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News round-up: C5 & FilmRise prep prisoner show; Hulu plays country music; Lighthouse & Dog Ears get ‘Stage Struck!’
C5 & FilmRise meet ‘World’s Most Dangerous Prisoners’ Paramount-owned UK comcaster Channel 5 and US-based…
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Asylum Entertainment re-hires Ben Bitonti & lands ITV America alum Eric Hobermanto
Endeavor’s Asylum Entertainment Group has re-hired Ben Bitonti to become its chief creative office and…
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Eureka Productions takes Talpa’s ‘Quiz With Balls’ into US
Eureka Productions, the US- and Australia-based firm behind Netflix’s remake of The Mole, has picked…
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Gigglebug Entertainment moves into adult animation, preps ‘Soap’ from new In Stitches label
Helsinki-based animation studio Gigglebug Entertainment is launching In Stitches, a new sub-label dedicated to adult…
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Banijay Kids & Family hires Cloudco’s Roubina Tchoboian for int’l licensing
Banijay Kids & Family has appointed Cloudco Entertainment’s Roubina Tchoboian as head of global licensing….
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Starz recruits WarnerMedia alum Sofia Chang as distribution chief
Lionsgate-owned Outlander and Power Book network Starz has hired WarnerMedia alum Sofia Chang as EVP…
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Netflix & Disney+ take UK revenues to record $4.9bn, but Pact warns of 2023 downturn
Streaming commissions from Netflix, Disney+ and Apple TV+ helped push TV production revenues in the…
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Amazon Studios’ UK production chief Frank Murray exits to launch new prodco
Amazon Studios production chief in the UK, Frank Murray, has become the latest exec to…
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World of Wonder & Blue Ant partner on ‘Drag Race’ reality format ‘Slaycation’
RuPaul’s Drag Race producers World of Wonder are launching a new format, Slaycation, on the…
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BBC Studios & UKTV stock up on AMC Networks dramas for UK & Benelux
BBC Studios and its broadcast group UKTV have jointly acquired the UK and Benelux rights…
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Paramount’s Nicole Clemens & Imagine’s Sara Bernstein join MIA line-up in Rome
Italian production, financing and sales event Mercato Internazionale Audiovisivo (MIA) has unveiled the line-up for…
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Chilevisión heads back to ‘The Farm’ as Fremantle format returns after 18 years
Chilean broadcaster Chilevisión is bringing back Fremantle format The Farm (La Granja) to the country…
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NBCU & CBS Studios pause producer deals with talent incl Dwayne Johnson & Lorne Michael
NBCUniversal and CBS Studios have become the latest US majors to pause overall and first-look…
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Canada’s Wind Sun Sky hires BBC & Disney alum Jo Redfern to head up kids expansion
Canadian multimedia company Wind Sun Sky Entertainment has appointed former BBC exec Jo Redfern to…
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UK’s CBeebies & France TV co-commission ‘Big Lizard’ animated co-pro
BBC-owned kids’ channel CBeebies in the UK and France Télévisions have jointly commissioned Big Lizard,…
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Disney & Charter settle pay TV dispute as channels incl Nat Geo Wild & FXX dropped
Disney and Charter Communications have struck a new carriage deal, ending a 10-day blackout but…
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Plans to cut Made in NSW fund labelled a ‘disaster’ by Screen Producers Australia
Australian producers have labelled plans to cut state funding programs in New South Wales as…
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Lion TV recruits Paramount UK commissioner Daniel Pearl as creative director
UK factual producer Lion TV has appointed Paramount commissioner Daniel Pearl as its new creative…
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Ryan Murphy & Greg Berlanti launch $500k funds to support crews through Hollywood strikes
Ryan Murphy US showrunners Ryan Murphy and Greg Berlanti are both launching separate $500k relief…
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Federation hires TF1’s head of drama Anne Viau following launch of prodco Quelle Aventure!
Federation Studios has appointed former head of drama at TF1, Anne Viau, as a producer…
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Global OTT revenues predicted to rise 33% by 2029
Global OTT revenues are predicted to rise by 33% to reach $215bn by 2029, according…
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ITV Studios lands Banijay, Beyond alums as Beth Hart among execs upped in Oz rejig
ITV Studios in Australia has restructured its senior creative and production team, with Beth Hart…
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Brown Bob hires BBC Studios alum Samantha Rosie to head up Welsh office
UK factual indie Brown Bob Productions has appointed Samantha Rosie as creative director, to head…
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Tern re-teams with Darren McGarvey for BBC factual series ‘Mind The Gap’
BBC Scotland and BBC Factual have co-commissioned Darren McGarvey – Mind The Gap (working title),…
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SkyShowtime hires Netflix alum Kai Finke as content chief with Jon Farrar exiting
SkyShowtime has named Netflix alum Kai Finke as its chief content officer, with Jon Farrar…
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Amazon Studios UK & Northern Europe chief Dan Grabiner exits to launch production outfit
Amazon Studios UK & Northern Europe chief Dan Grabiner is stepping down to launch his…
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News round-up: Carlsen Verlag & Beta prep ‘Superbikes’; Viaplay enters Greece; Chris Bangle launches prodco
Carlsen Verlag & Beta prep SuperBikes Publisher Carlsen Verlag and Beta Film have linked with…
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Blue Ant Int’l sales boss Solange Attwood steps down, teases new “creative-focused” role
Solange Attwood is stepping down as EVP of Blue Ant International, the sales arm of…
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Gucci owner Artémis buys US agency CAA from investment firm TPG
Gucci owner François Henri-Pinault’s Artémis has acquired a majority stake in Creative Artists Agency (CAA)….
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Roku Channel pulls more than 30 shows including Quibi content as part of cost-cutting strategy
A day after Roku said it would be reviewing its content strategy, more than 30…