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Nordic’s Viaplay partners with Prime Video Channels in US
Nordic streamer Viaplay has launched a new US-focused service via Amazon’s Prime Video Channels, having…
BBC expands Nordic Noir with Viaplay dramas ‘End Of Summer’ & ‘Jana – Marked For Life’
British pubcaster the BBC has acquired a pair of Swedish crime dramas from Viaplay –…
Seven West CEO James Warburton departs Australian broadcaster early
Outgoing Seven West Media (SWM) CEO James Warburton has left the company earlier than planned,…
Lionsgate & Park Chan-wook team for English-language ‘Oldboy’ remake
Lionsgate Television is partnering with South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook to develop an English-language series…
Screen Australia & Dynamic TV prep scripted funding scheme
Screen Australia has partnered with Savage River prodco Dynamic Television to launch a scheme that…
BBCS hires Fremantle’s Lexi Landsman for unscripted development in Australia
BBC Studios (BBCS) has hired former Fremantle and ITV Studios exec Lexi Landsman to work…
Critical Content strikes first-look deals with ITVS France & Be-Entertainment
Ginny & Georgia and Sly producer Critical Content has struck a first-look production deal with…
‘Walking Dead’ firm Skybound sets up unscripted division, led by Catalina’s Brent Jacoby
Skybound Entertainment, the US prodco behind The Walking Dead, is setting up an unscripted division…
Banijay strikes development deal with ‘The Traitors’ format creator Marc Pos
Banijay has struck an exclusive development deal with Marco Pos, the Dutch producer who created…
Canada’s CBC secures $30m gov’t support ‘to preserve jobs & programming’
CBC/Radio-Canada has secured a one-off payment of C$42m ($30m) from the Canadian government that will…