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‘Our Big Blue Backyard’ prodco NHNZ Worldwide recruits Remedy TV development exec
New Zealand-based specialist factual firm NHNZ Worldwide has hired development producer Daysun Perkins into the…
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ITVX picks up HBO Max original ‘Love & Death’ for UK debut
Newly launched streamer ITVX has acquired HBO Max original Love & Death for its exclusive…
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Mediawan & Entourage Ventures reveal $100m fund for international projects
France’s Mediawan has struck a deal with Entourage Ventures that will see the investment group…
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UKTV invests $1.2m in biography firm StoryTerrace via ‘airtime-for-equity’ deal
BBC Studios-owned UKTV has made a £1m ($1.2m) investment in UK-based biography-writing service StoryTerrace. The…
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News round-up: Prime Video & ABC pick up ‘Summer Memories’; Abacus shops Andrew Tate doc; Netflix & NITV kids’ co-commission
Prime Video, ABC & Showmax think on ‘Summer Memories’ Prime Video for Germany, Austria and…
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‘All Quiet On The Western Front’ director Edward Berger strikes Fremantle deal
All Quiet On The Western Front director Edward Berger has struck a two-year first-look deal…
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Cineflix Productions ups ‘I Was Lorena Bobbitt’ exec to VP of scripted
Cineflix Productions has promoted Jeff Vanderwal to VP of scripted. In his expanded role, Vanderwal will source, develop,…
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Discovery in Norway orders celebrity version of Belgium’s ’99 To Beat’
Discovery in Norway has followed the lead of its Swedish counterpart and ordered a local…
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Banijay lands Publicis exec to lead M&A, as ambitions expand beyond content
Banijay has hired an associate director from French advertising firm Publicis Groupe to oversee its…
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Beyond Entertainment strikes animated co-pro deal with Tokyo’s Custom Nuts
Beyond Entertainment has struck a co-production partnership with Tokyo-based indie animation studio Custom Nuts. The…
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Fifth Season expands EMEA TV sales team with BBCS, ITVS & Disney hires
CJ ENM-owned production and distribution firm Fifth Season is expanding its EMEA TV sales team,…
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Mediaset España & Fremantle strike ‘Got Talent’ deal
Mediaset España has inked a deal with Fremantle to become the long-term home for the…
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UK high-end TV spend hit $5.3bn in 2022, reports BFI
A record £6.27bn ($7.68bn) was spent on high-end TV (HETV) and film production in the…
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Israeli pubcaster Kan avoids imminent closure as gov’t focuses on judicial reform
The immediate future of Tehran broadcaster Kan appears to be more secure after the Israeli…
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France Télévision installs ‘The Floor’ as daily & primetime fixture
France Télévisions has ordered a daily and primetime version of Talpa quiz show, The Floor….
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Amazon Studios & AMC alum to lead Middle East’s MBC Studios
Former Amazon Studios and AMC exec Christina Wayne has been appointed to lead the studio…
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Peacock returns reality format ‘The Traitors’ for second season
NBCUniversal streamer Peacock has ordered a second season of psychological adventure format The Traitors, less…
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Richard Johns’ Argo Films & Malaysia’s Double Vision launch Sympatico prodco
Richard Johns’ recently launched Argo Films has linked up with Malaysia-based production firm Double Vision…
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Paramount Pictures & Nickelodeon Studios COO steps down
Paramount Pictures & Nickelodeon Studios COO Andrew Gumpert is exiting the company. Gumpert joined Paramount…
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The CW axes current & development heads in move away from scripted
The CW’s EVP of current programming Michael Roberts and EVP of development Gaye Hirsch have…
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News round-up: Belgium expands ‘Finder$ Keeper$’; Paramount+ lands Lollapalooza doc; Freevee preps ‘Neighbours’ for FAST
‘Finder$ Keeper$’ picked up in French-speaking Belgium RTL-TVI has ordered a local version of family…
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See-Saw & Samantha Strauss’s Picking Scabs prodco hires Screen Australia head of production
Slow Horses producer See-Saw Films and Samantha Strauss’s joint venture prodco, Picking Scabs, has expanded…
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LA-based Nicely Entertainment lands Reel One exec to lead Arizona expansion
LA-based production and distribution company Nicely Entertainment has expanded into Arizona and hired Real One…
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Reshet 13 boards ‘The Clinic’, new thriller from ‘Your Honor’ co-creator Ron Ninio
Ron Ninio, the co-creator and showrunner of Israeli drama Kvodo, is co-writing The Clinic, a…
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European broadcasters co-commission Ukrainian dramedy set in wartime Kiev
Broadcasters SVT in Sweden, NRK in Norway and YLE in Finland have co-commissioned Those Who…
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HBO Max axes ‘Pennyworth’ & HBO orders Jerrod Carmichael comedy docuseries
Warner Bros. Discovery streamer HBO Max has cancelled action series Pennyworth. The move comes following…
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Off The Fence takes sales rights to ‘Lord Of The Rings’ stars’ global food series
Off The Fence has picked up Billy And Dom Eat The World, a food and…
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The CW hires NBCUniversal alum to lead unscripted push
The CW Network has appointed Heather Olander to the newly created position of head of…
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Exclusive: BBC Studios targets global acquisitions as strategy to double in size takes shape
Doctor Who and Prehistoric Planet producer BBC Studios (BBCS) is actively looking at buying production…
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Hearst TV ups Discovery alum to oversee Very Local programming
Hearst Television has promoted Laura Ling to VP of its free community-focused US streaming service…