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Streaming round-up: WarnerMedia lines up ‘Dune’, Amazon teams with Bullock
WarnerMedia taps ‘Blade Runner 2049’ director for ‘Dune’ series adaptation WarnerMedia has tapped French-Canadian Blade Runner…
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CBC bolsters diversity agenda
Canadian public broadcaster CBC has revealed a bolstered diversity agenda spanning all commissioned scripted and…
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Cloudco bolsters distribution team with Partner
Kids TV producer and distributor Cloudco Entertainment has hired Sam Partner as VP international content…
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Ensemble cast lines up for ITV family drama ‘Flesh and Blood’
ITV has lined up an ensemble cast including Imelda Staunton, Francesca Annis, Russell Tovey and…
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Spielberg to pen horror series for Quibi
Short-form streaming service Quibi has signed up Steven Spielberg to write a horror series, according…
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Showtime expands deal with ‘Billions’ creators
Billions co-creators and executive producers Brian Koppelman and David Levien have signed an expanded deal…
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BBC Storyville unveils latest international documentary slate
Storyville, the BBC’s international documentary strand, has used this month’s Sheffield Doc/Fest to unveil its…
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NBC’s ‘The Good Place’ to end after fourth series
The creator of NBC’s The Good Place has said its upcoming fourth season will be…
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TBI Weekly: ‘Chernobyl’ is astonishing, but what’s next for HBO? (Column)
As HBO rolls out hit dramas such as Chernobyl that carry the signature marks of outgoing drama…
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Reed Midem explores separate bookings for MIPTV, MIPCOM
MIP organiser Reed Midem is making good on promises to “reimagine” its spring and autumn…
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Discovery hires Sky exec to lead EMEA, APAC corporate development
Discovery has hired Sky executive Anil Jhingan as its corporate development chief for the EMEA…
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A+E Networks UK launches true crime SVOD on Amazon Prime Video
A+E Networks UK has launched SVOD service Crime+Investigation Play on Amazon Prime Video Channels. A+E…
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ITV orders nuclear sub thriller ‘Tenacity’ from Bad Wolf, eOne
ITV has commissioned Bad Wolf and Entertainment One to produce six part thriller Tenacity, set…
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EOne denies Mark Gordon is leaving the business
Entertainment One has denied that president Mark Gordon is leaving the business a year and…
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Beta Film’s ‘Empire Oktoberfest’ begins production
Beta Film has begun production on drama series Empire Oktoberfest for BR/ARD Degeto. Set in…
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Viacom’s James Currell exits after 18 years
Long-time Viacom exec James Currell is departing the business. Currell – who most recently served…
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Ofcom CEO Sharon White to step down
Ofcom CEO Sharon White is to step down towards the end of the year to…
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Kids bulletin: Gaumont appoints UK-based VP; Discovery buys ‘Pirata’
Gaumont appoints Arumugam as Kids UK-based VP Gaumont has appointed Courtney Arumugam to the position…
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BBC Studios’ ‘Seven Worlds’ secures Chinese partners
China’s CCTV9 and Tencent Penguin Pictures have officially boarded BBC Studios’ landmark natural history series…
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Fabrik Ent’s Melissa Aouate upped to partner
Fabrik Entertainment president Melissa Aouate has been appointed a partner at the Bosch producer. Aouate…
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Netflix poaches Fox exec for theatrical distribution
Netflix has hired a 20th Century Fox distribution exec as director of theatrical distribution. Spencer…
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Netflix poaches Fox exec for theatrical distribution
Netflix has hired a 20th Century Fox distribution exec as director of theatrical distribution. Spencer…
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Ofcom greenlights BBC/Discovery deal for UKTV
British regulator Ofcom will not conduct a formal investigation into the BBC’s deal with Discovery…
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Thunderbird appoints Discovery exec to head up UK division
Canadian producer-distributor Thunderbird Entertainment Group has launched a UK division – to be helmed by…
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NBCUniversal rejigs EMEA business
NBCUniversal has rejigged its EMEA business, following through on plans to transition the business’s pay-TV…
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ITV avoids trial with ‘Duck Dynasty’ producers
A lengthy legal battle between ITV and Duck Dynasty producer Gurney Productions has reached an…
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Cineflix Rights signs first-look with Finestripe
Cineflix Rights has signed an exclusive first-look development deal with popular factual indie Finestripe Productions. The…
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Fremantle strikes multi-year pact with ‘True Detective’ producer
Fremantle has struck an exclusive, multi-year deal with True Detective executive producer Richard Brown’s (pictured)…
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Sony’s female-led ‘Bad Boys’ spin-off finds UK home
Viewers will get to see the Jessica Alba and Gabrielle Union backed-cop series LA’s Finest…
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Dragonfly, Optomen and IWC land BBC commissions
Dragonfly TV and Optomen are among the prodcos to have scored recent documentary commissions with…