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Peter Chernin’s North Road buys Turkish prodco Karga Seven Pictures in first major int’l acquisition
Peter Chernin’s The North Road Company has bought Turkish production firm Karga Seven Pictures, in…
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MGM+ picks up docuseries on infamous serial killer Ed Gein
Amazon-owned streamer MGM+ has picked up true crime docuseries Psycho: The Lost Tapes Of Ed…
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SkyShowtime CEO on originals strategy, streamer consolidation & writers strike
SkyShowtime has already picked up a raft of HBO Max shows from CEE and is…
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AMC Networks ups Angela Molloy to head up rejigged ALLBLK & WE tv leadership
AMC Networks in the US has promoted company veteran Angela Molloy to a new role…
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Fremantle hires All3Media Int’l’s Kit Yow for Asian sales
Production and distribution giant Fremantle has appointed All3Media International’s Kit Yow as VP of sales…
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Paramount+ picks up Milli Vanilli doc about infamous R&B duo
Paramount+ has picked up feature documentary Milli Vanilli, about the infamous German R&B duo, for exclusive…
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Canada’s CBC unveils 40+ originals line-up & FAST expansion
Canadian public broadcaster CBC has unveiled a programming line-up of more than 40 new and…
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WBD & Liberty Global reportedly eyeing $1.26bn All3Media sale
All3Media, the UK production giant behind titles such as The Traitors and Three Identical Strangers,…
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Autentic launches new content unit, led by ProSieben Sat. 1 alum Tom Zwiessler
Germany factual production and distribution house Autentic is launching a new content unit, Autentic Studios,…
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Sky Deutschland to drop Sky Comedy, Spiegel Geschichte and Curiosity TV linear channels
German pay-TV service Sky Deutschland is dropping three linear channels – Sky Comedy, Spiegel Geschichte…
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Canada’s Bell Media acquires stake in ‘Transplant’ indie Sphere Media
Canadian broadcasting giant Bell Media has acquired a minority stake in Montreal-based indie Sphere Media,…
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Entertainment One to shop Australian true crime docuseries ‘The Black Hand’
Entertainment One (eOne) has secured the international distribution rights (excluding Australia and Scandinavia) to true…
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Netflix picks up Mamamoo K-pop doc for Southeast Asian premiere
Netflix has picked up Mamamoo: Where Are We Now, a documentary about the K-pop girl…
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Nordic’s Monday Media acquires ‘Sirius’ prodco Impact TV
Nordic production group Monday Media has acquired Danish unscripted firm Impact TV, following its bankruptcy…
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Disney+ details UK & Ireland originals line-up for 2023
Disney+ has confirmed premiere dates for a slew of titles launching exclusively on the Mouse…
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Sales round-up: Blue Ant strikes Lat Am deals; ABC & ZDF explore ‘Super Happy Magic Forest’
Blue Ant strikes Lat Am deals Latin American platforms including DirecTV and A+E Networks have…
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NBCU & JioCinema deal brings ‘Young Rock’ & ‘Bel-Air’ to India
Reliance-owned Indian broadcaster Viacom18 is continuing to expand its US content offering, after striking a…
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Discovery+ sets Vinnie Jones-fronted farm renovation docuseries
Discovery+ has ordered Vinnie Jones: The Wild Life (working title), a docuseries following the Hollywood…
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Exclusive: Belinda Menendez on NBCU sales line-up & “creative” FAST deals
As this year’s LA Screenings draws to a close, buyers are preparing to wave a…
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ITVX explores ‘Playboy Bunny Murders’ with Ian Lamarra’s Soho Studios & Future Studios
UK streamer ITVX is expanding its true crime offering with a series exploring the murders…
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Banijay’s Workerbee makes first prodco deal with backing for Red Sauce exec’s Welsh prodco Ty’r Ddraig
Banijay-owned production firm Workerbee Group is backing a new start-up from its former head of…
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News round-up: ‘Deal Or No Deal’ returns to Spain; SPI’s Dizi lands on Prime Video channels; Mercury & Stim prep ‘Octicorn & Friends’
Deal Or No Deal returns to Spain Telecinco in Spain has ordered a new version…
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MGM+ appoints Prime Video exec as global general manager to ‘unify US & international’ streamer
US-based streamer MGM+ has named former Prime Video exec Josh McIvor as its global general…
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BBC orders doc exploring plight of Britain’s kelp forests
UK pubcaster the BBC has commissioned The Man Who Loves Kelp (working title), a documentary…
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Blue Ant Media & Vizio strike FAST deal to add Homeful & Love Pets to extend US reach
Blue Ant Media is expanding its rapidly growing network of FAST channels, after striking a…
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Comcast launches Now TV streaming bundle via Xfinity
NBCUniversal parent Comcast is launching Now TV, a new streaming service that includes more than…
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Netflix orders ‘American Gladiators’ docuseries
Netflix has commissioned Muscles & Mayhem: An Unauthorized Story Of American Gladiators, a docuseries about…
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Viaplay appoints EVP & head of sports to replace departed Peter Nørrelund
Viaplay has appointed one of its veteran execs to oversee the Nordic streamer’s sports operations…
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FilmRise & Canal+ Docs board doc ‘Missing From Fire Trail Road’
New York-based producer & streaming firm FilmRise and French TV network Canal+ Docs have boarded…
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Kino Lorber acquires First Look streamer Topic, forms joint venture
US distribution firm Kino Lorber has acquired a majority stake in First Look Media streamer…