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Creative Diversity Network CEO Deborah Williams steps down
Creative Diversity Network (CDN)’s CEO Deborah Williams is stepping down from the UK broadcaster-backed organisation….
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Warner Bros. Discovery ANZ boss Glen Kyne steps down alongside Newshub closure
Glen Kyne is stepping down as SVP and head of networks at Warner Bros. Discovery…
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Avi Armoza buys back Armoza Formats from ITV Studios
Avi Armoza is buying Armoza Formats back from ITV Studios (ITVS), five years after the…
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Netflix orders reality show about cheating couples, hosted by Amanda Holden
Netflix has commissioned Cheaters: Unfinished Business (working title) a new UK reality show hosted by…
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ChaiFlicks picks up ‘Kafka’ biopic rights for North America
ChaiFlicks, the streaming service dedicated to Jewish content, has picked up the North American rights…
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News round-up: Dandelooo snags ‘PongPong Dino’; GoQuest options ‘Troll Farm’; Pact ‘disappointed’ by C4
Dandelooo snags PongPong Dino French animation production and distribution company Dandelooo has struck a deal…
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‘Trigger Point’ director Gilles Bannier launches Alef One in London
Trigger Point director Gilles Bannier has linked up with Nora Melhli’s Paris-based production firm Alef…
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All3Media Deutschland ups Filmpool’s Vittorio Valente to head German group
Vittorio Valente has been appointed as CEO of All3Media Deutschland. The exec is currently MD…
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Netflix in Poland orders UFO, cop & parent drama shows, bolsters film slate
Netflix in Poland is returning to the creators of some its recent local hits in…
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Netflix developing live-action ‘Scooby-Doo’ series with Berlanti Productions
Netflix is in development on a live-action version of the classic Hanna-Barbera cartoon Scooby-Doo, hailing…
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RTL 4 in Netherlands strikes first deal for Belgium’s ‘In Other News, Today’ quizzer
RTL Netherlands has become the first buyer of Belgian format In Other News, Today, with…
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Vice Media creates production unit led by Jamie Hall & Danny Gabai
Vice Media Group has reorganised its production divisions with Pulse Films’ Jamie Hall in London…
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Hidden Pigeon recruits Peacock kids’ exec Kristofer Updike
Peacock exec Kristofer Updike has been named SVP of creative at Hidden Pigeon Company, the…
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Paramount confirms Bakish exit, with Cheeks, McCarthy & Robbins to form “Office of the CEO”
Paramount Global has confirmed the exit of CEO Bob Bakish and named George Cheeks, Chris…
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Studiocanal rolls out new label to expand literary adaptations
StudioCanal has launched a new label focusing on literary adaptations. Studiocanal Stories is being rolled…
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CBS cancels ‘NCIS Hawai’i’
NCIS: Hawai’I has become the latest CBS drama to be cancelled in recent weeks, with…
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BBC & BritBox Int’l return detective drama ‘Beyond Paradise’ for S3 & festive special
British crime drama series Beyond Paradise has been commissioned for a third season and a…
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Paramount CEO Bob Bakish expected to exit today amid Skydance M&A talks
Paramount Global’s board is reportedly considering removing CEO Bob Bakish as soon as today (Monday,…
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Omar Sy’s Carrousel Studios hires Wild Bunch exec Céline Gaget as CEO
Carrousel Studios, the French media company recently launched by Lupin star Omar Sy, alongside Louis…
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Mediawan to buy Leonine as KKR-backed companies combine
French group Mediawan is to acquire a majority stake in Leonine Studios, the German producer…
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News round-up: ‘L&O: Organized Crime’ moves from NBC to Peacock; TF1 orders ‘Rien ne t’efface’ adaptation
‘L&O: Organized Crime’ moves from NBC to Peacock Law & Order: Organized Crime is set…
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Chicken Soup for the Soul fights for survival as NASDAQ delisting letter piles on woes
Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment (CSSE) is fighting for survival after the company confirmed…
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Canada’s Bell Media rolls out English & French-language FAST channels
Canada’s Bell Media has launched 10 FAST channels, a mix of English and French language,…
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Lionsgate’s Blackfin hires Discovery+, Nat Geo alum Igal Svet to head up documentaries
Lionsgate-owned Blackfin, the US firm behind Netflix’s Killer Inside: The Mind Of Aaron Hernandez, has…
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Netflix orders 16-episode comedy from Leanne Morgan & Chuck Lorre
Netflix has ordered a 16-part comedy from Leanne Morgan that has been co-created by The…
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Paramount+ lands Lollapalooza music docuseries from MTV, FunMeter & C3 Presents
Paramount+ has picked up a docuseries exploring the history and impact of the Lollapalooza music…
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Writers Guild of Canada votes in favour of strike over AI & fair pay with 96.5% majority
Members of the Writers Guild of Canada (WGC) have voted overwhelmingly in favour of authorising…
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Group M6 tops formats buyer chart in France but total commissions decline
Group M6 distinguished itself as the biggest formats player in France last year, according to…
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Wheelhouse partners with theme park operator Merlin on attractions-focused unscripted slate
Brent Montgomery’s production firm Wheelhouse has partnered with UK-based theme park and attractions operator Merlin…
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India’s JioCinema launches new low-cost tier to undercut Netflix & Amazon
Indian streaming service JioCinema has introduced an ad-free premium subscription offering, with the lowest tier…