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News round up: ITV orders New Pictures drama; BBC visits the ‘Undertakers’; BBC Studios rejigs brands team
ITV orders New Pictures drama ITV in the UK has ordered scripted thriller Protection from…
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WGA ends US writers strike & reveals details of far-reaching new deal with AMPTP
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has formally ended its strike action against the Alliance…
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MIA director Gaia Tridente on 2023 event & what to expect
MIA Ahead of Mercato Internazionale Audiovisivo (MIA)’s return to Rome next month, event director Gaia…
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News round-up: Love Nature unveils factual trio; Talpa rebrands to Talpa Studios; Nat Geo preps ‘Predators In Action’
Love Nature unveils factual trio Blue Ant Media’s Love Nature has unveiled a new slate…
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Amazon Prime Video to introduce advertisements from 2024
Amazon is to introduce advertisements on its Prime Video service from next year, the retail…
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News round-up: Prime Video remakes ‘Good Luck Guys’; BBC buys Hulu’s ‘Love, Victor’; ProgramBuyer hires Vubiquity alum
Prime Video remakes Good Luck Guys Amazon’s Prime Video has ordered a local remake of…
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NBC reboots ‘Got Talent’ in US with ‘AGT: Fantasy League’
NBC in the US is spinning off another version of Fremantle and Syco Entertainment’s Got…
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Rupert Murdoch to step down as chairman at Fox & News Corp, with son Lachlan succeed
Fox Corporation and News Corp chairman Rupert Murdoch is to step down from his roles…
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Banijay Productions France elevates Florence Fayard to CEO
Banijay’s management reshuffle in France continues, with Florence Fayard promoted to CEO of Banijay Productions…
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Escapade Media adds Magnify’s Anthony Appell for US & Scandinavia sales
Sydney-based distributor Escapade Media has appointed Magnify Media exec Anthony Appell to oversee sales in…
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ITV ‘of course’ looking again at ‘great business’ All3Media, says Carolyn McCall
ITV CEO Carolyn McCall has confirmed that the broadcaster is looking again at a potential…
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BBC chief Tim Davie eyes US streamer roll-out ‘potential’ amid ‘fight for business lives’
BBC chief Tim Davie has said further streamer roll-outs in the US offer “great potential”…
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News round-up: Global deals for ‘Best Interests’; C5 enters ‘The Incident Room’; AMC renews ‘Dark Winds’
Global deals for ‘Best Interests’ France Télévisions, RTÉ in Ireland, ABC in Australia, Hot in…
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How La Rochelle illuminated France’s burgeoning drama industry
The 25th edition of La Rochelle’s Festival de la Fiction highlighted the expanding scope of…
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BBC Studios Productions merges units to create global entertainment division
BBC Studios Productions is merging its entertainment & music, fact-ent and events & international productions…
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C4’s Alex Mahon says ‘terrible behaviour’ against women ‘tolerated’ for decades
Channel 4 CEO Alex Mahon has said that “terrible behaviour” towards women has been “tolerated”…
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ABC News Studios sets up non-fiction unit under ‘Good Morning America’ co-anchor Robin Roberts
ABC News Studios in the US is launching a new production unit led by Robin…
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Gary Pudney strikes Small World deal for South Africa format ‘Note For Note’
Hong Kong-based O4 Media has acquired Asian distribution rights to South African show Note For…
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Spain’s ETB lands ‘Finder$ Keeper$’ following Be-Entertainment deal
Belgian format Finder$ Keeper$ is on its way to Spain following a deal with local…
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UK indie Storyvault Films hires Nest’s Claire Pugh-Williams as production head
UK indie Storyvault Films has appointed Claire Pugh-Williams to the newly-created role of head of…
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BBC, ITV, C4 & C5 to launch free TV streaming service called ‘Freely’ in 2024
The BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 have backed the creation of Freely, a…
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Exclusive: StarzPlay CEO shares unscripted strategy as MENA streamer orders football talent show
MENA streamer StarzPlay has commissioned The Italian Dream, a new sports-focused reality series, in partnership…
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Warner Bros. Discovery’s chief in Germany, Hannes Heyelmann, latest to exit
Warner Bros. Discovery’s EVP in Germany, Hannes Heyelmann, is to exit the company later this…
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Ex-LADbible duo Thom Gulseven and Ben Powell-Jones launch digital-first indie with Hat Trick backing
Former LADbible execs Thom Gulseven and Ben Powell-Jones have launched Strong Watch Studios, a digital-first…
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Rai links with Endemol Shine Italy for AI-powered entertainment format ‘Fake Show’
Rai in Italy has ordered a comedy entertainment show that uses AI to create unpredictable…
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News round-up: C5 & FilmRise prep prisoner show; Hulu plays country music; Lighthouse & Dog Ears get ‘Stage Struck!’
C5 & FilmRise meet ‘World’s Most Dangerous Prisoners’ Paramount-owned UK comcaster Channel 5 and US-based…
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Asylum Entertainment re-hires Ben Bitonti & lands ITV America alum Eric Hobermanto
Endeavor’s Asylum Entertainment Group has re-hired Ben Bitonti to become its chief creative office and…
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Eureka Productions takes Talpa’s ‘Quiz With Balls’ into US
Eureka Productions, the US- and Australia-based firm behind Netflix’s remake of The Mole, has picked…
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Netflix & Disney+ take UK revenues to record $4.9bn, but Pact warns of 2023 downturn
Streaming commissions from Netflix, Disney+ and Apple TV+ helped push TV production revenues in the…
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World of Wonder & Blue Ant partner on ‘Drag Race’ reality format ‘Slaycation’
RuPaul’s Drag Race producers World of Wonder are launching a new format, Slaycation, on the…