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David E Kelley & Andrew Zimmern link for natural history docuseries
Producer and writer David E Kelley has partnered with Andrew Zimmern and his Intuitive Content…
UCP boss Beatrice Springborn named president of Universal Int’l Studios
Beatrice Springborn, president of Universal Content Productions (UCP), has expanded her remit to include president…
Boat Rocker merges scripted & unscripted divisions, restructures leadership
Canada’s Boat Rocker Media is combining its scripted and unscripted content divisions into one single…
Discovery shareholders vote for $43bn WarnerMedia acquisition
Discovery shareholders have given the greenlight to its $43bn acquisition of WarnerMedia from AT&T, with…
Curiosity Stream & ZDFE set up female-driven WW2 docuseries ‘War Gamers’
Curiosity Stream and Germany’s ZDF Enterprises (ZDFE) have linked up on a six-part docuseries exploring…
News round-up: Off The Fence takes Auschwitz doc global; EPIX renews ‘Domina’; Rightsline acquires REAL
Off The Fence takes Auschwitz doc global Off The Fence has acquired the documentary series…
Japan’s TBS outlines global co-production & investment strategy
Japan’s Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) is looking to expand its presence around the world by…
Netflix invests $221m in French originals for 2022 slate
Netflix has unveiled its French originals slate for 2022, investing more than 200m euros ($221m)…
SkyShowtime reveals key execs as Paramount & Sky streamer preps for launch
SkyShowtime, the soon-to-launch joint venture streamer from Comcast and Paramount, has revealed its senior management…
Exclusive: Banijay & South Africa’s Rebelintown strike format pact
Banijay is taking a South African fact-ent format that has already aired on local broadcaster…