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Commission round-up: Acorn TV & TVNZ order vineyard drama; Talpa’s ‘Marble Mania’ rolls into Germany; NHK reveals 8K Westside Story; ITV gets walking
Acorn TV & TVNZ reveal romcom order AMC Networks’ Acorn TV and TVNZ have joined…
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Sales round-up: ‘Taskmaster’ sells to TV4 and SBS Viceland; ‘Halifax: Retribution’ heads to PBS Masterpiece and more
‘Taskmaster’ sells to TV4 and SBS Viceland TV4 in Sweden and Finland and SBS Viceland…
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Media Ranch expands by hiring Fox Networks & Story Lab alums
Canadian format production and distribution company Media Ranch is expanding its development and sales team…
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BBC unveils “radical” restructure as channel controller roles axed
The UK’s BBC has unveiled a wholesale restructuring of its senior commissioning team as part…
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BBC iPlayer views up 33% in 2020 as ‘Normal People’ hits 62 million requests
The BBC’s streamer iPlayer has revealed that total viewing over the past 12 months is up by…
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Argonon buys Nemorin as ‘growth path’ out of pandemic focuses on branded content
Argonon has expanded its branded content operations by acquiring UK-based outfit Nemorin Film & Video,…
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Deals round-up: Globoplay buys ‘Coroner’ & ‘Wynonna Earp’; Abacus to sell Nick Broomfield doc; Viaplay preps ‘Estonia: The Last Wave’
Globo grabs Coroner & Wynonna Earp Brazilian streamer Globoplay has picked up drama duo Coroner and…
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NBC develops Keshet’s Israeli scripted format ‘The A Word’
US broadcast network NBC is developing a remake of Keshet’s hit scripted format The A…
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Leonine hires Sky Vision & Sonar alum to head global sales
German outfit Leonine Studios has hired former Sky Vision and Sonar exec Patrick Phelan to…
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Universal Music launches Mercury Studios, led by BBC Children’s alum Alice Webb
Universal Music Group (UMG) has launched a “multi-faceted content studio” focused on music-based storytelling, which…
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News round-up: ITV Studios sells 300+ hours in India; Newen Connect to distribute Italy’s ‘Christian’ and more…
ITV Studios sells 300+ hours in India Soon-to-launch streamer Discovery+, Lionsgate Play and Viacom 18…
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‘Say Yes To The Dress’ prodco Half Yard’s CEO steps down, Hoogstra upped
Say Yes To The Dress producer Half Yard Productions has appointed Dirk Hoogstra as its CEO, with…
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Banijay takes Danish ‘Famous Last Words’ format worldwide
Banijay has acquired the distribution rights to Danish posthumous interview format Famous Last Words. Originally…
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Round-up: Lifetime, E4 welcome ‘Married At First Sight Oz’; Pasiones preps Globo’s ‘Total Dreamer’; Sky Pick orders ‘Paranormal’ special
Lifetime, E4 get Married At First Sight Australia UK channel E4 and Lifetime in the…
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Discovery unveils SVOD/AVOD global streamer, with 1,000 hours of originals
Discovery has unveiled its global streaming service Discovery+, which will offer more than 1,000 hours…
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Italy’s Rai 1 remakes TV3 Catalunya format ‘Merlí’ with Banijay
Italy’s Rai 1 has commissioned a local remake of TV3 Catalunya’s scripted format Merlí, with Alessandro D’Alatri attached…
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ATF: Cineflix Rights deals; SPI acquires Earth Touch docs; Network 10 buys All3’s Cube; APC sells Man in Room 301
Asian broadcasters claim Cineflix deals Broadcasters in Japan, South Korea and Hong Kong have struck…
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Deals round-up: Salto takes slew of ITV Studios shows; Olympusat adds Ukrainian drama trio; SBS6 to adapt ‘Project Cupid’ format
Salto takes slew of ITV Studios shows Nascent French SVOD Salto has acquired a range…
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UKTV hires ViacomCBS & C5 exec Andrea Amey to lead digital, Tom Davidson exits
BBC Studios-owned UKTV has hired Andrea Amey from ViacomCBS-owned UK broadcaster Channel 5 to lead…
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News round-up: ‘I Can See Your Voice’ travels; Bilibili launches shorts program; Court TV launches on Freesat
‘I Can See Your Voice’ travels Broadcasters in Spain, Finland and Russia have ordered local…
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BBC Studioworks appoints BBCWW alum as commercial director
UK-based BBC Studioworks has appointed former BBC Worldwide (BBCWW) exec Jon Noakes as its commercial…
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News round-up: China extends ‘Got Talent’; Daro launches AVOD streamer; Drive takes ‘Shared Planet’; Hits enters India
China’s Got Talent extended Fremantle and Syco Entertainment have revealed a seventh season of China’s…
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TBI in Conversation: Taking Grandpa’s wisdom to the world
UK producer Caroline Roberts-Cherry, MD of Saffron Cherry Productions, tells Mark Layton how her new BFI-funded…
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Amazon Prime, Endemol Shine France prep remake of Japanese comedy format
Amazon Prime Video is working with Endemol Shine France to produce a new version of…
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Germany’s Leonine hires former Red Arrow Studios creative chief Nina Etspueler
Private equity-backed German studio Leonine has hired Red Arrow Studios’ former group creative director Nina…
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Studio Lambert’s Tania Alexander leaves ‘Gogglebox’ prodco
Studio Lambert’s Tania Alexander, who oversees the All3Media-owned prodco’s UK hit series Gogglebox, is leaving…
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Belgium’s DPG Media opts to ‘Let Love Rule’ with ITV Studios
DPG Media in Belgium has acquired ITV Studios’ reality dating format Let Love Rule. The…
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MTV Entertainment Group engages UK’s Lost Art TV to source fresh formats
ViacomCBS-owned US-based MTV Entertainment Group has partnered with the UK’s Lost Art TV to source…
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News round-up: eOne goes global with ‘The Newsreader’; Cosmos-Maya deals; ViacomCBS links with Morena
eOne takes The Newsreader global Entertainment One (eOne) has acquired international distribution rights to The…
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Banijay rejigs in Spain, appoints MD for ‘The Bridge’ prodco Zeppelin
Banijay is restructuring its operations in Iberia by appointing Amparo Castellano as MD of The…