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BBC Studios hires Channel 4 acquisitions & int’l chief Nick Lee, replacing Caroline Stone
BBC Studios (BBCS) has hired Channel 4’s acquisitions & international chief Nick Lee as commercial…
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Sky Studios & Cattleya developing ‘Romanzo Criminale’ & ‘Gomorrah’ prequels
Sky Studios and ITV Studios-owned scripted label Cattleya are in development on prequels to both…
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Canada’s Bell Media hires A+E alum Sean Cohan as president, Wade Oosterman to retire
Canada’s Bell Media has hired former A+E Networks and Wheelhouse exec Sean Cohan as its…
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Sky Studios int’l scripted exec Jason Simms named MD at Cineflix’s Connect3
Connect3 (C3) Media, the Canadian production company behind Good Morning Chuck and Kings Of Coke,…
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India’s SonyLIV to remake ‘Magpie’ in third scripted format deal with Israel’s Yes Studios
Indian streamer SonyLIV is to adapt Israeli crime drama Magpie for local audiences, currently under…
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Cattleya co-CEO Marco Chimenz moves to Federation Studios
Federation Studios has appointed Cattleya co-CEO Marco Chimenz as co-MD of the European production group….
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Warner Bros. Discovery exits continue with France, Benelux & Africa chief stepping down
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD)’s chief in France, Benelux and Africa is stepping down after 17…
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Save your seat for the 2023 Content Innovation Awards!
Join us on Wednesday 18 October at the Grand Auditorium of the Palais des Festivals…
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Paramount+ names Anna Priest UK chief, Canada’s Katrina Kowalski handed new Pluto TV remit
Paramount Global has named Anna Priest and Katrina Kowalski to new roles overseeing its operations…
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Kids round-up: Canal+ orders CGI ‘Miffy’; Dandelooo & Tobo ink ‘Great White North‘ deal; ‘Fireman Sam’ & Polly Pocket’ renewed
Canal+ orders CGI ‘Miffy’ StudioCanal is partnering with Mercis and Superprod Animation to develop and…
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Canada’s CBC & UK’s CBBC prep K-pop tween dramedy ‘Gangnam Project’
Canada’s CBC and CBBC in the UK have co-commissioned Gangnam Project, a new tween dramedy…
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News round-up: Newen snags Paramount’s ‘Serial Killers’; NPO, Amazon extend Hat Trick deals; FilmRise buys BuzzFeed Studios library
Newen snags Paramount’s Serial Killer’s Wife Newen Connect has acquired distribution rights to Clapperboard Studio’s…
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Globoplay acquires ViX drama ‘Montecristo’ under TelevisaUnivision partnership
Brazilian streaming service Globoplay has acquired Montecristo, the modern update of Alexandre Dumas’ The Count…
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Miramax CEO Bill Block to depart ‘The Gentlemen’ & ‘Project Greenlight’ studio
Bill Block is stepping down as CEO at Miramax, the US production firm founded by…
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Amazon plans ‘Hell Of A Date’ for Prime Video Sweden
Amazon streamer Prime Video in Sweden has ordered Hell Of A Date (working title), a…
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Paramount+ extends music docs with Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC boy band show
Paramount+ is expanding its music output and its relationship with US-based Gunpowder & Sky by…
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Exclusive: France’s ‘The A Talks’ lands in Spain, with options struck in UK, Australia & Nordics
Mediaset Spain has ordered an eight-episode series of The A Talks, the French format first…
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Lineup’s Belgian format ‘Therapy’ lands in the Netherlands & Israel
Broadcasters in the Netherlands and Israel have become the latest to order local remakes of…
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Apple TV+ hires Disney+ EMEA scripted exec Johanna Devereaux
Apple TV+ has landed Disney+ exec Johanna Devereaux to oversee its scripted efforts. Devereaux, who…
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Banijay’s 51 Minds names Bunim/Murray chief to replace outgoing Christian Sarabia
Banijay Americas has reshuffled its senior exec team again, this time with Below Deck prodco…
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News round-up: Roku renews ‘Sushi Master’; Netflix extends ‘Alice In Borderland’; Hayu lands in New Zealand
Roku renews ‘Sushi Master’ Roku has renewed culinary competition series Morimoto’s Sushi Master for a…
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Beta Film & Danny Goldman launch Omega Global Media sales firm & set first project
Germany’s Beta Film and industry veteran Danny Goldman have launched a new distribution business focussing…
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AMC+ sets ad-supported tier pricing at $4.99 per month
AMC Networks has unveiled pricing for the ad-supported version of its AMC+ streaming service. The…
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Showtime EVP of scripted Amy Israel joins senior exec exodus
Showtime’s scripted chief, Amy Israel, has become the latest senior exec to depart after more…
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BET+ & Prime Video bring UK series ‘Blue Therapy’ to US & Africa
BET+ in the US and Prime Video Africa have both acquired upcoming UK relationship reality…
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Hulu orders ‘Got To Get Out’, social experiment competiton from Glenn Hugill
Hulu has ordered Got To Get Out (working title), an original social experiment and competition…
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Prime Video makes two-season commitment to adult animation ‘Hazbin Hotel’
Amazon’s SVOD Prime Video has handed a two-season order to adult animated musical comedy series…
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News round-up: ITVX & Stan pick up ‘Orphan Black: Echoes’; Laura Franses joins S4C Digital; Urban Myth to adapt ‘The Hike’
ITVX & Stan pick up ‘Orphan Black: Echoes’ UK streamer ITVX and Stan in Australia…
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Formats round-up: ERT1 brings ‘Switch’ to Greece; Glow Media revives ‘Pros Vs Joes’; Joyn orders ‘Good Luck Guys’
ERT1 brings ‘Switch’ to Greece Greece pubcaster ERT1 has ordered a local adaptation of Lineup…
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WBD’s JB Perrette outlines Max’s global roll-out strategy
Warner Bros Discovery (WBD)’s streaming chief JB Perrette has outlined how the company is approaching…