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ViacomCBS hires Telemundo’s Fernando Gaston to lead Lat Am production
ViacomCBS International Studios (VIS) has restructured its operations in the Americas, with a series of…
Former Little Airplane CEO Josh Selig launches China-focused firm
Josh Selig, the former CEO of US-based Little Airplane Productions, has launched China Bridge Content,…
Kids round-up: Netflix revs up ‘Sonic’ series; Youtube hires Hunter to oversee preschool originals; ‘Donkey Hodie’ gets $3m funding
Netflix revs up ‘Sonic’ series Netflix has commissioned a new animated series, Sonic Prime, based…
Crunchyroll snags four million subs & reveals Idris Elba development deal
Anime streaming service Crunchyroll – which is in the process of being acquired by Sony…
Passion Pictures poaches Minnow’s David Moulton for docuseries push
Oscar-winning producer Passion Pictures has hired David Moulton from Minnow Films as its creative director,…
AMC Networks invests in Canada’s Shaftesbury as part of ‘strategic’ deal
US-based AMC Networks has invested in Canadian prodco Shaftesbury, in what has been described as a…
Amazon orders star-studded drama anthology ‘Solos’
Amazon Prime Video has ordered Solos, a dramatic anthology series from executive producer and showrunner…
Univision buys Spanish-language streamer VIX to bolster AVOD push
US-based Hispanic broadcaster Univision has acquired Spanish-language streamer Vix, which it will use to supercharge its…
News round-up: AMC picks up ‘Bäckström’; BBC orders James Graham drama; Red Arrow shops ‘Blackout’; Bottle Yard secures funds
‘Bäckström’ picked up by AMC & returns for S2 AMC Networks has picked up season…
ITV Studios launches production trainee scheme to bolster diversity
ITV Studios (ITVS) has launched a production trainee scheme aimed at fast-tracking new and diverse…