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Fox’s Buffy reboot one step closer
Beloved 1990s show Buffy the Vampire Slayer is set for a reboot after 20th Century…
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Wildbrain grabs Gisby as new MD
Children’s digital network Wildbrain has appointed Jon Gisby as its new MD. The company said…
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UKTV ‘hugely disappointed’ as channels go dark on Virgin
Ten UKTV channels have gone dark for four million Virgin Media customers in the UK…
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Dogwoof to sell Robson doc worldwide
UK indy production company Noah Media Group has announced it will partner with Dogwoof to…
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Chicken Soup & Ashton Kutcher set for personal finance title
US producer of ‘uplifting and positive content’, Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, and Ashton…
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Shonda Rhimes reveals upcoming Netflix projects
Netflix and Shonda Rhimes revealed the projects the TV veteran has been working on since…
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Filmstruck hires MUBI exec as int’l content director
Turner International and Warner Bros.’ streamer Filmstruck, has appointed MUBI’s Quentin Carbonell as the UK-based…
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Telia strikes deal to control TV4 owner
Nordic telecom operator Telia has struck a deal to take control of Bonnier Broadcasting, owner…
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UKTV channels dropped from Virgin Media
Virgin Media is set to drop UKTV’s portfolio of 10 channels from its platform in…
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Beta Film partners with La Casa de Papel showrunner for new drama
Beta Film has announced a partnership with Movistar+/Telefonica and Atresmedia Studios to work with acclaimed…
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United invests €100m in local production
One of Europe’s fastest growing media and telecoms companies, United Group, is to invest €100m…
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Comedy Central nabs King of the Hill and The Cleveland Show
US network Comedy Central has picked up all 13 series of Mike Judge’s landmark comedy…
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Paramount TV president Powell fired for alleged comments
President of Paramount TV Amy Powell has been dismissed after allegedly making an offensive remark…
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Walmart’s SVOD move confirmed
It has been confirmed that Walmart is looking to enter the subscription-video space to compete…
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Comcast drops bidding war with Disney
Comcast has dropped the bidding war with Disney to acquire assets from 21st Century Fox…
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Parrot Analytics: Netflix Emmy nominations are overvalued
Parrot Analytics analysis of 2018’s Emmy nominations claims that this year’s awards are potentially over-valuing…
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Studio Lambert taps Left Bank for scripted head
Studio Lambert is expanding its drama team with Left Bank Picture’s Julie Clark joining in…
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Fremantle launches UK comedy label Hare and Tortoise
FremantleMedia has launched new UK production label, Hare and Tortoise, replacing its scripted comedy label…
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Discovery extends Zaslav’s contract to 2023
Discovery has extended president and CEO David Zaslav’s employment contract through to the end of…
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Universal TV brings Lost City Explorers to life
Universal TV has added to its slate of comic book properties with a deal to…
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Buccaneer grabs rights to The Doll Factory
Buccaneer Media has acquired to the TV rights the novel The Doll Factory, written by…
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Keshet licenses two dramas to Mexico’s Televisa
Keshet International (KI) has licensed formats Mythological Ex (pictured) and The A Word to Mexico’s Televisa….
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CSI duo launch new prodco, partner with Vesuvius
LA has a new independent producer: Louis Shaw Milito (pictured) and Phil Conserva (CSI: Crime…
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Landmark Rushdie novel set for Netflix treatment
The novel that established Salman Rushdie as the pre-eminent author of his generation, Midnight’s Children,…
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SVOD subs overtake pay TV in the UK, Ofcom reports
Subscriptions to OTT TV services Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Now TV have overtaken traditional…
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Ormerod joins Keshet’s unscripted team
Independent producer Keshet Productions UK has added more talent to its unscripted development team, hiring…
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Netflix develops first Millarworld series
Having acquired cartoonist Mark Millar’s company last year, Netlfix has just announced the first slate…
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Zodiak Kids joins forces with Icelandic brand Tulipop
Banijay Group’s Zodiak Kids has entered a co-development and coproduction deal with Icelandic lifestyle brand…
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Truly Original delve into Kremlin for true crime series
As the reach and seriousness of Russia’s state sponsored activities continues to make headlines across…
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Lexton leaves Authentic after 18 years
Lauren Lexton, co-founder of Authentic Entertainment, is set to leave the production company after 18…