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Exclusive: Sunny Side of the Doc plans immersive content focus for 2023 edition
Sunny Side of the Doc, the French international documentary event, is putting a focus on…
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All3Media Int’l strikes first-look deal with Roast Beef Productions
All3Media International has signed an exclusive first-look deal with UK factual firm Roast Beef Productions….
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Exclusive: Netflix renews Stand By Me’s ‘DI4RIES’ as Italian prodco expands kids & YA output
Netflix is returning Italian teen dramedy series DI4RIES for a second season, set to debut…
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Greece’s Ant1+ orders disability dramedy from Antenna Studios
Greece’s Ant1+ has ordered On All Fours, an original dramedy from in-house Antenna Studios, which…
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Western Europe pay-TV revenues predicted to drop 18% by 2028
Western European pay-TV revenues are predicted to decline by almost $5bn by 2028 to $22bn,…
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Fremantle hires WBD kids exec as director of scripted acquisitions
Fremantle has appointed Warner Bros. Discovery kids’ exec Sabina McNally as director of acquisitions for…
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Hulu & Peacock to share ‘New Girl’ after Netflix license expires
US comedy series New Girl is moving streaming homes next month, leaving Netflix after a…
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Netflix scoops six Oscars with wins for ‘Pinocchio’ & ‘All Quiet On The Western Front’
Netflix has scored major wins at the 95th annual Academy Awards, with the streamer walking…
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Bloomberg orders eco-docuseries with Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Bloomberg Media has ordered a new original eco-docuseries, An Optimist’s Guide To The Planet, hosted…
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Netflix exec returns to ABC Australia as chief content officer
Australian broadcaster ABC has appointed Netflix exec Chris Oliver-Taylor to the newly created role of…
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News round-up: Hulu orders unscripted trio; Banijay Iberia supports D&I organisation; Viaplay races to Verstappen doc
Hulu orders unscripted trio Hulu has ordered a trio of original unscripted series. Love In…
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Netflix lands BMG & Pulse Films doc ‘Lewis Capaldi: How I’m Feeling Now’
Netflix has picked up rights to a documentary that follows musician Lewis Capaldi as he…
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Amazon extends revival trend to save JJ Abrams’ ‘Batman: Caped Crusader’ after HBO Max cancellation
Amazon has saved another show, this time landing former J. J. Abrams’ Batman: Caped Crusader,…
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Anonymous Content CEO & COO make shock resignation from ‘True Detective’ outfit
Anonymous Content CEO Dawn Olmstead and COO Heather McCauley have both resigned from their positions…
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MTV Entertainment Studios & Lashan Browning partner for JV Antoinette Media
MTV Entertainment Studios has partnered with Love & Hip Hop franchise producer Lashan Browning to…
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Philippines’ ABS-CBN spins off local hit ‘The Bagman’ as int’l coproduction
Philippines-based broadcaster ABS-CBN has unveiled its latest drama coproduction, which is a spin-off from the…
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Disney CEO Bob Iger talks Hulu future & succession plans
The future ownership of Hulu remains uncertain as Disney CEO Bob Iger remained non-committal when…
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UK’s ITV to close kids channel CITV as ITVX takes centre stage
UK broadcaster ITV is to shut down its kids-focused linear network CITV later this year…
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News round-up: STV Studios snags ‘Good Girls Die Last’ rights; Armoza preps ‘Bingo’ for MIPTV; Blue Ant launches pet-focused FAST channel
STV Studios snags Good Girls Die Last rights Elizabeth Is Missing producer STV Studios has…
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Comcast open to selling Hulu stake to non-Disney buyer
Comcast president Mike Cavanagh has indicated the company would be willing to consider alternative deals…
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Paramount CEO dismisses $3bn Showtime bid, says ‘no sense in selling anywhere near that price’
Paramount turned down a bid of around $3bn for Showtime because it would not have…
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A+E unveils factual slate, incl Kevin Costner, Morgan Freeman & Workerbee’s Janet Jackson shows
A+E Networks has commissioned a swathe of new unscripted programming for Lifetime, History Channel and…
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Germany’s ZDF lands Shine TV’s UK literacy format ‘The Write Offs’
ZDF in Germanuy has ordered a local version of UK literacy format, The Write Offs….
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‘Fifteen-Love’ & ‘Nolly’ bound for Nordics as pubcasters pick up ITVS drama package
Five Nordic public broadcasters, including SVT in Sweden, NRK in Norway, YLE in Finland, DR…
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Banijay hires Netflix & BBCS alum Chris Sussman as part of $60m Growth Fund push
Former Netflix and BBC Studios (BBCS) exec Chris Sussman has struck a first-look deal to…
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TF1 names Pierre-Alain Gérard to oversee finance, M&A & procurement
TF1 in France has named Pierre-Alain Gérard to lead the broadcaster’s finance, M&A strategy and…
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News round-up: HBO to end ‘Barry’; C4 orders ‘Rise & Fall’ format; Showtime investigates ‘Lightning’ robbery
HBO to end ‘Barry’ HBO is bringing its dark comedy series Barry to an end…
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Netflix lands Ted Danson & Mike Schur for remake of Maite Alberdi’s doc ‘The Mole Agent’
Netflix has ordered a series remake of The Mole Agent, the 2020 documentary directed by…
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MRC rejig continues as Paramount alum named president of TV, Elise Henderson exits
Senior ranks at US entertainment studio MRC are changing again, with former Paramount TV Studios…
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NBC starts up ‘Hot Wheels’ show from Endemol Shine NA & Workerbee
NBC in the US has ordered a car makeover competition series based on Mattel’s toy…