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N-TV acquires science and engineering shows from WildBear
German broadcaster N-TV has struck a three-show pre-sale deal with Australian factual producer WildBear Entertainment….
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NBCU distribution boss promises “seamless transition” for Sky Vision takeover
NBCUniversal Global Distribution bosses have promised a “seamless transition” around its takeover of Sky Vision,…
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Cameras roll on Awesome Media and Two Rivers’ ‘The Small Hand’ for C5
Cameras have begun rolling on Awesome Media and Two Rivers Media’s adaptation of The Small…
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Red Arrow Studios International appoints Onza sales exec for Italy, Iberia
Red Arrow Studios International has appointed an Onza Distribution exec for Italy and Iberia. Maria…
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WarnerMedia centralises distribution leadership for HBO, Turner
WarnerMedia has centralised leadership of it distribution business, with a new exec team that has…
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Exclusive: Beta Film’s ‘Agent Hamilton’ picked up across Nordics
Nordic broadcasters TV2 Norway, DR in Denmark and MTV3 in Finland have all boarded Beta…
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Netflix appoints former BBC Studios exec for Southeast Asia, Oz
Netflix has appointed former BBC Studios (BBCS) exec Myleeta Aga to oversee programming for the…
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Russia’s Ivi adds The Feed as part of first All3Media deal
Russian VOD service Ivi has picked up rights to 50 hours of programming including psychological…
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Apple TV+ confirms November launch, pricing and release strategy
Apple has confirmed launch plans and pricing for its streaming service, with a monthly fee…
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ViacomCBS ups scripted exec Lauren Ruggiero at Paramount Network
ViacomCBS has promoted Lauren Ruggiero to become US cabler Paramount Network’s SVP of scripted originals….
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NBCUniversal veteran Adam Stotsky to step down as E! president
Veteran NBCUniversal exec Adam Stotsky is stepping down as president of US network E! after…
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Insight TWI CEO Jon Ossoff to run for US Senate
Jon Ossoff, CEO of Stacey On The Frontline: Girls, Guns and ISIS prodco Insight TWI,…
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Science Channel, More4 open up Passion and Pioneer’s ‘Superfactories’
Discovery’s US network Science Channel and More4 in the UK have picked up a docuseries…
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DCD Rights launches four MIPCOM titles under Producer Support Initiative
DCD Rights has helped to finance a slate of four factual projects heading to MIPCOM…
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ZED expands history slate with Arte’s Ku Klux Klan show
French producer and distributor ZED has acquired three yet-to-launch projects commissioned by Arte France, including…
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Apple buys Bryce Dallas Howard’s feature doc ‘Dads’ out of TIFF
Tech giant Apple has swooped for global rights to Bryce Dallas Howard-directed feature doc Dads…
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Channel 5 takes weekend breaks with ‘MasterChef’ presenter Gregg Wallace
MasterChef’s Gregg Wallace is linking with Rumpus Media for a four-part travelogue series for Channel…
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Banijay Rights gets first look at Proper Content
Banijay Rights has signed a first-look, multi-year development deal with UK factual specialist Proper Content,…
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ITV signs up for Emily Watson-starring psych thriller from Snowed-In
ITV has commissioned Snowed-In Productions for a psychological thriller starring Emily Watson. Too Close will…
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Viaplay concludes Nordic footprint with Iceland launch
NENT Group-owned streamer Viaplay is to launch in Iceland. The SVOD will launch in the…
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HBO Europe exec Gabor Krigler sets up Joyrider Television for Euro drama
Former HBO Europe creative exec Gabor Krigler has set up a new prodco that will…
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Rive Gauche takes Travel Channel’s ‘I Saw The Unknown’
LA-based producer and sales company Rive Gauche Television has acquired international distribution rights to Travel…
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Rakuten Viki strikes content deals with Korea’s CJ ENM, JTBC
Streamer Rakuten Viki has struck a pair of content partnerships with Korea’s CJ ENM and…
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Disney strikes extensive production deal at Pinewood Studios
Disney has become the latest US-based outfit to secure a long-term arrangement for production space…
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Lightbox scores Netflix Original with feature doc ‘Tell Me Who I Am’
Netflix has commissioned Simon Chinn and Jonathan Chinn’s Lightbox for a feature doc on memory…
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Globo adds ‘The Cry,’ ‘The Inner Circle’ as part of DRG drama deal
Brazilian broadcast giant Globo has picked up Jenna Coleman-starring drama The Cry and Swedish political…
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ITV’s ‘Masked Singer’ shapes up with host and judges confirmed
UK broadcaster ITV’s adaptation of The Masked Singer is shaping up, with a host and…
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BBC Studios unveils successful candidates for revamped Writers’ Academy
BBC Studios (BBCS) has unveiled eight successful candidates who have secured a place on its…
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Movistar, DLO/Magnolia adapt BBC format ‘No More Boys and Girls’
Spanish broadcaster Movistar has ordered a local version of BBC format No More Boys and…
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TBI Weekly: Do producers have a “gun to their heads” over BritBox?
As international revenues for the UK’s TV production sector reach unprecedented levels, there is a…