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A+E, SVT visit Caravan & PBS show ‘Field of Vampires’ following Abacus deals
A+E Networks has snagged rights in Europe to upcoming history documentary Field of Vampires, which…
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Netflix’s ‘Top Boy’ lands BAFTA TV Awards, as ‘Happy Valley’ star Lancashire wins again
Netflix drama Top Boy and Happy Valley star Sarah Lancashire were among the stand-out winners…
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Vix content chief Rodrigo Mazon to leave TelevisaUnivision streamer
Rodrigo Mazon, chief content officer & EVP at TelevisaUnivision’s Spanish-language streamer Vix, is stepping down….
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Exclusive: Great Point closure points to ‘end of TV investment’ in UK
Investor confidence in the TV & film sector is set to plummet in the wake…
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ABC in Oz adapts French format ‘The A Talks’ & orders Endemol Shine show ‘Headliners’
The ABC in Australia has unveiled new shows including a local remake of French format…
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Banijay Rights lands former BBC Studios sales exec in Germany, Poland
Banijay Rights has hired a former BBC Studios exec to oversee sales in German-speaking countries…
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The North Road Company hires Netflix, HBO alum to head business affairs
Peter Chernin’s The North Road Company has landed a former Netflix exec as its head…
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Fremantle’s Q1 revenue drops 9%, advertising & streaming growth fuels RTL Group
Fremantle made a stuttering start to 2024 with revenues declining almost 10%, but parent company…
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A&E greenlights lifestyle show ‘New House No Debt’ from Critical Content
A&E in the US has ordered New House No Debt, a new lifestyle series from…
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Prime Video returns to Woodcut for true crime doc on ‘London Underground Killer’
Amazon has ordered true crime documentary The London Underground Killer for streamer Prime Video in…
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Discovery+ extends ‘Vs’ format with Taylor Swift & Scooter Braun installment
Warner Bros. Discovery UK & Ireland is to explore the feud between Taylor Swift and…
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SeriesFest unveils ‘Potluck Ladies’ & ‘Breakthrough’ among Awards winners
Canadian scripted show Potluck Ladies and a documentary exploring what happens when elite athletes are…
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RTL Deutschland ups former Netflix exec to become chief content officer
Former Netflix exec Inga Leschek is to become chief content officer at RTL Deutschland from…
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Paramount opens M&A talks with Sony & Apollo, Skydance deal remains on table
Paramount Global opened M&A negotiations with Sony and Apollo over the weekend, after Skydance Media’s…
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News round-up: BBC’s ‘Gavin & Stacey’ set for finale; DocuBay orders identity doc; ‘Split’ returns to BBC
BBC’s Gavin & Stacey set for finale BBC comedy Gavin & Stacey is to air…
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Sony & Apollo table $26bn offer for Paramount, shares surge 13%
Paramount shares have surged more than 10% after Sony Pictures Entertainment and private equity outfit…
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Thunderbird president & CCO, Matthew Berkowitz, steps down, sparking leadership shakeup
Matthew Berkowitz is stepping down as president and chief content officer at Canada’s Thunderbird Entertainment…
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Asylum Entertainment & Tyler Perry launch unscripted venture
Asylum Entertainment Group has struck a new joint venture with Tyler Perry Studios, which has…
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ProSiebenSat.1 defeats MFE proposal to split up company
ProSiebenSat.1 has fought off a proposal from shareholders Media For Europe (MFE) and PFF to…
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Creative Diversity Network CEO Deborah Williams steps down
Creative Diversity Network (CDN)’s CEO Deborah Williams is stepping down from the UK broadcaster-backed organisation….
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News round-up: Dandelooo snags ‘PongPong Dino’; GoQuest options ‘Troll Farm’; Pact ‘disappointed’ by C4
Dandelooo snags PongPong Dino French animation production and distribution company Dandelooo has struck a deal…
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All3Media Deutschland ups Filmpool’s Vittorio Valente to head German group
Vittorio Valente has been appointed as CEO of All3Media Deutschland. The exec is currently MD…
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Vice Media creates production unit led by Jamie Hall & Danny Gabai
Vice Media Group has reorganised its production divisions with Pulse Films’ Jamie Hall in London…
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Mediawan to buy Leonine as KKR-backed companies combine
French group Mediawan is to acquire a majority stake in Leonine Studios, the German producer…
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Lionsgate’s Blackfin hires Discovery+, Nat Geo alum Igal Svet to head up documentaries
Lionsgate-owned Blackfin, the US firm behind Netflix’s Killer Inside: The Mind Of Aaron Hernandez, has…
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Paramount+ lands Lollapalooza music docuseries from MTV, FunMeter & C3 Presents
Paramount+ has picked up a docuseries exploring the history and impact of the Lollapalooza music…
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Wheelhouse partners with theme park operator Merlin on attractions-focused unscripted slate
Brent Montgomery’s production firm Wheelhouse has partnered with UK-based theme park and attractions operator Merlin…
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UK’s Zinc Media bucks market with 34% revenue rise & highest profits in 13 years
UK-based Zinc Media Group is looking at “strategic acquisitions” after reporting a 34% rise in…
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News round-up: Netflix faces ‘Toughest Forces On Earth’; Roku orders ‘Tracee Travels’; Paramount+ renews ‘Dora’
Netflix faces ‘Toughest Forces On Earth’ Netflix has ordered Toughest Forces On Earth, an eight-part…
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BBC expands natural history slate with insect & killer whale docs
UK public broadcaster the BBC has commissioned three new natural history shows and a chess…