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ITV ‘actively exploring’ deal to buy All3Media in potential $1.3bn acquisition
ITV has confirmed it is “actively exploring” an acquisition of All3Media, in a deal that…
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Canada’s Original Content Lab hires Alibi Entertainment’s Heidi Schorn for development
Original Content Lab (OCL), the Toronto-based firm founded by former Sphere Media producer Sean Connolly,…
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Monday Norway names new management as CEO Lasse Hallberg steps down
Lasse Hallberg is stepping down as CEO of Monday Norway, the Norwegian production arm of…
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Bell Media facing staff cuts as telco parent unveils plan to slash 1,300 jobs
Bell Media in Canada is bracing for job cuts after its telco parent becomes the…
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Disney to close remaining networks in South East Asia, Hong Kong, Taiwan & South Korea
Disney is shuttering its remaining networks in South East Asia, Hong Kong, Taiwan and South…
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‘Bad Sisters’ creator Sharon Horgan on US writers’ strike & “ridiculous, short-sighted” situation
Bad Sisters creator Sharon Horgan has hit out at the “short-sighted” treatment of writers in…
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Vox orders German version of relationship format ‘Save The Date’
German FTA channel Vox has ordered a local adaptation of Banijay relationship format Save The…
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Exclusive: Warner Bros. Discovery raises HBO Max prices in Nordics, Iberia & Bulgaria
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is raising the cost of its HBO Max streamer in the…
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Exclusive: Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1 braced for 30% staff cuts & squeeze on programme spend
German broadcast giant ProSiebenSat.1 is preparing to make cuts to programming while up to a…
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La 1 in Spain builds STV Studios ‘Bridge Of Lies’, marking format’s first international remake
Spanish network La 1 has made the first remake of STV Studios gameshow format, Bridge…
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Seven.One Entertainment CEO Wolfgang Link exits as ProSiebenSat.1 woes deepen
ProSiebenSat.1 woes have taken another turn with Wolfgang Link, CEO at its Seven.One Entertainment Group,…
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Roku doubles down on food, lifestyle & entertainment as models pivot to international partnerships
Roku is looking to order up to 30 unscripted originals this year and is exploring…
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Fremantle CEO Jennifer Mullin eyes ‘disruption & rocky road’ into 2024 as industry fluxes
Fremantle CEO Jennifer Mullin expects industry turmoil to extend into early 2024, admitting that a…
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Opinion: How fatigue has hit formatland
Je suis fatigué. There is a reason that from all those French lessons this is…
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Phil Gurin’s TGC GE adds 20th Century Fox & BBC Studios alums to expand international sales
LA-based distribution firm TGC Global Entertainment (TGC GE) has appointed a slew of execs, including…
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‘Made In Chelsea’ producer Monkey’s co-founders exit after 20 years
David Granger and Will Macdonald, the co-founders of Universal International Studios (UIS)’ UK label Monkey,…
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CBS veteran Kevin Berg departs after 25 years as Liz Miller takes control at Paramount TV Studios
Long-standing CBS Studios exec Kevin Berg is leaving after 25 years at the company, as…
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Roku adds Amazon’s former global streaming chief Jeff Blackburn to board
Former Amazon exec Jeff Blackburn, who until recently oversaw its streaming and content operations, is…
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‘Inside The NFL’ leaves Paramount+ for The CW
Long-running weekly sports show Inside The NFL is moving from Paramount+ to The CW Network….
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Netflix expands rap competition format ‘Rhythm + Flow’ to Italy
Netflix has ordered an Italian version of its rap music competition Rhythm + Flow, with…
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Gunpowder & Sky boosts sci-fi & horror FAST offering
LA-based indie & FAST operator Gunpowder & Sky has acquired more than 30 TV series…
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Canada’s Bell Media makes double English & French orders for ‘The Traitors’
Canada’s Bell Media has commissioned two separate versions of All3Media reality format The Traitors –…
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Nelonen ignites engine for ‘Top Gear Finland’
Finnish broadcaster Nelonen, and its streaming service Ruutu, have ordered a local adaptation of BBC…
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Peter Chernin’s North Road buys Turkish prodco Karga Seven Pictures in first major int’l acquisition
Peter Chernin’s The North Road Company has bought Turkish production firm Karga Seven Pictures, in…
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SkyShowtime CEO on originals strategy, streamer consolidation & writers strike
SkyShowtime has already picked up a raft of HBO Max shows from CEE and is…
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Exclusive: Czech TV eyes crime & co-pros as ZDF’s 1980’s paranormal project nears debut
The Czech Republic’s public broadcaster is looking to forge closer ties with international partners with…
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AMC Networks ups Angela Molloy to head up rejigged ALLBLK & WE tv leadership
AMC Networks in the US has promoted company veteran Angela Molloy to a new role…
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Telemundo orders first int’l adaptation of Banijay competition format ‘The Fifty’
Telemundo has ordered the first adaptation of Banijay reality competition format The Fifty for the…
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Monday Media ramps up expansion with Rabbit Films acquisition
Nordic production group Monday Media has made its second company acquisition in less than a…
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Fremantle hires All3Media Int’l’s Kit Yow for Asian sales
Production and distribution giant Fremantle has appointed All3Media International’s Kit Yow as VP of sales…