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Croatia’s HRT to ‘Beat The Chasers’ & extends ‘The Voice’ in ITVS deal
Croatian pubcaster HRT has struck a multi-format and multi-series deal with ITV Studios for local…
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Amazon set to ditch Jeremy Clarkson after Meghan Markle column
Amazon Prime Video is set to cut ties with Jeremy Clarkson following his newspaper column…
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Cowshed Social snags LadBible exec as head of production
UK producer and distributor Cowshed Social has appointed LadBible Group’s Joana Gutscher as head of production….
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Netflix unveils romance, sci-fi and true crime in huge Korean slate
Netflix has unveiled a huge Korean content slate for the coming year, with 34 new…
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French streamer Salto to close after just two years
Troubled French streamer Salto could be shuttered as early as the end of this week,…
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Fremantle hires Andrew Llinares as global entertainment chief
Andrew Llinares is returning to Fremantle as its director of global entertainment to replace the…
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YouTube set to move into FAST as testing of ‘hub’ service begins
The booming free ad-supported (FAST) channel market may be about to get a lot more…
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EBU & WBD secure Olympics rights in Europe from 2026
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) will control all media rights…
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Disney+ marks a homecoming in U2 & Letterman docu-special
Disney+ has commissioned Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming, With Dave Letterman, a…
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Nat Geo teams with Ryan Reynolds for “fresh take” on natural history series
National Geographic has greenlit Underdogs, a 10-part natural history series co-produced by Ryan Reynolds’ Maximum…
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Netflix cancels comedy duo, including Neil Patrick Harris’s ‘Uncoupled’
Netflix has axed two of its comedies, with Neil Patrick Harris series Uncoupled among those…
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WBD’s TNT ends scripted as ‘Snowpiercer’ S4 gets shopped by Tomorrow Studios
Post-apocalyptic series Snowpiercer will not reach its final destination on TNT, with the Warner Bros….
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Patrick Nebout’s Skyverse adapts ‘The Scream’, seeks int’l co-pro partners
Stockholm-based production company Skyverse Nordic is seeking French and international co-pro partners for its adaptation…
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UK indie Woodcut appoints Unseen on Screen founder to senior fact-ent position
UK indie Woodcut Media has appointed Meriel Beale to the newly created position of senior executive producer,…
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Federation Studios merges sales division with Calt Distribution
Federation Studios has expanded its catalogue by merging its sales division with that of its…
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News round-up: FX to end ‘Mayans MC’ with S5; Texas Crew & V1 partner
FX to end ‘Mayans MC’ with S5 FX is to conclude biker gang drama series…
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FX’s Landgraf predicts end of ‘peak TV’, unveils 2022 scripted numbers
FX chairman John Landgraf has predicted the end of ‘peak TV’ in his annual conversation…
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ITVX launch brings 55% streaming boost to ITV, led by FIFA World Cup coverage
UK broadcaster ITV has reported a 55% increase in streaming hours in the first month…
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Netflix expands sports doc slate with FIFA & Six Nations series
Netflix has commissioned two new sports-focused docuseries based around the FIFA World Cup in Qatar…
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Fremantle hires WBITVP Finland drama chief as head of scripted
Fremantle has hired a former Warner Bros. Discovery exec to become its head of scripted…
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Hulu orders Ashley Madison doc from ABC News Studios & ‘Glow Up’ prodco Wall to Wall
Disney-owned US streamer Hulu has ordered The Ashley Madison Affair (working title), a docuseries about…
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Starz to debut ‘Minx’ S2 after saving HBO Max comedy from cancellation
Lionsgate-owned US network Starz has picked up Ellen Rapoport’s comedy series Minx, following its cancellation…
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Banijay buys French sports & drama prodco Puzzle Media
Banijay is expanding its French operations by acquiring local production outfit Puzzle Media. The deal…
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Prime Video France picks up ‘The Last Of Us’ & launches WBD content pass
Amazon Prime Video in France has struck an exclusive deal with Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD)…
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News round-up: BBC takes ‘The Traitors US’; Shahid preps ‘Slave Market’; Cineflix Rights prepares for ‘Tempting Fortune’
BBC takes The Traitors US NBC’s US iteration of hit format The Traitors is heading…
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‘Welcome To Earth’ prodco Nutopia appoints first chief creative officer
Jane Root’s UK & US-based factual outfit Nutopia has promoted Simon Willgoss to become its…
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Ex-Eleventh Hour chief joins Caryn Mandabach Productions as MD
Peaky Blinders outfit Caryn Mandabach Productions has landed the former MD of Eleventh Hour Films…
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‘Italia’s Got Talent’ moves to Disney+ after 13 years on Sky Italia
Italia’s Got Talent is moving from Sky Italia to Disney+ for its next season, marking…
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‘Beat Shazam’ prodco Apploff names VP of current & development
LA-based production company Apploff Entertainment (The Wheel) has upped Danielle Peress to VP of current…
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BBC Three orders Coleen Rooney & Rebekah Vardy doc to explore ‘WAG’ culture
BBC Three has ordered a documentary from the UK-based prodco behind Reclaiming Amy that will…