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Canada’s Content Catalyst Fund hires trio of unscripted execs & unveils first global slate
Canadian development and funding company Content Catalyst Fund (CCF) has hired three new unscripted specialists…
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News round-up: Oprah’s Harry & Meghan chat goes global; BBCS, Nine prep Weakest Link; NENT UK joins ‘Manhunt’
Oprah’s Harry & Meghan chat goes global ViacomCBS Global Distribution Group has struck a raft…
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Exclusive: Armoza Formats head of int’l sales Sharon Levi departs ITV Studios firm
Armoza Formats head of international sales Sharon Levi is leaving the ITV Studios-owned company, TBI…
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News round-up: ITV orders ‘The Masked Dancer’; Humble Bee hires Stephen McQuillan; Rocket welcomes ‘Cops’
ITV orders The Masked Dancer UK commercial broadcaster ITV has ordered a seven-part remake of…
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BBC Studios preps BBC First in Canada with Blue Ant, replacing HIFI channel
BBC Studios (BBCS) is to launch its scripted and factual network BBC First in Canada…
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News round-up: ITV buys ‘Oprah With Harry &; Meghan’; Banijay picks up ‘Name That Tune’ rights; Reelz to visit ‘Titanic’
ITV buys Oprah With Harry & Meghan ITV in the UK has acquired Oprah Winfrey’s recently…
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Exclusive: Fox’s Rob Wade talks global formats & urges US/UK risk-taking
The UK and US markets need to take bigger risks with entertainment formats, according to…
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TBI Formats: Fighting for your format
Mark Layton talks to format rights holders from around the world about what they can…
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Red Arrow Studios extends pact with UK’s CPL Productions leadership team
Red Arrow Studios has extended its multi-year deal with the trio behind Old People’s Home…
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OSN looks for ‘The Way Out’ in Middle East adaptation
Dubai-based broadcaster OSN has ordered a Middle Eastern adaptation of escape room format The Way…
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Canada’s Blue Ant Media sells majority stake in Kiwi prodco NHNZ to Julie Christie
Blue Ant Media has sold a majority stake in its New Zealand-based factual production company…
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Deals round-up: Flame snags Attenborough rights; Will & Kate travel with Cineflix; ZDFE preps ‘Our Continents’ for the world
Flame to sell Attenborough’s Life In Colour globally Australia’s Flame Distribution has taken global sales…
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Saudi streamer Jawwy TV strikes Discovery deal for shows & networks
Saudi-based streamer Jawwy TV has struck a “long-term partnership” with Discovery, which will see the factual…
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Leonine’s SEO Entertainment hires Constantin exec as head of development
Fast-growing German production group Leonine has hired Sebastian Heinlein from domestic rival Constantin Entertainment to…
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‘The Real World’ prodco Bunim/Murray appoints Julie Pizzi as president
The Real World producer Bunim/Murray Productions has appointed Julie Pizzi as president, following the departure late last year…
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Catalina Content adds Deborah Allen from Sky Studios sibling Jupiter as SVP of content
Sky Studios-backed US producer Catalina Content has appointed veteran executive producer Deborah Allen as its…
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Banijay strikes NBCU formats pact to remake ‘Suits’, ‘Top Chef’ & more in India
NBCUniversal Formats has struck a co-production deal with Banijay in Asia to adapt a number…
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Peacock leaps on Eureka-spawned ‘Frogger’ competition format
NBCUniversal-owned streamer Peacock has handed a 13-episode series order to a new physical competition series…
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Exclusive: ‘Bake Off Junior’ travels across Europe following BBCS deals
Netherlands-based NPO3, SBS in Belgium and DR in Denmark have snagged format rights to BBC…
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Ireland’s Virgin Media TV orders full season of A+E ‘Generation Dating’ format
Virgin Media Television in Ireland has given a full season order to a local adaptation…
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Fremantle takes ‘Good With Wood’ production rights in multiple territories
Fremantle has acquired production rights in multiple territories to competition series format Good With Wood…
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Quebecor Content preps French-Canadian ‘Masked Singer’ after MBC deal
Canada’s Quebecor Content has picked up adaptation rights to hit South Korean format The King…
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Exclusive: BBC Studios execs set the stage for Showcase 2021
As BBC Studios (BBCS) prepares to launch its first virtual Showcase event online from Monday,…
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News round-up: NBCU expands Hayu in Europe; Amazon signs up Donald Glover; YouTube unveils originals
NBCU expands Hayu in Europe NBCUniversal’s reality TV SVOD service hayu has expanded to 11…
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Lifetime unscripted head Gena McCarthy exits A+E cablenet
Lifetime’s EVP & head of programming for unscripted Gena McCarthy is leaving the A+E Networks-owned…
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BBCS snags Sharp Jack duo Amanda Wilson and Elliot Johnson
BBC Studios (BBCS) has hired TV format creators Amanda Wilson and Elliot Johnson to lead…
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NBCU’s Peacock expands unscripted, adds BBCS format & moves into true crime
NBCUniversal (NBCU)’s streamer Peacock is expanding its unscripted slate and moving into original true crime programming…
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African SVOD Showmax moves into reality formats with ‘Temptation Island’
South African streamer Showmax is moving into reality formats with a local adaptation of Banijay’s…
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Fremantle Int’l rejigs in Europe, Jamie Lynn & Anahita Kheder promoted
Fremantle has revamped its co-production, formats and distribution activities across Europe, with promotions for Jamie…
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Abu Dhabi TV orders ‘Celebrity Game Face’ series from NBCU
Abu Dhabi TV has ordered a local version of NBCUniversal Formats’ comedy gameshow Celebrity Game Face, marking…