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NEO Studios & TwentyOne14 Media ink factual partnership & set ‘All Hip-Hop’ doc
NEO Studios, the sports-focused prodco behind Amazon’s Take Us Home: Leeds United, has struck a…
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UK’s Channel 5 orders anorexia doc from Proper Content
Paramount-owned UK comcaster Channel 5 has ordered Anorexic (working title), a documentary exploring the stories…
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BBC Studios launches Nordic+ streamer as BBC Brit & BBC Earth merged
BBC Studios (BBCS) is shuttering its BBC Brit and BBC Earth channels in the Nordics,…
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BBC to explore life of Kanye West in documentary & podcast
UK pubcaster the BBC has ordered a documentary and accompanying eight-part podcast about the life…
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News round-up: Nat Geo boards Mayan doc, NBC orders ‘Non-Evil Twin’ pilot
Nat Geo boards Mayan doc National Geographic, ZDFinfo and TV5 Quebec have boarded Pernel Media’s documentary series Rise and…
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Paramount cuts 120 staff in Showtime & MTV Entertainment Studios merger
Paramount Global has merged the leadership of Showtime and MTV Entertainment Studios, with the shake-up…
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News round-up: eOne to shop ‘Paper Dolls’; Vice strikes Andrew Tate doc deals; New sales for ‘The Congregation’
eOne to shop ‘Paper Dolls’ Entertainment One (eOne) has acquired international distribution rights (outside Australia)…
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Hulu seeks missing Morgan Nick in Ridley Scott & ABC News Studios docuseries
US streamer Hulu has commissioned Still Missing Morgan, a new docuseries from ABC News Studios…
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Banijay Iberia & LaLiga partner for sports-focused LaLiga Studios
Banijay Iberia and football league LaLiga are joining forces to launch LaLiga Studios, a new…
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Former HBO Max execs launch VHM unscripted production firm
Former HBO Max execs Jennifer O’Connell and Rebecca Quinn have launched VHM (Velvet Hammer Media), a new US unscripted…
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Disney’s int’l content chief exits, as new-look structure emerges
Disney’s chairman of international content & operations is leaving the company in the wake of…
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News round-up: MIPTV embraces FAST; German copro scheme joins All3’s ‘Messenger’; C4 & NFTS strike three-year pact
MIPTV embraces FAST MIPTV a FAST-focused “channel summit” to take place during its April event…
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WBD to retain Discovery+ as solo service in US after combi-streamer launch
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is to retain Discovery+ as a solo streamer after the launch…
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Disney overhauls content & streaming, cuts 7,000 jobs & eyes third-party sales
Disney is cutting 7,000 jobs, slashing $3bn from content spend and overhauling its content operations,…
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Exclusive: Banijay Rights extends first-look deal with UK factual firm Proper Content
Banijay Rights has extended its first-look development deal with UK factual specialist Proper Content for…
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Paramount ANZ’s streaming chief exits amid senior exec reshuffle
Paramount has reshuffled its execs in Australia and New Zealand, with streaming chief Liz Baldwin…
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BBC Studios restructures in ANZ, hires Fremantle & Endemol Shine execs
BBC Studios (BBCS) in Australia and New Zealand has restructured its operations by hiring Fremantle’s…
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News round-up: VTM2 gets ‘Stranded On Honeymoon Island’; Viaplay sets US & Canada DTC launch; Cowshed reorganises
VTM2 gets ‘Stranded On Honeymoon Island’ VTM2 in Belgium has ordered Stranded On Honeymoon Island,…
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Netflix names unscripted chief to replace RTL-bound Inga Leschek
Netflix has hired former ProSiebenSat.1 exec Wiebke Schodder to oversee its unscripted slate, replacing Inga…
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Banijay’s Workerbee strikes pact with ‘Touching The Void’ director Kevin Macdonald
Banijay UK label Workerbee has struck a multi project deal with Scottish director and producer…
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Banijay names Ben Samek CEO of Americas as Cris Abrego steps down
Banijay has restructured its operations in the Americas, with CEO Cris Abrego stepping down and…
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News round-up: ‘The Rookie: Feds’ goes global; Ed TV Fest names advisory chair; Espresso shops Moscow gold doc to RTVE
‘The Rookie: Feds’ goes global The Rookie: Feds, the ABC crime drama spin-off from The…
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Left Bank & Blast! alums among first cohort for Sky’s commissioner scheme
Sky in the UK has named alumni from The Crown producer Left Bank Pictures and…
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Pamela Anderson & Food Network Canada rustle up new cookery show
Pamela Anderson is expanding her TV repertoire with a new cookery show in the works…
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Beach House hires Claire Clements to lead Asia Pacific-focused wildlife unit
Blue Ant Media’s Singapore-based production outfit Beach House Pictures (BHP) is launching an Asia Pacific-focused…
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‘Our Big Blue Backyard’ prodco NHNZ Worldwide recruits Remedy TV development exec
New Zealand-based specialist factual firm NHNZ Worldwide has hired development producer Daysun Perkins into the…
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Mediawan & Entourage Ventures reveal $100m fund for international projects
France’s Mediawan has struck a deal with Entourage Ventures that will see the investment group…
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News round-up: Prime Video & ABC pick up ‘Summer Memories’; Abacus shops Andrew Tate doc; Netflix & NITV kids’ co-commission
Prime Video, ABC & Showmax think on ‘Summer Memories’ Prime Video for Germany, Austria and…
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Discovery in Norway orders celebrity version of Belgium’s ’99 To Beat’
Discovery in Norway has followed the lead of its Swedish counterpart and ordered a local…
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Banijay lands Publicis exec to lead M&A, as ambitions expand beyond content
Banijay has hired an associate director from French advertising firm Publicis Groupe to oversee its…