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‘Big Brother’ returns to Sweden on TV4
Endemol Shine’s Big Brother has landed its fourth European comeback territory, with TV4 commissioning a…
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Media Ranch gameshow format optioned in Germany, France and Oz
Media Ranch’s gameshow format Watch! from Survivor producers Dan Munday and John Kirhoffer has been…
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Nat Geo strikes first-look deal with ‘Free Solo’ team
Nat Geo has struck a first-look deal with Free Solo duo Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and…
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Exclusive: BBC boards Caryn Mandabach’s adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro novel
The BBC is working with Peaky Blinders prodco Caryn Mandabach Productions (CMP) on an adaptation…
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Tom McDonald appointed director of factual for BBC Studios Production
BBC Studios Production has tapped long-time specialist factual commissioner Tom McDonald as director of factual….
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Drama, entertainment agency YMU names first UK CEO
Drama, entertainment and sports management agency YMU Group (formerly known as James Grant Group) has…
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ABC Studios alternative chief Fernando Hernandez to exit
ABC Studios’ alternative division chief Fernando Hernandez is to leave the company, according to US…
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Netflix renews ‘Glow’ for fourth and final season
Netflix has renewed wrestling comedy Glow for a fourth and final season. The streaming giant, which launched…
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Red Arrow’s Redseven expands German reach with Berlin office
Red Arrow Studios-owned Redseven Entertainment has opened shop in Berlin as the business continues to…
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Sales round-up: ProSieben visits ‘Grantchester’; Viacom takes ‘Seinfeld’ on cable; Disney Junior’s ‘Dino Ranch’ deal
Grantchester welcomes ProSieben’s Gold ProSieben in Germany has picked up the first four seasons of…
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Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s ‘Fleabag’ helps UK to dominant Emmys display
Killing Eve star Jodie Comer and Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s comedy Fleabag were among the standout winners…
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Disney+ opens up to pre-orders ahead of November launch
Disney is opening its forthcoming streamer up to pre-orders two months ahead of launch. The…
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Lifetime super-sizes orders of Kinetic’s ‘Married At First Sight’
Lifetime has signed up for two super-sized seasons of Married At First Sight from Kinetic…
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TBI Weekly: Six takeaways from Netflix’s Reed Hastings at RTS
Considering Netflix CEO Reed Hastings was only on stage for 30 minutes at the Royal…
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Kids round-up: ‘Snail And The Whale’ joins BBC Xmas line-up; Ankama launches new distribution label
‘Snail And The Whale’ joins BBC Christmas line-up BBC One’s The Snail And The Whale…
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NBCU rejigs lifestyle networks out of US
NBCUniversal is consolidating operations for cable channel E! under Bravo and Oxygen in a major…
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Telefónica, Atresmedia join forces for content powerhouse
Spanish telco Telefónica and La casa de papel broadcast group Atresmedia are joining forces for…
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Netflix CEO Reed Hastings says $500m UK spend to rise in 2020
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has said the streamer will spend £400m ($500m) on UK programming…
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DAZN strikes distribution coup with Comcast
Sports streamer DAZN has announced availability on Comcast’s Xfinity Flex and Xfinity X1 platforms. This…
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Viacom’s Channel 5, Comedy Central join BritBox UK
Viacom’s UK channels, Comedy Central and Channel 5, have joined the BBC and ITV’s joint…
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BBC chief Tony Hall outlines “total TV” iPlayer vision
BBC director-general Tony Hall has said the public broadcaster wants to turn iPlayer into an…
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Channel 4 CEO calls for support to remain “vital counterweight” to streamers’ power
Channel 4 CEO Alex Mahon has said UK public broadcasters must be supported if they…
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Discovery CEO David Zaslav focuses on factual amid scripted mega-deals
David Zaslav believes Discovery’s focus on factual content and sports will differentiate it from globally…
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Sales round-up: Hat Trick’s Morgan-Ronaldo interview goes global; Red Arrow’s French ‘Departure’
Hat Trick goes global for Piers Morgan interview with Cristiano Ronaldo Hat Trick International has…
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Aardman appoints MD as co-founder David Sproxton steps down after 43 years
Animation studio Aardman has appointed Sean Clarke as its new MD, taking over from long-time…
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ITV Studios close to deal with BBC for extended iPlayer rights
ITV Studios (ITVS) managing director Julian Bellamy has said his company is close to striking…
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Former Canal+, Havas execs launch podcast studio Paradiso
Former Canal+ exec Lorenzo Benedetti and ex-Havas exec Benoit Bunaigre have launched an international podcast…
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‘Extreme Makeover: Home Edition’ heads to Brazil
Brazil’s Globosat has commissioned the first local adaptation of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. Globosat’s pay-TV…
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AMC streamer Acorn TV hits one million subscribers
AMC Networks-owned streamer Acorn TV has surpassed one million subscribers in the US and Canada….
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French joint SVOD Salto sets out exec leadership
France’s local answer to Netflix, Salto, has set out its exec leadership, one month after…