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Netflix & Channel 4 link for ‘Five Star Chef’
Global streamer Netflix and UK broadcaster Channel 4 have teamed to jointly commission Five Star…
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News round-up: Acorn TV, CBC buy ‘Love Me’; PBS Int’l to sell Holocaust show; Woodcut Int’l lands Fukushima doc
Acorn TV, CBC buy ‘Love Me’ Acorn TV and CBC in Canada are among buyers…
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Leonine Studios buys ‘Germania’ & ’13 Fragen’ producer Hyperbole Medien
Germany’s Leonine Studios has struck a deal to acquire Berlin-based entertainment outfit Hyperbole Medien. The…
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Fremantle’s Eureka hires former Endemol Shine NA unscripted president
Full Bloom and Name That Tune outfit Eureka Productions has hired former Endemol Shine North America…
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BBC boss Tim Davie ‘open-minded’ about demise of licence fee funding
BBC chief Tim Davie has admitted he is “open minded” about new forms of funding…
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UK’s Channel 5 revives ‘Challenge Anneka’ after 15-year absence
Paramount-owned UK broadcaster Channel 5 is reviving reality series Challenge Anneka 15 years since it…
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Roku & UK’s Channel 4 link up for Voltage reality show ‘Tempting Fortune’
Roku has partnered with UK broadcaster Channel 4 for the first time on a new reality…
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News round-up: Banijay takes ‘Wild Cooks’ global; Two Rivers snags ‘Chums’ rights; Screen Yorkshire opens FLEX scheme
Banijay takes Wild Cooks global Banijay has acquired exclusive global format distribution rights to Wild…
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Dutch duo Het Huis Van Asporaat & Kaap Holland launch Huntu Productions
Dutch producer Het Huis Van Asporaat has partnered with Maarten Swart of Kaap Holland to…
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News round-up: RTL takes ‘Big Switch Job’; Disney+ buys ‘Blinded’; Gino D’Acampo returns to Italy
RTL Studios takes on ‘The Big Switch Job’ Germany’s RTL Studios is to produce a…
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France set to abolish TV licence fee later this year
France’s TV landscape could soon be transformed after it emerged that plans to scrap the…
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Denmark’s ‘Big Love’ format travels across Europe with Media Ranch
Danish reality health format Big Love has been optioned in The Netherlands following a deal with distributor…
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Slew of local options for RASI formats ‘Beat The Channel’ & ‘Stealing The Show!’
Tin Can in the Netherlands and Bandicoot in the UK have both acquired the rights…
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‘Holy Moley’ firm Eureka Productions appoints new head of global formats
LA- and Syndey-based unscripted prodco Eureka Productions has promoted Wes Dening to head of global…
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Wonderhood rejigs senior roles, hires Naked’s head of production
David Abraham and Samantha Anstiss’s UK-based Wonderhood Studios has hired Lianne Hickey from Fremantle-owned Naked…
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News round-up: Amazon takes Extreme E doc for UK & Ireland; Peacock acquires ‘City Of Queens’; Abacus shops Elon Musk doc
Amazon takes Extreme E doc for UK & Ireland Amazon Prime Video has acquired NEO…
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HBO Max int’l chief exits as Warner Bros. Discovery restructuring gathers pace
HBO Max’s international chief and the streamer’s Latin America GM are among the latest flurry…
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Globo plays Cupid with local order for ITVS dating format ‘Let Love Rule’
Globo in Brazil has commissioned a local version of the ITV Studios dating format Let…
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Sales round-up: Peacock pulls ‘Trigger Point’ for US debut; Paramount+ snags ‘Compulsion’; ABC Australia seeks “Long Lost Family’
Peacock pulls ‘Trigger Point’ for US debut NBCUniversal SVOD Peacock has acquired ITV thriller Trigger…
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Exclusive: All3Media co-owner Liberty Global has ‘no plans’ to sell UK superindie
All3Media co-owner Liberty Global has no plans to sell its stake in the UK-based production…
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Banijay Mexico & US Hispanic teams with ‘LOL’ comics for new unscripted comedy
Banijay Mexico & US Hispanic is teaming up with Mexican actor and writer Ricardo O’Farrill…
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Exclusive: Red Arrow’s US sale attracts private equity interest
A flurry of private equity firms have joined the race to acquire Red Arrow Studios’…
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Banijay’s Mastiff Denmark appoints Strong CEO to the helm
Banijay Nordic has appointed Kristian Farcin-Leth as the new CEO of its production firm Mastiff…
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Amazon plans summer of love, with trio of reality dating shows
Romance is in the air at Amazon Prime Video, which has announced three new reality…
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News round-up: BBC rides ‘Wildest Wave’; Foxtel, SBS buy from Beyond; OUTtv unveils four new shows
BBC One orders ‘Wildest Wave’ BBC One in the UK has ordered Cornwall’s Wildest Wave, marking…
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‘Starstruck’ heads to Chile as Remarkable format strikes first int’l deal
Canal 13 in Chile has become the first international network to commission singing format Starstruck….
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Exclusive: NBCU veteran Enrique Guillen exits Universal Studio Group
Universal Studio Group (USG)’s international formats chief Enrique Guillen is stepping down from the NBCUniversal (NBCU) division after…
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C4 sale entices buyers as $2.5bn price tag attached to UK broadcaster
Channel 4’s sale could raise up to £2bn ($2.51bn), as buyers of all flavours take…
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Amazon Prime Video to double Indian investment & unveils 40-strong slate
Amazon Prime Video is making a big push into India, with plans to more than…
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News round-up: ‘MasterChef’ returns to France; Viaplay & SPT expand pact; Arrow visits Mars with BBC
MasterChef returns to France France 2 is preparing to return MasterChef to France following a seven-year…