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ITV Studios Entertainment develops interactive dating show with Quibi
Jeffrey Katzenberg’s premium short-form platform Quibi is developing a dating format from ITV Studios Entertainment…
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BBC One, Warner Bros line up Stephen Fry for JK Rowling’s ‘Fantastic Beasts’ show
BBC One has partnered with Warner Bros., London’s Natural History Museum and Stephen Fry on…
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Instagram’s IGTV orders Michelle Obama student series with ATTN
Social media giant Instagram has ordered a show exploring the lives of students with the…
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SPT alums Andy Kaplan & George Chien acquire Asian networks
Ex-Sony Pictures Television (SPT) Worldwide Networks executives Andy Kaplan and George Chien have launched a…
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Exclusive: All3Media’s deal for Red Arrow Studios back on
All3Media’s pursuit to acquire Red Arrow Studios is understood to be back on course after…
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France’s Altice launches tech-focused TV channel 01TV
Altice France has launched a new TV channel based on its technology news website 01net….
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Disney’s streaming businesses already valued at $107bn, says Barclays
Disney’s streaming businesses have already been valued at over US$100bn by Barclays. The Mouse House’s…
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Blue Ant Media expands Love Nature channel across Europe
Blue Ant Media is expanding the reach of its Love Nature channel in Europe. The…
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ViacomCBS rejigs Digital Studios division with Kelly Day stepping down
ViacomCBS has rejigged the senior management at Viacom Digital Studios, with its head Kelly Day…
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Parade Media appoints former Keo Films CEO
UK-based Parade Media has appointed former Keo Films CEO Debbie Manners to its board of…
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Talkback alums hire Susie Hall for recently minted All3-backed prodco
All3Media-backed Great Scott Media, the recently launched prodco founded by two former senior executives at…
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Hasbro completes $3.8bn deal for Entertainment One
Power Rangers owner Hasbro has completed its $3.8bn deal (£2.9bn) to acquire Entertainment One (eOne),…
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ProSiebenSat.1 considers options as Red Arrow Studios sale postponed
ProSiebenSat.1 is understood to be considering its options around the future of Red Arrow Studios,…
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All3Media America promotes Justin Medeiros to run production
All3Media America has promoted Justin Medeiros to EVP of production. The former SVP of production…
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SBS, NRK among first buyers of DRG’s ‘My Grandparents’ War’
DRG has unveiled the first international sales for Channel 4 documentary series My Grandparents’ War….
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Exclusive: Kew Media shares fall again as private equity explore options
Private equity companies have emerged as the most likely to buy Line Of Duty distributor…
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Apple TV+ links with Wanda Sykes for LGBTQ docuseries
Apple TV+ is ramping up its factual offering with a five-part docuseries that has Wanda…
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Pluto TV expands UK offering with factual, family channels
ViacomCBS-owned AVOD streamer Pluto TV has announced the launch of six new channels in the…
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Deals round-up: TVF sells Arrow’s Boeing 737 Max doc; Twofour Rights secures deals across Asia
TVF sells Arrow’s Boeing 737 Max doc Factual distributor TVF International has struck a number…
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HBO Max orders festive dating format from Objective
HBO Max has greenlit a festive dating series, 12 Dates Of Christmas, from Objective Media…
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Sky cools on adding BBC/ITV streamer BritBox to set-top box
Sky has reportedly lost interest in a distribution deal with the ITV-BBC joint venture Britbox….
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China’s Tencent to adapt ‘The Secret Life of 4 Year Olds’
Streaming giant Tencent has struck a deal that will see The Secret Life Of 4…
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Blue Ant strikes StarTimes deal to expand channels business in Africa
Blue Ant Media is launching network duo Love Nature and Smithsonian Channel on StarTimes’ broadcast…
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TVF extends co-pro pact with Tokyovision, sells to NHK and Animal Planet
Factual distributor TVF International has struck a raft of sales with Japanese broadcasters and agreed…
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HBO acquires David France documentary ‘Welcome To Chechnya’
HBO has picked up North American TV and streaming rights to Welcome To Chechnya, the…
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Crackit Productions appoints former Channel 4 exec Helen Cooke
UK-based Crackit Productions has appointed former Channel 4 and Studio Ramsay exec Helen Cooke as…
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Former Discovery Networks duo float new production outfit Big Little Fish
Former Discovery Networks executives Mark Procter and Steve Jones have launched a new production company…
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TV4 Entertainment cooks up culinary streamer with Flame Media
Streaming operator TV4 Entertainment has partnered with distribution outfit Flame Media to launch a new…
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Kew Media shares plummet as company considers sale, CFO Geoff Webb exits
Canada-based Kew Media Group’s shares have plummeted after the company said it had initiated a…
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Banijay Rights acquires European distributor Funwood Media
Banijay Group’s distribution arm has taken a majority stake in European sales, production and licensing…