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Netflix extends gameshow ‘Squid Game: The Challenge’ into second season
Netflix has ordered a second season of high-profile gameshow, Squid Game: The Challenge. The show,…
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BBCS, ITVS, Directors UK & Pact create forum to address sector challenges
BBC Studios and ITV Studios, along with trade associations Directors UK and Pact have formed…
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ATF round-up: ITVS & Jiangsu ink format deal; Netflix, SBS & BBCS pick up Bomanbridge shows; ‘The Voice’ renewed in Thailand
ITVS & Jiangsu ink format deal ITV Studios and China’s Jiangsu Broadcasting Corporation have forged…
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CEE networks eye local partnerships over Netflix deals
Central & Eastern European (CEE) broadcasters should focus on regional partnerships rather than partnering with…
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Rubicon Global partners with Latin Grammy-winner Eladio Carrión for scripted comedy
Rubicon Global Media, the nascent Spanish-language-focused firm launched by former Legendary Television president Chris Albrecht…
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Bell Media & New Metric strike creative pact with ‘Letterkenny’s Jared Keeso
Bell Media-owned Canadian streamer Crave and local producer New Metric Media have struck a multi-year…
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Luis Fernández replaces Beau Ferrari as CEO of Telemundo
Luis Fernández is returning to Telemundo as CEO of NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, replacing Beau Ferrari….
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Scripted round-up: ‘Leverage: Redemption’ moves to Prime Video; Netflix enters ‘Ransom Canyon’; Apple TV+ renews ‘Foundation’
‘Leverage: Redemption’ moves to Prime Video with S3 renewal Amazon MGM Studios has renewed the…
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SAG-AFTRA members ratify new deal with Hollywood studios
US actors guild SAG-AFTRA has ratified its new agreement with the Hollywood studios, a month…
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ITV Studios options ‘Battle In The Box’ for France, Australia, New Zealand & Israel
ITV Studios has optioned Something Special’s Korean celebrity format Battle In The Box for France,…
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Paramount+ available in all “top ten international markets” after Japan launch
Paramount+ has launched in Japan via cable and broadband giant J:COM, and the on-demand offering…
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Rowan Woods appointed as creative director at Edinburgh TV Festival
Rowan Woods, the head of episodic & series programme for the BFI London Film Festival,…
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BBC Studios Showcase moves to new London venue for 2024 edition
BBC Studios is moving its annual Showcase to a new Central London location for 2024….
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ZDF Studios to launch AI agency, ZDF Sparks
Germany’s ZDF Studios is to launch an AI agency, ZDF Sparks, to focus on “realising…
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Banijay Asia & Endemol Shine India restructure teams following acquisition
Banijay-owned Indian production companies Banijay Asia and Endemol Shine India have restructured their teams with…
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ITV Studios appoints Jaye Entertainment as South Korean sales agent
ITV Studios has appointed Jaye Entertainment as its new distribution agent in South Korea. The…
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Tracy Underwood succeeds Jonnie Davis as ABC Signature president
Disney-owned ABC Signature has appointed its EVP of creative affairs, Tracy Underwood, as president, following…
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ATF round-up: Bomanbridge to sell Red Arrow series & formats; KBS buys from Abacus; WBD bags Blue Ant’s ‘Order Up!’
Red Arrow lands Bomanbridge pact Red Arrow Studios International and Bomanbridge Media have signed an…
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News round-up: Italy’s Serially buys Calinos drama; HBO Max snags RTVE dramas; Fuse runs into India’s Tata Play
Italy’s Serially buys Turkish drama Italian scripted channel Serially has picked up Turkish drama Deeply…
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Woodcut Media ups Matthew Gordon to become head of contemporary factual
Woodcut Media has rejigged its team by promoting senior executive producer Matthew Gordon to become…
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Music & factual prodco CC-Lab hires former ‘Top Gear’ director Hannah Springham
UK-based music and factual producer CC-Lab has landed producer Hannah Springham to work across its…
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BBCS, SBS & Sundance Now strike deals for BossaNova Development Day factual titles
UK-based distributor, content creator and financing firm BossaNova Media, has closed deals for several of…
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Prime Video greenlights ‘Cruel Intentions’ & renews cricket docuseries ‘The Test’
Amazon streamer Prime Video has given the greenlight to an eight-part series inspired by the…
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BBC Studios & NBCUIS alum joins Fifth Season to lead UK & European production
Normal People producer Fifth Season has hired a former BBC Studios and NBCU International Studios…
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CBC/Radio-Canada to cut 600 jobs & $29m content spend amid rising costs & digital competition
Canadian public broadcaster CBC/Radio-Canada has announced plans to cut around 600 jobs and reduce its…
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UK’s 1185 Films hires former ITV exec Stephen Arnell for development & production
UK-based producer 1185 Films has hired Stephen Arnell, former launch director of ITV3 and ITV4,…
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eOne cuts workforce again ahead of Lionsgate’s $500m acquisition
Entertainment One (eOne)’s workforce is being cut again, ahead of the completion of its $500m…
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FilmRise to sell shows from Theorist Inc’s YouTube channels incl Game Theory & Style Theory
US-based FilmRise has snagged rights to the Theorist Inc.’s video libraries, which include content from…
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Prime Video axes ‘Riches’, renews ‘Reacher’
Amazon streamer Prime Video has cancelled UK drama series Riches, while extending US actioner Reacher…
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S4C preps BlackLight’s Welsh & English-language drama ‘Cleddau’
S4C in Wales has unveiled BlackLight Television’s six-part drama Cleddau (aka The One That Got…