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What Buyers Want: Keshet 12’s Ilanit St Hirsch, head of programmes & acquisitions
With a flurry of markets, conferences & co-production-focused events taking place this month, Mark Layton…
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Polsat, AMCNI & FTV Prima buy Blue Ant shows as NATPE Budapest enters second day
Polish broadcaster Polsat, AMC Networks International and the Czech Republic’s FTV Prima have picked up…
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Exclusive: Wildlife filmmaker Patrick Aryee on bringing factual to Gen Z audiences
Factual content creators must “listen and engage” with Gen Z to attract that audience, wildlife…
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News round-up: Stan extends Lionsgate deal; Cineflix strikes CEE sales; Autentic expands FAST
Stan extends Lionsgate deal Australian streamer Stan has expanded its partnership with Lionsgate with a…
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Show of the week: Soul Of The Ocean
Dive deep beneath the waves and explore how aquatic species have developed to co-operate with…
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NBCU’s EVP of unscripted Rod Aissa departs after more than a decade
NBCUniversal’s Rod Aissa, who oversaw unscripted for the company’s networks and Peacock, is stepping down…
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PBS & Love Nature tap Camel Thorn, Terra Mater & WNET for ‘Big Cats, Small World’
PBS and Love Nature have greenlit a one-hour special that tracks how lions, leopards and…
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WBITVP closes Danish arm as CEO Fredrik Hillerbrand departs
Warner Bros International Television Production (WBITVP) is restructuring its operations in the Nordics, with Danish…
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ITV ‘actively exploring’ deal to buy All3Media in potential $1.3bn acquisition
ITV has confirmed it is “actively exploring” an acquisition of All3Media, in a deal that…
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Canada’s Original Content Lab hires Alibi Entertainment’s Heidi Schorn for development
Original Content Lab (OCL), the Toronto-based firm founded by former Sphere Media producer Sean Connolly,…
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Monday Norway names new management as CEO Lasse Hallberg steps down
Lasse Hallberg is stepping down as CEO of Monday Norway, the Norwegian production arm of…
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Bell Media facing staff cuts as telco parent unveils plan to slash 1,300 jobs
Bell Media in Canada is bracing for job cuts after its telco parent becomes the…
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Nat Geo orders Oxford Films doc exploring pharma firm BioNTec’s attempts to cure cancer
Nat Geo has greenlit a documentary exploring the husband-and-wife team who built German biotechnology giant…
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Disney to close remaining networks in South East Asia, Hong Kong, Taiwan & South Korea
Disney is shuttering its remaining networks in South East Asia, Hong Kong, Taiwan and South…
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Exclusive: Warner Bros. Discovery raises HBO Max prices in Nordics, Iberia & Bulgaria
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is raising the cost of its HBO Max streamer in the…
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Exclusive: Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1 braced for 30% staff cuts & squeeze on programme spend
German broadcast giant ProSiebenSat.1 is preparing to make cuts to programming while up to a…
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Paramount+ in Canada reveals Ben Johnson comedy from ‘Letterkenny’ prodco & Elliot Page drama
Paramount+ has unveiled a raft of shows in development for its service in Canada, including…
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Seven.One Entertainment CEO Wolfgang Link exits as ProSiebenSat.1 woes deepen
ProSiebenSat.1 woes have taken another turn with Wolfgang Link, CEO at its Seven.One Entertainment Group,…
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Roku doubles down on food, lifestyle & entertainment as models pivot to international partnerships
Roku is looking to order up to 30 unscripted originals this year and is exploring…
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Fremantle CEO Jennifer Mullin eyes ‘disruption & rocky road’ into 2024 as industry fluxes
Fremantle CEO Jennifer Mullin expects industry turmoil to extend into early 2024, admitting that a…
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Phil Gurin’s TGC GE adds 20th Century Fox & BBC Studios alums to expand international sales
LA-based distribution firm TGC Global Entertainment (TGC GE) has appointed a slew of execs, including…
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Spending squeeze drives ‘value for money’ commissions & copros as ‘Citadel’ franchise raises questions
Streamer spending cuts are fuelling a deeper shift into “value for money” programming and coproductions…
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CBS veteran Kevin Berg departs after 25 years as Liz Miller takes control at Paramount TV Studios
Long-standing CBS Studios exec Kevin Berg is leaving after 25 years at the company, as…
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Roku adds Amazon’s former global streaming chief Jeff Blackburn to board
Former Amazon exec Jeff Blackburn, who until recently oversaw its streaming and content operations, is…
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Formula 1 moves into scripted with ITVS’s Bedrock Entertainment & Felicity Jones
Liberty Media-owned Formula 1 is moving into drama with ITV Studios America-owned Bedrock Entertainment, marking…
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US factual firm ITVS appoints Sundance’s Carrie Lozano as CEO & president
US non-profit factual producer and financier ITVS has appointed the Sundance Institute’s Carrie Lozano as…
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Warner Bros Discovery’s CEE chief eyes unscripted expansion with docs taking centre stage
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) remains in the market for unscripted content across Central and Eastern…
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Hearst Media & Tiffany Haddish strike two-show development deal
Hearst Media Production Group (HPMG) has struck a development deal with US actor, comedian and…
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Gunpowder & Sky boosts sci-fi & horror FAST offering
LA-based indie & FAST operator Gunpowder & Sky has acquired more than 30 TV series…
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CNN chairman & CEO Chris Licht exits WBD-owned network after 13 months
Chris Licht has stepped down as CEO and chairman of Warner Bros. Discovery owned CNN…