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‘MasterChef: All Stars’ secures remakes in Brazil, Sweden
Broadcasters in Brazil and Sweden have ordered local remakes of Endemol Shine Group’s culinary format…
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YLE, SVT, TV2 among buyers acquiring BBC Studios’ Mallorca Files
YLE in Finland, Sweden’s SVT and AXN Mystery in Japan are among international buyers of…
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Distribution round-up: Cineflix picks ‘Warrior Women’; Dynamic snaps up ‘Creepshow’; Eccho Rights scores US remakes
Cineflix Rights takes ‘Warrior Women’ London-headquartered distributor Cineflix Rights has picked up Channel 4’s Warrior…
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FYI drives off with Barcroft Studios, TCB Media Rights series ‘Ultimate Rides’
A+E Networks’ US cablenet FYI has boarded a co-production with Barcroft Studios and distributor TCB…
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Channel 5 boards Blink Films’ Titanic feature documentary
Channel 5 in the UK has ordered a feature documentary from UK-based Blink Films that…
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Why this year’s MIPCOM could be an industry game-changer (Column)
Drive co-MD Lilla Hurst breaks down the top trends du jour – from the end…
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Showtime picks up Caravan’s New Order documentary
US cablenet Showtime has acquired a feature documentary about New Order that marks 40 years…
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Formats round-up: Rabbit globetrots with Star TV, ‘Bring The Funny’ optioned in France; Ireland gets DIY SOS remake
Rabbit Films sends ‘Globetrotters’ to Greece Greek commercial broadcaster Star TV has signed on for…
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TNT, TBS unscripted chief exits to launch WarnerMedia-backed label
Head of unscripted at US cablers TNT and TBS Michael Bloom is stepping down from…
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Lionsgate mulls spinning off Starz to reduce debt load
Lionsgate is mulling spinning off cable channel Starz into a separate company as it looks…
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FilmRise names BBC Studios exec for global acquisitions
US-based film and TV outfit FilmRise has appointed BBC Studios exec Whitney Muroff as its…
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Heyday Television hires ‘The Spanish Princess’ exec for development
NBCUniversal International Studios-backed Heyday Television UK has appointed former Chrysalis Vision exec Sue Gibbs to…
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Deals round-up: BBC, RTL buy ‘The Investigation’; S4C welcomes Walter Presents; Pantaya pounces on ‘Ana’
BBC, RTL look into The Investigation The UK’s BBC and RTL in Germany have struck…
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GRB, Zig Zag team up for unscripted co-productions
US producer-distributor GRB Studios has struck an unscripted co-production pact with UK indie Zig Zag…
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Thinkfactory pins down Big Show for WWE-backed reality series
ITV Studios America-backed Thinkfactory Media is linking up with the studio arm of wrestling organisation…
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Exclusive: Netflix eyes Minnow’s ‘The Detectives’ for India
Netflix is eyeing an Indian take of Minnow Films’ BAFTA-nominated BBC Two doc series The…
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BBC’s content chief talks up iPlayer plans, benefits of extended rights window
BBC content chief Charlotte Moore has outlined how on-demand service iPlayer will become central to…
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NBCU consolidates production under Bonnie Hammer, names Peacock chief
NBCUniversal has moved its TV studios, Universal Television and Universal Content Productions into a single…
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Hit + Run launches JV with South Africa’s NV Studios
Rob Shaftel’s US prodco Hit + Run has partnered with South African production and distribution…
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Twofour’s Melanie Leach, Andrew Mackenzie depart to set up South Shore
Twofour bosses Melanie Leach and Andrew Mackenzie are exiting the business to launch a new…
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‘Hunted’ remake becomes Amazon’s first unscripted original in Italy
Amazon Prime Video in Italy has ordered a local six-part version of Endemol Shine Group’s…
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MIPTV organisers reveal first batch of distributors signed up to reimagined market
All3Media, Discovery and Warner Bros. are among the distributors to have signed up for next…
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Formats round-up: RTL Belgium remakes Media Ranch show; Italy’s Nove to air ‘Deal With It!’, Eli Shibley tapped for ‘Letterkenny’
Media Ranch’s Judge For One Day gets Belgian remake RTL Belgium has ordered a local…
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European networks land on BBC’s ‘Seven Worlds, One Planet’
SVT in Sweden, Denmark’s DR, Telefonica in Spain and Norway’s NRK are among a raft…
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Expectation’s Amy Flanagan departs to join BBC Studios
BBC Studios (BBCS) Production has appointed former Expectation exec Amy Flanagan to lead its expanding…
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October Films veteran Denman Rooke steps down
October Films’ executive chairman Denman Rooke is stepping down from his position, after almost 25…
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Disney, Amazon and Netflix face off over ads
Disney and Amazon are reportedly at an impasse over the availability of the former’s soon-to-launch…
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TRX future uncertain as bosses set to depart
TRX co-founders David Frank and Matthew Frank are stepping down from the online licensing platform…
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Amazon signs up for Clarkson’s ‘Farm’, ‘Walking Dead’ spin-off
Amazon Prime Video has greenlit eight-part Jeremy Clarkson-fronted series I Bought The Farm (working title)…
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‘Game Of Thrones’ star launches ‘True Viking’ format with Zig Zag, Wildflame
Game Of Thrones star Kristofer Hivju and his TV presenter partner Gry Molvær Hivju have…