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Pluto TV, Roku & Samsung TV Plus to account for 50% of global FAST revenues by 2029
Global FAST revenues will reach $17bn across 138 countries in 2029, up from $8bn in…
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Canada’s CBC expands FAST with comedy channel carrying ‘Schitt’s Creek’, ‘Kim’s Convenience’
Canadian broadcaster CBC has launched a new FAST channel carrying original comedy series, sketch shows…
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ITVX investigates online true crime with ‘TikTok: Murders Gone Viral’
UK streamer ITVX has commissioned TikTok: Murders Gone Viral, a new true crime series exploring…
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Actors union SAG-AFTRA to resume talks with AMPTP on Monday
With the US writers strike now over, actors union SAG-AFTRA has confirmed it is to…
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Dawn Airey, Nigel Hall & Russ Lindsay launch prodco Moon&Back, with Asylum backing
Veteran UK executives Dawn Airey, Nigel Hall and Russ Lindsay have launched Moon&Back Media, a…
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A+E Networks names veteran Mark Garner to lead global FAST channel push
A+E Networks has named veteran exec Mark Garner to the newly created position of EVP…
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Global Screen recruits Bavaria Media’s Brianne Bonney as Julia Weber departs
German content group Telepool has recruited Bavaria Media’s Brianne Bonney as head of TV sales…
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News round up: ITV orders New Pictures drama; BBC visits the ‘Undertakers’; BBC Studios rejigs brands team
ITV orders New Pictures drama ITV in the UK has ordered scripted thriller Protection from…
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‘Sherwood’ prodco House hires Broke & Bones exec Louise Sutton to run ‘House North’ arm
House Productions, the UK firm behind BBC drama Sherwood, has hired Black Mirror exec Louise…
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WGA ends US writers strike & reveals details of far-reaching new deal with AMPTP
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has formally ended its strike action against the Alliance…
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ITV Studios hires Disney alum Tom Clark to head up global commercial strategy
ITV Studios has appointed Airbnb exec and Disney alum Tom Clark to the newly created…
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Youku & FriDay Video pick up Mandarian sci-fi ‘Venus On Mars’
Asian streamers and FTA platforms, including Taiwan’s FriDay Video and China’s Youku, have picked up…
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Fremantle faces legal action from former ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ judge David Walliams
Fremantle is being sued by UK comedian and TV personality David Walliams, former judge on…
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Paramount+ adds three Korean dramas, completing CJ ENM co-development commitment
Paramount+ has commissioned three new South Korean original series, completing the seven-title commitment struck with…
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BBCS-owned Voltage TV hires ‘Tinder Swindler’ exec to head up documentaries
BBC Studios-owned unscripted label Voltage TV has appointed Sam Starbuck, exec producer of The Tinder…
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Australian producers win battle to reinstate New South Wales funding schemes
Australia’s New South Wales government has backtracked on plans to slash state funding programs, a…
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News round-up: C4 embarks on ‘Irish Journey’; Milkshake! greets ‘The Woohoos!’; Amuz to shop ‘Larry’
C4 embarks on ‘Irish Journey’ UK broadcaster Channel 4 has picked up Julia Bradbury’s Irish…
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Starz cancels ‘Heels’, ‘Run The World’ & ‘Blindspotting’, drops ‘The Venery Of Samantha Bird’
Starz has trimmed its scripted output with three cancellations and the axing of The Venery…
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ITVX & ABC Kids acquire ‘Riley Rocket’; TVOKids orders ‘Project Rube’
ITVX in the UK and ABC Kids in Australia have acquired TVOkids original, Riley Rocket,…
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GoQuest Media hires Indiacast alum Bhavishya Rao to head int’l sales & licensing
Indian distributor GoQuest Media has appointed Bhavishya Rao as head of international licensing and distribution….
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Rainmaker strikes content & channels distribution pact with EW Scripps
UK distributor Rainmaker Content has inked a deal with The EW Scripps Company to represent…
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ZDF, Arte exec Martin Pieper joins Germany’s Gebrueder Beetz Film Production
ZDF and Arte documentary veteran Martin Pieper is leaving the broadcasters to join Germany’s Gebrueder…
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BBC hires Dragonfly’s Tom Pullen as commissioning editor
Dragonfly’s head of documentaries, Tom Pullen, has left the Banijay-owned firm to become a commissioning…
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ITVS’ ‘Grace’ label Tall Story Pictures appoints Phil Hunter as exec producer
Tall Story Pictures, the ITV Studios label behind dramas such as The Bay and Grace,…
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News round-up: Love Nature unveils factual trio; Talpa rebrands to Talpa Studios; Nat Geo preps ‘Predators In Action’
Love Nature unveils factual trio Blue Ant Media’s Love Nature has unveiled a new slate…
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Berlusconi’s MediaForEurope ups ProSiebenSat.1 stake, nears takeover bid
MediaForEurope, the company founded by the late Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, has increased its…
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Federation Studios acquires ‘Simon Super Rabbit’ animation firm GO-N Productions
Federation Studios has acquired Anne de Galard and Eric Garnet’s Paris-based animation house GO-N Productions….
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Hulu & Britbox acquire BBC & Sister drama ‘Better’
US streamer Hulu and Britbox have picked up rights to BBC drama Better, produced by…
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WGA & AMPTP strike ‘tentative’ deal to end US writers strike after five months
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has reached a “tentative agreement” with the Alliance of…
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Leonine Studios recruits Constantin MD Jochen Koestler to head up non-fiction
Germany’s Leonine Studios has appointed Constantin Entertainment MD Jochen Koestler as EVP of non-fiction at…