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Andy Kaplan & George Chien’s KC Global to shutter GEM in Japan
Andy Kaplan and George Chien’s KC Global Media is shuttering its Japanese linear network GEM…
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RTL Netherlands & FTV Prima get ‘Stranded On Honeymoon Island’
RTL Netherlands and Czech Republic’s FTV Prima have both ordered local versions of Red Arrow…
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Disney+ orders first Central & Easter European original with crime drama ‘Breslau’
Disney+ has ordered a period drama from Poland, marking the streamer’s first original scripted series…
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Roku Channel to offer Major League Baseball games for free
The Roku Channel is bolstering its sports offering after picking up rights to 18 Major…
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Sony Pictures Entertainment profits down 10% following Hollywood strikes
Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) profits fell by almost 10% over the past year, with revenues…
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UK prodco Signpost restructures with move to ITVS’s MultiStory Media
Signpost Productions, the UK-based firm behind BBC show Robson Green’s Weekend Escapes, is restructuring its…
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Warner Bros. Discovery names Hulu alum as GM in Japan, Chieko Nishi to lead networks
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has rejigged its senior ranks in Japan with the hire of…
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Mediawan & French firm ZAG launch JV to expand ‘Miraculous’ franchise
European production giant Mediawan has partnered with French producer ZAG to create a raft of…
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‘Cocomelon’ owner Moonbug hires Ashley Maidy from ‘Arcane’ gaming firm Riot
Cocomelon owner Moonbug Entertainment is looking to expand its consumer products efforts with the hire…
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Fox & Gordon Ramsay unveil ‘food & lifestyle’ platform Bite
US broadcaster Fox has deepened its ties with celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay by launching a…
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Tim Haines’ Loud Minds & White Spark in Oz partner for immersive experiences
Tim Haines’ London-based prodco Loud Minds has struck a partnership with Australia’s White Spark Pictures…
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NBC preps Belgian format ‘Destination X’, ‘The Americas’ for 2025
US broadcaster NBC will launch its remake of Belgian format Destination X and the second…
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A+E, SVT visit Caravan & PBS show ‘Field of Vampires’ following Abacus deals
A+E Networks has snagged rights in Europe to upcoming history documentary Field of Vampires, which…
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Netflix’s ‘Top Boy’ lands BAFTA TV Awards, as ‘Happy Valley’ star Lancashire wins again
Netflix drama Top Boy and Happy Valley star Sarah Lancashire were among the stand-out winners…
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Vix content chief Rodrigo Mazon to leave TelevisaUnivision streamer
Rodrigo Mazon, chief content officer & EVP at TelevisaUnivision’s Spanish-language streamer Vix, is stepping down….
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News round-up: BBC Studios announces ‘Bluey’ minisodes; Paramount+ renews ‘Lioness’; Sony rebooting ‘Charlie’s Angels’
BBC Studios announces ‘Bluey’ minisodes BBC Studios has announced a series of 20 x 1-3-minute…
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Exclusive: Great Point closure points to ‘end of TV investment’ in UK
Investor confidence in the TV & film sector is set to plummet in the wake…
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Lionsgate TV developing drama based on Shohei Ohtani interpreter scandal
Lionsgate Television is developing a scripted drama series based around this year’s gambling scandal surrounding…
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Warner Bros. Discovery reports $86m streaming profit, offset by TV & studios losses
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has reported $86m in DTC streaming profit in its Q1 2024…
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Tubi orders workplace comedy ‘The Z-Suite’, starring & exec produced by Lauren Graham
Fox-owned AVOD service Tubi has greenlit The Z-Suite, a new original workplace comedy series, starring…
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Moonbug appoints Paramount alum Manuel Reveiz to head new Lat Am office
Candle Media-owned Moonbug Entertainment has named Manuel Reveiz as the company’s new head of distribution…
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ITV Studios revenue drops 16% due to Hollywood strikes
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has posted a Q1 revenue drop of 7%, down to £887m…
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ABC in Oz adapts French format ‘The A Talks’ & orders Endemol Shine show ‘Headliners’
The ABC in Australia has unveiled new shows including a local remake of French format…
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Disney+ pushes into VR originals with immersive version of Marvel animation ‘What If…?’
Disney+ has commissioned an interactive instalment of Marvel animated superhero series What If…? for the…
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Peacock greenlights ‘The Office’ spin-off from Greg Daniels, set around daily newspaper
Peacock has greenlit a spin-off from NBC comedy The Office, from that series’ showrunner Greg…
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Disney & Warner Bros. Discovery partner for Disney+, Hulu & Max streaming bundle
Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) have formed the first cross-company partnership between major streaming…
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Banijay Rights lands former BBC Studios sales exec in Germany, Poland
Banijay Rights has hired a former BBC Studios exec to oversee sales in German-speaking countries…
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Amazon India originals chief Aparna Purohit exits after eight years
Aparna Purohit, head of originals for India and Southeast Asia at Amazon streamer Prime Video,…
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Vuelta Group’s SquareOne acquires Germany’s Telepool from Will Smith’s Westbrook
European production and distribution firm Vuelta Group has acquired German content house Telepool from Will…
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Disney nears streaming profitability, though suffers 10% stock dive
Disney has recorded the first profit in its core streaming business, with Disney+ and Hulu…