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‘Working class’ writers prize launched by ‘Boiling Point’ star Stephen Graham & Birdie Pics
Boiling Point‘s Stephen Graham and Hannah Walters of Matriarch Productions and Phil Temple of Birdie…
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Netflix confirms deal for former HBO Max drama ‘Dead Boy Detectives’
Netflix has confirmed it has picked up Dead Boy Detectives, the former HBO Max show…
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Streamers fuel UK show exports to record $2.28bn, as Europe offsets US stagnation
Streamers have driven international sales of UK shows to new heights, with exports rising 22%…
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BBC snags six at The Grierson’s 2023 Documentary Awards, as Anna Hall honoured
The BBC and Netflix were among companies taking home multiple prizes from The Grierson Trust’s…
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What the Sony/Zee merger tells us about the Indian market
Marco Ferrarese explores what’s driving India’s $10bn merger between Sony and Zee Entertainment and how…
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Roku ramps up sports offering with docuseries ‘Fight Inc: Inside The UFC’
Roku has partnered with mixed martial arts organisation UFC to create a three-part docuseries about…
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Amazon, ESPN & CBS strike multi-year deals for National Women’s Soccer League coverage
Women’s sport is achieving growing recognition and interest from major streamers and networks as Amazon-owned…
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Vice cuts jobs & restructures following Vice News show cancellations
Vice Media Group is restructuring following the cancellation of its Vice On Showtime and Vice…
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Starz greenlights ‘Spartacus: House Of Ashur’ in historical drama franchise revival
US network Starz has greenlit Spartacus: House Of Ashur, a new chapter in its historical…
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Plimsoll elevates BBC alum Mark Brownlow to creative director, natural history, as Tom Hugh-Jones exits
ITV Studios-owned factual producer Plimsoll Productions has promoted Mark Brownlow to the role of creative…
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BBC Studios names head of drama productions following exit of Priscilla Parish
BBC Studios Productions has appointed Kate Oates as its head of drama productions, following the…
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Federation Studios creates new IP division to feed production interests
France’s Federation Studios has created a new division discover, acquire and sell on intellectual properties…
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Exclusive: SPT rejigs distribution with UK chief Holly Comiskey taking expanded remit in Europe
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has rejigged its sales team with an expanded role for its…
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ABC Australia & Disney+ pick up half-hour ‘Bluey’ special
Australian broadcaster ABC has commissioned a special half-hour instalment of animated kids hit Bluey to…
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ABC expands ‘Death In Paradise’ crime drama franchise with Australian spin-off
Australian broadcaster ABC has commissioned Return To Paradise, a spin-off from long-running British-French crime comedy…
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Priscilla Parish steps down as BBC Studios Productions head of drama
BBC Studios Productions head of drama, Priscilla Parish, is stepping down from the company. Former…
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Disney to cut content spend & raise savings target as it nears streaming profitability
Disney+ added almost seven million new subscribers globally in the fourth quarter, with the Mouse…
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US actors union SAG-AFTRA & AMPTP agree three-year deal worth more than $1bn
US actors union SAG-AFTRA has struck a tentative three-year deal worth more than $1bn (£814m)…
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Warner Bros. Discovery dropped 700k streaming subscribers in Q3 2023
Warner Bros. Discovery lost 700,000 streaming subscribers in the third quarter, taking its total down…
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WBD rejigs operations in Southern Europe as VP of Spanish originals Miguel Salvat exits
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD)’s exec shake-up across Europe continues, with its VP & commissioning editor…
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C4 pledges 40% of commissions to indies if in-house production begins, as UK gov imposes “safeguards”
The UK government has put in place “safeguards” to protect local indies from losing investment…
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Endemol Shine alum Wim Ponnet named EMEA president at OTT firm Quickplay
Endemol Shine Group’s former chief strategy and commercial officer Wim Ponnet has taken up a…
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ITV Studios braces for FTA hit as demand declines, while ITV cuts $12m from 2023 content spend
ITV Studios (ITVS) expects revenues to grow by just 3% in 2023 – down from…
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BBC Studios launches UK scripted label, River Pictures, led by ‘Time’ EP’s Andrew Morrissey and Michael Parke
BBC Studios is to launch River Pictures, a new UK scripted production label with offices…
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Sony Pictures TV Studios promotes Lauren Stein to head of creative
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has promoted drama development exec Lauren Stein to the newly created…
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India’s Sony Entertainment TV reacquires BBCS format ‘Dancing With The Stars’
Sony Entertainment Television has acquired the Indian rights to BBC Studios dance reality format Dancing…
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WildBrain recruits eOne’s Nick Gawne & unveils new leadership & business structure
Canadian kid’s entertainment company WildBrain has appointed former Entertainment One (eOne) general manager Nick Gawne…
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Chernin’s North Road back on M&A path with deal for ‘Summer Of Soul’ firm Two One Five
Peter Chernin’s The North Road Company has taken a “significant stake” in Two One Five…
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Jonathan Katz launches digital broadcaster, Free TV Networks, with WBD, Lionsgate & Gray TV
Industry veteran Jonathan Katz has partnered with Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), Lionsgate and station owner…
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Artificial intelligence ‘bias’ highlighted as tech influences content commissioning & creativity
Artificial Intelligence (AI) should not be seen as a ‘perfect oracle’ when it comes to…