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News round-up: Lee Thomas joins Ringside; LaLiga Studios expands team; Super Channel order Go Button trio
Lee Thomas joins Ringside Liaison firm Ringside Studios has appointed producer Lee Thomas to work…
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Peacock partners with Orlando Bloom for adventure docuseries
NBCUniversal-owned streamer Peacock has ordered Orlando Bloom: To The Edge, an adventure docuseries featuring the…
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Paramount+ adds ’80s rock doc & UK original murder drama
Paramount+ has ordered music docuseries I Wanna Rock: The ‘80s Metal Dream, as well as…
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Viaplay Group restructures leadership & switches to country-based operations
Viaplay Group in the Nordics is restructuring its operating model, implementing a country-based system alongside…
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Exclusive: TikTok, YouTube & Twitch beat Netflix as Spain’s most popular video service for Gen Z
Netflix popularity among under-25s in Spain lies behind TikTok, YouTube and Twitch, according to new…
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Global sales for ‘Secrets In…’ formats as Boat Rocker shops Shark Teeth shows
A slew of global broadcasters have picked up unscripted shows Secrets In The Ice and…
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‘The Only Way Is Essex’ prodco Lime Pictures snags VIS UK alum Joe McLusky
Lime Pictures, the All3Media-owned UK producer behind The Only Way Is Essex, has rehired Joe…
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Veteran The CW scheduling & acquisitions exec Kevin Levy to depart
The CW veteran Kevin Levy is stepping down as EVP of program planning, scheduling and…
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News round-up: S4C & Ryan Reynolds’ Welsh partnership; CreativeChaos & Above The Clouds team; FilmRise orders ‘Statute Of Limitations’
S4C & Ryan Reynolds strike Welsh language partnership S4C has signed a commercial output deal…
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SkyShowtime hires Disney, HBO Max & Netflix execs as streamer’s management roster expands
SkyShowtime’s senior exec team is expanding after the Comcast and Paramount-backed European streamer landed execs…
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Vice Media Group set for $350m sale to Fortress, Soros & Monroe
Vice Media Group is to be sold to Fortress Investment Group, the company’s largest debtholder,…
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Amazon boosts Prime Video Nordics original reality and comedy slate
Amazon’s SVOD service Prime Video has ordered 12 new and returning unscripted reality and entertainment…
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TBI Weekly: Six takeaways from Sunny Side of the Doc
Grey clouds might have been in the skies above Sunny Side of the Doc but…
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News round-up: BBC orders comedy, acquires ‘Traitors Australia’; A&E uncovers ‘Hip Hop Treasures’; OUTtv & Daddy TV ink deal
BBC orders comedy, acquires ‘Traitors Australia’ UK pubcaster the BBC has commissioned comedy drama We…
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Exclusive: StarzPlay CEO Maaz Sheikh on fuelling growth with hyper-local drama & sports
Maaz Sheikh, CEO and co-founder of StarzPlay, tells Mark Layton why hyper-local drama and sports…
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Entertainment One hit by 20% staff cuts as sale looms
Yellowjackets production-distribution firm Entertainment One (eOne) is facing staff cuts of 20%, with the Hasbro-owned…
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Vice Media Group poised for $225m sale to debtholder Fortress Investment Group
Vice Media Group is set to be acquired for $225m by Fortress Investment Group, the…
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ViX streamer expands originals with comedy & cooking shows
US-based TelevisaUnivision-owned Spanish-language streamer ViX is expanding its originals offering, with orders for seven new…
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BBC Studios buys STV in Nordics, producer of ‘Big Love’ & ‘The First Years’
BBC Studios (BBCS) has acquired Big Love and The First Years producer STV, as it…
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Opinion: Why CEE is in the spotlight now more than ever
Central and Eastern Europe has found itself at the centre of an event-laden schedule this…
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Exclusive: Netflix eyes broader documentary offering to build on true crime success
Netflix in France wants to broaden its offering across documentaries while building on its true…
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Banijay France CEO François de Brugada to step down to lead new live event unit
Banijay is recruiting a new CEO for its business in France, with incumbent François de…
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‘Dinosaur With Stephen Fry’ among CEE pick-ups in Passion Distribution factual deals
Broadcasters across CEE have acquired more than 160 hours of factual programming, after striking deals…
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Factual round-up: Quintus expands originals; Peacock seeks ‘Baby Gabriel’ doc; White Spark sets ‘Milky Way’ debut
Quintus expands originals Berlin-based factual content distributor and channel owner, Quintus Studios, has greenlit two…
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‘Les Mystères De…’ firm Flach Film acquired by Giant Steps Production
Paris-based Giant Steps Production, the theatrical feature focused firm founded by independent producer Jules Boyer…
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Producer Ed October buys Youngest Media assets incl ‘Moneybags’ & ‘Game Of Clones’
Producer and former Game Show Network exec Ed October has acquired IP from David Flynn…
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News round-up: Be-Entertainment to shop ‘Swipe Around’; The CW picks up ‘Fantastic Friends’; Campanario & Addiction House strike pact
Be-Entertainment to shop ‘Swipe Around’ Be-Entertainment has acquired the global distribution rights to Swipe Around,…
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Discovery’s Amy Introcaso-Davis departs as WBD cuts execs at US cablenets
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has made cuts to its cable division under Kathleen Finch, with…
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Prime Video remakes ‘Popstars’ in France & unveils ‘Big Brother’ drama amid raft of new shows
Amazon Prime Video is expanding its originals slate in France with a remake of veteran…
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Exclusive: M6 details documentary shift & highlights international coproduction appeal
French broadcaster M6 is making bigger moves into the documentary genre, unveiling its first projects…