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Netflix makes “most significant expansion” into Africa with new slate & content partnerships
Netflix has announced a slate of new African programming at MIP Africa, including a new…
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Jellyfish Animation recruits DreamWorks veteran Archie Donato
London-based animation and VFX studio Jellyfish Pictures has hired ex-DreamWorks exec Archie Donato as creative…
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UK’s Channel 4 enters US market with FAST in ‘pivotal moment’ for broadcaster
Channel 4 (C4) is entering the FAST ecosystem by launching two offerings in the US,…
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Fox & Merzigo extend Turkish digital pact for three years
Disney-owned Fox in Turkey has extended its deal with tech firm Merzigo to monetise Fox…
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Federation’s ‘Bardot’ travels across Europe with AMC Iberia, TVP & Nova among deals
AMC Iberia in Spain, TVP in Poland and Nova in Greece are among companies to…
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Mediaset España brings the drama with Turkish hit ‘One Love’
Mediaset España has acquired Turkish drama series One Love. The series, which is produced by…
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German SVOD subscribers to overtake UK by end of 2023, research reveals
Germany will have more SVOD subscriptions than the UK by the end of this year,…
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Pluto TV launches on Philips Smart TVs in 25+ European & Lat Am countries
Paramount-owned FAST service Pluto TV is to launch on Philips Smart TVs in more than…
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‘Smurfs’ prodco Ellipse Animation creates int’l financing role for Xilam’s Morgann Favennec
Ellipse Animation, the French studio behind The Smurfs, has appointed Xilam Animation alum Morgann Favennec…
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TBI reveals Content Innovation Awards 2023 shortlist, with record-breaking number of submissions
Television Business International (TBI) has unveiled the shortlist for the Content Innovation Awards 2023 (CIA’s),…
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Warner Bros. Discovery extends HBO Go reach in Malaysia & expands channels with Unifi
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is expanding its channels operation in Asia, while also extending the…
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Discovery+ dramedy ‘Everyone But Us’ travels to Germany & Netherlands
Broadcasters in the Netherlands and Germany have picked up Swedish comedy drama Everyone But Us,…
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AMC strikes SAG-AFTRA deal to allow ‘Walking Dead’ spin-offs & ‘Interview With The Vampire’ to resume production
AMC Networks has struck an agreement with US actors union SAG-AFTRA that will allow three…
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Banijay revamps in France, landing ITV Studios exec as COO & reshuffling ALP team
Banijay has overhauled its management team in France by appointing ITV Studios exec Sébastien Petiot…
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Keshet Int’l forms scripted unit in Germany to be led by Axel Kühn & Christina Christ
Keshet International (KI) is launching a standalone scripted production company in Germany, which will house…
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Fremantle & Israel’s IBI Investment House launch $165m scripted content fund
Fremantle has joined forces with Israel-based IBI Investment House to launch a €150m ($165m) scripted…
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Kids round-up: APC’s ‘Jade Armor’ goes global; BBC & TV3 snag ‘Theodosia’
APC’s Jade Armor goes global Broadcasters around the world have snagged rights to APC Kids’…
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News round-up: C5 orders Yeti special at Osborne House; Hollywood stunts explored in ‘Action’; MNET & BBC Studios buy from Abacus
C5 orders Yeti special Channel 5 in the UK has ordered a special from Yeti…
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Viaplay’s SVP of scripted content Camilla Rydbacken departs
Viaplay’s SVP of scripted content, Camilla Rydbacken, has become the latest exec to leave the…
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SPT’s UK producer Eleventh Hour lands C.M Ewan’s thriller ‘The House Hunt’
Alex Rider producer Eleventh Hour Films has optioned author C.M Ewan’s new thriller The House…
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‘Miss Holland’ prodco Particle6 hires BBC Studios, TRBC Ukraine and Digitas trio
Gender Bias Riddle and Miss Holland firm Particle6 Productions has landed staff from BBC Studios,…
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Hulu cancels ‘The Great’ after three seasons
Hulu has cancelled period drama The Great, with its third season released in May now…
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Plimsoll hires Pioneer alum Elly Steinberg to oversee history & science
ITV Studios-owned factual producer Plimsoll has appointed former Pioneer Productions exec Elly Steinberg to lead…
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NBCU ups Mark Marshall to lead global ads & partnerships following Yaccarino’s move to X
NBCUniversal (NBCU) has upped veteran sales executive Mark Marshall to oversee advertising and partnerships around…
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Warner Bros. Discovery hires Mark Thompson to become CNN chairman & CEO
Mark Thompson, the former BBC and New York Times chief, has been appointed chairman and…
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News round-up: Polsat lands on ‘Temptation Island’; C4 & SBS visit Women On The Frontline; BBC returns ‘The Newsreader’
Polsat lands on Temptation Island Polsat has ordered a local version of Banijay format Temptation…
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BBC & New York Times alum Mark Thompson set for CNN, reports suggest
Former BBC chief Mark Thompson is being lined up to be the next head of…
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NATPE Global adds Amazon Studios, ViX & Warner Bros. Discovery execs to line-up
NATPE Global organiser Brunico has added execs from Amazon Studios, TelevisaUnivision and Warner Bros. Discovery…
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Stan in Oz orders drama trio including show from ‘Bluey’ prodco Ludo Studios
Australian streamer Stan has ordered a trio of scripted series, including a drama from Bluey…
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Federation hires Kwanza & Superights to bolster distribution, Isabella Barsumian exits
French prodco Federation has landed execs from Kwanza and Superights to bolster its distribution team,…