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Factual round-up: RMC Découverte digs up the Inca; Bomanbridge strikes doc deals; Nat Geo US acquires ‘For The Love Of Pets’
RMC Découverte digs up the Inca French broadcaster RMC Découverte has commissioned Pernel Media to…
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WBD taps Ricochet, HCA & Dragonfly for expanding factual slate for UK linear nets & Discovery+
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) UK & Ireland today has made five commissions for Discovery+ and…
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Fremantle settles with ‘Got Talent’ host David Walliams following off-camera comments
Fremantle has reached an “amicable resolution” with David Walliams, the former host of ITV’s competition…
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Asacha’s Red Planet adapts Sarah Pinborough’s ‘A Matter Of Blood’ after snagging rights to ‘The Dog-Faced Gods’
Death In Paradise producer Red Planet Pictures has optioned the rights to Sarah Pinborough’s The…
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News round-up: CMP draws ‘Civil Blood’; ‘Love Catcher’ lands in Japan; Paramount+ Canada preps Boat Rocker comedies
Caryn Mandabach draws ‘Civil Blood’ Peaky Blinders producer Caryn Mandabach Productions is making Civil Blood,…
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Banijay to ‘ambitiously expand’ branded content with Carlotta Rossi Spencer-led division
Banijay plans to “ambitiously expand” its branded content activities by launching a central, standalone division…
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Ex-Sky Studios Deutschland execs Tobias Rosen & Julia Rappold join Construction Film
Former Sky Studios Deutschland execs Tobias Rosen and Julia Rappold have joined Veronica Ferres’ Munich-based…
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Federation Studios brings YA drama ‘We Are Legend’ to market
Federation Studios has picked up Italian young adult fantasy series We Are Legend for distribution…
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UKTV hires ITV’s Helen Perry to head up original drama
UKTV has hired ITV exec Helen Perry as head of drama to grow its original…
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‘Tinder Swindler’ firm Raw recruits Netflix’s Jonny Taylor as creative director
Raw, the UK factual production company behind The Tinder Swindler and Three Identical Strangers has…
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Fired S4C chief Sian Doyle hits out at chairman after dismissal “without proper grounds”
Sian Doyle, the former chief executive of Welsh-language public broadcaster S4C, has criticised her dismissal…
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Paramount’s C5 orders ‘The Wives’, partnering again with Gaumont & Banijay Rights
Paramount’s UK network Channel 5 has extended its recent commissioning flurry with a thriller from…
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‘After The Asteroid’ firm Pernel preps South Africa documentary unlocking unknown origins of mammals
Pernel Media, the Paris-based production company behind After The Asteroid, is preparing a one-off doc…
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Netflix set to remain biggest platform as global SVOD subs to hit 1.79 billion by 2029
Global SVOD subscriptions will increase by 321 million between 2023 and 2029 to reach 1.79…
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Blink49 Studios & Unicorn Island to adapt Riva Razdan’s ‘Arzu’
Blink49 Studios, the Toronto-based firm headed by former Entertainment One exec John Morayniss, has partnered…
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Mondo TV’s climate toon ‘MeteoHeroes’ lands in Thailand, Korea & China ahead of ATF
Broadcasters in Thailand, South Korea and China are among those to have picked up shows…
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ZDF Studios, Boogie Entertainment & Aristosfilms team for ‘The Kim Dotcom Story’
ZDF Studios has partnered with Boogie Entertainment and Aristosfilms for The Kim Dotcom Story, a…
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France Télévisions, SBS & CBC acquire Ukrainian war drama ‘Those Who Stayed’
Australian broadcaster SBS, France Télévisions and CBC Gem, the streaming service of CBC in Canada,…
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BBC unveils Charles III documentary from Oxford Films, with Helena Bonham Carter narrating
BBC One in the UK is prepping a 90-minute documentary take viewers behind the scenes…
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Brazil’s Globo strikes Asian distribution pact with Thema
Brazilian media group Globo has struck a deal with Canal+-owned pay-TV and FAST channel distributor…
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Canal+, SBS in Oz & AMC Networks Central Europe buy Australian thriller ‘Troppo’ and Germany’s ‘Bonn’
Canal+ in France, Australia’s SBS and AMC Networks Central Europe are among buyers of Australian…
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‘Bluey’ expands in Middle East with Spacetoon Kids broadcast & licensing deal
Spacetoon Kids, the pan-Arab kids FTA channel, has acquired the first season of Australian animated…
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‘MILF Manor’ firm Spun Gold restructures under 53 Degrees Global, launches Kerene Barefield firm
MILF Manor prodco Spun Gold is restructuring its operations with the creation of 53 Degrees…
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Keshet compiles ‘Uvda’ Israel-Hamas war reports for international distribution
Keshet International has put together a package of news and current affairs reports produced by…
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ITV strikes FTA & streaming deal for Disney+ original ‘Extraordinary’ and FX’s ‘Under The Banner of Heaven’
Disney+ and FX originals Extraordinary and Under The Banner Of Heaven are both heading to…
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Finnish fund IPR.VC reveals $110m content fund & hires Ingenious Media exec Andrea Scarso
IPR.VC Management, the Finnish outfit that has backed projects from companies including A24, XYZ Films…
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Incredible Film acquires ‘WineMasters’ distribution rights
Dutch distributor Incredible Film has acquired global sales rights to all six seasons of docuseries…
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Red Planet Pictures to adapt Will Dean’s Tuva Moodyson crime novels
Death In Paradise producer Red Planet Pictures has acquired the rights to adapt author Will…
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TrueVisions, PCCW Media & Beijing ATW Culture land Woodcut factual shows
TrueVisions in Thailand, PCCW Media in Hong Kong and Beijing ATW Culture in China have…
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Quizzical Pictures reunites with ‘White Lies’ writer for “cosy” crime drama ‘Murder By The Sea’
South African indie Quizzical Pictures is developing Murder By The Sea, a new “cosy crime”…