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Canada’s CBC cancels ‘Trickster’ renewal following ancestry dispute
Canada’s CBC has cancelled a planned second season of its fast-travelling scripted original Trickster, following…
TBI Talks launches London Screenings specials
Ahead of The London Screenings in March, join TBI for a series of genre-focused discussions…
XTR launches global non-scripted AVOD Documentary+
Documentary+, a new non-scripted AVOD platform from US-based XTR and the late Zappos founder Tony…
Scripted originals drop for first time since 2009, says FX
Scripted originals dropped in 2020 for the first time in more than a decade, according…
Apple orders adaptation of ‘WeCrashed’ podcast with Leto & Hathaway; strikes $25m ‘Coda’ deal
Apple TV+ has ordered WeCrashed, a limited scripted series based on the podcast WeCrashed: The…
UK’s ITV pulls ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ as pandemic hits production
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has been forced to cancel its hit entertainment show Britain’s Got Talent (BGT)…
Wild Mercury hires Frances Flannery to head development slate
Banijay-owned Wild Mercury Productions has appointed Frances Flannery as head of development. In her new…
Vietnam’s VTV & HTV remake Belgian, UK formats after NENT Studios UK deal
Vietnamese channels VTV and HTV is preparing to air formats from the UK and Belgium…
Bertelsmann explores $3.6bn sale of France’s M6 Group
German media conglomerate Bertelsmann is reportedly looking to sell its controlling stake in French broadcast…
Crunchyroll takes global rights to Nippon’s debut anime ‘Tsukimichi – Moonlit Fantasy’
Global anime streamer Crunchyroll has acquired Nippon TV’s Tsukimichi – Moonlit Fantasy, the first international anime…