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Amazon Prime Video to introduce advertisements from 2024
Amazon is to introduce advertisements on its Prime Video service from next year, the retail…
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News round-up: Prime Video remakes ‘Good Luck Guys’; BBC buys Hulu’s ‘Love, Victor’; ProgramBuyer hires Vubiquity alum
Prime Video remakes Good Luck Guys Amazon’s Prime Video has ordered a local remake of…
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Opinion: How to cash in from digital demand
Creating and cashing in from digital demand shouldn’t be a headache for producers, says Derek…
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The CW orders first true crime series from James Goldston-led Candle True Stories
The CW Network in the US has ordered Crime Nation, its first-ever true crime series,…
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Rupert Murdoch to step down as chairman at Fox & News Corp, with son Lachlan succeed
Fox Corporation and News Corp chairman Rupert Murdoch is to step down from his roles…
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Banijay Productions France elevates Florence Fayard to CEO
Banijay’s management reshuffle in France continues, with Florence Fayard promoted to CEO of Banijay Productions…
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BBC explores untold stories of ‘First Ladies Of Hip Hop’
UK public broadcaster the BBC has commissioned a three-part docuseries exploring the overlooked role of…
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Escapade Media adds Magnify’s Anthony Appell for US & Scandinavia sales
Sydney-based distributor Escapade Media has appointed Magnify Media exec Anthony Appell to oversee sales in…
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Amplify Pictures recruits Impact Partners alum Lauren Haber as documentary head
LA prodco Amplify Pictures has appointed veteran factual producer Lauren Haber to head up the…
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WBD’s Andrew Georgiou says ‘eventual’ Max UK launch part of thinking around TNT Sports
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) exec Andrew Georgiou has discussed the rationale behind the creation of…
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ITV ‘of course’ looking again at ‘great business’ All3Media, says Carolyn McCall
ITV CEO Carolyn McCall has confirmed that the broadcaster is looking again at a potential…
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BBC chief Tim Davie eyes US streamer roll-out ‘potential’ amid ‘fight for business lives’
BBC chief Tim Davie has said further streamer roll-outs in the US offer “great potential”…
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News round-up: Global deals for ‘Best Interests’; C5 enters ‘The Incident Room’; AMC renews ‘Dark Winds’
Global deals for ‘Best Interests’ France Télévisions, RTÉ in Ireland, ABC in Australia, Hot in…
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How La Rochelle illuminated France’s burgeoning drama industry
The 25th edition of La Rochelle’s Festival de la Fiction highlighted the expanding scope of…
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C4’s Alex Mahon says ‘terrible behaviour’ against women ‘tolerated’ for decades
Channel 4 CEO Alex Mahon has said that “terrible behaviour” towards women has been “tolerated”…
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ABC News Studios sets up non-fiction unit under ‘Good Morning America’ co-anchor Robin Roberts
ABC News Studios in the US is launching a new production unit led by Robin…
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Docsville elevates ‘Last Song From Kabul’ producer Sophie Daniel to managing director
UK factual outfit Docsville Studios has promoted Sophie Daniel to the newly created role of…
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News round-up: RTL Deutschland acquires Jamie Oliver rights; SkyShowtime recruits A+E CFO; Particle6 to adapt ‘Madigan Chronicles’
RTL Deutschland acquires Jamie Oliver rights RTL Deutschland has struck a multi-year deal with Fremantle…
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Welsh indie Wildflame recruits Outline exec as production head & rejigs team
Welsh factual indie Wildflame Productions has appointed Wiliam Gruffydd Edwards as head of production and…
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Byron Allen makes $10bn bid for Disney’s ABC, FX & Nat Geo
Byron Allen, the media mogul who owns The Weather Channel and an array of regional…
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UK indie Storyvault Films hires Nest’s Claire Pugh-Williams as production head
UK indie Storyvault Films has appointed Claire Pugh-Williams to the newly-created role of head of…
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Israel’s Yes Studios preps helpline call centre docuseries & format for MIPCOM
Israel’s Yes Studios, the firm behind Fauda and Your Honor, is preparing to launch a…
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BBC, ITV, C4 & C5 to launch free TV streaming service called ‘Freely’ in 2024
The BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 have backed the creation of Freely, a…
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Warner Bros. Discovery’s chief in Germany, Hannes Heyelmann, latest to exit
Warner Bros. Discovery’s EVP in Germany, Hannes Heyelmann, is to exit the company later this…
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Peacock partners with horror maestro John Carpenter for unscripted anthology
NBCUniversal streamer Peacock has ordered John Carpenter’s Suburban Screams, a new unscripted horror anthology from…
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WGA & AMPTP set for talks next week as US writers strike nears fifth month
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) and The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers…
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News round-up: India’s ‘Fauda’ remake returns; Fremantle shops epilepsy doc; Samka hires Cartoon Network’s Wigzell
‘Tanaav returns for S2’ Israel’s Yes Studios and India’s Applause Entertainment have agreed an extension…
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Ex-LADbible duo Thom Gulseven and Ben Powell-Jones launch digital-first indie with Hat Trick backing
Former LADbible execs Thom Gulseven and Ben Powell-Jones have launched Strong Watch Studios, a digital-first…
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Rai links with Endemol Shine Italy for AI-powered entertainment format ‘Fake Show’
Rai in Italy has ordered a comedy entertainment show that uses AI to create unpredictable…
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Blue Ant hires BBC Studios & Fremantle alum Jon Penn to lead expanded APAC business
Canada’s Blue Ant Media is expanding its Asia Pacific business and has set up a…