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Netflix adds support to ScreenSkills UK unscripted talent fund
Netflix has become the latest industry player to support the Unscripted TV Skills Fund, set…
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Fremantle’s Naked label hires Vice alum Tamara Howe to lead business development
Fremantle-owned UK label Naked has appointed former Vice exec Tamara Howe as director of commercial…
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Tencent Video boards ITVS natural history series
China’s Tencent Video has boarded UK-based ITV Studio’s upcoming natural history series A Year On…
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BBC’s Tim Davie explores ‘ambition to flip’ BBCS sales into DTC streamer
The BBC and its commercial arm BBC Studios (BBCS) are facing “really big choices” over…
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C4’s CEO defends UK channel’s independence at tumultuous RTS Cambridge
Alex Mahon, the CEO of Channel 4, says there is “no data or evidence” that…
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Sky CEO on plans to become a ‘powerhouse creator’ & European expansion
Sky’s recently appointed CEO Dana Strong used her first public keynote today to underline plans…
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Westbrook Studios taps former Vice exec Jannat Gargi as documentary head
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith’s Westbrook Studio’s has appointed former Vice Studios VP of…
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Investigation Discovery hands TV & podcast order for Arrow Media Ed Kemper docuseries
Discovery-owned pay-TV network Investigation Discovery has made a combined TV and podcast order, handing a…
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Amazon expands UK originals slate with thriller ‘Wilderness’ & KSI doc from Louis Theroux
Amazon Studios has commissioned two new UK originals – psychological thriller Wilderness and a documentary…
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Disney+ blasts off ‘Among The Stars’ in new NASA docuseries
Disney+ has announced a new original documentary series following NASA astronaut Captain Chris Cassidy as…
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Deals round-up: Bin Laden doc lands in Europe & Oz; Brazil’s Globoplay acquires Serbia’s ‘Civil Servant’; Lime Pictures to adapt ‘Planet Omar’
Bin Laden doc lands in Europe & Oz SBS in Australia, Sweden’s SVT, DR in Denmark and NRK in Norway, along…
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BBC Two orders augmented reality medical show from Remarkable
BBC Two in the UK has ordered a six-parter that uses augmented reality and medical…
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Former ViacomCBS Int’l duo launch sports-focused factual outfit, Collective Media Group
Former ViacomCBS International execs Claire McArdle and Rebecca Knight have teamed up to launch Collective…
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Round up: Blue Ant’s HauntTV lands on Roku; Vuulr hits 2k hours in Q3; Prime snags cinema docs
Blue Ant’s HauntTV lands on Roku Canada’s Blue Ant Media has launched its FAST (free…
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Kevin Mayer’s investment firm eyes Will Smith’s Westbrook Studios
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith’s Westbrook Studios is reportedly exploring a sale to Disney…
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Arrested Industries & Merzigo snag 3,000 hours from Spain’s RTVE
Anthony Kimble and Merrily Ross’s firm Arrested Industries and Turkish aggregator Merzigo have struck a…
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Round-up: Keshet 12 orders more ‘Dessert’; UKTV’s Drama snags Father Brown spin-off
Keshet 12 orders more Dessert Israeli network Keshet 12 has re-commissioned The Perfect Dessert for…
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Banijay’s Bunim/Murray confirms senior exec team under Julie Pizzi
Julie Pizzi, president of US-based Banijay-owned unscripted studio Bunim/Murray Productions (BMP), has finalised her senior…
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Sales round-up: ‘Gloria’ goes global; Viasat World expands factual slate
‘Gloria’ goes global Mediaset in Italy, NBCUniversal International Networks for CALLE 13 in Spain and…
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CBS News launches factual studio headed by former president Susan Zirinsky
US-based CBS News has launched See It Now Studios, a new factual production unit headed…
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Vice looks to serve ‘global identity’ as youth audience expands
Vice Media is looking to serve a “global identity” as it ramps up local programming…
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HBO Max sets European launch dates
WarnerMedia has unveiled the launch dates for HBO Max’s first European launches. The streaming platform…
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BBCS Poland & Baltic’s Telia Eesti strike TVF deals
Broadcasters across Central and Eastern Europe have picked up a raft of factual programming, following…
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Zinc Media’s Greg Sanderson exits director role & returns to production
Greg Sanderson, director of London television at UK-based factual producer Zinc Media Group, is stepping…
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BBCS names Jonny Keeling to replace Julian Hector as head of NHU
BBC Studios (BBCS) Productions has appointed Jonny Keeling as the next head of its renowned…
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Jim Allen to step down as MD at Banijay’s RDF Television
Jim Allen, MD at RDF Television, is stepping down from the business after 12 years…
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John de Mol’s Talpa strikes exclusive format deal with Eureka in Oz
Marble Mania creator Talpa has linked up with Holey Moley firm Eureka Productions to expand…
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Nutopia hires Nat Geo alum Geoff Daniels for unscripted entertainment
Welcome To Earth producer Nutopia has hired former Nat Geo EVP Geoff Daniels to a…
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News round-up: Passion sells crime in Oz/NZ; ‘I’m A Celebrity…’ lands in Finland; ScreenSkills launches animation scheme
Passion sells crime in Oz, NZ Nine Network in Australia is among a number of…
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ITV Studios unveils hybrid Fall Festival for drama, unscripted & formats
ITV Studios (ITVS) has unveiled its upcoming Fall Festival line-up, which will be a hybrid…