as part of “free TV” plans
Mediaset has increased its stake in ProSiebenSat.1 as a part of its aspirations to create…
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Nine Network alum appointed Seven Studios development head
Nine Network’s former head of production and development Trent Chapman has been appointed to oversee…
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Mediaset takes Magnify Media car-based gameshow into Italy
Mediaset in Italy has ordered a local remake of an automotive-focused gameshow that was first…