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News round-up: Cineflix preps Wakeland adaptation; ITV hunts for Yorkshire Ripper doc; STV Player snags Sony dramas
Cineflix preps Wakeland adaptation Cineflix Productions has optioned the rights and begun development on a…
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TelevisaUnivision unveils ViX streamer in bid to dominate Spanish-language market
TelevisaUnivision, fresh from its $4.8bn merger last month, has launched what it hopes will become…
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UK’s ScreenSkills highlights unscripted skills shortages
The UK unscripted industry is facing a shortage of skilled workers, according to a new…
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Quintus Studios launches doc-focused FAST channel
German AVOD operator and distributor Quintus Studios has partnered with VOD platform Rakuten TV to…
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News round-up: BBC, Arte & NBCU buy ‘The Newsreader’; Middlechild expands; Stellify returns to ‘The Farm’
BBC, Arte & NBCU buy The Newsreader The UK’s BBC, Arte in France and Germany,…
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UK’s BBC Three & Insight TV link to extend women’s football ob-doc series
BBC Three in the UK and Insight TV have joined up to co-produce a third…
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ITVS preps FAST channel stocked with ‘best European drama’ from labels
ITV Studios (ITVS) is to launch two FAST channels in Europe with Samsung TV Plus,…
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BBCS names UKTV exec to become EVP of global operations
BBC Studios (BBCS) has promoted the director of technology & operations at its UK-based networks…
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News round-up: Mercurio’s ‘Ray’ goes global; HOT snags ‘Algiers Confidential’; BlackBox unveils poison drama; Espresso doc pick-up
Jed Mercurio’s Ray goes global SBS Australia, VRT Belgium and NPO Netherlands have picked up…
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Apple TV+ orders food docuseries from Cary Joji Fukunaga, René Redzepi & Endeavor Content
Apple TV+ has ordered a one-hour docuseries from filmmaker Cary Joji Fukunaga and globally acclaimed…
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BBCS names global distribution CEO, Paul Dempsey takes performance role
BBC Studios (BBCS) has rejigged its sales operations, with long-standing global distribution president Paul Dempsey…
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Amazon Studios Canada hires Our House Media, Cineflix alum to unscripted team
Amazon Studios Canada has appointed former Our House Media exec Samantha De France as production…
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Sales round-up: BBC goes ‘Searching For Italy’; ITV makes double reorder for ‘The Masked Singer’; Now TV & Discovery+ in slew of ‘Anti-Vax’ doc deals
BBC goes ‘Searching For Italy’ UK pubcaster the BBC has acquired CNN Original travelogue series…
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Exclusive: ARD orders Gebrueder Beetz & Studio Hamburg’s true crime doc
German ARD Network pubcasters NDR, SWR, WDR and RBB have commissioned Reeperbahn Special Unit 65,…
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TBI In Conversation: Kristen V. Carter on tackling racial stereotypes in ‘Profiled: The Black Man’
TBI deputy editor Mark Layton hears from Kristen V. Carter, executive producer on new Discovery+ docuseries Profiled:…
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44 Blue Productions & Kevin Costner team for Indigenous docuseries
Red Arrow Studios-owned 44 Blue Productions has partnered with Hollywood star Kevin Costner for Onward,…
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Red Arrow Studios Int’l exec Shirley Bowers lands at Fremantle US
Shirley Bowers has been appointed as SVP of distribution at Fremantle US, following her announced…
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BBC Three expands ‘MasterChef’ universe with new ‘young’ version
BBC Three, fresh from its return to linear TV, has commissioned a local version of…
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Round-up: NATPE unveils 2022 calendar; BBC orders Tom Daley challenge for Comic Relief; ScreenSkills launches UK apprenticeships
NATPE unveils 2022 calendar The National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) has revealed its…
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Hit + Run ups Becca Mondshein to director of development
US factual outfit Hit + Run has promoted Becca Mondshein to director of development. Mondshein, who will now…
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BGM hires Cineflix Productions alum to head up development
Canadian factual prodco BGM has appointed former Cineflix Productions exec Kim Bondi as SVP of…
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Mark Fennessy’s Helium appoints former Seven boss as CEO
Recently launched Australian indie Helium has appointed former Seven Studios Group boss Therese Hegarty as CEO….
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All3’s Aurora Media hires Nutopia producer as creative director
All3Media-owned UK producer Aurora Media Worldwide has appointed a series producer from Jane Root’s Nutopia…
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Amazon strikes major UK studio deal with Shepperton
Amazon Prime Video has struck a major deal with Pinewood Group’s Shepperton Studios, securing it…
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Unscripted round-up: Hulu meets ‘Peckham’s Finest’; Be-Entertainment lands ‘Dream Job In Paradise’; More4 & 6ter take on ‘Space Invaders’
Hulu meets ‘Peckham’s Finest’ Disney-owned US streamer Hulu has acquired UK reality show Peckham’s Finest,…
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Foxtel & Discovery strike new multi-year programming pact in Australia
Foxtel in Australia has struck another multi-year deal with Discovery that will see shows such…
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BBC One boards Wonderhood Studios’ Heathrow airport six-parter
BBC One in the UK has ordered a docuseries exploring the inner workings of Heathrow…
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Netflix doubles German-language investment & orders 19 new projects
Netflix has announced 19 new German-language projects from Germany, Austria and Switzerland, while doubling its…
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Disney+ boosts originals with unscripted & kids orders
Disney+ and Disney Channels have commissioned a slew of new content across unscripted, kids &…
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Sky Crime preps ‘Murdered At First Sight’ from Woodcut
Sky Crime in the UK is preparing to air Murdered At First Sight from producer…