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UK broadcasters & trade bodies launch fund to close unscripted skills gaps
UK broadcasters, along with industry-led skills body ScreenSkills and trade body Pact, have teamed up…
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Discovery+ strikes Amazon Prime Video channels deal in US
Recently launched streamer Discovery+ is now available via Amazon’s Prime Video Channels in the US….
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Podcast round-up: Big Light partners with Audible & Vespucci for crime slate; Cream Productions launches podcast division
Big Light partners with Audible & Vespucci for crime slate London-and-Paris-based indie Big Light Productions…
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Lionsgate appoints Craig Piligian to lead unscripted TV business
Veteran producer Craig Piligian has signed a new long-term agreement with Lionsgate, which will see…
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MIPTV round-up: Globo snags ‘First Love’; Sky Germany visits ‘Paris Police 1900’; Russian shows head to France
Brazil’s Globo snags First Love Brazil’s Globo has become the first international broadcaster to pick…
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France’s RMC Découverte seeks quick-turnaround Suez Canal doc from Factual Factory
French network RMC Découverte has ordered a quick-turnaround documentary from Factual Factory and about the…
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BBCS promotes Nicola Pinn & hires ICM agent for factual production
BBC Studios (BBCS) has hired an ICM Partners exec and promoted Nicola Pinn as part…
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Blue Ant Studios inks partnership with ‘Surviving R Kelly’ producer Tamra Simmons
Blue Ant Studios, the production arm of Canada’s Blue Ant Media, has signed a development…
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News round-up: Atlantic Nomad closes financing deal; Love Nature lands on Samsung TV Plus; Flix Snip partners with Korea Telecom for Asia expansion
Atlantic Nomad closes financing deal Jamie Carmichael and Simon Mirren’s London-and-LA-based production label Atlantic Nomad has closed…
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Nature streamer WaterBear rolls out in 30 more countries
Natural world-themed streaming platform WaterBear has expanded the presence of its digital platform and app…
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Amazon Studios inks first-look deal & sets docuseries with tennis champion Serena Williams
Amazon Studios has signed a first-look TV deal with 23-time Grand Slam tennis champion, Serena Williams. The…
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MIPTV round-up: Protagonist launches ‘The Kings’ for global sales; David Beckham preps biography project; ViacomCBS strikes format deals
Protagonist launches ‘The Kings’ for global sales UK-based distributor Protagonist Pictures is launching global sales…
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Format Factory doc about ‘Thunderbirds’ creator Gerry Anderson is a go
UK indie The Format Factory is producing a new documentary about Gerry Anderson, the British…
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MIPTV round-up: ZEE & TBS to co-pro culinary travelogue; Pakistan’s TVOne acquires Turkey’s ‘Hercai’; FilmRise & FirstLookTV partner for true crime docuseries
ZEE & TBS to co-pro culinary travelogue India-based Zee and Japan’s Tokyo Broadcasting System have…
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Why showing is better than telling in conservation content
Paul Wooding, managing director of Woodcut West, the Bristol branch of UK indie Woodcut Media,…
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CBS Studios inks producing deal with ‘me too’ movement founder Tarana J. Burke
CBS Studios in the US has inked an overall deal with racial justice, anti-violence and…
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Round-up: CBS ends ‘MacGyver’; Acorn TV visits ‘Midsomer Murders’; VIS Distribution snags Smithsonian catalogue
CBS ends rebooted MacGyver US broadcaster CBS is pulling the curtain down on MacGyver’s comeback….
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Zinc Communicate hires Damon Westbury as MD to drive branded content
UK-based factual production outfit Zinc Media Group has appointed Damon Westbury as MD of its…
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BBC Studios restructures in Asia & creates new SVP of content role
BBC Studios (BBCS) has restructured its operations in India, South East Asia, Japan and Korea,…
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Round-up: AMC+ launches on YouTube TV; HBO Max boards Channel 4 chimp documentary; SPI expands in Africa
AMC+ launches on YouTube TV US-based AMC Networks has launched its AMC+ subscription bundle on…
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Cineflix Rights to distribute Nutopia health doc ‘Extra Life’
UK-based Cineflix Rights has acquired distribution rights to Nutopia-produced documentary Extra Life: A Short History…
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ABC acquires BBC Studios wildlife comedy format
US network ABC has picked up a new one-hour unscripted natural world comedy series, based…
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Netflix makes Invictus Games docuseries first order from Prince Harry & Meghan Markle prodco
Netflix has commissioned a new docuseries about the Invictus Games from Archewell Productions, the company…
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UKTV’s Yesterday orders model railway obs doc from Rare TV
UKTV’s factual channel Yesterday has ordered a 10-part obs doc about model railway manufacturer Hornby….
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News round-up: Acorn TV lands on Prime in Spain; Boat Rocker shops Covid doc
Acorn TV lands on Prime in Spain AMC Networks’ British content streamer Acorn TV has…
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Apple TV+ expands unscripted team in programming push
Apple TV+ has appointed former Lifetime exec Colleen Grogan and Spotify alum Erika Clarke to…
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Food Network & TV chef Guy Fieri ink multi-year content deal
Discovery-owned Food Network has signed a new multi-year exclusive deal with US chef, restaurateur and…
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Round-up: Blue Ant unveils MIPTV slate; Discovery UK orders fact-ent trio; Marvel’s Kevin Feige booked for Banff
Blue Ant unveils MIPTV slate Canadian distributor Blue Ant International has unveiled a new slate…
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Exclusive: Vice Media to close UK linear channel, eyes distribution & AVOD potential
Vice Media is to close its UK linear network Vice and explore new distribution options –…
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Julian Hector steps down as head of BBCS’s Natural History Unit
BBC Studios (BBCS) is on the look-out for a new head of its famed Natural…