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Avalon’s Tess Charman joins Eccho Rights to lead European sales
Eccho Rights has hired Avalon’s Tess Charman to lead its distribution across Europe. Charman has…
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‘Sherlock’ prodco Hartswood Films explores future, with potential sale among options
Sherlock and The Time Traveler’s Wife producer Hartswood Films is exploring its future, with a…
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GRB Studios & Media Ranch merge distribution teams to create GRB Media Ranch
US-based GRB Studios and Canada’s Media Ranch are creating a new joint distribution venture that…
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News round-up: NPO extends ‘Anonymous’; Euro buyers snag Paramount’s ‘Ex-Wife’; Canada’s Gem preps ‘Telling Our Story’
NPO extends Anonymous Dutch broadcaster has NPO extended its thriller Anoniem (aka Anonymous) into a…
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ITV Studios factual & reality chief in Australia departs after almost a decade
ITV Studios head of factual & reality in Australia has left after almost a decade…
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Xilam Animation names Safaa Benazzouz EVP of distribution, with Morgann Favennec exiting
France’s Xilam Animation has rejigged its senior ranks with Safaa Benazzouz replacing Morgann Favennec as…
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HBO cancels music drama ‘The Idol’ after one season
HBO has cancelled its much-discussed music industry drama The Idol after just one season. The…
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Netflix alum Nina Wolarsky joins Mediawan & Brad Pitt’s Plan B as president of TV
Mediawan and Brad Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment has landed former Netflix exec Nina Wolarsky as…
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Disney+ pulls ‘Nautilus’ & ‘Spiderwick Chronicles’ as cost-cutting bites
Disney+ has pulled UK show Nautilus and The Spiderwick Chronicles from its launch slate despite…
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TBI Weekly: From UK slowdown to global reset at the Edinburgh TV Festival
The 2023 edition of the Edinburgh TV Festival is wrapping up after four schedule-busting days…
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India’s Q TV brings in AI-powered host to front new series ‘Viral Hua Re’
QYou Media’s Hindi general entertainment channel, Q TV, has launched a new series using a…
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WGA labels AMPTP’s proposal as ‘neither nothing, nor nearly enough’
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has provided further detail on the recent counteroffer from…
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‘Clarkson’s Farm’ is “bigger than Jeremy”, say Amazon bosses
Clarkson’s Farm is “bigger than Jeremy”, the Prime Video UK team has said at Edinburgh…
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Channel 4 “more honest” about commissioning slump & “never asked for” in-house production powers
Channel 4 has “perhaps been a bit more honest” about the commissioning slowdown than other…
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BBC unveils Sally Wainwright drama ‘Hot Flush’ & detective series ‘Virdee’ among scripted slate
The BBC has unveiled a raft of new scripted projects, with a show from Happy…
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UKTV’s Dave ties with Korea’s Something Special for ‘Battle In The Box’
UKTV channel Dave has commissioned its first Korean format with a local version of Korean…
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‘Severance’ prodco Fifth Season cuts 12% of staff & blames ‘impact’ of US strikes
Severance and Omnivore producer Fifth Season is cutting around 12% of its workforce, or 30…
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TV3 in New Zealand & UK’s C4 among Perpetual pre-sale deals with Marmalade Sky
Australia’s Perpetual Entertainment and Jimmy Humphrey’s Marmalade Sky TV have linked up to strike five…
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Documentary boom raises questions around paying for access & appetite for risk
The perception that the documentary sector is experiencing a so-called ‘golden age’ in terms of…
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Sky UK reveals cut in scripted & factual programming hours
European pay-TV giant Sky expects to commission fewer hours of scripted and factual programming in…
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BBC & BT Sport execs join IMG to head up multisport content production
Sports giant IMG has hired BT Sport’s Sally Brown and BBC Sport’s Steve Rudge to…
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ITV ad revenue “enormous”, no plans to cut spend as broadcaster seeks ‘Saturday Night Takeaway’ replacement
ITV has no plans to cut commissioning spend despite the current economic challenges facing the…
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Louis Theroux calls for “confrontational, surprising & upsetting” TV in MacTaggart Lecture
Broadcaster and filmmaker Louis Theroux has called on the TV industry to take more risks…
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Paramount UK’s Ben Frow secretly resigned last year due to burnout
Paramount UK and Channel 5 content chief Ben Frow has revealed that he secretly resigned…
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Disney+ kicks off ‘Adidas vs. Puma’ docuseries from David Beckham’s Studio99
Disney+ UK has commissioned World War Shoe: Adidas vs. Puma (working title) a new docuseries…
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Banijay launches AI Creative Fund to power development of new formats
Producer and distirbutor Banijay has unveiled a new AI Creative Fund, which aims to fuel…
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Netflix preps interactive game ahead of ‘Love Is Blind’ S5
Netflix is rolling out an interactive game based on its dating series, Love Is Blind….
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Exclusive: ‘Succession’ creator Jesse Armstrong on HBO hit’s ending, ‘constant anxiety’ & Logan Roy vs Malcolm Tucker
Succession creator Jesse Armstrong would not change anything about his hit HBO drama’s ending, admitting…
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Time Studios rejigs leadership as co-heads Mike Beck & Alexa Conway depart
Time Studios, the production arm of New York-based magazine Time, has rejigged its team following…
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Max renews ‘And Just Like That…’ for third outing
Warner Bros. Discovery streamer Max has renewed US comedy-drama And Just Like That… for a…