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Factual
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Two Rivers factual chief Mick McAvoy departs Scottish indie
Mick McAvoy, head of factual at Scottish indie Two Rivers Media, and one of its…
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Off The Fence hires Sky & NENT alums as distribution team expands
ZDF Enterprises-owned factual outfit Off The Fence (OTF) is expanding its sales and co-production teams…
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Paramount+ UK lands Firecracker’s Federico Ruiz as commissioning editor
Paramount UK has hired Federico Ruiz to work across its original output. Ruiz, who joins…
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News round-up: NBC & Peacock prep duo; E! expands scripted offer; BlackBox and EO Media team up
NBC & Peacock prep duo NBC has taken comedy Lopez vs Lopez to series, while…
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Sky Studios hires Metfilm Sales exec to lead documentary push
Sky Studios has appointed Metfilm Sales exec Vesna Cudic to a newly created role that…
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BBC Studios NHU hires exec producer to lead CGI push
BBC Studios Natural History Unit (NHU) has appointed visual effects specialist Mike Davis to lead…
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Warner Bros. Discovery exits multiply, as new UK sport venture revealed
Warner Bros. Discovery exits continue apace, with UK chief Polly Cochrane and kids topper Tom…
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News round-up: France TV orders ‘After The Asteroid’; Abacus to shop ‘Wonderland’; Banijay launches ‘Mr Bean’ NFTs
France TV orders ‘After The Asteroid’ France Télévisions has commissioned After The Asteroid (aka Après…
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Great Pacific Media strikes factual & kids pact with Sean Connolly’s Original Content Lab
Great Pacific Media, the Canadian factual and scripted label owned by Thunderbird Entertainment, has inked…
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Sky appoints Raw alum for documentaries and factual commissioning
European pay-TV giant Sky has appointed former Raw exec Tom Barry as commissioning editor in…
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Oxygen bolsters true crime with slew of new series and renewals
US cablenet Oxygen has commissioned five new shows and made a slew of renewals to…
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Netflix shares “long-term” Italian commitment; unveils slate as Rome office opens
Netflix has unveiled a new slate of Italian productions across scripted, unscripted and film, after…
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UK’s Red Sauce boosts development and production management teams
UK factual label Red Sauce has made three new appointments across development and production management….
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BBC gains home movie access with ‘Elizabeth: The Unseen Queen’
BBC One in the UK has revealed a 75-minute special that features previously unseen private…
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Exclusive: All3Media co-owner Liberty Global has ‘no plans’ to sell UK superindie
All3Media co-owner Liberty Global has no plans to sell its stake in the UK-based production…
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NBA star Jarnell Stokes launches new sports-focused prodco
Former NBA player Jarnell Stokes and producer Vassal Benford III have partnered with sports manager Torrel Harris of Unique Sports Management…
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Factual round-up: Collective takes on ‘Air Warriors’; Escapade takes Lionfish doc rights
Collective takes on ‘Air Warriors’ UK factual prodco Collective Media Group is taking over production…
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Peacock & Rainn Wilson seek world’s happiest places for new travel docuseries
NBCUniversal-owned streamer Peacock has commissioned Rainn Wilson And The Geography Of Bliss, a new original…
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Exclusive: Red Arrow’s US sale attracts private equity interest
A flurry of private equity firms have joined the race to acquire Red Arrow Studios’…
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Discovery Italia adapts BBC format among four Casta Diva orders
Discovery Italia has picked up three new factual series, and returned a fourth, for its…
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News round-up: BBC rides ‘Wildest Wave’; Foxtel, SBS buy from Beyond; OUTtv unveils four new shows
BBC One orders ‘Wildest Wave’ BBC One in the UK has ordered Cornwall’s Wildest Wave, marking…
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News round-up: Bravo debuts move from Hulu to Peacock; Canada/France co-pro treaty begins; Storyville recruits for Gloria Gaynor doc
Bravo debuts move from Hulu to Peacock Bravo shows including The Real Housewives Of Atlanta,…
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Fox AVOD Tubi makes first originals renewal & plans 100 new titles by 2023
Fox-owned AVOD service Tubi is doubling down on original programming, with a pledge to debut…
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A+E hires Legendary TV’s VP of global distribution & co-productions
A+E Networks has hired a Legendary Television exec to work across its distribution efforts, with…
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Amazon Freevee boosts originals slate with scripted & unscripted orders
Amazon’s AVOD service Freevee has announced a slew of new originals series and pickups on…
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C4 sale entices buyers as $2.5bn price tag attached to UK broadcaster
Channel 4’s sale could raise up to £2bn ($2.51bn), as buyers of all flavours take…
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Vice Media Group hires financial advisors to explore sale
US-based Vice Media Group, which includes a studio, distribution division and the recently acquired UK…
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News round-up: MHZ lands Japanese duo; AFM latest; Upgrade Films lines up slate
MHZ lands Japanese duo MHz Networks in the US has picked up tow Japanese shows…
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Amazon Prime Video to double Indian investment & unveils 40-strong slate
Amazon Prime Video is making a big push into India, with plans to more than…
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HBO Max to remake Gwen Shamblin docuseries as drama
HBO Max has reteamed with the producers of its docuseries The Way Down: God, Greed…