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Factual
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Discovery investigates rise and fall of drug baron Tse Chi Lop
Discovery has commissioned a new exclusive factual special, The World’s Biggest Druglord – Tse Chi…
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Endeavor Content & Makeready ink financing & production deal
US-based producer and distributor Endeavor Content has acquired veteran producer Brad Weston’s Makeready in…
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Paramount+ in Oz orders format quartet from Banijay & Warner Bros.
ViacomCBS has unveiled a raft of programming for its recently launched streamer Paramount+, including three…
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News round-up: Murdoch’s Sister buys into music venue Koko; NBA’s Patterson launches prodco; Discovery UK expands true crime
Sister buys into music venue Koko Elisabeth Murdoch, Jane Featherstone and Stacey Snider’s prodco Sister…
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Investigation Discovery targets Arrow Media for true crime
Discovery-owned US true crime channel Investigation Discovery has commissioned Love, Honor, Betray, a new docuseries…
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Lion TV US appoints veteran execs Allison Corn & Stan Hsue as co-presidents
Lion Television US, the American office of All3Media’s Lime Pictures, has promoted longtime execs Allison…
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Sales round-up: The CW raids Italy, Oz for scripted; Discovery+ deals with Magnify; YTV’s ‘Rolling Kitchen’ remade in Brazil
The CW raids Italy, Oz for scripted The CW in the US has picked up…
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HBO Max hires Canal+ exec Vera Peltekian for French originals
WarnerMedia-owned streamer HBO Max has hired veteran Canal+ exec Vera Peltekian as VP and commissioning…
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Sales round-up: ‘Children Ruin Everything’ for Roku; US Capitol riot doc travels worldwide; ‘DinoCity’ in demand
‘Children Ruin Everything’ for Roku Roku has acquired upcoming Canadian comedy Children Ruin Everything as…
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Discovery signs multi-platform content deal with ‘Barefoot Contessa’ Ina Garten
Discovery has inked an exclusive multi-year deal with Ina Garten, the Barefoot Contessa, to create…
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ITV Studios shakes up senior production ranks, with Sally Debonnaire to retire
ITV Studios is restructuring its senior production ranks, following the decision by long-standing director of…
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Entertainment One strengthens Nordic ties, preps ‘Scandi-noir’ drama
Entertainment One (eOne) plans to strengthen its partnerships in the Nordics through expanded content deals…
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Sky & Discovery pick up Britney doc amid raft of global sales
Eighteen international broadcasters, including Sky in the UK and Discovery for Italy and the Philippines,…
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Discovery+ teams with Kesha & Carole Baskin for unscripted shows
Discovery+ is launching three new unscripted projects led by celebrity names, including pop star Kesha,…
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UK factual outfit Barcroft rejigs execs & rebrands as Future Studios
UK factual outfit Barcroft Studios has rebranded as Future Studios and upped Al Brown to…
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Netflix partners with David Fincher for cinema docuseries ‘Voir’
Netflix has teamed up with director David Fincher once again for Voir, a new docuseries…
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Disney+ lines up K-pop & anime projects in new APAC slate
Disney+ has commissioned 18 new APAC original TV series and films across a range…
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Discovery+ to launch in Canada next week
Discovery’s streaming service Discovery+ will expand to Canada next week. The non-fiction streamer will launch…
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MIPCOM round-up: SVT & Banijay unveil deaf dating format; Earth Touch sales; Mediaset buys Bambú drama
SVT & Banijay unveil deaf dating format SVT1 in Sweden has partnered with Banijay Factory…
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Disney+ & Sierra/Affinity execs launch LA-based Upgrade Productions
Former Disney+ exec Matt Brodlie and Sierra/Affinity’s Jonathan Kier have launched Upgrade Productions, a new…
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Exclusive: UK’s Drive plans $2m series investment for 2022
UK-based distributor & financier Drive is expecting to invest more than £1.5m ($2m) on programming…
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Netflix enters ‘Swap Shop’ with Hit+Run
Netflix has acquired a new US-based reality format, Swap Shop, from New York factual outfit…
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SPT launches YouTube cookery channel with Kiran Jethwa & preps originals
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has partnered with restaurateur and chef Kiran Jethwa on a new…
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HBO Max Lat Am acquires ‘The Pursuit Of Love’ & ‘Smother’ in BBC Studios content deal
WarnerMedia Latin America has acquired more than 100 hours of content from UK-based BBC Studios,…
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TBI Unscripted October/November 2021
The issue includes; Unmasking AVOD’s format potential Tim Dams asks if AVOD can provide a…
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All3 disbands NENT UK team with development slate future unclear
NENT Studios UK’s team has been all but disbanded following its acquisition by All3Media, while…
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MIPCOM round-up: Nutopia’s ‘Extra Life’ travels; BossaNova sales in MENA; Insight TV’s China co-pro
Movistar, SBS, Kan claim Nutopia’s Extra Life Movistar in Spain, Australia’s SBS and Israeli pubcaster…
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MIPCOM round-up: HBO Max snags ‘All The Way Up’; TF1 opens ‘Love Trap’; Looke buys NTV shows; MBC adds Talpa’s Avastars
HBO Max snags All The Way Up WarnerMedia in Latin America has acquired exclusive rights…
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UK financier & distributor Drive & VFX firm Polar Media explore ‘Giant Science’
UK-based financier and distributor Drive has partnered with VFX and animation producer Polar Media to…
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Banijay UK inks unscripted deal with Jack Whitehall’s Jackpot
Banijay UK has signed an exclusive two-year deal with British actor and comedian Jack Whitehall,…