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M6 & Play4 capture ‘The Perfect Picture’ as ITVS format expands to France & Belgium
French broadcaster M6 and Play4 in Belgium have both picked up local versions of ITV…
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BBC Studios backs ex-Lime exec Sarah Tyekiff’s format firm Mettlemouse Entertainment
BBC Studios (BBCS) is backing former Lime Pictures’ exec Sarah Tyekiff’s nascent format prodco Mettlemouse…
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ABC Signature president Jonnie Davis stepping down
Jonnie Davis is stepping down as president of Disney-owned ABC Signature. Davis took on his…
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Atomic Cartoons co-founder Trevor Bentley launches new studio with Toon City
Trevor Bentley, the veteran animation executive who co-founded Canada’s Atomic Cartoons, is launching a new…
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Netflix picks up Nippon TV rom-com ‘Turn To Me Mukai-kun’ for same-day streaming
Netflix has acquired upcoming romantic comedy-drama series Turn To Me Mukai-kun from Japan’s Nippon TV…
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Endeavor invests in Rebecca Quinn & Jennifer O’Connell’s Velvet Hammer
US entertainment group Endeavor has taken a minority stake in LA-based Velvet Hammer Media (VHM),…
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Germany’s ZDF & Acorn TV among first buyers of France TV’s ‘Best Of Us’
ZDF in Germany and Acorn TV in the UK are among buyers of French crime…
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Australia’s ABC installs Netflix & Stan execs to lead scripted, factual
The ABC in Australia has added former Netflix and Stan execs to oversee its scripted…
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Amplify Pictures lands Great Mountain investment & names Netflix exec as content chief
100 Foot Wave producer Amplify Pictures has sold a minority stake in the business to…
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France’s TF1 remakes Spanish drama ‘La Caza: Monteperdido’
TF1 is onboard a French adaptation of Spanish drama La Caza: Monteperdido, with Banijay France…
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Berlusconi’s eldest children to take joint control of Mediaset owner Fininvest
No single child of the late Silvio Berlusconi is to have a controlling interest in…
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NBCU’s Susan Rovner exits as Donna Langley handed TV remit amid exec overhaul
NBCUniversal (NBCU) entertainment chief Susan Rovner is leaving the company following an overhaul of its…
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BBC & Channel 4 seek ‘noise’ & ‘mischief’ for digital teen audiences
UK broadcasters the BBC and Channel 4 have shared their digital content strategies for teen…
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Chernin’s North Road hires Showtime & Paramount alum David Nevins as CEO
Peter Chernin’s The North Road Company has landed former Showtime and Paramount Global exec David…
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TF1 in France & Vox in Germany remake HBO Max dating format ‘My Mum, Your Dad’
TF1 in France and Vox in Germany have greenlit local remakes of HBO Max’s dating…
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‘Boiling Point’ prodco Ascendant Fox hires Netflix exec, strikes BBC Studios development deal
Boiling Point prodco Ascendant Fox has added a former Netflix acquisitions exec and a producer…
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UK’s female exec representation declines as Diamond data highlights diversity stagnation
The number of female execs in the UK industry is facing ongoing decline following the…
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Fremantle names Seb Shorr to new COO role for drama & film division
Fremantle has upped its EVP of commercial & business affairs Seb Shorr to the newly-created…
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France’s M6 buys from HBO Max, preps original drama & eyes “novelty” competition shows
French broadcast group M6 has picked up HBO Max show Hacks and unveiled a raft…
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Scotland’s STV Studios buys Greenbird Media for $27m from Keshet International
Scotland’s STV Studios has bought UK-based producer group Greenbird Media after striking a £21.4m ($27m)…
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ITVX Kids to carry dedicated Lego FAST channel
UK streamer ITVX is launching two kids-focused FAST channels, with one dedicated entirely to Lego,…
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Kids round-up: Cbeebies opens ‘Fred & Pete’s Treasure Tales’; Sky Kids lands Monrae’s gaming series
CBeebies opens Fred & Pete’s Treasure Tales CBeebies in the UK is preparing to debut…
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News round-up: India’s Amazon miniTV buys O4’s Korean shows; Keshet Int’l takes Wayne Couzens doc; ZDF buys Spain’s ‘Crimes’
India’s Amazon miniTV buys O4’s Korean shows Amazon’s AVOD streamer in India, miniTV, has picked…
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Ireland’s RTÉ faces ‘root & branch’ review into Dee Forbes & Ryan Tubridy payment controversy
Irish pubcaster RTÉ is facing a “root and branch” review into the controversy over undisclosed…
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BBC Studios hires Raise The Roof exec Sandy Robertson as head of fact ent production
BBC Studios (BBCS) has hired Raise The Roof exec Sandy Robertson as its first head…
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Netflix launches HBO’s ‘Insecure’ in US following Warner Bros. Discovery licensing deal
Netflix has launched HBO show Insecure in the US following its recent licensing deal with…
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Warner Bros. Discovery alum to lead Moonbug’s APAC distribution & brand partnerships, Kelly Cooke exits
CoComelon owner Moonbug Entertainment has appointed former Warner Bros. Discovery exec Yasmin Zahid as head…
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AMCNI names Sam Rowden to run new UK & EMEA content unit
AMC Networks International (AMCNI) is restructuring its operations in the UK and EMEA by creating…
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BBC unveils animation trio greenlit from Ignite development program
UK pubcaster the BBC has unveiled three kids’ series it plans to take forward from…
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Prime Video Africa hires Multichoice alum Gideon Khobane as director
Amazon Prime Video has hired former MultiChoice exec Gideon Khobane to lead its efforts in…