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DR to cut back on int’l drama following channel cuts
Danish public broadcaster DR will focus increasingly on regional content following significant budget cuts that…
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Netflix partners with Daredevil showrunner for Brazilian original
Netflix has partnered with the showrunner behind Marvel’s Daredevil, Douglas Petrie, for new Brazilian original,…
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YouTube Premium sets up French originals
YouTube has launched its first subscription-only French content from Studio Bagel and Golden Moustache. Canal+-owned…
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Belgium’s RTBF buys Banijay’s Legacy
Belgian broadcaster RTBF has snapped up gameshow The Legacy from Banijay Rights. Zodiak Belgium is…
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UKTV extends ‘Inside’ franchise with Brown Bob
UKTV has commissioned Brown Bob Productions for 20-part fixed rig series Inside The Operating Theatre….
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Amazon strikes overall deal with Handmaid’s Tale director
Amazon has struck an overall deal with The Handmaid’s Tale director Reed Morano. Morano, who…
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ITV hires Britbox exec for SVOD push
ITV has hired Britbox exec Reemah Sakaan to push new SVOD plans for the company…
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Treehouse greenlights trio of Nelvana kids titles
Canadian kids channel Treehouse has greenlit a trio of live-action and animated pre-school series from…
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RTL II picks up Story Lab’s Hall Pass
Game of Clones distributor The Story Lab has sold social experiment Hall Pass into German…
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Viacom to benefit from Disney/Fox “distraction”
Viacom CEO Bob Bakish has that the Disney/Fox merger represents a “significant positive” for the…
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Studiocanal appoints strategy and finance boss
Studiocanal has promoted Jérémy Gabbay to the role of chief financial and strategy officer. The…
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Netflix picks up BBC1 thriller Bodyguard
Netflix has picked up World Productions’ BBC1 drama Bodyguard. The streaming giant, which boarded the…
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Endemol Shine exec confirms sale is imminent
The sale of Endemol Shine Group is reaching its final stages, with a deal expected…
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A+E Networks Italy hires Blackant exec as GM
A+E Networks Italy has hired Blackant’s MD Patricio Teubal as general manager for the business….
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Netflix adds Axel Springer CEO to board
Netflix has appointed Mathias Döpfner, chairman and CEO of Axel Springer SE, to its board…
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Amazon “desperate” to support broadcasting landscape
Amazon Europe boss Georgia Brown has said it is “mad” to think that the streaming…
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Viacom CEO: We are “not looking to create another Netflix”
Viacom boss Bob Bakish has swatted away plans for a Netflix-style platform, while highlighting the…
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A+E Networks UK orders factual title from Red Arrow studio
A+E Networks UK has commissioned Studio71, a Red Arrow Studios company, to produce Forged in…
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Cineflix Rights snaps up Russian drama
Cineflix Rights is betting on Russian drama Ordinary Woman, with plans in place for a…
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Fox extends offer for Sky as auction deadline looms
21st Century Fox has extended its deadline for Sky shareholders to accept its £14 a share…
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Endemol Shine Netherlands sees CEO shift
Endemol Shine Group Netherlands’ co-CEO Iris Boelhouwer will be stepping down this October, with her…
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NENT Norway names its Pay TV head as new CEO
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) Norway has appointed its Pay TV head Vegard Klubbenes Drogseth…
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Netflix and HBO tie up for Emmy wins
HBO and Netflix reached a tie with 23 wins each during the 70th annual primtetime…
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Exclusive: Amazon eyes Bachelor producer for unscripted role
Network execs from ABC and Fox are being eyed for top unscripted roles at Top…
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Acorn TV joins Virgin Media thriller
Acorn Media Enterprises has inked a copro deal with All3Media International, Company Pictures and Element…
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Netflix orders Korean original My First First Love
Netflix is adding another Korean original to its platform, this time the eight-part romance title…
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Netflix now has 50 local partners and growing
Netflix now has more than 50 local partners in 25 countries, with the SVOD giant…
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YouTube: TV is our ‘fastest growing screen’
The television is the “fastest growing screen” for YouTube, while TV content is notching up…
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Valence Media takes minority stake in Carpool Karaoke producer
Valence Media has invested around £45 million ($60m) to take a significant minority stake in…
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Channel 5 axes Big Brother as Endemol sale heats up
Channel 5 has cancelled Big Brother after eight years on the Viacom-owned broadcaster. The channel…