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News round-up: Peacock buys ‘Escape To The Chateau’; ‘Rats’ heads to Baltics; Canal+ goes Dutch
Peacock buys Escape To The Chateau NBCUniversal streamer Peacock has landed exclusive US rights to…
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BBC Studios hires ViacomCBS veteran as SVP in EMEA
BBC Studios (BBCS) has appointed the former chief commercial officer at ViacomCBS in the UK…
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All3’s Raw rejigs development by merging US, UK teams
The Lost Sons prodco Raw is combining its US and UK development teams, with the All3Media-owned…
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‘The Lost Sons’ execs on finding creative partnerships & compelling characters
CNN Films and Raw’s latest factual collaboration, The Lost Sons, debuted on CNN yesterday and…
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Unscripted round-up: Red Arrow Int’l takes ‘Controlling Britney’ rights; Love Nature & WNET launch sardine doc; ‘Project Cupid’ strikes in Poland
Red Arrow Int’l takes ‘Controlling Britney’ rights Red Arrow Studios International has acquired global distribution…
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Australia’s WildBear launches distribution arm & names Europe team
Australian factual producer WildBear Entertainment has launched a new distribution division designed to assist with…
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France TV, Yandex & Movistar+ among buyers of ‘Universe’ and ‘The Mating Game’
France Télévisions, Yandex in Russia and Movistar+ in Spain are among buyers of BBC Studios…
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Cineflix launches JV with ‘Expedition Unknown’s Ping Pong & Will Spjut
Cineflix Productions is expanding its joint venture activities by linking up with LA-based Ping Pong…
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BBC orders Jimmy Savile drama & Welsh coast docuseries
UK pubcaster the BBC has commissioned two new series – a scripted drama about disgraced…
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Unscripted round-up: Lifetime lands ‘Five Guys A Week’; HBO Max preps DC docuseries; Epix explores NFL
Lifetime lands Five Guys A Week US cablenet Lifetime is expanding its unscripted efforts with…
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WarnerMedia’s CNN+ sets executive team
WarnerMedia-owned news network CNN has appointed Nancy Han as VP of weekly programming for its…
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Netflix orders ‘Tiger King 2’ in new true crime slate
Netflix has commissioned a sequel to the global factual hit Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem &…
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Factual Round up: UKTV & ZDF pick up Scorpion TV docs; ‘Cops’ comes to social media; Rakuten TV launches ‘Seve’
UKTV & ZDF pick up Scorpion TV docs UKTV, ZDF and others have struck deals…
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APC Studios appoints ‘Mortel’ producer for French dramas & docs
About Premium Content (APC) Studios has appointed Mortel producer Agathe de Lorme to work across…
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UK’s Magnify Media hires ViacomCBS alum to head sales & copros
Plimsoll Productions-owned UK distributor Magnify Media has appointed former ViacomCBS International exec Anthony Appell as…
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Former Shine TV boss lands at Zinc Media as TV MD
UK factual group Zinc Media has appointed former Shine TV boss Tanya Shaw as MD…
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Sales round-up: Discovery & Nine Network ink factual deals; Jetpack takes ‘Mechamato’ rights; Globoplay & Gulli Brazil take Pinguim shows
Discovery & Nine Network ink factual deals Broadcasters around the world have picked up a…
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eOne hires Naked alum to expand UK unscripted team
Entertainment One (eOne) is bolstering its UK unscripted team with a senior hire and a…
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Pilgrim exec Johnny Gould & 3BMG launch factual prodco Superluna
Former Pilgrim Media Group exec and veteran unscripted producer Johnny Gould has launched Superluna Studios,…
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Nordic streamer Viaplay to launch in UK, Canada & Germany
Nordic streamer Viaplay is to launch in the UK, Germany and Canada over the next…
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Greg Lipstone steps down as president at Propagate Content
Greg Lipstone is stepping down as president at Ben Silverman and Howard Owens US-based Propagate…
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Factual round-up: BBC heads ‘Inside Dubai’; ‘The Beatles And India’ goes global; Netflix acquires Peter Tatchell doc for Oz & NZ
BBC heads ‘Inside Dubai’ UK pubcaster the BBC has commissioned Inside Dubai: Playground Of The…
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Amazon expands Italian reality push with Ferragnez series
Amazon Prime Video has commissioned a new Italian original reality show, The Ferragnez – The…
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Sky Deutschland unveils originals push across genres
Sky Deutschland has unveiled a significant expansion of its original content drive following the recent…
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UK’s Red Sauce expands after bumper C5 factual order
Zinc Media Group’s UK factual label Red Sauce is expanding its London and Manchester production…
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News round-up: Sky Nature comes to Italy & Germany; HBO Max snags ‘Anacronte’
Sky Nature comes to Italy & Germany European pay-TV giant Sky and Blue Ant Media-owned…
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UK indie Fulwell 73 expands with new northern investment
UK indie Fulwell 73 is expanding its operations by opening a new office in Sunderland,…
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Bunim/Murray rejig continues with appointment of VP of branded entertainment
US-based Banijay-owned unscripted studio Bunim/Murray Productions has promoted Morgan Thompson to VP of branded entertainment….
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Starz launches Lionsgate Play into Malaysia as Asia expansion continues
US-based Starz has launched its direct-to-consumer streamer Lionsgate Play in Malaysia. The service, which debuted…
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Canada’s CBC orders history of Black experience in new docuseries
CBC in Canada has greenlit an eight-part docuseries that aims to explore the history of…