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Discovery embarks on exploration voyage with ‘Maritime Masters: Expedition Antarctica’
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has produced Maritime Masters: Expedition Antarctica, an original docuseries showcasing life…
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Fremantle CEO Jennifer Mullin, Lilly Singh & World of Wonder duo to keynote Banff
Fremantle CEO Jennifer Mullin is among a flurry of speakers who have been confirmed for…
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This Is Nice CEO Morten Mogensen to exit Fremantle-owned Nordic group
Morten Mogensen is stepping down as CEO at Fremantle’s Nordic group, This Is Nice. His…
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News round-up: MBC & TV2 among royal doc deals; Netflix India renews ‘Rana Naidu’; Fuse Media expands Freevee FAST deal
MBC & TV2 among royal doc deals RTS (Switzerland), TV2 (Hungary), TV2 (Slovenia), RTBF (Belgium),…
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Nutopia hires Lion TV & Raw alum Tom Watt-Smith to drive docuseries & formats
Nutopia has appointed former Lion TV exec Tom Watt-Smith to a newly created position working…
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Fifth Season’s SVP of docs Kevin Iwashina steps down, acknowledges ‘creating discomfort’ for others
Fifth Season’s SVP of documentaries Kevin Iwashina is stepping down, after acknowledging that he had…
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MIPTV Takeaways: Blue Ant’s Ben Barrett on budgets, pre-buys & why €35 bowls of pasta matter
MIPTV has wrapped and as the 5,510 participants (according to organisers RX France) head back…
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Fremantle takes the measure of WhyNow’s ‘Coco Chanel’ documentary
Fremantle has acquired global distribution rights to Coco Chanel, a feature documentary from Gabriel Jagger’s…
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Netflix to maintain $17bn content spend in 2024, as Q1 subs grow by 1.75 million
Netflix is not likely to cut its content investment in 2024, with co-CEO Ted Sarandos…
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Fremantle UK names ex-Thames MD Amelia Brown as new CEO
Fremantle has named Amelia Brown, the former MD of UK label Thames, as CEO of…
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Warner Bros. Discovery hires Harry Gamsu from Fremantle
Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has re-hired Fremantle exec Harry Gamsu. Gamsu was most recently VP…
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Nat Geo & Discovery stress returnability as duo share factual strategies
National Geographic is looking for investigative documentaries, while Discovery is on the hunt for celebrity…
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Exclusive: Australia poised for rapid FAST growth, as top 10 non-US markets revealed
Australia is poised for rapid FAST growth over the next four years and will overtake…
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MIPTV round-up: ‘Show Must Go On’ wins MIPFormats Pitch; Wag & Insight TV ink FAST deal; Escapade to shop ‘Spice Trails: Latin America’
‘Show Must Go On’ wins MIPFormats Pitch Show Must Go On has won the 2023…
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Samsung TV Plus sets ‘soft cap’ on channels, as FAST exclusivity demands grow
Samsung TV Plus is increasingly looking for exclusive channels and content for its FAST platform,…
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Sister’s Jane Featherstone talks up ‘reignited distribution’ opportunity as industry faces ‘painful correction’
The industry is facing a “painful” correction as streamers rein in spending, according to Sister…
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MIPTV round-up: Planete+ orders wartime docudrama; Wag seals science & mystery deals; Newen Connect to shop ‘In The Shadows’
Planete+ orders wartime docudrama Canal+ Group’s Planete+ has ordered 1914, Summer In Hell, a docudrama…
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Mediawan acquires Femke Wolting & Bruno Felix prodco Submarine
European media group Mediawan has taken a majority stake in Submarine, the prodco behind Netflix’s…
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BBC & NBCU co-commission Belgian format ‘Destination X’
The BBC in the UK and NBCUniversal (NBCU) have co-commissioned adventure reality competition show, Destination…
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Betty TV hires Bandicoot’s Emma Read-Wilson as head of production
Bandicoot’s recently departed head of production, Emma Read-Wilson, has joined UK prodco Betty TV in…
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Amazon ups Martin Backlund to oversee Prime Video Nordics
Amazon has promoted Martin Backlund to managing director of its SVOD service Prime Video for…
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MIPTV deals round-up: Five deals for ‘The Traitors’; Sky buys ‘The Swarm’ & ‘The Ark’; ‘The A-Talks’ travels
‘The Traitors’ strikes five new deals Fast-travelling format The Traitors is to be remade in…
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Channel 4 & SBS investigate Reeva Steenkamp true crime docuseries
UK broadcaster Channel 4 and Australia’s SBS have both picked up true crime documentary series…
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ZDF Studios targets factual entertainment with Tom Gamlich & Jan Fritzowsky’s Content Laden
ZDF Studios has partnered with Tom Gamlich and Jan Fritzowsky to launch a new prodco…
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Asylum Entertainment hires Sky Studios alum Rob Siegel to lead M&A charge
Endeavor-backed LA prodco Asylum Entertainment has hired London-based Rob Siegel to oversee its M&A activity….
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Fremantle UK’s Simon Andreae steps down as CEO after three years
Fremantle UK chief Simon Andreae has stepped down as CEO after three years in the…
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Fox Network to give ‘celebronauts’ a taste of Mars in Shatner-fronted show
Fox Network in the US has greenlit Stars on Mars, a new reality series in…
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Blue Ant seeks presale partners on new true crime series
International producer, distributor and channel operator Blue Ant Media has unveiled plans for a new ten-part…
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Quintus Studios unveils diverse factual slate for MIPTV
Factual content distributor and channel owner Quintus Studios has unveiled a broad line-up of factual…
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The future for docuseries: Time for a reset
Docuseries have exploded over recent years but rampant competition, rising costs and squeezed budgets are…