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New SVOD DocuBay hunts for global rights to premium projects
As Mumbai-headquartered SVOD DocuBay rolls out across 180 countries, it is entering the fray as…
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CBS Entertainment rejigs daytime with Angelica McDaniel exit
CBS Entertainment’s EVP of daytime Angelica McDaniel has stepped down from the role as part…
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Gina Brogi exits at 20th Century Fox TV Distribution
Gina Brogi is stepping down at 20th Century Fox Television Distribution, as the ramifications of…
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Streamers push UK production revenues past £3bn mark for first time
UK TV production revenues broke the £3bn ($3.7bn) mark for the first time in 2018…
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Discovery, NHK acquire from TVF’s expanded APAC team
Discovery Asia and NHK in Japan are among broadcasters to have picked up programming from…
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MIPCOM unveils 2019 Personality Of The Year
Robert Greenblatt, chairman of WarnerMedia Entertainment and direct-to-consumer, has been named MIPCOM’s 2019 Personality of…
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Apple welcomes Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s ‘Mr Corman’ drama
Apple has greenlit its latest talent-led scripted project with a drama from Looper and Dark…
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Amazon cooks up ‘Family Food Fight’ in Brazil with SBT
Brazilian broadcaster SBT has linked up with Amazon on a local remake of Endemol Shine…
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BBC Studios appoints Australia chief to head new Asia-Pac division
BBC Studios (BBCS) has created a new Asia-Pacific business that will be headed up by…
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Tricycle Media wheels into ‘Madonna and Basquiat’ prodco Wildcard Films
Sara Curran and Peter Sussman’s investment outfit Tricycle Media has taken a minority stake in…
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All3Media America strikes Holly Carter partnership
All3Media America has struck a multi-year deal with Relevé Entertainment, the multi-platform production and talent…
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CBS to adapt German procedural ‘Einstein’
US broadcaster CBS is adapting the Red Arrow Studios International-distributed German procedural Einstein. The scripted…
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Exclusive: BBC to extend Tim Renkow, Lorraine Bracco comedy ‘Jerk’
The BBC has given the nod to a second season of acclaimed comedy Jerk, the…
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YouTube rejigs kids content strategy
YouTube is rethinking its approach to kids content after parent company Google agreed to pay…
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Deals round-up: Discovery UK cooks up Oz culinary show; DRG strikes US sales; RTL4 extends ‘All Together Now’
Discovery UK orders Ainsley Harriott series Discovery in the UK has ordered a culinary travelogue…
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Plimsoll Productions appoints Electus alum to head LA office
Plimsoll Productions has hired former Electus and Covert Media exec Saul Goldberg to head its…
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Channel 5 orders ‘Neighbours’ spin-off for My5 VOD service
Viacom-owned UK broadcaster Channel 5 has commissioned a spin-off of Australian soap Neighbours for streamer…
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Quibi sees second high-profile departure in a month
Quibi has seen the second departure of a senior exec in less than a month….
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NENT Group restructures, cuts group management team
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has unveiled a comprehensive restructuring of its senior management team,…
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APC Studios snaps up rights to ABC Australia nuclear testing drama
Paris-headquartered producer-distributor APC Studios has swooped for worldwide rights to ABC Australia’s six-part drama Fallout (working…
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Apple drops Richard Gere-starring remake of Israeli drama
Apple has dropped its Richard Gere-starring drama Bastards, which was set to be a…
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Fred Media hires TCB’s Mem Bakar as European sales boss
TCB Media Rights exec Mem Bakar has landed at Australian distributor Fred Media. Bakar is…
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Ryan Murphy reveals Netflix slate, including Ewan McGregor drama
Ryan Murphy has unveiled further details of his slate with Netflix including a Ewan McGregor-starring…
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Industrial Media strikes overall deal with unscripted vet Todd Hurvitz
Industrial Media has struck an overall deal with Ghosts In The Hood creator Todd Hurvitz….
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WarnerMedia CEO John Stankey gets expanded remit at AT&T
WarnerMedia CEO John Stankey has been appointed president and COO of HBO parent group AT&T. The…
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Amazon adds to Australian original slate with comedy commissions
Amazon is following up on its recent order for debut Australian original LOL: Last One…
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France’s M6 snags CBS drama ‘Why Women Kill’
M6 in France has extended its licensing deal with CBS Studios International, picking up exclusive…
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BBC Scotland exec boards IWC to head factual
BBC Scotland’s Pauline Law has joined Banijay-owned IWC as head of factual. The exec most…
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Channel 4 orders Christmas-themed ‘Buy It Now’
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has commissioned a Christmas-themed series of Buy It Now from Studio…
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Netflix orders first Belgian original, expands Korean offering
Netflix has unveiled its first Belgian original series, a novel adaptation that has Narcos producer…