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Amazon boosts Prime Video Nordics original reality and comedy slate
Amazon’s SVOD service Prime Video has ordered 12 new and returning unscripted reality and entertainment…
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Paramount+ pulls ‘Grease: Rise Of The Pink Ladies’ & ‘Star Trek: Prodigy’ in tax write-off move
Paramount+ is joining HBO Max and Disney+ in pulling shows from its service to save…
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News round-up: BBC orders comedy, acquires ‘Traitors Australia’; A&E uncovers ‘Hip Hop Treasures’; OUTtv & Daddy TV ink deal
BBC orders comedy, acquires ‘Traitors Australia’ UK pubcaster the BBC has commissioned comedy drama We…
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Korea’s KBS faces ‘existential crisis’, warns BBC, ZDF, France TV & CBC
South Korea’s KBS faces an “existential crisis” if proposals to change its funding mechanism move…
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Exclusive: StarzPlay CEO Maaz Sheikh on fuelling growth with hyper-local drama & sports
Maaz Sheikh, CEO and co-founder of StarzPlay, tells Mark Layton why hyper-local drama and sports…
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‘The Wheel’ stops spinning at NBC after one season
NBC has cancelled its US remake of UK gameshow The Wheel after just one season….
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Paramount+ extends Helium’s ‘Last King Of The Cross’
Paramount+ in Australia has greenlit a second season of Last King Of The Cross. The…
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Entertainment One hit by 20% staff cuts as sale looms
Yellowjackets production-distribution firm Entertainment One (eOne) is facing staff cuts of 20%, with the Hasbro-owned…
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Vice Media Group poised for $225m sale to debtholder Fortress Investment Group
Vice Media Group is set to be acquired for $225m by Fortress Investment Group, the…
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ViX streamer expands originals with comedy & cooking shows
US-based TelevisaUnivision-owned Spanish-language streamer ViX is expanding its originals offering, with orders for seven new…
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BBC Studios buys STV in Nordics, producer of ‘Big Love’ & ‘The First Years’
BBC Studios (BBCS) has acquired Big Love and The First Years producer STV, as it…
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Exclusive: Netflix eyes broader documentary offering to build on true crime success
Netflix in France wants to broaden its offering across documentaries while building on its true…
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Banijay France CEO François de Brugada to step down to lead new live event unit
Banijay is recruiting a new CEO for its business in France, with incumbent François de…
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‘Dinosaur With Stephen Fry’ among CEE pick-ups in Passion Distribution factual deals
Broadcasters across CEE have acquired more than 160 hours of factual programming, after striking deals…
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Factual round-up: Quintus expands originals; Peacock seeks ‘Baby Gabriel’ doc; White Spark sets ‘Milky Way’ debut
Quintus expands originals Berlin-based factual content distributor and channel owner, Quintus Studios, has greenlit two…
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‘Les Mystères De…’ firm Flach Film acquired by Giant Steps Production
Paris-based Giant Steps Production, the theatrical feature focused firm founded by independent producer Jules Boyer…
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Producer Ed October buys Youngest Media assets incl ‘Moneybags’ & ‘Game Of Clones’
Producer and former Game Show Network exec Ed October has acquired IP from David Flynn…
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News round-up: Be-Entertainment to shop ‘Swipe Around’; The CW picks up ‘Fantastic Friends’; Campanario & Addiction House strike pact
Be-Entertainment to shop ‘Swipe Around’ Be-Entertainment has acquired the global distribution rights to Swipe Around,…
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ITV to crack ‘Password’ with UK version of gameshow from Talkback
UK broadcaster ITV has ordered a UK adaptation of long-running US gameshow format Password for…
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Disney+ UK investigates Jean Charles De Menezes death in limited drama
Disney+ UK has commissioned Suspect: The Shooting Of Jean Charles De Menezes, a limited drama…
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Discovery’s Amy Introcaso-Davis departs as WBD cuts execs at US cablenets
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has made cuts to its cable division under Kathleen Finch, with…
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South Africa’s SABC searches for CEO as Madoda Mxakwe after five years
Madoda Mxakwe has stepped down as CEO at the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC). Mxakwe…
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Netflix & Warner Bros. Discovery ‘in talks’ over HBO deal, as Disney eyes Ryan Murphy
Netflix is in discussions with Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) over a potential deal for HBO…
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Prime Video remakes ‘Popstars’ in France & unveils ‘Big Brother’ drama amid raft of new shows
Amazon Prime Video is expanding its originals slate in France with a remake of veteran…
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Exclusive: M6 details documentary shift & highlights international coproduction appeal
French broadcaster M6 is making bigger moves into the documentary genre, unveiling its first projects…
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Exclusive: ‘Lego Masters’ reaches 20th remake milestone as RTL Hungary orders local version
Hit format Lego Masters has reached its 20th country, TBI has learned, with RTL Hungary…
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Apple TV+ drama ‘Metropolis’ cancelled as UCP blames ‘writers strike’ uncertainty
Apple TV+’s upcoming drama Metropolis has been cancelled ahead of production in Australia, with Universal…
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Channel & content distributor Lightning International acquired by telco AsiaSat
Asia Satellite Telecommunications has acquired UK- and Hong Kong-based distributor Lightning International, which counts Docsville…
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What Buyers Want: Keshet 12’s Ilanit St Hirsch, head of programmes & acquisitions
With a flurry of markets, conferences & co-production-focused events taking place this month, Mark Layton…
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Streamers making ‘careful’ moves in Europe as ‘mainstream’ shows catch interest
Streamers in Europe are seeking more “mainstream” content than their broadcaster counterparts, producers have said…