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Banijay taps Zeppelin exec to lead new Iberian creative agency
Banijay has diversified its Iberian operations by rolling out a new creative agency to be…
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Off The Fence bolsters development with BBC Studios, Top Hat alum addition
Factual producer-distributor Off The Fence (OTF) has followed up its recent management overhaul by appointing…
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TBI Weekly: What next for France’s scripted industry?
French drama festival Série Series returned to the Fontainebleau recently, marking for many execs their…
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Endeavor Content links with Rick Rubin to expand Shangri La into TV & film
Endeavor Content has struck an overall deal with famed music producer Rick Rubin. The agreement…
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Banijay’s UK prodco Remarkable raids Optomen for factual development chief
Banijay-owned Remarkable TV has rejigged its factual team by appointing a former Optomen exec as…
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WarnerMedia names HBO Asia Originals content leads
WarnerMedia has made two new senior appointments to its HBO Asia Originals team, with May-Yi…
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Sales round-up: Scotland’s STV Player makes ‘biggest ever’ acquisition deal; Mediaset visits ‘Schitt’s Creek’; ‘Legacy’ lands in Spain
Scotland’s STV Player in ‘biggest ever’ acquisition deal Scotland’s STV has revealed its biggest content…
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Insight TV & C4 fitted up for Zig Zag’s ‘Garms Dealer’ fashion show
Millennial-focused channel operator and producer Insight TV and UK pubcaster Channel 4 have commissioned a…
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News round-up: Netflix & Moonbug expand kids franchises; ‘Detention Adventure’ returns; Dantar inks first-look deal with Pilgrim
Netflix & Moonbug expand kids franchises Netflix and US-UK kids content company Moonbug Entertainment are…
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Festival round-up: Edinburgh TV Fest launches Theroux talent search; Series Mania unveils Étoile Award
Edinburgh TV Fest launches Theroux talent search The TV Foundation, the umbrella charity of the…
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Factual round-up: Latest deals for D360, Global Screen, BritBox & RTÉ
M6, Rai 5 snap up D360 shows French broadcaster M6 has picked up There’s Something…
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Lebron James’ SpringHill Company explores sale, valued at $750m
NBA star LeBron James and business partner Maverick Carter are reportedly in talks with Nike…
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Sales round-up: ‘Annika’ strikes pre-sale deals; AMC acquires surfing doc’; WarnerMedia takes ‘Roger’ rights
‘Annika’ strikes pre-sale deals VRT in Belgium, NPO in the Netherlands and TV+ for Turkey…
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Discovery+ engages ’90 Day Fiancé’ & Salisbury poisonings doc for UK streamer
Discovery+ has ordered a local version of Red Arrow Studios-owned format 90 Day Fiancé and…
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C4 supercharges true crime with new strand & raft of deals
UK pubcaster Channel 4 is launching a true crime programming strand across its linear and…
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Netflix orders ‘Blackout’ drama from Obamas & Paris Hilton cooking series
Netflix has commissioned a drama anthology series from the Obama’s Higher Ground and Temple Hill…
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ITV reboots ‘Undercover Boss’ seven years after show’s last UK airing
Commercial broadcaster ITV has commissioned its own version of Undercover Boss, the Studio Lambert format…
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Sales round-up: Drive strikes Asia deals; HBO Europe visits ‘Hollywood On Set’
Drive strikes Asia deals Broadcasters across Asia have acquired more than 35 hours of factual…
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News round up: CBS extends Robert & Michelle King deal; BBCS & Directors UK launch mentor scheme; Amazon’s Arsenal doc
CBS extends Robert & Michelle King deal CBS Studios has extended its pact with The…
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Off The Fence names creative chief & unveils new ‘pillar’ approach
My Octopus Teacher outfit Off The Fence (OTF) has reorganised its operations to focus on…
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Netflix & Shonda Rhimes extend pact, moving into movies, VR & events
Netflix has extended its multi-million dollar deal with Bridgerton creator Shonda Rhimes by expanding its…
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Round-up: Discovery Mexico heats up cooking format; Canal+ opens ‘The Office’ in Poland; Pluto TV inks Blue Ant deal
Discovery Mexico heats up cooking format Discovery Networks Mexico is to adapt UK-based The Story…
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Trailblazer boards ‘Post In Black’ web series, with plans for televised version
US-based Trailblazer Studios has boarded the second season of Made For More Entertainment’s web series…
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Pernel hires Arte sales boss to oversee factual slate
French indie Pernel Media has appointed Celine Payot Lehmann to its senior management team, as…
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BBCS adds Twenty Twenty exec to lead development at Docs Unit
BBC Studios (BBCS)’s Factual Productions division has made more changes to its Documentary Unit, this…
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UK’s Curious Films hires Voltage TV exec to lead development
The People vs Climate Change producer Curious Films has appointed Voltage TV’s Becky Kent to…
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WarnerMedia continues HBO Asia originals push with drug trafficking docuseries
WarnerMedia has commissioned a new HBO Asia Original documentary series exploring the region’s illicit narcotics…
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News round-up: Silverlining inks factual deals; Auto Plus drives off with ‘The Perfect Car’
Silverlining inks factual deals Broadcasters around the world have picked up a range of factual…
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News round-up: BBC calls ‘Gossip Girl’; ‘The Mole’ pops up in Italy; Lat Am lands Eccho’s ‘Legacy’
BBC calls Gossip Girl The BBC in the UK has picked up rights to the…
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ViacomCBS moves international operations under US-based trio
ViacomCBS has restructured its international operations, with US-based trio Chris McCarthy, Brian Robbins and George…