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France Télévisions’ documentary chief Catherine Alvaresse exits, as producer concerns rise
France Télévisions’ Catherine Alvaresse has stepped down as director of documentaries, with the move prompting…
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Canada Media Fund to receive $29.5m funding boost to support underrepresented groups
Canada’s government is injecting C$40m ($29.5m) into the Canada Media Fund (CMF) in a bid…
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News round-up: Espresso unveils doc trio; Factual deals for Passion; Abacus to shop ‘Legacy List’
Espresso unveils doc trio Espresso Media International has unveiled three new documentaries from its distribution…
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Spain’s Boomerang TV lands Jorge Pezzi as CEO, replacing co-founders Pedro Ricote & Juan José Diaz
Spanish production outfit Boomerang TV has reshuffled its senior team, with Jorge Pezzi named CEO…
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News round-up: BBC, C4 lead RTS Awards; WBD unveils UK & Ireland slate; Paramount renews ‘Star Trek’ spin-offs
BBC, C4 lead RTS Programme Awards The BBC and Channel 4 were the stand-out winners…
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Amazon alum Georgia Brown to lead UK skills task force
Georgia Brown, the former Amazon Studios Europe chief, is to chair a skills task force,…
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Netflix, Prime Video & Disney+ to face Ofcom scrutiny as UK gov’t reveals media reforms
The UK government has outlined plans to bring global services including Netflix, Amazon Prime Video…
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Banijay appoints former Banijay Studios France COO to new group chief business officer role
Banijay has appointed the former COO of its Banijay Studios France division to a newly…
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News round-up: C5 orders moon doc; Leonine ups Sarah Fischer; Fresh TV & Cake team for ‘Total Dramarama’ special
C5 orders moon doc UK broadcaster Channel 5 has ordered Dara Ó Briain: Secrets of…
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Argo’s Richard Johns & director E. Elias Merhige launch Promethean Pictures
British producer Richard Johns, founder of Argo Films, has partnered with US director E. Elias…
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Disney cuts Hulu & Freeform execs as production operations merged & creative acquisitions unit closed
Disney has begun laying off staff as part of its “strategic realignment”, with production operations…
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Plimsoll Productions reshuffles senior team with new roles for Jonathan Jackson & Lucy Bilson
ITV Studios-owned Plimsoll Productions has reshuffled its senior team, with promotions for Jonathan Jackson and…
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Fremantle Italy promotes Marco Tombolini to CEO
Fremantle Italy has promoted Marco Tombolini to CEO, with the exec expanding his remit to…
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Roku names heads of scripted & alternative following Colin Davis’s exit to Sony
Roku has rejigged its senior ranks following Colin Davis’ move to join Sony Pictures Television…
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Exclusive: HBO & HBO Max chief Casey Bloys compares ‘streaming correction’ to Dot-com bubble
HBO & HBO Max chief Casey Bloys has told TBI that the industry remains “right…
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ITV & ITVX extend format reboot trend to return ‘Deal Or No Deal’ to UK
ITV in the UK is extending the country’s trend for format reboots, this time with…
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CBS Reality seeks ‘Killer Evidence’ in Donal MacIntyre true crime series
British fact-ent channel CBS Reality has partnered with Emporium Prodictions once more with a commission…
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BBC’s ‘Top Gear’ will not resume filming after Freddie Flintoff crash, with show’s future unclear
The future of the BBC’s motoring show Top Gear has been thrown into further doubt…
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News round-up: Prime Video & S4C announce sports docs; Showtime axes ‘The L Word: Generation Q’
Prime Video orders Newcastle Utd doc Amazon SVOD Prime Video has ordered a sports docuseries…
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Noah Media Group & Uninterrupted team for Carl Lewis documentary
Noah Media Group is to produce a feature documentary on sporting icon Carl Lewis, alongside…
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WBD’s new streamer aims to ‘replicate’ cable bundle, says HBO & HBO Max chief Casey Bloys
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD)’s upcoming and as-yet unnamed streamer will aim to replicate the reach…
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Fremantle acquires Belgian ‘Baghdad Messi’ label A Team Productions
European production and distribution giant Fremantle has acquired a majority stake in A Team Productions,…
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Banijay-owned Stephen David Entertainment hires WBD factual exec Howard Swartz
Stephen David Entertainment, the Banijay Americas-owned studio behind The Men Who Built America, has appointed…
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Paramount+ int’l chief Marco Nobili details franchise strategy & prequel preference
Paramount+ international chief Marco Nobili has thrown more detail on the streamer’s expanding franchise plan,…
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News round-up: ‘Unspoken’ wins Series Mania co-pro prize; Bell Media orders Pixcom’s ‘The Ultimate Fan’; FilmRise strikes National Black TV Media deal
‘Unspoken’ wins Series Mania co-pro prize Ukrainian & Polish war thriller series Unspoken has been…
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Fremantle launches new London-based factual label, Undeniable
European production group Fremantle has launched Undeniable, a new London-based factual label focused on documentary…
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ITVS-backed MultiStory Media expands entertainment team
ITV Studios-backed MultiStory Media has promoted Simone Haywood to creative director of MultiStory London in…
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Leonine COO Markus Frerker to step down at end of the month
Dr Markus Frerker is to exit his post as chief operating officer at Germany’s private…
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Embankment Films ramps up unscripted with triple hire, incl ‘Killing Escobar’s Nick Taussig
UK-based Embankment Films is ramping up its unscripted division by hiring three new execs, including…
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Disney+ expands factual offering with Ed Sheeran docuseries
Disney+ has ordered Ed Sheeran: The Sum Of It All, a four-part docuseries exploring how…