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Foxtel & Discovery strike new multi-year programming pact in Australia
Foxtel in Australia has struck another multi-year deal with Discovery that will see shows such…
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Red Arrow Studios Int’l VP of sales & acquisitions departs
Red Arrow Studios International (RASI)’s VP of sales & acquisitions Shirley Bowers has left the…
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Exclusive: Discovery takes ‘Don’t Forget The Lyrics’ back to Italy
Discovery in Italy has ordered a local version of Don’t Forget The Lyrics, the entertainment…
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News round-up: ITVS expands Dalton’s remit; C4 diversity exec returns; Scriptwriters survey launch
ITVS expands Dalton’s remit ITV Studios has expanded the remit of licensing exec Pascal Dalton…
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A+E Networks shuffles unscripted team, naming president & development head
A+E Networks has promoted Sharon Scott to lead its unscripted arm, which is behind A&E’s…
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FRAPA rejigs & names former SPT exec as new MD
The Format Recognition and Protection Association (FRAPA) has rejigged its senior management, with former Sony…
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All3’s ‘Travel Man’ prodco North One rejigs development with BBC alum hire
All3Media’s North One, the company behind Channel 5’s Gadget Show and Channel 4’s Travel Man,…
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News round-up: ‘Survivor’ format lands double CEE deal; Kevin Mayer for MIPTV keynote; Abacus & Night Train take ‘The Scream’ rights
‘Survivor’ format lands double CEE deal United Media-owned Nova TV in Croatia and Nova S…
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BBC Studios unveils extensive restructure with Ralph Lee taking top job
BBC Studios (BBCS) has unveiled an extensive restructuring of its operations by combining its Productions…
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Quebecor Content enters jungle on French-language ‘I’m A Celebrity’
Quebecor Content, the studio division of Canada’s Quebecor Media, is making a French-language version of…
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ITVS’s Lifted Entertainment names MD to replace outgoing Angela Jain
Dancing On Ice producer Lifted Entertainment has promoted its director of unscripted to become the…
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Hulu takes Fox’s ‘Masked Singer’, ‘MasterChef’ & more via new unscripted pact
US streamer Hulu has struck a far-reaching output deal with Fox Entertainment that will see…
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Televisa & Univision complete $4.8bn merger to create Spanish-language giant
Mexico-based media giant Televisa has completed its $4.8bn merger with US-based Univision, creating a company…
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Propagate’s Big Breakfast names new president as Luke Kelly-Clyne & Kevin Healey exit
Big Breakfast, the Propagate-owned production company behind shows such as truTV’s Adam Ruins Everything, is…
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Norway’s Rubicon hires NRK drama chief as CEO, after Håkon Briseid joins Netflix
Beforeigners and Lillyhammer producer Rubicon has hired the head of drama at Norwegian pubcaster NRK as its…
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Show of the week: Celebrity Flight Club
This celebrity-driven series sees 14 famous faces split into two competing teams as they go…
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News round-up: Eccho joins Icelandic drama; OSN preps Mid East ‘Suits’ from NBCU; Hawkeye & Big Jump develop ‘Novel Fruit’
Eccho joins Channel 2’s Icelandic drama Channel 2 in Iceland has partnered with C J…
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NBCU’s Peacock original spend to hit $5bn, as investment shifts from linear
NBCUniversal (NBCU) is to double its investment on Peacock originals in 2022 to $3bn, with…
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Round-up: ‘Anything Goes’ to Russia 1; Trioscope hires former Roblox CTO; O4 Media takes ‘Superlike Challenge’
‘Anything Goes’ to Russia 1 Russia 1 has commissioned an adaptation of the Banijay format…
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HBO Max hires former iflix content chief, Disney & Viu alums ahead of Asia expansion
WarnerMedia has hired the former chief content officer at iflix to lead HBO Max’s production…
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Denmark’s TV2 orders Shaolin Monk adventure format from Metronome
TV2 in Denmark has partnered with Banijay-owned Danish label Metronome on a new adventure series…
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AT&T brings forward expected merger of WarnerMedia & Discovery
AT&T has said it expects the merger between Discovery and WarnerMedia to close in the…
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Seven Network revives ‘This Is Your Life’ in Australia
The Seven Network in Australia has commissioned a revival of biography format This Is Your…
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The Content Group boosts creative with development appointments
US-based The Content Group, has expanded its creative team with two new senior development appointments….
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Fremantle expands Korean format offering with deal for ‘DNA Singer’
Fremantle has expanded its South Korean format offering by acquiring music gameshow DNA Singer, which…
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Propagate Content expands with Spanish-language division, Propagate Fuego
US-based indie studio and distributor Propagate Content has launched a new Spanish-language content division, Propagate…
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BBC Studios unveils line-up for online-only Showcase
BBC Studios (BBCS) has unveiled the agenda for its 46th annual Showcase, which will take…
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Netflix & Propagate prep first Spanish casting for Latin talent show ‘La Firma’
Netflix has launched its first open casting in Spanish across Latin America, the US and…
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Bandicoot TV hires RDF & Initial alum to lead development
Bandicoot TV, the producer of the UK version of The Masked Singer, has hired former…
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Fox in Turkey strikes first ‘Happy Valley’ remake order
Turkish free-to-air broadcaster Fox has become the first company to order a local version of…