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Xilam Animation names new CCO & Cube Creative GM in restructure
Xilam Animation, the French animation indie behind the Oggy franchise, has made several promotions –…
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Series Mania unveils Lille Dialogues line-up, with Casey Bloys & Cécile Frot-Coutaz
Series Mania has revealed the line-up of guests and speakers to attend its 2023 Lille…
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Kudos hires Left Bank Pictures exec Jemima Jennings as development expands
SAS Rogue Heroes producer Kudos has hired former Left Bank Pictures exec Jemima Jennings to…
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Exclusive: Ukraine One Year On – The fight to keep the cameras rolling
One year into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Mark Layton investigates how producers and broadcasters in…
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WBD eyes further savings & FAST push amid revenue losses
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has reported a net loss of $2.1bn during the fourth quarter…
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Apple TV+ enters ‘The Last Frontier’ with Jon Bokenkamp & Richard D’Ovidio
Apple TV+ has greenlit an Alaska-based drama from The Blacklist‘s Jon Bokenkamp and The Call‘s…
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HBO to end ‘Succession’ after fourth season, HBO Max orders ‘It’ prequel
HBO is bringing hit drama Succession to an end after its upcoming fourth season, while…
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All3Media International hires Samsung TV Plus exec to lead FAST expansion
All3Media International has landed Samsung TV Plus exec Amanda Stevens to lead its expanding FAST…
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Viaplay series & kids head Stephen Mowbray exits
Stephen Mowbray, Viaplay Group’s head of series & kids, has exited the company. A spokesman…
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All3Media’s Aurora snags The Story Lab US exec for originals push
UK sports-focused prodco Aurora Media Worldwide has hired The Story Lab US exec Bianca Schwartz…
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DAZN names Eleven co-founder to replace Tonoli as chief commercial officer
Sports-focused DAZN Group has named Eleven Group co-founder Marc Watson as its chief commercial officer….
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US writers strike looms as Writers Guild of America sets AMPTP talks date
The likelihood of a US writers strike is set to become clearer in the coming…
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News round-up: Sky UK picks up ‘Beep & Mort’; Batal Boys producing ‘Pickleballers’; Blue Ant shops custody battle doc
Sky UK picks up ‘Beep & Mort’ Sky UK has acquired Australian kids’ series Beep…
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BritBox International grows 300% in three years to hit 3m subs
BritBox International, the joint-venture streaming service operated by BBC Studios and ITV Studios, has hit…
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RTL Croatia owner PPF takes 9% stake in ProSiebenSat.1
RTL Croatia owner PPF Group has acquired a 9.1% stake in German media company ProSiebenSat.1….
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BBC Studios inks first-look deal with Big Owl Pictures, Oz firm led by WB alum Shaun Murphy
BBC Studios has stuck a first-look deal with Australian production firm Big Owl Pictures. The…
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Tiger Aspect ups drama chief to MD, hires Sky Studios’ ‘Chernobyl’ producer
Banijay UK scripted label Tiger Aspect has upped head of drama Lucy Bedford to managing…
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BBC & BritBox International co-commission Agatha Christie drama ‘Murder Is Easy’
UK pubcaster the BBC and its JV streamer BritBox International have co-commissioned an adaptation of…
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Entertainment One crowned sales partner for Nutopia’s ‘Royal Mob’
Entertainment One (eOne) has acquired the global distribution rights (excluding the UK, Germany and Italy)…
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ITV America & Good Company produce ballroom docuseries under new funding model
US production group ITV America and New York- and LA-based Good Company have partnered on…
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Fremantle dives into sales for Steve Backshall whale docuseries
Fremantle has acquired global distribution rights to Whale With Steve Backshall, the upcoming natural history…
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NPO, Cosmote & RTÉ ink pre-sales for Mercurio thriller ‘Payback’
European broadcasters NPO Netherlands, Cosmote Greece and RTÉ Ireland have struck pre-sale deals for Payback,…
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Vice Distribution recruits Passion alum as EMEA sales director
Vice Distribution, the global sales arm of Vice Media Group, has hired Passion Distribution’s Alexa…
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Rubicon TV hires ‘Next Summer’ writer as executive producer
Norwegian scripted firm Rubicon TV has hired Lars Gudmestad, the screenwriter behind Next Summer and…
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Candle Media launches non-fiction arm, led by ex-ABC News president
Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs’ Candle Media has launched a new non-fiction division, headed up…
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Banijay shutters Singapore office, moves operations to India
Banijay is closing its office in Singapore and moving operations to India as part of…
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UK’s Barb to begin measuring video-sharing audience metrics
Barb, the UK audience measurement organisation, has announced plans to expand its metrics to include…
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News round-up: Yesterday visits ‘Retro Electro Workshop’; VOYO Bulgaria drama deals; Dandelooo takes’ Super Heroes of Nature’ rights
Yesterday visits ‘Retro Electro Workshop’ UKTV’s factual channel Yesterday has commissioned a new UKTV original…
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Channel 4 gets into ‘Big Mood’ for Dancing Ledge comedy
UK comcaster Channel 4 has commissioned Big Mood (working title), a new comedy series from…
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BBC, France TV, ZDF & BBC America link for wildlife epic ‘Mammals’
The BBC has unveiled a trio of projects from the producers of Planet Earth III,…