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ITV orders ninth series of ‘Cold Feet’
ITV has recommissioned its BAFTA winning comedy drama, Cold Feet for a ninth series from…
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Warner Bros. promotes distribution veteran Robert Blair
Warner Bros. veteran Robert Blair has been promoted to president of Warner Bros. International Television…
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Exclusive: Widenn takes hairdressing format ‘Headmaster’ to Spain
Spanish production company Zona Mixta has optioned the format rights to Belgian hairdressing competition Headmaster…
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Netflix orders Swedish crime series ‘Snabba Cash’, renews ‘The Rain’ for final season
Netflix is stocking up on more Scandi dramas. The streamer has ordered Snabba Cash, a…
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Viacom International Studios hunts “alliances” to bolster global roll-out
Viacom has made it crystal clear that its in-house global production banner is open for…
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Conecta Fiction reveals pitch prize winners
Spanish and Chilean projects took home the top pitch prizes at the third instalment of…
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Europe’s Alliance looks to Spain as it navigates different priorities
The fledgling Alliance of European public broadcasters is looking to get into business with Spain…
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CBS gears up for Viacom offer
CBS is preparing to make a bid to purchase Viacom, a new report claims. This…
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Zodiak Belgium names SBS exec as managing director
Zodiak Belgium has hired SBS’s Isabelle Dams as its new managing director. Dams joins in…
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ITV drops all-male comedy writing teams
ITV’s head of comedy has said she will no longer commission comedy shows with all-male…
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‘Murder Mystery’ breaks viewing record, says Netflix
Netflix has revealed viewing figures for Murder Mystery, starring Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston, saying…
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Rai asks for more ‘Ladies’ Paradise’
Rai Uno has ordered another 320 episodes of Ladies’ Paradise (Paradiso delle Signore) from Banijay Group’s Aurora…
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BBC Studios signs ‘Hey Duggee’ licencing deal for China
BBC Studios has struck a licencing deal with China’s PPW Sports and Entertainment for animated…
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Netflix orders more ‘Queer Eye’, cancels ‘Chambers’
Netflix has renewed Queer Eye for two more seasons, but cancelled supernatural drama Chambers, starring…
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Israeli comedy sweeps up at Monte-Carlo TV Festival
Israel’s On the Spectrum swept the comedy prizes at this year’s Monte-Carlo TV Festival, while…
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Huawei Video eyes interactive content to leverage 5G roll-out
Huawei’s European video chief has called on the creative community to bring the Chinese mobile…
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JJ Abrams close to US$500m AT&T deal
Star Wars and Cloverfield director JJ Abrams is reportedly about to sign a US$500 million…
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Showtime picks up Kirsten Dunst YouTube series
Showtime has picked up On Becoming a God in Central Florida, a nine part series…
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Doc directors cry out for mental health support, boundary-setting
As the TV industry begins to take greater steps towards addressing mental ill-health, directors such…
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Kinetic Content readies scripted venture
Kinetic Content founding CEO Chris Coelen has agreed a multi-year extension of his contract with…
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C5 targets BAME indies for programme ideas
Channel 5 has launched a new initiative to encourage more BAME-owned and managed indie production…
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Red Arrow strikes factual deals with A+E Networks
Red Arrow Studios International has struck a batch of deals with A+E Networks UK and…
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Australia’s Optus Sport teams with DAZN
Sports group DAZN has struck a content distribution partnership with Australian telco Optus’ sports streaming…
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Viacom International Studios UK wins first ITV order
Viacom International Studios (VIS) UK has picked up its first ever third-party commission, a two-part…
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Netflix boards ‘Age of Samurai’ drama doc
Netflix and Blue Ant Media-run Smithsonian Canada have commissioned Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan,…
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Film & Television Charity launches industry mental health study
The Film & Television Charity has launched the UK’s first ever industry-wide study of mental…
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Glenda Jackson returns to TV for BBC One’s ‘Elizabeth Is Missing’
Double Oscar winner Glenda Jackson (Women In Love, Elizabeth R) is to star in BBC…
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‘Drowning in debt’ SABC on brink of collapse
The South African Broadcasting Company (SABC) is “drowning in debt” and requires a Rand 3.2…
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Round-up: Lena Dunham to direct HBO’s ‘Industry’; A+E UK snaps up ‘Photos’
Lena Dunham to direct HBO’s Industry Lena Dunham is to direct and executive produce international…
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‘L.A.’s Finest’ wins second season from Spectrum Originals
Cop show L.A.’s Finest, starring Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba, has been renewed for a…