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News round-up: HBO Max starts ‘Playing Dirty’ in Spain; SBS in Oz makes ‘Sick’ move; Topic taps Israeli banker drama
HBO Max starts Playing Dirty in Spain Warner Bros. Discovery’s HBO Max has started production…
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Disney hires Google veteran to lead streamer Disney+ Hotstar in India
Disney has raided Google for its new head of Indian streaming giant Disney+ Hotstar. Sajith…
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Chicken Soup for the Soul sets out leadership team following Redbox deal
Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment (CSSE) has unveiled its new senior leadership team following…
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All3 merges Maverick TV with Objective Media Group Scotland to create new label
All3Media has restructured operations at Embarrassing Bodies producer Maverick Television UK and Objective Media Group Scotland,…
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C4 takes History Channel’s ‘Alone’ into UK, orders new Studio Lambert reality show
Channel 4 (C4) in the UK has commissioned a local version of History Channel’s survival…
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Warner Bros. Discovery cuts OWN execs, with head of programming among those departing
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has cut four key positions at Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) in…
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Content Innovation Awards 2022 entry deadline extended
The Content Innovation Awards 2022 entry deadline has been extended, following overwhelming demand from distributors and…
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‘Goode Stuff’ prodco Nevision names CEO & creative director
Transatlantic producer and financier Nevision has promoted its producer, Anne Morrison, to become CEO and creative…
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Noah Media rejigs senior ranks amid documentary drive
Finding Jack Charlton producer Noah Media Group has rejigged its senior exec ranks with a series…
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Disney+ Canada names Telefilm alum as director of content
The Walt Disney Company has appointed former Telefilm Canada exec Stephanie Azam as director of…
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Tubi pairs with TMZ for docuseries as Fox’s AVOD streamer expands originals
Fox Entertainment’s AVOD streamer Tubi has expanded its relationship with gossip firm TMZ to launch a…
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‘Lord Of The Rings’ rights sold to Swedish gaming firm Embracer
Swedish gaming firm Embracer Group has struck a deal to acquire a swathe of rights to…
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Canada’s VisionTV presses Go Button on ‘Bake & Make Up’
Canada’s VisionTV is preparing to air a new baking-related format from Go Button Media. Bake…
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Great Pacific Media appoints EVP, bolsters executive team
Canadian unscripted prodco Great Pacific Media (GPM) has bolstered its leadership team with several executive…
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Amazon Prime Video orders Dr. Seuss baking show & Leeds United docuseries
Amazon Prime Video has greenlit Dr. Seuss Baking Challenge, a culinary competition show inspired by…
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A+E Networks & Viaplay stock up on factual in global Beyond Rights deals
A+E Networks, Viaplay and Bravo are among global broadcasters to have acquired a range of…
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Nature streamer WaterBear names co-CEO in leadership restructure
Environmental streaming service WaterBear has promoted Sam Sutaria to co-CEO, ahead of him taking on…
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Chatterbox Media appoints head of development
UK factual prodco Chatterbox Media has promoted Ellie Sabine-Singh to head of development. In this…
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UK’s Sensethefuture Pictures hires BBC alum for unscripted growth
Former BBC commissioning editor Nick Shearman has joined London-based unscripted prodco Sensethefuture Pictures as an…
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A+E’s Crime+Investigation Play to roll out UK DTC service
A+E Networks EMEA will next month roll out its existing Crime+Investigation Play channel as a…
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Andy Kaplan & George Chien’s KC Global expands AXN, Animax reach in Asia
KC Global Media Entertainment, the company launched by Sony Pictures Television (SPT) alums Andy Kaplan…
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WBD unveils top team in Germany, with Discovery veteran departing
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has unveiled its new-look team in Germany, with veteran exec Alberto…
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News round-up: Freida reveals Michael Stevenson doc; HBO preps Mendes & Iannucci comedy; Ryan Reynolds’ FuboTV deal
Freida reveals Michael Stevenson doc Freida Films, the London-based prodco launched in 2020 by Amelia…
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OSN & BBC among MENA deals for TVF International
Middle East broadcaster OSN and BBC News Arabic are among buyers of shows from TVF…
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WBD to launch merged streamer in 2023, details HBO boost & DC strategy
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has set a summer 2023 launch for its combined DTC streamer,…
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BBC Storyville commissioner Philippa Kowarsky quits after less than year in role
Philippa Kowarsky has stepped down from her role as commissioning editor of UK pubcaster the…
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Disney’s Onyx Collective orders unscripted trio & inks Yara Shahidi deal
Disney’s Onyx Collective brand has greenlit three new unscripted series and inked an overall deal…
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Station 6 hires Lion alum for unscripted development
Station 6 Productions, the New York-based prodco recently launched by former Lion TV USA CEO…
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Zinc Media raises $5m investment & acquires The Edge Picture Company
UK factual group Zinc Media has acquired local production firm The Edge Picture Company for…
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Blink49 Studios hires eOne duo to lead new unscripted division
Endeavor Content-backed Blink49 Studios has launched a new unscripted division, to develop a slate of…