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Netflix set for prequel series to India’s Baahubaliv
Streaming service Netflix is set to capitalise on the success of India’s Baahubaliv franchise by…
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Pilgrim steals The Kiss Quotient
Pilgrim Media Group has snapped up TV and film rights to one of the summer’s…
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BBC Studios extends beIN partnership
BBC Studios is set to develop its partnership with Doha-based beIN Media Group by signing…
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All3Media sells Brokenwood Mysteries to Germany
German viewers will get the chance to puzzle over The Brokenwood Mysteries after All3Media sold…
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Suits set for Japanese adaptation
Popular US drama Suits is set for a Japanese adaptation after NBC Universal confirmed a…
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CBS brings in legal firms to investigate Moonves
The CBS board of directors has brought in legal firms Covington & Burlington and Debevoise…
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Apple chief predicts cord cutting boom as it preps TV projects
Cord cutting will accelerate at a “much faster rate than is widely though,” predicted Apple…
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Sonar partners with Felipe Esparza for comedy-travel series
Sonar Entertainment is developing a new comedy-travel series with comedia Felipe Esparza based on making…
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Hopster content heads to STV Player
Hopster, the kids’ learning and entertainment app, and STV are teaming up to add Hopster…
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Acorn TV commissions Brit drama Queens of Mystery
Acorn Media Enterprises’ (AME) Acorn TV has commissioned British drama series Queens of Mystery. AME,…
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HBO lands Moffat’s The Time Travelers Wife
HBO has landed a drama adaptation of The Time Travelers Wife produced by Steven Moffat…
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eOne hires ex-BBCS exec to head int’l sales
Entertainment One (eOne) has hired former BBC Studios exec Paola Tonella as director of international…
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SPT names new territory managers
Sony Picture Television’s president of worldwide distribution, Keith Le Goy (pictured), has brought in a new…
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Moonves still CEO as CBS seeks outside counsel on misconduct claims
The CBS Corporation’s board of directors is now seeking outside counsel to conduct an independent…
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ESG’s All Together Now gains first Nordic deal
Endemol Shine Group’s entertainment format All Together Now is set for a first season at Discovery in…
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PBS names ex-BBC America exec as programming chief
PBS has hired Perry Simon, an exec that has held top posts at BBC America,…
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Portfolio hires two, including Vice Media exec
Portfolio Entertainment has hired Donnie MacIntyre (picture) to the newly created position, vice president of…
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AMC agrees $274m deal to buy RLJ Entertainment
AMC Networks has entered a definitive agreement to acquire RLJ Entertainment for an aggregate value…
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A+E replaces Dubuc with Buccieri
Hearst and Disney have upped Paul Buccieri, who has been president of A+E Studios and…
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Walmart may recruit Ex-Epix chief for SVOD service
US retail giant Walmart is working with former Epix CEO Mark Greenberg on the launch…
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Disney/Fox shareholders approve $71.3bn merger
21st Century Fox and Disney shareholders have approved the acquisition of Fox’s entertainment business by Disney….
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MTV to offer the Royal treatment
MTV International is launching a new original reality series offering viewers a glimpse into the…
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Netflix announces drama and unscripted launches
Netflix has used the TCAs to announce a number of new series coming to the…
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AMC returns to Le Carre for new series
Following the worldwide success of its 2017 adaptation of The Night Manager, AMC is bringing…
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Amazon beefs up drama slate
Amazon Prime Video has announced a number of new shows aimed at consolidating the service’s…
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Canal+ agrees Catch-22 deal with Paramount
Paramount Pictures Worldwide Television Licensing & Distribution says it has agreed to license its newest…
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Viacom confirms Awesomeness TV acquisition
Viacom has confirmed that it will acquire Awesomeness TV, a digital-first destination for original programming…
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CBS board to meet over Moonves sexual harassment claims
The board of CBS Corporation is set to meet today to determine how the company…
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ITV Studios hires Argonon exec for non-scripted acquisitions
ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) has appointed Argonon’s Cecelie Olsen to its acquisitions team…
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Banijay Group names ESG exec as Italy CEO
Banijay Group has appointed Paolo Bassetti as chief executive officer of its Italy office. In…