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BBC Studios appoints director of digital content
BBC Studios has promoted Anna Cronin to director of digital content. The producer-distributor has assigned…
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Warner Bros. appoints new TV leadership team
Industry veterans Susan Rovner and Brett Paul have been appointed as presidents of the company’s…
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ITV rebrands Shiver label as MultiStory Media
ITV Studios has rebranded its production label Shiver as MultiStory Media, as part of a…
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‘Love Island’ reveals key changes to contestant duty of care
ITV has outlined new duty of care processes for contestants in its hit reality series…
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Animated series ‘Flying Animals’ sold to Janson Media
Animation and family entertainment distributor Media I.M. has licensed its social-purpose animated Flying Animals franchise…
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Kids bulletin: WildBrain hires Disney exec; France Télévisions buys ‘Claude’
WildBrain appoints former Disney exec as strategy and innovation director Digital kids’ network and studio…
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Asian OTT Viu to adapt Keshet dramas
Asian OTT service Viu has struck a major licensing deal with Keshet International for scripted…
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A&E greenlights ‘Biography’ doc specials on Farrah Fawcett, JFK Jr.
A&E has greenlit documentary specials for its rebooted ‘Biography’ banner on Farrah Fawcett and John…
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Russia’s Amedia TV strikes multi-year licensing pact with CBS Studios Int’l
Russian pay-TV broadcaster and SVOD Amedia TV has struck a multi-year licensing deal with CBS…
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NBCU scores first int’l adaptation for ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’
Brooklyn Nine-Nine is getting its first international adaptation. NBCUniversal International Formats has licensed the hit…
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NATPE unveils LA conference Streaming Plus
NATPE is rolling out Streaming Plus in Los Angeles — a one-day event featuring execs…
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Georgia faces film and TV backlash following anti-abortion bill
Georgia, the biggest state for filming in the US, is facing a growing backlash from…
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Globo, Warner Bros. strike multi-year film pact
Warner Bros. International Television Distribution and Brazilian broadcaster Globo have struck a multi-year renewal deal…
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Flame Distribution scores global sales post-MIPTV
Flame Distribution has secured a raft of international sales on the back of MIPTV. …
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Netflix exec overseeing India to depart
Another Netflix exec overseeing Indian content is to depart the streaming giant. The Los Angeles-based…
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HBO Europe adds to Spanish slate with culture clash comedy
HBO Europe has greenlit a new comedy from Manuela Burló Moreno, adding to a growing…
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Nat Geo Wild scoops up DRG’s ‘Predator Land’
National Geographic has acquired natural history series Predator Land from DRG for its global Nat…
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Channel 4 commissions Arrow’s ‘Gay Dog And Other Animals’
Channel 4 has commissioned Arrow Pictures for an hour-long film exploring gay behaviour in animals. …
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Disney presents 18-title slate to LA Screenings buyers
Disney has uncovered its highly anticipated content offerings to buyers at LA Screenings. The Mouse…
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‘Game of Thrones’ finale sets HBO viewing record
The final episode of Game of Thrones saw a record 19.3m US viewers tune in…
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Ulla Streib joins Tin Roof’s Blink and Outline
Indie investment group Tin Roof Media has hired Ulla Streib in the new role of…
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BBC Studios hires Naomi Carter from Tinopolis
BBC Studios Productions has appointed Naomi Carter to the newly created role of director of…
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MIP founder Bernard Chevry dies at 96
MIPTV and MIPCOM founder Bernard Chevry has died at the age of 96. The exec,…
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ITVS GE sends ‘Snowpiercer’ to China
ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) has sold the broadcasting rights to forthcoming sci-fi series…
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Freesat hires head of product
Free-to-air satellite TV provider Freesat has hired David Thomas as head of product. Thomas joins…
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‘Temptation Island’ heads down under
Australia’s Channel Seven has signed on for a local version of Banijay Rights-distributed format Temptation…
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TCB strikes global deals for original docs
Over a dozen broadcasters have pre-bought TCB Media Rights’ original commission Egypt’s Unexplained Files, including…
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Alibi snaps up pair of US crime dramas
UKTV has acquired two US scripted shows, Waco and I Am The Night, for its…
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Hulu takes US rights to Lightbox’s Harvey Weinstein doc
Hulu has paid a seven figure sum for US rights to Untouchable, Lightbox’s feature documentary…
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Sony teams with Globo, Mediapro Studio for drama
Spain’s Mediapro Studio and Sony Pictures Television (SPT) have struck a co-production and co-development pact,…