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Channel 5 acquires UK rights to Peacock’s Stormy Daniels documentary
Paramount-owned UK broadcaster Channel 5 has acquired exclusive local rights to Stormy, the US documentary…
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Hulu acquires queer dating shows ‘I Kissed A…’ for US debut
US streamer Hulu has acquired the first two seasons of Twofour’s queer dating series I…
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UK’s Channel 4 trebles viewing of full TV episodes on YouTube in Q1
Channel 4 in the UK claims to have trebled viewing of full episodes of its…
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Fox Entertainment Global picks up ‘Billion Dollar Playground’ in first third-party series deal
Fox Entertainment Global (FEG) has struck its first third-party distribution agreement, acquiring the worldwide tape…
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Mexico lands Japan’s ‘Ninja Warrior’ via O4 Media, Martha Contreras & Bellon Entertainment
Japanese format Ninja Warrior (aka Sasuke) is entering Latin America following a deal involving Gary…
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WW2 doc ‘D-Day: The Unheard Tapes’ heads to Canal+ & RTVE in European sales
Canal+ in France and RTVE in Spain are among a slew of European broadcasters to…
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FilmRise ups former Paramount exec Jonitha Keymoore to become head of content
US studio & streamer FilmRise has named former Paramount exec Jonitha Keymoore as its head…
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Nickelodeon Studios readies revival of superhero comedy ‘The Thundermans’
Nickelodeon Studios in the US has ordered a spin-off to its live-action kids superhero comedy…
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AMC Networks ups Emily Gotto to become SVP of acquisitions & production at Shudder
AMC Networks has upped Emily Gotto to become its SVP of acquisitions and production for…
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BBC Comedy spins-off ‘Motherland’ & orders ‘Death Valley’
UK public broadcaster the BBC has commissioned Amandaland, a spin-off from its comedy series Motherland,…
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Sky lands five-part action drama ‘Atomic’ from Vice’s Pulse Films
Sky has ordered five-part action drama Atomic from Vice Studios-owned Pulse Films. The series follows…
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Paramount+ picks up Nova Festival documentary ‘We Will Dance Again’
Paramount+ is to launch the worldwide premiere of We Will Dance Again, the documentary about…
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Skai TV in Greece buys Hamas terrorist attack doc ‘#NOVA’ from Yes Studios
Skai TV in Greece has picked up Yes Studios documentary that explores the Hamas terrorist…
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Disney boss Bob Iger details ‘pretty dramatic’ spending cuts for linear shows
Disney boss Bob Iger has outlined how he views the future of its linear channels,…
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Disney’s FX & Hulu to extend ‘Shōgun’ with development on two further seasons
FX is set to extend scripted show Shōgun by two further seasons after the drama,…
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France 2 to launch French gameshow format ‘Qui Restera Dans La Lumière?’
France 2 is preparing to launch a new gameshow from Banijay France that features 100…
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RedBird IMI completes $1.45bn acquisition of All3Media
US investment firm RedBird IMI has completed its acquisition of All3Media from Warner Bros. Discovery…
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WBD remakes UK news quiz for CNN, ‘Harry Potter’ cooking show for Food Network
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has unveiled a raft of shows for CNN including a US…
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Banijay eyes strong second half of 2024 as Q1 production & distribution revenues fall
Banijay is expecting the delivery of shows such as SAS: Rogue Heroes and Marie Antoinette…
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Exclusive: Movies fuel Pluto TV’s FAST channels, as US popularity of medium tops pay TV
Movies are providing a major driver of viewership on Pluto TV’s FAST channels, according to…
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Netflix lands rights to live NFL games & unveils Will Ferrell, Tim McGraw series
Netflix is expanding its live sports push by snagging rights to Christmas Day NFL matches…
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UK’s ITV extends Black history quizzer ‘Sorry I Didn’t Know’ into fifth season
The UK’s ITV has extended Sorry I Didn’t Know, the country’s first ever quizshow centred…
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‘Bluey’ & ‘Hey Duggee’ land on int’l nets as BBC Studios strikes deals
BBC Studios (BBCS) kids shows including Bluey and Hey Duggee have been sold to a…
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‘Everyone Else Burns’ prodco Jax Media hires CAA & Disney alums for UK
Animal Control and Everyone Else Burns producer Jax Media has landed execs from Creative Artists Agency…
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India’s JioCinema preps HBO’s ‘House Of The Dragon’ S2 for 17 June
Indian streaming service JioCinema is to offer the second season of HBO’s House Of The…
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Derren Lawford’s DARE Pictures names Honey Bee co-founder as MD
Derren Lawford’s DARE Pictures has hired the co-founder and COO at UK indie Honey Bee…
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ITV Studios rejigs global partnerships, ups sales chief Tom Clark & co-pro exec Jemma Harvey
ITV Studios (ITVS) has rejigged the management team at its global partnerships team with Tom…
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Amazon orders Waller-Bridge’s ‘Tomb Raider’ & remakes C4 format amid unscripted push
Amazon has made a series order for its Phoebe Waller-Bridge penned adaptation of Tomb Raider…
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ProSiebenSat.1 ‘on right track’ as record Joyn performance drives Q1 results
ProSiebenSat.1 has seen AVOD revenues at streamer Joyn surge by 50% and group revenues rise…
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Series Mania & Beta launch third Seriesmakers scheme, offering $54,000 prize
French festival Series Mania and Germany’s Beta Group have launched the third edition of creative…