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Show of the week: Black Panthers of World War II
This one-hour special tells the story of the US’s first African American armoured unit to…
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Red Arrow Studios Int’l VP of sales & acquisitions departs
Red Arrow Studios International (RASI)’s VP of sales & acquisitions Shirley Bowers has left the…
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Insight TV appoints new production & content exec
Dutch producer, distributor and millennial-focused global channel provider Insight TV has promoted Michael O’Connor to…
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ZDF, Arte & Crave explore gender identity in German-Canadian co-pro
ZDF in Germany, European broadcaster Arte and Canadian VOD platform Crave have ordered topical science…
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Banijay hires Fox Alternative Entertainment SVP to drive UK-US format push
Banijay is expanding its US format ties by hiring an exec from Fox Alternative Entertainment…
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News round-up: ITVS expands Dalton’s remit; C4 diversity exec returns; Scriptwriters survey launch
ITVS expands Dalton’s remit ITV Studios has expanded the remit of licensing exec Pascal Dalton…
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Quintus Studios turns commissioner with Cry Havoc show ‘Supercar Tech’
AVOD operator and distributor Quintus Studios is moving into commissioning and has partnered with US-based…
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Endemol France & judo star Teddy Riner team on new sports label
Banijay-owned Endemol France has partnered with Teddy Riner, the multi-Olympic gold medal winning French judo…
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Outlaw’s Dominic Ianno & ITV America alum launch Roundtable Entertainment
Former Outlaw Productions exec Dominic Ianno and and ITV America’s ex-head of entertainment Alex Dundas…
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All3’s ‘Travel Man’ prodco North One rejigs development with BBC alum hire
All3Media’s North One, the company behind Channel 5’s Gadget Show and Channel 4’s Travel Man,…
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Lightbox & Macaulay Culkin ponder getting old in new documentary
US-based factual producer Lightbox has partnered with former child star Macaulay Culkin on a new…
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News round-up: ‘Survivor’ format lands double CEE deal; Kevin Mayer for MIPTV keynote; Abacus & Night Train take ‘The Scream’ rights
‘Survivor’ format lands double CEE deal United Media-owned Nova TV in Croatia and Nova S…
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SkyShowtime go for launch as JV streamer gets regulatory approval
Sky’s parent company Comcast has announced that its joint-venture streaming operation with ViacomCBS has received…
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BBC Studios unveils extensive restructure with Ralph Lee taking top job
BBC Studios (BBCS) has unveiled an extensive restructuring of its operations by combining its Productions…
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Amazon Prime Video teams with Blue Ant for Kids in the Hall documentary
Amazon Prime Video has commissioned The Kids In The Hall: Comedy Punks, a two-part documentary…
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Off The Fence Bristol promotes Karen Meehan to COO
Off The Fence (OTF) Bristol, the UK production arm of the ZDF Enterprises-owned Dutch factual…
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CNN president Jeff Zucker resigns after failing to disclose colleague relationship
CNN’s president Jeff Zucker has resigned after failing to disclose a “consensual relationship” with a…
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Unscripted round-up: Mediapro Studio hires Zeppelin’s Castellano; Abacus takes Uplands TV medical doc
Zeppelin’s Castellano lands at The MediaPro Studio Spanish prodco The Mediapro studio has appointed former…
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ITVS’s Lifted Entertainment names MD to replace outgoing Angela Jain
Dancing On Ice producer Lifted Entertainment has promoted its director of unscripted to become the…
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Hulu takes Fox’s ‘Masked Singer’, ‘MasterChef’ & more via new unscripted pact
US streamer Hulu has struck a far-reaching output deal with Fox Entertainment that will see…
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Viaplay expands factual with Caroline Wozniacki & NBA star David Lee docuseries
Nordic-based streamer Viaplay is preparing to launch an English-language docuseries exploring the lives of retired…
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White Spark secures exclusive access to RSV Nuyina icebreaker for docuseries
Australia-based White Spark Pictures is to start production on a two-hour docuseries exploring the maiden…
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Endemol Shine rejigs execs in Australia & names director of content
Endemol Shine Australia (ESA) has promoted three staff to new executive positions, including executive producer…
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Televisa & Univision complete $4.8bn merger to create Spanish-language giant
Mexico-based media giant Televisa has completed its $4.8bn merger with US-based Univision, creating a company…
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Stephen Land exits Sky-backed Jupiter & launches new firm, A3 Content
Stephen Land, the founder and former CEO of Snapped producer Jupiter Entertainment, has launched a…
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Norway’s Rubicon hires NRK drama chief as CEO, after Håkon Briseid joins Netflix
Beforeigners and Lillyhammer producer Rubicon has hired the head of drama at Norwegian pubcaster NRK as its…
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News round-up: Eccho joins Icelandic drama; OSN preps Mid East ‘Suits’ from NBCU; Hawkeye & Big Jump develop ‘Novel Fruit’
Eccho joins Channel 2’s Icelandic drama Channel 2 in Iceland has partnered with C J…
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Pulse Films hires BBC alum as global unscripted creative director
UK-based prodco Pulse Films has appointed exec producer and former BBC commissioning editor Diene Petterle…
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NBCU’s Peacock original spend to hit $5bn, as investment shifts from linear
NBCUniversal (NBCU) is to double its investment on Peacock originals in 2022 to $3bn, with…
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Discovery+ in India preps Vice Studios wrestling docuseries
Discovery+ in India has unveiled a new investigative docuseries that explores the Indian sport of…