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Netflix orders Nomadic horror series
Netflix has ordered horror series The Order, produced by Nomadic Pictures. The 10x 60 minute…
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Ex-C4 chief reappears to launch Wonderhood Studios
David Abraham (pictured right), the former CEO of Channel 4 (C4), is set to launch…
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Netflix reaches 125m subs with revenue surge for Q1
Netflix added a record number of first quarter subscribers and grew its streaming revenues by…
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The Cartel taps ex-Project Runway producer to head TV division
The Cartel, a full service management and production company, has appointed former president and founder…
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Passion hires Fremantle exec as head of acquisitions
Passion Distribution has hired FremantleMedia International’s (FMI) Sean Wheatley as head of acquisitions. Wheatley will…
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Amazon Prime picks up Indian dating show Hear Me. Love Me.
Amazon Prime Video is to bring original reality series Hear Me. Love Me. to its…
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Lionsgate signs TV deal with Two and a Half Men’s Tannenbaums
Lionsgate has made a multiyear television deal with Two and a Half Men (pictured) producers Eric…
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C4 picks up Armoza’s Sex Tape
Channel 4 has commissioned Armoza Formats’ social experiment Sex Tape for broadcast later this year….
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James Corden’s The Wrong Mans is up for a US remake
Showtime has ordered a pilot of The Wrong Mans for the US, originally created by…
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Comcast expands Netflix partnership with new bundle deal
Comcast has expanded its partnership with Netflix, with the US pay TV giant now set…
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Global pay TV revenues peaked in 2016, says Digital TV Research
Global pay TV revenues peaked in 2016 will fall by 11% between then and 2023,…
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Spain’s Atresmedia secures Turkish drama Ezel from Eccho
Spanish broadcaster Atresmedia Television has acquired Turkish drama Ezel from Eccho Rights for broadcast on its…
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True North delivers Million Dollar Baby for MTV Int’l
MTV International has commissioned a new observational reality format, Million Dollar Baby, from True North,…
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Federation & Drama Team back new Omri Givon series
Federation Entertainment has joined forces with Israel’s Drama Team productions to co-produce The Grave, an…
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Netflix & A+E partner for Sky Vision true crime series
Netflix has partnered with A+E Networks UK and Sky Vision Productions on a new true…
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Studio Lambert ups O’Driscoll as Burgess takes US role
All3Media Group’s Studio Lambert has promoted Niall O’Driscoll (pictured) to head of UK unscripted development,…
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TBI Weekly: Winding down from MIPTV
MIPTV may have had an impact on your days this week, as the industry experienced…
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Hulu sells discounted HBO ahead of Westworld return
Hulu is giving subscribers a discount on HBO, ahead of the return of Westworld for…
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Amazon Channels UK picks up Discovery Kids
Discovery has launched digital subscription service, Discovery Kids, on Amazon’s Prime Video Channels service in…
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Disney/Fox deal to close by Spring/Summer 2019
Peter Rice, president of 21st Century Fox, has told staffers that the merger between Fox…
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UK regulator says Disney must buy Sky under Fox deal
Disney will be required to make a mandatory offer for all of Sky after completing its…
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Comedy Central inks first look deal with Broad City duo
Comedy Central has set a “comprehensive” development deal with Broad City creators Ilana Glazer and…
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HBO greenlights comedy pilot from Fleabag duo & eOne
HBO has ordered a romantic comedy thriller from Fleabag duo Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Vicky Jones,…
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Keshet signs pact with Japanese broadcaster YTV
Israel-backed Keshet International has inked a deal with Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation (YTV) in Japan to…
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BBC Studios wins Royal Wedding commission from PBS
BBC Studios has secured its first ever commission from PBS in the US. The show,…
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Fox Searchlight launches TV arm
Fox Searchlight presidents Nancy Utley and Steve Gilula are adding a TV arm to Fox…
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Scripps veteran duo gain top spots at Discovery
Scripps execs Allison Page and Courtney White have landed top roles at Discovery’s lifestyles group,…
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C4’s Maddigan heads up entertainment for Little Gem
Little Gem has hired Channel 4’s Kate Maddigan as its new head of entertainment. Maddigan,…
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STV’s MD Alan Clements to depart in Spring
STV Productions has confirmed that its managing director Alan Clements is to leave the company…
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Marcus Wolter to become CEO of newly formed Banijay Germany
Banijay Group is to launch a German outfit with Marcus Wolter acting as CEO from…