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Round-up: C5 moves into RTE’s ‘Room To Improve’; PBS buys Filmrise music series; Gold returns to visit The Cockfields
C5 moves into RTE’s Room To Improve Channel 5 in the UK has picked up…
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Roku prepares to launch Quibi shows from mid-May
AVOD operator and device manufacturer Roku will roll out its recently acquired programming from now-defunct…
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Zinc Media’s creative director on shooting deeply personal talent-led content
Emma Hindley, creative director at UK-based factual production outfit Zinc Media Group, lifts the lid on…
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Round-up: BritBox hires from AMC; BBCS appoints ITV duo for unscripted; Acorn TV Launches in Spain
BritBox hires from AMC BritBox North America has hired Nada Arnot to become its SVP…
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Peacock expands unscripted with invitation to Paris Hilton’s wedding
NBCUniversal streamer Peacock is expanding its unscripted originals offering with commissions for several new productions,…
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Discovery hunts Atlantis with Morgan Freeman & Lori McCreary’s Revelations
Discovery Channel has ordered a new factual series following a search for the fabled lost…
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Sky Studios names YouTube EMEA chief Cécile Frot-Coutaz as CEO
European media giant Sky has appointed the head of YouTube in EMEA and former Fremantle…
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BBC iPlayer picks up Curious Films & Picture Zero co-pro climate doc
UK-based Curious Films and Picture Zero are co-producing a new documentary about the work of…
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Documentary round-up: BBC preps McQueen race relations doc; Peacock orders factual trio; Rudy Giuliani duo in the works
BBC preps McQueen race relations doc UK pubcaster the BBC has reteamed with Small Axe…
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Hulu orders LA Lakers docuseries from Antoine Fuqua
Disney-owned streamer Hulu has ordered a nine-part original docuseries exploring the history of US professional…
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Fremantle hires Storyville’s Mandy Chang as global docs boss
Fremantle has hired Mandy Chang, head of the BBC’s famed factual strand Storyville, as its…
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France’s Arte preps ‘Raising Notre Dame’, as prodco ZED eyes pre-sales
Arte in France has ordered an ambitious three-part series that explores the huge challenges of…
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‘Sanditon’ revived by PBS & BritBox for two more seasons
British period drama Sanditon has been saved from cancellation, with the show recommissioned for a…
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BBC Studios inks first-look deal with filmmaker Alex Gale
BBC Studios has signed a first-look development deal with documentary maker Alex Gale. The deal will…
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Round-up: Israeli nets snag TVF shows; Stingray launches FAST channels; Parade sells 555 hours
Israeli nets snag TVF shows Israeli networks including YES Docu have picked up a raft…
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Rare TV appoints head of development & unveils first true crime order
Factual producer Rare TV has promoted Susannah Zeff to become its first head of UK…
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Warner Bros. hires Fremantle alum to lead production in France
Warner Bros. International Television Production (WBITVP) has appointed former Fremantle exec Bruno Henriquet to lead…
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Will Smith fitness doc tops YouTube originals slate
Google-owned video-sharing platform YouTube has announced a new originals slate including one scripted and five…
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News round-up: FilmRise launches Classic TV AVOD; Dave unveils comedy-ent formats; Vice renews All 4 partnership
FilmRise launches Classic TV AVOD US-based distributor and AVOD operator FilmRise is launching a new Classic TV…
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Sports streamer DAZN inks multi-project deal with Brazil’s Ronaldo
UK-based sports SVOD DAZN has secured a multi-project development deal with Brazilian football star Ronaldo…
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Banijay expands German operations with new documentary label
Banijay is continuing its expansion in Germany with the launch of a new docuseries-focused label…
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C4 & Arte to explore anti-vaxx movement with Caravan/Quicksilver co-pro doc
UK comcaster Channel 4 and European broadcaster Arte have commissioned a feature-length documentary about the…
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Keshet rejigs UK operations with launch of unscripted prodco Interstellar
Israeli media group Keshet has restructured its UK operations by splitting the scripted and unscripted…
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Thunderbird promotes Sarah Nathanson to COO; co-founder Cameron White departs
Canada’s Thunderbird Entertainment Group has promoted Sarah Nathanson to the position of COO and corporate…
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Round-up: Blue Ant expands FAST network; ‘Law & Order’ extends reach; Apple preps ‘Mr Corman’
Blue Ant expands FAST network Canada’s Blue Ant Media has launched new FAST channels, HauntTV…
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ABC News to debut Mike Tyson doc
US news network ABC News is to produce and debut a two-part, four-hour documentary special…
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Discovery+ eyes drama with ‘Bright Futures’ adaptation
Discovery+ could be about to expand into drama after it emerged the unscripted streamer is…
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Amazon’s IMDb TV unveils huge development push across unscripted & drama
Amazon-owned AVOD IMDb TV has unveiled a slew of original scripted and unscripted programming in…
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Banijay Rights appoints EVP of EMEA to replace Tim Mutimer
Banijay Rights has promoted Claire Jago to EVP of EMEA sales & acquisitions to replace…
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News round-up: ‘Pharaohs’ travel to Oz, Sweden & Canada; C5 orders from Mentorn; Pickbox expands
Pernel’s ‘Pharaohs’ travel to Oz, Sweden & Canada SBS in Australia, Swedish pubcaster SVT and…