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ITN Productions expands international with ITV Studios EP
ITN Productions has expanded its international unit with the appointment of Sarah-Jane Cohen as executive…
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Rare TV scores engineering six-parter for Smithsonian
Smithsonian Channel has commissioned UK producer Rare TV for a six-part series exploring the innovations…
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Former Pioneer exec sets up production consultancy
Former Pioneer Productions MD Kirstie McLure has set up a new consultancy business connecting productions…
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Netflix rejigs exec ranks with new remits for Nishimura, Riegg
Weeks after it delineated exec ranks between English-language and international content, Netflix has again restructured…
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Sales round-up: PBS Int’l scores with moon landing; ZDFE sells drama into China
PBS scores international sales for moon landing doc The commercial arm of the US public…
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Channel 4 gets ‘Banged Up’ Stateside with BriteSpark
Channel 4 has commissioned Argonon Group-backed BriteSpark Films for a three-part social experiment series that…
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BBC Three, October link for doc with Little Mix’s Jesy Nelson
BBC Three has commissioned October Films for a doc fronted by Little Mix’s Jesy Nelson. …
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Netflix links with Bear Grylls for next interactive foray
Netflix is rolling out its latest interactive proposition with an Electus-produced series starring survival expert…
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Neil deGrasse Tyson returns to Nat Geo following misconduct investigation
StarTalk host Neil deGrasse Tyson will return to Nat Geo following an internal investigation into…
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Blue Ant Int’l bolsters true crime slate ahead of MIPTV
Blue Ant International has bolstered its factual slate with three true crime series. The Canada-headquartered…
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Sales round-up: PBS sends ‘Woodstock’ overseas; Gusto sells ‘Crate to Plate’
PBS strikes raft of deals for Woodstock PBS International has sold a new documentary on…
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A&E greenlights ‘Live Rescue’ from Big Fish
A&E is heading back into the live arena with doc series Live Rescue from the…
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PBS launches streaming channel on Amazon
PBS distribution has launched streaming channel PBS Living on Amazon’s Prime Video Channels, which will…
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Japan’s NHK orders feature doc from Icon Films
UK prodco Icon Films and Botswana’s Natural History Film Unit are set to deliver a…
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Channel 4: Jackson doc on track to be most streamed show
Dan Reed’s Leaving Neverland doc about Michael Jackson is on track to become Channel 4’s…
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Amazon gets European exec teams in place as it “bulks up” unscripted
Amazon is staffing up across Europe with commissioning and business affairs teams in major markets,…
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Chinese think tank seeks UK partner for $1.5m doc
A Chinese think tank is searching for a UK specialist production company to partner with…
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China’s BesTV to host BBC Earth branded space
BBC Studios is to launch a BBC Earth branded space on BestTV in China, which…
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Amazon Studios greenlights James May travel doc
Amazon Studios has commissioned a six-part unscripted series with The Grand Tour presenter James May,…
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Michael Jackson doc draws 2.4m to Channel 4 amid London protests
Dan Reed’s feature doc Leaving Neverland garnered a peak audience of 2.4m for the UK’s…
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Kew Media receives “unprecedented” interest in Jackson doc
Kew Media Distribution says it has received “unprecedented” interest in Channel 4/HBO doc Leaving Neverland…
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Australia’s ABC reveals new slate of factual content
Australian broadcaster ABC has revealed a new slate of high-end docs with a focus on…
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Nine Network, UKTV link for ‘Outback Vet’
Australia’s Nine Network is partnering with UKTV’s natural history channel Eden on docuseries Outback Vet. The…
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Turner ramps up EMEA entertainment originals with new hire
Turner has promoted Anke Greifeneder to a newly created role as VP of original productions…
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Factual SVOD iwonder launches down under
A new documentary and current affairs streaming service, iwonder, has launched in Australia, New Zealand…
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Zed strikes distribution deal with Saint Thomas Productions
French producer-distributor Zed has struck a distribution deal with Saint Thomas Productions. Under the deal,…
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Off the Fence rejigs management structure
Two months after its acquisition by Germany’s ZDF Enterprises (ZDFE), specialist factual distributor Off the…
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Michael Jackson estate threatens HBO with $100m lawsuit over Leaving Neverland
Michael Jackson’s estate is threatening to sue HBO for $100m over its controversial sex abuse…
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BBC Studios: Attenborough’s BBC ties “won’t change” amid SVOD threat
BBC Studios execs have assured that Sir David Attenborough has a “huge and deep relationship”…
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Sales round-up: Cineflix sells to Nordics, Scorpion strikes Landmark sales
Cineflix Rights strikes Nordic sales The distributor has struck a raft of sales deals with…