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Polsat, AMCNI & FTV Prima buy Blue Ant shows as NATPE Budapest enters second day
Polish broadcaster Polsat, AMC Networks International and the Czech Republic’s FTV Prima have picked up…
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Newen Connect snags sales rights to Prime Video’s ‘Dark Hearts’ second season
France’s Newen Connect has snagged global distribution rights to the second season of Amazon Prime…
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Exclusive: Wildlife filmmaker Patrick Aryee on bringing factual to Gen Z audiences
Factual content creators must “listen and engage” with Gen Z to attract that audience, wildlife…
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Exclusive: Viaplay retains “intense” originals schedule despite financial woes, reveals scripted boss
Viaplay Group has retained its scripted originals target, despite its recent financial woes, the Nordic…
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News round-up: Stan extends Lionsgate deal; Cineflix strikes CEE sales; Autentic expands FAST
Stan extends Lionsgate deal Australian streamer Stan has expanded its partnership with Lionsgate with a…
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Five key takeaways from Germany’s Seriencamp Festival & Conference
At the beginning of 2023, an existential fear loomed over the industry – how bad…
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Exclusive: ‘X-Files’ EP Frank Spotnitz on ‘self-destructive’ US studios leading ‘assault on writing’
US producers are being “self-destructive” by refusing to meet WGA demands, Big Light Productions CEO…
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NBCU’s EVP of unscripted Rod Aissa departs after more than a decade
NBCUniversal’s Rod Aissa, who oversaw unscripted for the company’s networks and Peacock, is stepping down…
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PBS & Love Nature tap Camel Thorn, Terra Mater & WNET for ‘Big Cats, Small World’
PBS and Love Nature have greenlit a one-hour special that tracks how lions, leopards and…
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Disney+ takes Canal+ drama ‘Marie Antoinette’ into Germany
Disney+ has picked up historical drama Marie Antoinette in Germany, marking the latest deal for…
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Samsung TV Plus eyeing FAST originals, but “it’s still early days”
Samsung TV Plus is eyeing a move into original commissioning for its FAST channels, its…
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“Nobody’s safe right now” in US scripted, say ‘Everyone Is Doing Great’ creators
It’s a good time to be an independent producer, with the scripted industry going through…
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WBITVP closes Danish arm as CEO Fredrik Hillerbrand departs
Warner Bros International Television Production (WBITVP) is restructuring its operations in the Nordics, with Danish…
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WBD EMEA & CBC board ‘Lana Longbeard’ kids’ adventure
Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA, Super RTL in German-speaking Europe, M6 Group’s Gulli in France and…
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ITV ‘actively exploring’ deal to buy All3Media in potential $1.3bn acquisition
ITV has confirmed it is “actively exploring” an acquisition of All3Media, in a deal that…
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ALP bosses launch Banijay France-backed scripted label Screen Line Productions
Survivor producer ALP’s CEO Alexia Laroche-Joubert, and MD Frédéric Lussato have set up Screen Line…
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Exclusive: Disney only “scratched the surface” of African animation, says Orion Ross
Disney has “just scratched the surface” of pan-African animation with Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire, Disney…
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‘Bluey’ creator Joe Brumm on risk, BBCS & ‘getting the adults in’ to watch
Bluey creator Joe Brumm has praised show co-commissioner BBC Studios for ‘clearing the path’ for…
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Canada’s Original Content Lab hires Alibi Entertainment’s Heidi Schorn for development
Original Content Lab (OCL), the Toronto-based firm founded by former Sphere Media producer Sean Connolly,…
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Banijay acquires Italian live events firm Balich Wonder Studio
European production and distribution giant Banijay has acquired Italian live events firm Balich Wonder Studio….
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Monday Norway names new management as CEO Lasse Hallberg steps down
Lasse Hallberg is stepping down as CEO of Monday Norway, the Norwegian production arm of…
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Exclusive: Animation producers on the Pandora’s box of AI
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in animation production is becoming increasingly widespread, but the…
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Bell Media facing staff cuts as telco parent unveils plan to slash 1,300 jobs
Bell Media in Canada is bracing for job cuts after its telco parent becomes the…
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Nat Geo orders Oxford Films doc exploring pharma firm BioNTec’s attempts to cure cancer
Nat Geo has greenlit a documentary exploring the husband-and-wife team who built German biotechnology giant…
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Disney to close remaining networks in South East Asia, Hong Kong, Taiwan & South Korea
Disney is shuttering its remaining networks in South East Asia, Hong Kong, Taiwan and South…
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‘Bad Sisters’ creator Sharon Horgan on US writers’ strike & “ridiculous, short-sighted” situation
Bad Sisters creator Sharon Horgan has hit out at the “short-sighted” treatment of writers in…
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Vox orders German version of relationship format ‘Save The Date’
German FTA channel Vox has ordered a local adaptation of Banijay relationship format Save The…
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Disney orders ‘Ariel’ pre-school series inspired by ‘The Little Mermaid’, among branded & EMEA originals
Disney Branded Television and Disney EMEA have unveiled four new animated shows in the works…
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Exclusive: Gaumont Animation’s Terry Kalagian talks European spending power & stability
Gaumont Animation plans to leverage the spending power of France and Germany for faster growth,…
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Spain’s Atresplayer expands scripted & builds on $440m original spend, with new FAST channels for revamped service
Spanish commercial broadcaster Atresmedia has revealed a new version of its AVOD and SVOD streamer…