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Muse hires Vice alum Michael Kronish for factual push
Canadian Coroner producer Muse Entertainment has inked an exclusive first-look deal with former Vice Media…
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News round-up: Mercurio signs 20th TV deal; BritBox NA takes ‘The Tower’; Stellify & Joe Sugg launch VR show
Mercurio signs 20th TV deal Bodyguard showrunner Jed Mercurio and producer Jimmy Mulville have signed…
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Fox forges first-look pact with ‘Masked Singer’ creator Wonwoo Park
Fox Entertainment’s in-house unscripted studio has struck first-look development pact with the creator of hit…
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Cineflix, Sky & Banijay among big winners at TBI’s Content Innovation Awards
Sky, Cineflix Rights and Banijay have been revealed as the big winners at the Content…
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Pro TV returns ‘Survivor’ to Romania
Romanian network Pro TV has commissioned a new series of reality competition format Survivor. This…
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Nancy Glass & Marcus Lemonis form prodco, strike Sat.1 format deal
Nancy Glass, producer and CEO of US-based Glass Entertainment Group and Marcus Lemonis, entrepreneur, TV…
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ITV seeks ‘An Audience With Adele’ from Fulwell 73
UK broadcaster ITV has commissioned An Audience With Adele, a one-off special music event featuring…
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Korea’s Something Special & tech firm 4Dreplay link for ‘time slice video’ formats
Jin Woo Hwang’s format prodco Something Special has struck an innovative deal with a US-…
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HBO Max extends cooking spree with Dan Levy’s ‘Big Brunch’
HBO Max has expanded its culinary competition offerings with a brunch-focused show from Schitt’s Creek…
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Belgium’s Be-Entertainment hires ITVS, Endemol alum to lead global push
Belgian distributor Be-Entertainment appointed a former ITV Studios (ITVS) executive to oversee its international expansion….
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Netflix partners with Nippon TV for Japanese content expansion
Netflix is expanding its offering of Japanese content by partnering with Nippon TV to bring…
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News round-up: NATPE confirms physical Miami event; Endemol Shine Boomdog names scripted chief; LADstudios names production head; FilmRise true crime order
NATPE confirms physical Miami event The National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) has confirmed…
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BBC Studios merges APAC & EMEA, with Nick Percy named president
BBC Studios (BBCS) is to consolidate its APAC and EMEA distribution regions into a single…
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IMDb TV orders Play-Doh format from Hasbro’s eOne
Amazon’s IMDb TV has continued its original programming push with the commission of family competition…
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Tik Tok orders Fremantle’s ‘Got Talent’ in China with JiangsuTV
Social media giant Tik Tok is moving into formats in China, after striking a first-of-its…
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Fremantle promotes Mark Deetjen to lead FAST channels global expansion
Fremantle is looking to expand its free, ad-supported streaming television (FAST) services around the world…
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ViacomCBS to buy Fox TeleColombia & Estudios TeleMexico as Spanish-language play expands
ViacomCBS is to expand its Spanish-language efforts after striking a deal to acquire a majority…
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Netflix adds Spanish comedy, dating & films as originals slate expands
Netflix has expanded its Spanish originals slate, with orders for new scripted and unscripted series,…
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Catalina Content & choreographer Laurieann Gibson team for talent format
Catalina Content, the LA-based production company led by Jeff Collins and backed by Sky Studios,…
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NENT ramps up reality with deal for NBCU’s Hayu content
Nordic Entertainment (NENT) Group is to offer a raft of reality shows to its subscribers…
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In10 Media’s VP of strategy & development Mansi Darbar to step down
India-based broadcast, production and streaming group In10 Media Network’s Mansi Darbar is stepping down from…
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Commission round-up: ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ creators reunite for Hulu comedy; CBS summons ‘Ghosts’; Discovery+ enters ‘The Great Soul Food Cook-Off’
‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ creators reunite for Hulu comedy Crazy Ex-Girlfriend creators Rachel Bloom and Aline Brosh…
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Paramount+ in Oz orders format quartet from Banijay & Warner Bros.
ViacomCBS has unveiled a raft of programming for its recently launched streamer Paramount+, including three…
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Sales round-up: The CW raids Italy, Oz for scripted; Discovery+ deals with Magnify; YTV’s ‘Rolling Kitchen’ remade in Brazil
The CW raids Italy, Oz for scripted The CW in the US has picked up…
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Asacha names All3 Int’l alum Maria Ishak to lead global content & co-pros
Producer and distributor outfit Asacha Media Group (AMG) has hired All3Media International’s Maria Ishak to…
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Keshet’s Tresor strikes exclusive first-look format deal with MGM in Germany
Keshet’s German producer Tresor has struck an exclusive first-look deal with MGM Television’s global formats…
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Discovery+ to launch in Canada next week
Discovery’s streaming service Discovery+ will expand to Canada next week. The non-fiction streamer will launch…
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John de Mol’s Talpa names ITVSGE president Maarten Meijs as CEO
John de Mol’s creative, production and distribution business Talpa has appointed the president of ITV…
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‘Overheated’ drama market set to fuel reality growth in Europe
Streamers are creating an “overheated” drama market in Europe that is forcing prices skywards, with…
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France’s TF1 orders Global Agency format ‘Blind Duets’
France’s TF1 has ordered a new shiny floor format from Turkish distributor Global Agency. Blind…