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Xilam appoints Amuse exec for digital
Xilam Animation in France has appointed an executive from Millimages subsidiary Amuse as its head…
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Exclusive: Canal+ scales Pyramids series from Pernel, Vivendi Ent
Samuel Kissous’ Pernel Media and Vivendi Entertainment have partnered on a 4K series delving into…
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China’s CCTV-9 boards Zed’s ‘Wild Treasures Of China’
French producer-distributor Zed and China’s CCTV-9 have teamed for blue-chip series Wild Treasures Of China….
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Inside Netflix’s original documentary strategy
Netflix exec Diego Buñuel has called for “insane” contemporary stories that can “punch through the…
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KPN CEO tipped for Sky Italia
Maximo Ibarra, who has been hotly tipped to replace Andrea Zappia as CEO of Sky…
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Sales round-up: Sky Vision sells Arabia, SBS Food’s Gusto deal, Passion’s CEE deals
Discovery Asia-Pac acquires Arabia Discovery Networks in Asia Pacific has picked up rights to a…
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Banijay acquires Germany’s Good Times
Banijay Group’s German division has acquired local production firm Good Times, with its founder set…
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Amazon agrees Brosnahan first-look deal
Amazon will work with Brosnahan and her label Scrap Paper Pictures to create shows that…
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SVT orders Endemol Shine’s ‘Heist’
Swedish pubcaster SVT has become the first Nordic broadcaster to order a local remake of…
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Wattpad strikes Mediaset agreement
Web-based storytelling platform Wattpad has struck its latest partnership, this time agreeing a first-look deal…
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Reel One appoints Hallmark, Lifetime alum
LA-based producer and distributor Reel One Entertainment has appointed a former Hallmark Channel and Lifetime…
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Warner Bros. taps BBC Studios Americas boss to replace Tsujihara
BBC Studios Americas president Ann Sarnoff has been named chair and CEO of Warner Bros….
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ITV orders honour killing drama
UK broadcaster ITV has ordered a two-part crime drama about an honour killing from the…
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Concepts vs. formats: how to tell the difference
K7 Media founder and FRAPA board member Keri Lewis Brown breaks down how to identify…
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Quintus picks up OTF factual package
Germany’s Quintus Media has picked up a raft of programming for its YouTube channel Free…
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Food Network orders Blink travelogue
Discovery-owned UK channel Food Network has commissioned Blink Films for a food travelogue series featuring…
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Love Nature, Smithsonian, Arte team on ‘Stormborn’ series
Love Nature has partnered with Smithsonian Channel, France’s Arte and BBC Scotland on a blue-chip…
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Barcroft hires Nerd TV creative director
Factual producer Barcroft Studios has hired one of the co-founders of fellow UK prodco Nerd…
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Gaumont hires Univision’s Christian Gabela for int’l co-productions
Gaumont has hired Univision exec Christian Gabela to oversee international co-productions. Gabela, who has been…
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TBI Weekly: Premium aspirations elevate global-facing LatAm drama
The appeal of scripted Spanish-language programming, with premium budgets and global-facing stories, was more apparent…
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TBI hires Richard Middleton as managing editor
Television Business International (TBI) has hired C21 Media’s Richard Middleton as managing editor. Middleton has…
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Comedy Central, MTV mark World Pride with short-form series
Viacom Digital Studios International (VDSI) has produced a range of short-form content for Comedy Central…
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BBC cancels ‘All Together Now’
The BBC has axed singing format All Together Now after two series. Created and produced…
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Russian crime thriller Silver Spoon picked up for South Korean remake
South Korean producer Supermoon Pictures has acquired remake rights for hit Russian crime thriller Silver…
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NL Film looks to Wattpad for drama inspiration
Dutch drama producer NL Film has signed a deal with web storytelling platform Wattpad, giving…
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How can Canada’s golden age of comedy go global?
Jamie Brown, CEO of Baroness von Sketch Show producer Frantic Films, says more broad-appeal experimentation is required…
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Sunny Side ’19: TCB scores Euro sales, Limonero launches ‘Edwardian Britain in Colour’
TCB scores German, French sales TCB Media Rights has struck 60 hours worth of sales…
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US greenlights: A&E bets on live, ID explores NXIVM, Paramount reins cowboy competition
A&E bets on live with daredevil series A&E is betting on live events in a…
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Discovery and fuboTV sign multi-year deal
Discovery and fuboTV have announced a new, multi-year carriage agreement that will bring 13 Discovery…
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All3Media signs up for Show Tracker service
All3media International has subscribed to 3Vision’s Show Tracker service, which tracks the distribution of over…