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Amazon Prime hits back as HBO Max fights for carriage control
Amazon has hit out at HBO Max after the two companies failed to strike a…
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Media Ranch acquires and options formats, hires consultants
Canadian format production and distribution house Media Ranch has acquired two unscripted formats from Ireland…
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Exclusive: AVOD streamers could offer ‘first window, exclusive’ potential
Almost a third of distributors believe advertising-funded (AVOD) streamers could become buyers of first window…
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Mediaset España launches global SVOD service Mitele Plus
Mediaset España has launched an international version of its Mitele Plus subscription streaming service, offering…
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News round-up: Vuulr picks up Dori Media content; Armoza Formats brings ‘The Moves’; and Quintus Studios adds factual content
Vuulr adds 2,400 hours of Dori Media content Global content marketplace Vuulr has picked up…
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California production return on hold as proposals fail to materialise
Proposals that could have seen TV production restarted in California have been delayed after the…
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Studio71 hires ex-Fulwell73 exec Joe Varley to head UK development
Red Arrow Studios-owned Studio71 has hired former Fulwell73 exec Joe Varley as its director of…
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ABC comedy ‘Schooled’ among five cancellations, with 13 renewed
US broadcaster ABC has cancelled five of its scripted series – including The Goldbergs‘ spin-off…
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Millions watch ‘The Last Dance’ outside US as Jordan doc goes viral
Netflix has revealed that The Last Dance, the docuseries co-produced with Disney’s ESPN, has been…
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SeriesFest unveils pilot line-up, feat int’l shows & ‘Better Call Saul’s Rhea Seehorn
Colorado-based SeriesFest has unveiled an array of shows from around the world for its Independent…
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News round-up: Zinc adds Jago Lee, strikes sales; Vice TV to air DC Sniper doc; Britbox adds Shakespeare
Global sales for Zinc Media docs; new creative director appointed Two new factual programmes, produced by…
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Exclusive: TikTok hires former NBCU, Fremantle exec for European partnerships
Social media sensation TikTok has hired former NBCUniversal (NBCU) and Fremantle exec Dominic Burns to…
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News round-up: Apple pays $70m for Sony’s ‘Greyhound’; Channel 5 goes ‘After Dark’; Filmrise’s All3 deal; Indielab makes virtual move
Apple bites into $70m Greyhound Apple TV+ has picked up rights to Tom Hanks’ forthcoming…
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California to publish production guidelines next week but LA faces delays
TV production in California could be restarted in the coming weeks as officials at the…
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ViacomCBS global distribution chief Armando Nuñez to step down
ViacomCBS’s global distribution and licensing boss Armando Nuñez is to step down next month in…
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Netflix’s Spanish & Lat Am originals director Marco Nobili joins ViacomCBS
ViacomCBS Networks Americas has appointed Netflix exec Marco Nobili to the newly created role of…
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UK’s Sky beefs up new factual channels with doc slate
The Comcast-owned, UK media group Sky has revealed a slate of nine new original documentaries…
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Edgar Wright and collaborators launch new prodco; Netflix shows already lined up
British filmmaker Edgar Wright has partnered with past collaborators Nira Park, Joe Cornish and Rachel…
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BBC explores BBC Four int’l roll-out as ‘global subscription service’
The UK’s BBC is “exploring potential commercial opportunities” around turning its culture-skewing channel BBC Four…
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‘The Last Dance’ heads to ABC, but another ESPN/Netflix co-pro unlikely
US network ABC has picked up the ESPN Films and Netflix co-produced sports documentary The…
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MTV International orders Covid-19 version of ‘Cribs’ for footballers
ViacomCBS-owned MTV International has commissioned a remotely produced version of its long-running Cribs format, featuring…
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News round-up: APC’s Jane Goodall doc goes global; ‘Harry Potter’ producer adapts ‘Treachery Of Spies’; RTS goes online
APC acquires global rights to Jane Goodall doc Paris-based co-pro and distribution outfit About Premium…
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NENT eyes Baltic originals ahead of Viaplay launch in region
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) is rolling out its Viaplay streamer into the Baltics and…
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BBC eyes linear return for youth-skewing BBC Three, doubles budget to $100m
BBC Three, the UK online network behind hits including Fleabag and Normal People, could be…
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UK’s Sky Crime orders Beverley Allitt true crime doc
British pay TV channel Sky Crime, part of the Comcast-owned Sky Group, has commissioned the…
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‘Birdman’ co-writer Armando Bó launches prodco About Entertainment
Argentinean filmmaker Armando Bó, one of the Oscar-winning screenwriters of the film Birdman, has launched…
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Telia strikes OTT deal with Discovery for TV4, C More channels
Nordic telco Telia has secured European Commission approval for a deal that will see it…
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News round-up: Amazon adds Brook Lapping’s Cuba doc; Sky returns to ‘Breeders’; Scorpion, TVF updates
Amazon, Nat Geo Mundo bag Brook Lapping’s Cuba doc Amazon Prime in the US, TV…
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BBC Scotland orders ‘fish-out-of-water’ Oz vet series
BBC Scotland has commissioned a new obs-doc series from Australian factual prodco WildBear Entertainment, following…
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Disney’s Kevin Mayer departs Mouse House to become TikTok CEO
Kevin Mayer, Disney’s head of direct-to-consumer and international team, is stepping down to become COO…