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Lightbox partners with Warner Music Entertainment for new docs slate
UK- and US-based factual producer Lightbox has partnered with Warner Music Entertainment to finance, develop…
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TVF Int’l names new boss as Harriet Armston-Clarke exits
Harriet Armston-Clarke is stepping down as director of UK-based factual distributor TVF International, with a…
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Love Nature links with Samsung TV for FAST launch in Spain
Blue Ant Media and Smithsonian Networks wildlife brand Love Nature has become available in Spain as…
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Australia’s WTFN hires Stephen Peters to head development
Australian indie WTFN has hired executive producer Stephen Peters as its new head of development….
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BBC One picks up Wildflame’s Crohn’s disease doc with ‘Strictly’ star
UK pubcaster the BBC has picked up Strictly Amy: Crohn’s And Me, an hour-long documentary…
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BBC appoints presenter Suzy Klein to lead arts & classical music programming
UK presenter Suzy Klein has been appointed head of arts & classical music programming for…
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Little Dot Studios bolsters unscripted AVOD offering
All3Media’s digital content agency and media network, Little Dot Studios, has acquired 163 hours of…
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Cineflix & true crime producer Jacqueline Bynon launch factual outfit
Cineflix Media has partnered with true crime executive producer Jacqueline Bynon on her new production…
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Round-up: Apple lines Vince Vaughn up for ‘Bad Monkey’; HGTV returns to ‘Home Town’; C4 orders Bin Laden doc
Apple lines Vince Vaughn up for Bad Monkey Apple TV+ has made a series order…
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Bell Media alum Mike Cosentino links with Fremantle on prodco launch
Bell Media’s former content chief Mike Cosentino has launched a new production outfit and struck…
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Sky & Hulu partner for Pulse Films true crime doc
European pay-TV giant Sky and Disney-owned US streamer Hulu have partnered to co-produce a true…
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News round-up: Blue Ant takes ‘Spirit To Soar’ rights; OSN & Discovery in Beyond MENA deals; DocuBay takes factual shows
Blue Ant takes ‘Spirit To Soar’ rights Toronto-based Blue Ant International has acquired global distribution…
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BBC fulfils factual & arts pledge with slew of commissions
UK pubcaster the BBC has ordered a slew of new programming through its recently created…
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Nutopia rejigs development team with key promotions
US-and-UK-based factual prodco Nutopia has promoted Samantha Fernandes to head of development and Rob MacAndrew…
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Viaplay strikes deal with US-base Wiip, including climate anthology series
Nordic Entertainment (NENT) Group has struck a pact that will see shows from US producer…
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SundanceTV launches true crime franchise, orders two unscripted series
AMC Networks’ SundanceTV has launched its first true crime franchise – the aptly titled True…
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Discovery+ links with OWN on five-series unscripted order
Discovery has announced a new slate of unscripted original programming produced exclusively for the Discovery+…
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Fox Entertainment & Gordon Ramsay cook up global prodco in overall deal
Fox Entertainment in the US and British chef, restaurateur and TV personality Gordon Ramsay have…
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How to adapt FAST in the ‘golden age of VOD’
Anne Corsak of Flame Distribution tells TBI how FAST TV (Free Ad Supported Television) is…
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Round-up: Amazon’s IMDB welcomes ‘100% Wolf’; AMC acquires ‘Anna’; Ed TV Fest names alternative MacTaggart
Amazon’s IMDB welcomes 100% Wolf Amazon’s streamer service IMDb TV service has acquired exclusive AVOD…
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Discovery+ hits 18 million subs as Zaslav talks of ‘third global streamer’
Discovery’s recently launched streamer has amassed 18 million global subscribers, the US-based factual broadcast giant…
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Germany’s Autentic Distribution hires Mainstream & Studio Hamberg duo
Factual-focused Autentic Distribution has added two execs to its roster, who will work across acquisitions…
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Netflix orders real time SpaceX docuseries
Netflix has commissioned Countdown: Inspiration4 Mission To Space, a docuseries following the upcoming September launch…
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SBS in Oz hires BBC Studios exec to lead entertainment & food
Australian broadcaster SBS has hired BBC Studios (BBCS) exec Emily Griggs for its unscripted output,…
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Prince Harry & Meghan Markle’s Archewell hires Disney+ alum to head unscripted
Archewell Productions, the company set up by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, has hired former Disney+…
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News round-up: ITV axes ‘The X Factor’; ‘Ultimate Rides’ revs up S2; Hybrid MIA returns October
ITV axes ‘The X Factor’ UK comcaster ITV has confirmed that it currently has no…
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Discovery overhauls ID as Henry Schleiff departs, Jason Sarlanis promoted
Investigation Discovery (ID) chief Henry Schleiff and head of programming Kevin Bennett are leaving the…
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Mercury Studios hires new content & development leads
Universal Music Group’s UK-based Mercury Studios has appointed Steve Condie as SVP of content and Raw…
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News round-up: ProSieben adapts MTV reality format; HBO Max orders Spanish ‘No Activity’; Epic & Bomanbridge partner
ProSieben adapts MTV reality format German FTA network ProSieben has commissioned a local version of…
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Exclusive: CuriosityStream expands in Europe with Spiegel linear deal
Factual SVOD CuriosityStream is to launch a new linear network in Europe after agreeing a…