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Formats
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Group M6 tops formats buyer chart in France but total commissions decline
Group M6 distinguished itself as the biggest formats player in France last year, according to…
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Wheelhouse partners with theme park operator Merlin on attractions-focused unscripted slate
Brent Montgomery’s production firm Wheelhouse has partnered with UK-based theme park and attractions operator Merlin…
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UK’s Zinc Media bucks market with 34% revenue rise & highest profits in 13 years
UK-based Zinc Media Group is looking at “strategic acquisitions” after reporting a 34% rise in…
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BBC expands natural history slate with insect & killer whale docs
UK public broadcaster the BBC has commissioned three new natural history shows and a chess…
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Mattel TV Studios hires Amazon, Jim Henson & Bad Robot alums
Barbie and Hot Wheels owner Mattel has made three senior appointments to its TV studio….
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Asylum Entertainment strikes Lamont Pete & John H. Kelleher first-look pacts
LA-based Asylum Entertainment Group has bagged a first-look deal with filmmakers Lamont Pete and his…
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Wheelhouse snags Alignment investment, eyes ‘strategic acquisitions’
Brent Montgomery’s production firm Wheelhouse has received an undisclosed investment from US-based private equity firm…
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Satisfaction Iberia hires former Mediacrest exec Bruno Pena Calvo
Satisfaction Iberia has hired former Mediacrest exec Bruno Pena Calvo to lead its production unit….
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Switzerland’s RTS becomes first int’l buyer of Panenka’s ‘We’ve Got To Walk’
RTS in Switzerland has become the first international buyer of Lineup Industries’ format We’ve Got…
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Sony & Hasbro strike deal for ‘Clue’ TV & film adaptations
Sony Pictures Television and Sony-owned TriStar Pictures have struck a deal with Hasbro Entertainment for…
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Hungary’s TV2 & 1+1 Ukraine join ‘The 1% Club’
Hungary’s TV2 and 1+1 Ukraine have both licensed local versions of BBC Studios quiz format…
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UK’s Channel 4 expands Voltage TV’s ‘Tempting Fortune’ as Roku drops out
Channel 4 in UK has ordered an expanded eight-part second season of Voltage TV’s format…
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Roku expands ‘The Great American Baking Show’ & Honest Renovations’
US streaming platform Roku is expanding two of its original lifestyle titles, with an early…
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Banijay Asia & Ravi Shastri’s Sporting Beyond partner for cricket content
Banijay Asia has linked up with Sporting Beyond, the prodco co-founded by India’s former cricket…
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BANFF adds CBS Entertainment president Amy Reisenbach to line-up
CBS Entertainment president Amy Reisenbach is among senior execs to have been added to the…
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Netflix shares dive 9% as subs decision & revenue projection disappoint investors
Netflix shares have dived almost 10% after the global streamer’s revenue projections over the next…
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Sony & Apollo join forces amid latest Paramount twist
The ongoing saga around the future of Paramount Global has taken a new twist, with…
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Netflix to end subscriber reporting in 2025, as Q1 revenues surge 15%
Netflix profits surged in Q1 of 2024 as new customers flocked to the streamer, which…
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BBCS hires Fremantle’s Lexi Landsman for unscripted development in Australia
BBC Studios (BBCS) has hired former Fremantle and ITV Studios exec Lexi Landsman to work…
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Critical Content strikes first-look deals with ITVS France & Be-Entertainment
Ginny & Georgia and Sly producer Critical Content has struck a first-look production deal with…
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‘Walking Dead’ firm Skybound sets up unscripted division, led by Catalina’s Brent Jacoby
Skybound Entertainment, the US prodco behind The Walking Dead, is setting up an unscripted division…
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Banijay strikes development deal with ‘The Traitors’ format creator Marc Pos
Banijay has struck an exclusive development deal with Marco Pos, the Dutch producer who created…
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Canada’s CBC secures $30m gov’t support ‘to preserve jobs & programming’
CBC/Radio-Canada has secured a one-off payment of C$42m ($30m) from the Canadian government that will…
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Prime Video confirms Travis Kelce for ‘Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?’ spin-off
Amazon’s Prime Video has ordered a 20-episode celebrity spin-off from Are You Smarter Than A…
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BET Media renews eight shows in extended deal with Tyler Perry
Paramount-owned BET Media Group is extending its multi-year content partnership with producer and filmmaker Tyler…
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ProSieben posts 6% revenue rise & 35% rise in earnings in preliminary Q1 update
ProSiebenSat.1 has posted a 6% rise in revenues and a 35% rise in earnings in…
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Fremantle Spain ups Mario Briongos to CEO, after Jaime Ondarza exit
Fremantle Spain has promoted entertainment chief Mario Briongos to CEO, following the exit of Nathalie…
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USA Network orders ‘The Anonymous’ from ‘The Traitors’ firm Studio Lambert
USA Network is expanding it unscripted roster with a reality competition show from All3Media-owned Studio…
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Buyer’s Profiles: CME Group’s Igor Draguzet, Peter Chalupa, Iulia Plesi & Marko Došlić
As part of a new partnership with NEM Dubrovnik, this latest installment to TBI’s Buyers…
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Russo’s AGBO hires Amazon MGM Studios alum Chris Brearton
Former Amazon MGM Studios exec Chris Brearton is joining Anthony and Joe Russo’s production firm…