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Why you’d be crazy to miss GrowthLab
With GrowthLab, a major new event from the team at Indielab, just around the corner…
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Amelia Brown, MD of ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ prodco Thames, stepping down to launch own firm
Amelia Brown is stepping down as MD of Fremantle-owned Britain’s Got Talent prodco Thames after…
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Peacock adds 5m subs in Q4 2022, but losses hit $978m
NBCUniversal’s streaming service Peacock added over five million paid subscribers in the US in Q4…
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Fox hands two-season extensions to ‘The Simpsons’, ‘Family Guy’ & ‘Bob’s Burgers’
Fox Entertainment has handed early renewals to long-running animated series The Simpsons, Family Guy and…
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Prime Video orders bull riding docuseries from Kinetic Content
Amazon Prime Video has ordered The Ride, a docuseries exploring the world of (PBR) professional…
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ITV Studios combines sales under Ruth Berry, as Arjan Pomper exits
ITV Studios is rejigging the leadership of its global commercial divisions, with Arjan Pomper stepping…
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Exclusive: Fox Entertainment Global explores international scripted partnerships
Fox Entertainment Global is exploring how it can build on the success of the company’s…
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PSB’s vital for regional stories, says ‘Sherwood’ creator James Graham
BBC crime drama Sherwood would never have been picked up by a global streaming service,…
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Everyone TV CEO warns future of TV cannot be ‘left to algorithm’
Jonathan Thompson, the CEO of the newly rebranded Everyone TV (fka Digital UK), has warned…
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Lat Am’s Story A & Screen Capital open to European partners for $20m investment fund
Latin American finance firm Story A is open to partnering with European companies as it…
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Amazon Studios & Critical Role strike overall deal, set ‘Mighty Nein’ series
Amazon Studios has struck a multi-year exclusive overall TV and first-look film deal with Critical…
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Beyond Rights CEO David Smyth to depart following Banijay acquisition
David Smyth is departing as CEO of UK-based distributor Beyond Rights, following Banijay’s acquisition of…
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Saudi Arabia’s MBC & Vice Media strike pact for Arabic lifestyle shows
Saudia Arabia-based MBC Group has struck a pact with Vice Media Group that will see…
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Mike Cosentino’s CosMedia expands into Lat Am with Incendo deal
CosMedia, the Toronto-based firm launched by former Bell Media exec Mike Cosentino, is moving into…
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Fifth Season COO Tim Robinson exits ‘Tokyo Vice’ & ‘Severance’ firm
Former Shine Group and Avalon exec Tim Robinson has stepped down as COO at CJ…
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Spain’s Grupo Secuoya reveals Guadalajara studio as Jalisco unveils tax incentive
Spain’s Grupo Secuoya has unveiled plans for a new studio in Guadalajara, Mexico, as part…
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WBD’s Lat Am chief eyes acquisitions amid ‘redefinition’ of local & global content mix
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD)’s chief in Latin America has admitted a “redefinition” of streamer content…
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Denmark’s DR1 gets ‘Starstruck’ with local version of Banijay format
Danish broadcaster DR1 has commissioned a local adaptation of Banijay entertainment format Starstruck. Mastiff TV…
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UK’s Channel 5 explores universe & married life in doc-heavy slate
Paramount-owned UK broadcaster Channel 5 has unveiled a slate of upcoming new commissions and returning…
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Atresmedia & Mega snag Turkish drama duo ‘Golden Boy’ & ‘Chrysalis’
Atresmedia in Spain and Chilean broadcaster Mega have struck deals for Turkish dramas Golden Boy…
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Lat Am scripted series ‘evolving’ as streamers fuel growth & creativity
Streamers have helped to “free up” Latin American producers to expand their scripted product, resulting…
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Rupert Murdoch shelves proposed Fox Corp & News Corp merger
Media mogul Rupert Murdoch has shelved a proposal to merge Fox Corp and News Corp,…
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Channel 5 strands Ruby Wax on remote island for new docuseries
UK broadcaster Channel 5 has ordered a two-part docuseries following American-British actor and comedian Ruby…
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News round-up: C5 returns Ben Fogle to Antarctica; Superights to shop ‘Deep In The Bowl’
C5 returns Ben Fogle to Antarctica UK broadcaster Channel 5 has ordered Endurance: Race to…
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Showtime docuseries re-opens infamous Starkweather-Fugate murder case
US network Showtime has ordered The 12th Victim, a four-part docuseries exploring the infamous 1958…
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NBC orders Oliver Sacks-inspired drama ‘Wolf’ to pilot
NBC has ordered a pilot for Wolf, a new one-hour drama based on the life…
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Roku rejig ups David Eilenberg to content head, with Rob Holmes to exit
David Eilenberg has been promoted to head of content at Roku Media, with the current…
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‘The Bridge’ prodco Workerbee inks factual co-pro deal with radio firm Made in Manchester
Banijay UK label Workerbee has signed a first-look factual co-production deal with local audio prodco…
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Ben Stephenson’s Poison Pen adds Left Bank, Hachette & Heyday alums to UK team
Poison Pen Studios, Ben Stephenson’s ITV Studios-backed transatlantic scripted label, is expanding its London team…
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Newen’s iZen moves into Latin America with Non Stop partnership, preps Fangio show
Newen Studio-owned iZen Group has partnered with Patricio Rabuffetti’s Non Stop Group to launch a…