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‘Hair Love’ firm Lion Forge names Imagine’s Stephanie Sperber as CCO & president amid push into live-action
Lion Forge Animation, the US-based studio behind the Oscar-winning Hair Love, has appointed Imagine alum…
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‘Death In Paradise’ producer Red Planet to adapt Mike Phillips novel ‘Blood Rights’
Red Planet Pictures, the UK indie behind Death In Paradise, has partnered with theatre scribe…
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Exclusive: Viaplay’s Vanda Rapti on North American strategy, subscriber goals & Nordic noir
Viaplay’s Vanda Rapti talks to Mark Layton about subscriber goals, its North American commissioning strategy…
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Banijay-owned Stephen David Entertainment hires WBD factual exec Howard Swartz
Stephen David Entertainment, the Banijay Americas-owned studio behind The Men Who Built America, has appointed…
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Netflix in Nordics & Germany hampered in diverse series wishes by talent shortage
Netflix chiefs in the Nordics and Germany are looking for more diverse subjects such as…
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Ukrainian drama ‘Unspoken’ & Belgium-Uruguay series ‘Invisible Ink’ among Series Mania winners
Ukrainian drama Unspoken has been picked as the winner of the Best Project Award here…
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Paramount+ int’l chief Marco Nobili details franchise strategy & prequel preference
Paramount+ international chief Marco Nobili has thrown more detail on the streamer’s expanding franchise plan,…
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News round-up: ‘Unspoken’ wins Series Mania co-pro prize; Bell Media orders Pixcom’s ‘The Ultimate Fan’; FilmRise strikes National Black TV Media deal
‘Unspoken’ wins Series Mania co-pro prize Ukrainian & Polish war thriller series Unspoken has been…
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HGTV commissions ‘Barbie’-themed home renovation competition
HGTV has ordered a new competition series, Barbie Dreamhouse Challenge, based upon Mattel’s famous toy…
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Fremantle launches new London-based factual label, Undeniable
European production group Fremantle has launched Undeniable, a new London-based factual label focused on documentary…
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Prime Video orders adaptation of E. Lockhart novel ‘We Were Liars’ from Julie Plec
Amazon SVOD Prime Video has ordered an adaptation of the E. Lockhart novel We Were…
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ITVS-backed MultiStory Media expands entertainment team
ITV Studios-backed MultiStory Media has promoted Simone Haywood to creative director of MultiStory London in…
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Leonine COO Markus Frerker to step down at end of the month
Dr Markus Frerker is to exit his post as chief operating officer at Germany’s private…
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Sky Studios eyes more deficit financing as US streaming market cools
Sky Studios is looking to deficit finance more scripted projects without a US partner, as…
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Embankment Films ramps up unscripted with triple hire, incl ‘Killing Escobar’s Nick Taussig
UK-based Embankment Films is ramping up its unscripted division by hiring three new execs, including…
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Series Mania round-up: Nevis takes ‘Yop’ to Lille; Sky & SBS buy ‘Christian’; Upgade, ACT 4 & Drugi Plan erupt with ‘Volcano’
Nevis takes ‘Yop’ to Lille Nordic scripted production company Nevis Productions is in development on…
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Marvel Studios veteran Victoria Alonso makes shock exit
Marvel Studios veteran Victoria Alonso has exited the Disney-owned media giant after more than 15…
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Exclusive: Video game adaptations soar 47% in 2022 as ‘quality perception’ rises
TV adaptations of video games soared by 47% from 2021 to 2022, with shows such…
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Craig Mazin’s ‘The Last Of Us’ firm Word Games promotes Jacqueline Lesko to president of production
Jacqueline Lesko has been promoted to president of production at Word Games, the Craig Mazin-led…
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Saffron Cherry Productions to adapt Julia Chapman’s ‘The Dales Detective’ series
UK-based Saffron Cherry Productions has optioned the rights to adapt Julia Chapman’s The Dales Detective series for…
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Exclusive: Shinawil, Reel One & Dominic Schreiber link for dark comedy ‘Our Father’
Former Newen exec Dominic Schreiber has linked up with Clean Sweep producer Shinawil and Canada’s…
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Buccaneer re-teams with Hans Rosenfeldt to adapt CJ Tudor’s ‘The Chalk Man’
London-based scripted production firm Buccaneer is re-teaming with Hans Rosenfeldt to adapt another CJ Tudor…
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Disney+ expands factual offering with Ed Sheeran docuseries
Disney+ has ordered Ed Sheeran: The Sum Of It All, a four-part docuseries exploring how…
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ITVS America options trio of Roselle Lim rom-com novels
ITV Studios America, the US scripted arm of ITV Studios, has optioned the adaptation rights…
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Sky, Network 10 & Foxtel veteran Brian Walsh dies aged 67
Australian TV veteran Brian Walsh has died, aged 67. The Australia media exec started his…
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Cineflix lands Boat Rocker & eOne alum Dina Appleton to lead global business & legal affairs
Cineflix Media has named former Boat Rocker Media and Entertainment One exec Dina Appleton as…
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US actors union SAG-AFTRA ‘reaffirms’ AI demands for studios, as WGA discussions begin
The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to replicate an actor’s performance has come under increased…
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News round -up: RTS Switzerland picks up ‘Runes’; ‘Willow’ creator clarifies future; ‘Bel-Air’ renewed for S3
RTS Switzerland picks up ‘Runes’ RTS Switzerland has picked up Les Armateurs’ animated series Runes,…
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Israel’s HOT falls for romantic drama ‘Corduroy’ from Banijay’s MoviePlus Productions
HOT in Israel has commissioned Corduroy, an original romantic drama series from Banijay’s MoviePlus Productions….
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Spain’s iZen adds Netflix alum Tatiana Hernáiz to boost international business
Spain’s Grupo iZen (aka iZen Group), part of Newen Studios, a subsidiary of the TF1…