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HBO Max reveals Europe content strategy, as roll-out in Spain & Nordics set for autumn
WarnerMedia has laid out its content strategy in Europe and confirmed that it will be…
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All3’s Main Event promotes Stephanie Valentin to oversee creative & production
All3Media America-owned Main Event Media has promoted Stephanie Valentin to become VP of creative development…
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Round-up: Warp fuels development with Anton; AFM moves online; eOne snags Freida Pinto deal
Warp fuels development with financier Anton UK-based production company Warp Films has struck a creative…
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Netflix preps African queen docudrama from Westbrook & Nutopia
Netflix has handed a two-season order to Will Smith & Jada Pinkett Smith’s Westbrook Studios…
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Ed TV Festival: Discovery+ shares content wishlist & UK minister defends C4 privatisation
Discovery told producers to “keep calm and carry on” following the WarnerMedia merger, while Channel…
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Peacock alum Bill McGoldrick & Starz SVP Juan Alfonso land at Chernin
US prodco Chernin Entertainment has bolstered its leadership team by hiring two senior execs, including…
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Sky boosts factual with bumper order & preps Sky Max drama original
European pay-TV giant Sky has just made a bumper factual order for seven new original…
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Sales round-up: Salto takes Russian ‘Sherlock’; ‘Unusual Suspects’ bought by Canada’s Bell; ‘Line Of Duty’ lands on US AVOD
Salto takes Russian Sherlock French streamer Salto has picked up rights to eight-part mystery thriller…
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OSN to debut ‘The Way Out’ & ‘No Activity’ adaptations
Dubai-based broadcaster OSN is launching two new original series next month – escape room competition…
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Deals round up: Emmys, ‘Staged’ & ‘Professionals’ head to Asia; Channel 4 plans car crash; ‘Ida Takes Charge’ at Viaplay
Emmys, ‘Staged’ & ‘Professionals’ head to Asia Broadcasters and platforms across Asia have picked up…
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Netflix preps UK reality show & orders true crime docuseries
Netflix has ordered three new UK-produced reality and entertainment series, along with a true crime…
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BBC calls on Rare TV for daytime factual show ‘Expert Witness’
UK pubcaster BBC One has commissioned Expert Witness, a new 15-part BBC Daytime factual series…
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Ed TV Festival: Paramount+ seeks UK originals & C4’s Ian Katz slams privatisation plans
ViacomCBS put out a call for content pitches from UK indies for Paramount+, while Channel…
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Factual round-up: Hollywood Suite to debut ‘No Roses On A Sailor’s Grave’; Harbour strikes NTV, NHK & RTHK deals
Hollywood Suite to debut ‘No Roses On A Sailor’s Grave’ Canadian broadcaster Hollywood Suite has…
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ViacomCBS’s C5 in UK ditches peak-time per-hour pricing model
Channel 5 in the UK will no longer apply a fixed, per-hour pricing tariff model…
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CuriosityStream rebrands as Curiosity as business expands
US factual company CuriosityStream is rebranding itself with the shortened name Curiosity, while its flagship…
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Smithsonian delves into engineering secrets in new factual original
ViacomCBS’ Smithsonian Channel has ordered a new original factual series, Impossible Repairs, which explores the…
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UK’s C4 launches streaming data reports for producers
Channel 4 in the UK is ramping up its attempts to woo indies to work…
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Sales round-up: Hulu lines up ‘The Unusual Suspects’ for US debut; ‘Attila The Hun’ travels the world
Hulu lines up ‘The Unusual Suspects’ for US debut Hulu has picked up Australian comedy…
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Wildbear & ZDFE start production on Japanese WW2 docuseries
Australia’s Wildbear Entertainment has started production on a four-part docuseries that claims to be the…
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Insight TV takes music festival Tomorrowland global
Millennial-focused channel operator and producer Insight TV has linked up with music festival Tomorrowland and…
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Banijay’s ESNA promotes Scott Shillet to expanded product role
Banijay-owned Endemol Shine North America has promoted Scott Shillet to a new role overseeing product…
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Amazon & Discovery+ score David Beckham-backed Premier League docuseries
Amazon Prime Video has acquired the upcoming BBC2 football documentary series Fever Pitch! The Rise…
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Smithsonian Channel & Bassett Vance prep slave trade docuseries
ViacomCBS-owned MTV Entertainment’s Smithsonian Channel is collaborating with Angela Bassett and Courtney B Vance’s Bassett…
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Nat Geo inks first-look Westbrook deal & expands adventure slate
Disney-backed National Geographic is expanding its adventure-based slate, by signing a five-year first-look unscripted deal…
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Arrested Industries hires former Discovery & NENT senior execs
UK and US-based production and financing company Arrested Industries has appointed Judy Levenson as SVP…
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Foxtel Group & A+E Networks expand factual partnership
Australia’s Foxtel Group has expanded its partnership with US multinational A+E Networks, inking a multi-year…
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Markus Schäfer exits All3Media Germany, with Taco Rijssemus named new CEO
All3Media Germany has appointed Taco Rijssemus as its new CEO, to replace Markus Schäfer, who…
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BBC appoints Cinephil’s Philippa Kowarsky as Storyville commissioning editor
UK pubcaster the BBC has appointed Cinephil founder Philippa Kowarsky as commissioning editor of its…
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Telefonica & SBS among global sales for 9/11 anniversary doc
Spain’s Telefonica and SBS in Australia are among several broadcasters from around the world to…