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Discovery APAC to ‘Eat China’ in Goldthread food show acquisition
Discovery Networks Asia Pacific has acquired the broadcast rights to Eat China, a new food…
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NBCU’s Peacock expands unscripted, adds BBCS format & moves into true crime
NBCUniversal (NBCU)’s streamer Peacock is expanding its unscripted slate and moving into original true crime programming…
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Disney+ unveils European hires & extensive regional slate
Global streamer Disney+ has hired two new execs in Spain and Germany to head up…
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Join Acorn TV, Fox, SundanceNow, C5, ViacomCBS & more for TBI Talks: The London Screenings
Ahead of The London Screenings later this week, join TBI for a series of genre-focused…
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UK’s ITV orders pawnbroking docuseries from TwoFour
UK comcaster ITV has commissioned Million Pound Pawn, a new factual series exploring the British…
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Endemol Shine France’s head of int’l Malika Postansque to step down
Endemol Shine France exec Malika Postansque is to leave the company after almost two decades…
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UK’s Atomized Studios hires Sky, YouTube alum for broadcast push
UK-based Atomized Studios has hired former Sky commissioning editor and YouTube exec Marvyn Benoit as…
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ITV Studios rejigs EMEA sales & distribution by hiring Lionsgate exec
ITV Studios (ITVS) is rejigging its global sales operation by appointing Lionsgate exec Gisela Asimus…
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Deals round-up: Beyond engineers raft of sales; ZDF Enterprises gets Naked; Nippon TV & WBITVP expands ‘Mute it!’; Sony snags Beta series
Beyond engineers raft of sales Blue Ant Media in Canada, RTHK in Hong Kong, Discovery…
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Argonon expands with Hat Trick’s ex-head of factual for new indie Studio Leo
US- and UK-based production group Argonon is expanding its indie roster by launching a new…
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BBC & PBS link for Greta Thunberg three-part climate docuseries
The BBC in the UK has unveiled a raft of new documentaries, including a three-parter…
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Disney+ ‘to surpass Netflix within five years’, with 300m subs predicted
A new report has made the bold prediction that Disney+ will surpass Netflix for global…
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Channel 4 to mark 50 years of iconic ‘Mr Men’ kids characters
UK comcaster Channel 4 has commissioned 50 Years Of Mr Men, a special one-off unscripted…
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TBI In Conversation: Painless Productions’ Jim Casey on keeping it real in paranormal programming
US-based Painless Productions launched comedic paranormal talk show Fright Club on Discovery+ last week. Speaking…
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News round-up: Acorn TV renews ‘Agatha Raisin’ for fourth run; FilmRise & Reel One ink distribution deal; BBCS signs first-look deal with Youngest Media
Acorn TV renews ‘Agatha Raisin’ for fourth run AMC Networks-owned streamer Acorn TV has commissioned…
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BritBox NA takes streaming debut for Michael Apted’s ’63 Up’
BBC Studios and ITV-owned streamer BritBox North America has secured the exclusive premiere of 63…
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News round-up: Abacus shops Liberty City Seven doc; Sky orders ISIS recruit doc; 1+1 to adapt ‘Lip Sync Battle’ and ‘Dear Daddies’ formats
Abacus shops Liberty City Seven doc UK-based Abacus Media Rights has acquired distribution rights to…
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HBO & Sky acquire Tina Turner doc, to follow theatrical release
HBO and HBO Max in the US and Sky Documentaries in the UK have acquired…
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Asacha buys majority stake in UK’s Wag Entertainment
European production outfit Asacha Media Group (AMG) has acquired a majority stake in UK factual…
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News round-up: HBO Max extends ‘Search Party’; Cineflix claims Hoff quartet; Red Arrow snags ‘Stealing The Show’
HBO Max extends Search Party HBO Max has extended comedy series Search Party into a…
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National Geographic unveils spring factual premiere slate
National Geographic has unveiled a raft of factual premieres across its spring schedule, including science,…
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News round-up: All3Media shops ‘Extraordinary Escapes’; UKTV tunes in to ‘Whose Line…’; Federation Ent’ expands doc slate
All3Media shops ‘Extraordinary Escapes’ All3Media International has acquired distribution rights to factual series Extraordinary Escapes…
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HBO Max preps surfing docuseries from ‘Love Fraud’ prodco
US cablenet and streaming sibling HBO Max are preparing to launch a docuseries from the prodco…
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Sales round-up: MagellanTV, TVF & Furnace co-pro science show; Viaplay picks up first-ever Faroese drama; ZDFE shops Nazi slave doc
MagellanTV, TVF & Furnace co-pro science show Global SVOD service MagellanTV has ordered a new…
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HBO orders Woody Allen child abuse scandal doc; feature-length GameStop drama
WarnerMedia-owned HBO has ordered a new four-part documentary series exploring the decade-spanning child sexual abuse…
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Germany’s Palatin invests in Frank’s Rocket Rights & Benmore’s Rights Booster
German firm Palatin Media has invested in David and Matthew Frank’s recently launched TV distribution firm…
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Netflix reveals multi-genre slate from Obama’s Higher Ground
Netflix has announced an upcoming slate of multi-genre programming from US-based Higher Ground Productions, the…
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Germany’s SWR travels ‘Down The Road’ with local order for Belgian factual format
German broadcaster SWR has commissioned a local adaptation of Down The Road, the factual format…
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Endemol Shine Boomdog preps Bear Grylls for Lat Am ‘Into The Wild’
Endemol Shine North America (ESNA)’s Mexico-based production firm Endemol Shine Boomdog is developing a Latin…
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Sky Studios promotes Jupiter execs in bid to ‘turbocharge’ US operations
Comcast-owned Sky Studios has brought its various US production entities under the control of Jupiter…