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Mattel TV Studios hires Amazon, Jim Henson & Bad Robot alums
Barbie and Hot Wheels owner Mattel has made three senior appointments to its TV studio….
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Asylum Entertainment strikes Lamont Pete & John H. Kelleher first-look pacts
LA-based Asylum Entertainment Group has bagged a first-look deal with filmmakers Lamont Pete and his…
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Wheelhouse snags Alignment investment, eyes ‘strategic acquisitions’
Brent Montgomery’s production firm Wheelhouse has received an undisclosed investment from US-based private equity firm…
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Switzerland’s RTS becomes first int’l buyer of Panenka’s ‘We’ve Got To Walk’
RTS in Switzerland has become the first international buyer of Lineup Industries’ format We’ve Got…
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News round-up: Netflix boards BBC YA drama; Hidden Pictures inks Warren Adler deal; TVF Benelux sales
Netflix boards BBC YA drama Netflix has picked up the BBC’s adaptation of Holly Jackson’s…
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Banijay Asia & Ravi Shastri’s Sporting Beyond partner for cricket content
Banijay Asia has linked up with Sporting Beyond, the prodco co-founded by India’s former cricket…
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Canada’s Bell Media snags Shark Teeth’s ‘Building Bad’, Cineflix to sell globally
Canada’s Bell Media has struck a pre-sale deal for the first season of factual engineering…
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BANFF adds CBS Entertainment president Amy Reisenbach to line-up
CBS Entertainment president Amy Reisenbach is among senior execs to have been added to the…
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Norway’s VGTV acquires Nova Festival doc from Yes Studios
VGTV in Norway has picked up Yes Studios documentary that explores the Hamas terrorist attacks…
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Netflix shares dive 9% as subs decision & revenue projection disappoint investors
Netflix shares have dived almost 10% after the global streamer’s revenue projections over the next…
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Love Nature unveils ‘Deep Dive’ extension in new originals line-up
Blue Ant Media’s Love Nature wildlife and nature brand has unveiled a slate of new…
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Little Dot Studios elevates Richard Young to MD of History Hit & FAST channels
All3Media-backed Little Dot Studios has prompted Richard Young to MD of factual brand History Hit…
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News round-up: AI firm Deep Fusion preps Hunt doc; SeriesFest reveals Duplass award; KI lands ITN show
AI firm Deep Fusion preps James Hunt doc UK-based Deep Fusion Films is to produce…
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Sony & Apollo join forces amid latest Paramount twist
The ongoing saga around the future of Paramount Global has taken a new twist, with…
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Netflix to end subscriber reporting in 2025, as Q1 revenues surge 15%
Netflix profits surged in Q1 of 2024 as new customers flocked to the streamer, which…
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Nordic’s Viaplay partners with Prime Video Channels in US
Nordic streamer Viaplay has launched a new US-focused service via Amazon’s Prime Video Channels, having…
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BBCS hires Fremantle’s Lexi Landsman for unscripted development in Australia
BBC Studios (BBCS) has hired former Fremantle and ITV Studios exec Lexi Landsman to work…
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‘Walking Dead’ firm Skybound sets up unscripted division, led by Catalina’s Brent Jacoby
Skybound Entertainment, the US prodco behind The Walking Dead, is setting up an unscripted division…
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Canada’s CBC secures $30m gov’t support ‘to preserve jobs & programming’
CBC/Radio-Canada has secured a one-off payment of C$42m ($30m) from the Canadian government that will…
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Vice Media’s distribution chief Bea Hegedus leaves embattled company
Vice Media Group’s distribution chief Bea Hegedus has left the company, following a restructuring of…
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Jeff Skoll closing socially-conscious producer Participant after 20 years
Jeff Skoll’s Participant, the socially conscious producer & financier behind Waiting For Superman and An…
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ProSieben posts 6% revenue rise & 35% rise in earnings in preliminary Q1 update
ProSiebenSat.1 has posted a 6% rise in revenues and a 35% rise in earnings in…
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Fremantle Spain ups Mario Briongos to CEO, after Jaime Ondarza exit
Fremantle Spain has promoted entertainment chief Mario Briongos to CEO, following the exit of Nathalie…
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Apple TV+ orders ‘Hollywood Con Queen’ scam docuseries
Apple TV+ has ordered Hollywood Con Queen, a new docuseries based on the reporting of…
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Buyer’s Profiles: CME Group’s Igor Draguzet, Peter Chalupa, Iulia Plesi & Marko Došlić
As part of a new partnership with NEM Dubrovnik, this latest installment to TBI’s Buyers…
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News round-up: Blue Ant to shop ‘Stormy’; UKTV revives ‘Bergerac’; Harbour Rights deals
Blue Ant to shop ‘Stormy’ Blue Ant Studios has acquired worldwide distribution rights to Stormy,…
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Russo’s AGBO hires Amazon MGM Studios alum Chris Brearton
Former Amazon MGM Studios exec Chris Brearton is joining Anthony and Joe Russo’s production firm…
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Channel 5 explores ‘The Mysteries Of The Pyramids’ in Wildflame docuseries
Paramount-owned UK broadcaster Channel 5 has ordered The Mysteries Of The Pyramids (working title), a…
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TBI Weekly: MIPTV – The one that got away
MIPTV wrapped its 61st and final edition this week, capping a tumultuous recent few years…
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Lionsgate’s Hoogstra taps Half Yard execs for eOne US label
Lionsgate’s Dirk Hoogstra has hired a raft of execs from his former outfit Half Yard…