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MGM TV unscripted co-head, Brian Edwards, exits three months after promotion
Brian Edwards, the co-head of MGM alternative television, is leaving the Amazon-owned company three months…
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Vice closes France office, names finance duo as co-CEOs to replace Nancy Dubuc
Vice Media Group is closing its office in France and has named finance execs Bruce…
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Amazon Prime Video Canada cooks up restaurant docuseries with Pixcom
Amazon Prime Video has ordered Pendant Ce Temps En Cuisine, a docuseries going behind of the…
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News round-up: Channel 4 orders Paula Yates doc; BBC returns ‘The Traitors’; TF1 & CBC in ‘House of Windsor’ deals
Channel 4 orders Paula Yates doc UK broadcaster Channel 4 has ordered a two-part docuseries…
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Vice Media CEO Nancy Dubuc steps down after five years
Nancy Dubuc has stepped down as CEO at Vice Media Group, following a five-year tenure….
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Channel 5 investigates ‘The Earl, His Lover, The Escort And Her Brother’ from Spun Gold TV
Paramount-owned UK broadcaster Channel 5 has ordered a feature-length documentary around the life and murder…
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BBC Studios extends Zinc Media Group distribution deal
BBC Studios has extended its first-look distribution deal with UK factual specialist Zinc Media Group….
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News round-up: TV3 Estonia challenges ‘Mastermind’; Peacock investigates Robert Wone murder; Asylum strikes NY Post first-look deal
TV3 Estonia challenges ‘Mastermind’ TV3 Estonia has licensed the BBC Studios quiz format Mastermind, with…
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Exclusive: Ukraine One Year On – The fight to keep the cameras rolling
One year into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Mark Layton investigates how producers and broadcasters in…
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WBD eyes further savings & FAST push amid revenue losses
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has reported a net loss of $2.1bn during the fourth quarter…
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All3Media International hires Samsung TV Plus exec to lead FAST expansion
All3Media International has landed Samsung TV Plus exec Amanda Stevens to lead its expanding FAST…
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All3Media’s Aurora snags The Story Lab US exec for originals push
UK sports-focused prodco Aurora Media Worldwide has hired The Story Lab US exec Bianca Schwartz…
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News round-up: Sky UK picks up ‘Beep & Mort’; Batal Boys producing ‘Pickleballers’; Blue Ant shops custody battle doc
Sky UK picks up ‘Beep & Mort’ Sky UK has acquired Australian kids’ series Beep…
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RTL Croatia owner PPF takes 9% stake in ProSiebenSat.1
RTL Croatia owner PPF Group has acquired a 9.1% stake in German media company ProSiebenSat.1….
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BBC Studios inks first-look deal with Big Owl Pictures, Oz firm led by WB alum Shaun Murphy
BBC Studios has stuck a first-look deal with Australian production firm Big Owl Pictures. The…
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Entertainment One crowned sales partner for Nutopia’s ‘Royal Mob’
Entertainment One (eOne) has acquired the global distribution rights (excluding the UK, Germany and Italy)…
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ITV America & Good Company produce ballroom docuseries under new funding model
US production group ITV America and New York- and LA-based Good Company have partnered on…
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Fremantle dives into sales for Steve Backshall whale docuseries
Fremantle has acquired global distribution rights to Whale With Steve Backshall, the upcoming natural history…
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Candle Media launches non-fiction arm, led by ex-ABC News president
Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs’ Candle Media has launched a new non-fiction division, headed up…
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Banijay shutters Singapore office, moves operations to India
Banijay is closing its office in Singapore and moving operations to India as part of…
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News round-up: Yesterday visits ‘Retro Electro Workshop’; VOYO Bulgaria drama deals; Dandelooo takes’ Super Heroes of Nature’ rights
Yesterday visits ‘Retro Electro Workshop’ UKTV’s factual channel Yesterday has commissioned a new UKTV original…
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BBC, France TV, ZDF & BBC America link for wildlife epic ‘Mammals’
The BBC has unveiled a trio of projects from the producers of Planet Earth III,…
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Banijay Rights to handle global sales for 72 Films’ Boris Johnson docuseries
Banijay Rights has acquired global distribution rights to Boris (working title), the docuseries from Fremantle-owned…
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Netflix orders Japanese comedy ‘Ariyoshi Assists’, marking Nippon TV first
Netflix has ordered a Japanese-language comedy from Nippon TV, marking the first time the Tokyo-based…
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News round-up: Netflix lands La Liga doc; Fox extends talent deals; Series Mania reveals co-pro pitch shows
Netflix lands La Liga doc Netflix is expanding its sports docs output with a new…
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Exclusive: Beyond Rights team to disband following Banijay takeover
The majority of Beyond International’s rights team is to be let go following its acquisition…
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‘Chef’s Table’ firm Boardwalk Pictures receives Shamrock investment
Boardwalk Pictures, the US factual firm behind Netflix’s Chef’s Table, has sold a minority stake…
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Keshet Int’l makes first natural history acquisitions ahead of London TV Screenings
Keshet International (KI) has made its first acquisitions deal for natural history content ahead of…
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France TV, TF1 & M6 close Salto, blaming ‘complex governance’ & merger failure
French streamer Salto is to be liquidated by shareholders France Télévisions, TF1 and M6, with…
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News round-up: Juggernaut to adapt Muskan Sethi story; Bavaria to spread ‘Chaos’; Dare Pictures names chair
Juggernaut to adapt Muskan Sethi story IN10 Media Network’s production house, Juggernaut Productions, has acquired…