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Federation gains rights to Fabrice Gobert’s Mytho
Federation Entertainment has acquired international rights Mytho, a drama by The Returned creator Fabrice Gobert….
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Amazon greenlights Jordan Peele docuseries
Amazon has greenlit Lorena, a Prime original series executive produced by Jordan Peele and produced by Monkeypaw and Sonar Entertainment. Lorena is…
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STV taps Red Sky for first head of factual development
STV Productions has hired Rosy Marshall-McCrae as its head of factual development. The new position…
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UKTV picks up slate of Sony dramas for Alibi
UK-based multichannel network UKTV has acquired three Sony Pictures Television (SPT) shows for its crime…
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AMC’s Sundance Now picks up Aussie crime thriller
Ahead of its official launch at MIPTV, DRG has secured its first major deal for…
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SBT Brazil to revive Endemol Shine’s Deal or No Deal
Endemol Shine gameshow Deal or No Deal is returning to Brazil after a seven-year absence….
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MTG unveils Those Who Kill reboot for Viaplay
Modern Times Group (MTG) has announced plans for a new original series based on the…
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Warner Bros. vet Sue Kroll launches TV & film outfit
Warner Bros. former president of worldwide marketing and distribution, Sue Kroll, has launched a new…
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Gaumont hires Miramax exec for senior production role
Narcos producer Gaumont has appointed former Miramax and Shine exec Leslie Belzberg to the position…
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Fremantle Int’l’s global content chief set for departure
FremantleMedia International’s (FMI) executive vice president of global content, Katrina Neylon, has handed in her…
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Off The Fence names Zikking as creative director
International production and distribution company Off The Fence (OTF) has unveiled Andrew Zikking as creative…
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FremantleMedia to adapt Peake’s Gormenghast
FremantleMedia North America (FMNA) has beaten off strong competition to secure the TV rights to…
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Gaumont teams with Julian Lennon on animated series
International studio Gaumont has joined forces with musician, writer, and son of the former rocker…
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Dori Media hires Sony exec as it looks to Europe
Dori Media Group is reshuffling its sales division with Sony Picture Television’s Carolina Sabbag headed…
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Waller-Bridge’s Killing Eve sells to HBO
Spy-action thriller Killing Eve has secured sales in key international territories ahead of its US…
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Netflix to launch first Korean variety show
Netflix is set to launch its first original Korean variety show Busted! I Know Who…
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Apple inks first overall deal with Bates Motel’s Kerry Ehrin
Apple has closed its first overall deal with Bates Motel’s co-creator Kerry Ehrin, who will…
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Netflix looks to acquire EuropaCorp
Netflix is in advanced talks to acquire Luc Besson’s studio EuropaCorp, according to a report…
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Fox looks to sell Sky News to Disney
Twenty-First Century Fox has proposed selling Sky News to Disney on completion of its buyout…
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C4 ups Lawrie to fact ent head as shake-up continues
Channel 4 (C4) has promoted Alf Lawrie (pictured) to head of factual entertainment, as it…
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A newly unified BBC Studios looks to China
BBC Studios, which has officially merged its production and commercial arms today, is looking for…
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CBS to make below-market bid for Viacom
CBS is set to make an all-stock offer for Viacom that prices the US company…
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Antenna & Tony Jordan team for Albanian mafia thriller
The Antenna Group has partnered with TV writer Tony Jordan (Eastenders, Hustle) to produce original…
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A+E appoints Scripps exec as MD for Southeast Asia & Australia
A+E Networks has appointed Scripps Network’s Leena Singarajah (pictured) as managing director for Southeast Asia…
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BBC faces ‘fight for the future’, says Tony Hall
The BBC and UK public service broadcasting in general faces “a fight for the future”…
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BBCWW launches channels across MENA, Turkey
Factual channel BBC Earth is due to launch across the Middle East and North Africa…
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BBC2 greenlights October Films Iraq production
BBC 2 in the UK has commissioned a two-hour mini-series from UK producer October Films,…
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EbonyLife and Sony seal scripted series pact
EbonyLife Ltd, owners of Africa’s Global Black TV Network and Sony Pictures Television (SPT), are…
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Netflix brings in Frank Miller drama
Netflix is set for a new drama series based on the book Cursed by Frank…
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Story Lab hires Fremantle exec for Asia office
The Story Lab has appointed former Fremantle exec Geraldine Bravo as regional content sales and…