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China’s Tencent to adapt ‘The Secret Life of 4 Year Olds’
Streaming giant Tencent has struck a deal that will see The Secret Life Of 4…
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Exclusive: Polish pubcaster TVP launches international co-production push
Polish public broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP) has launched an international co-production division and is looking…
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RTLZWEI orders real-time wedding show from Red Arrow Studios
German channel RTLZWEI has commissioned a show from Married At First Sight prodco Redseven Entertainment…
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Crackit Productions appoints former Channel 4 exec Helen Cooke
UK-based Crackit Productions has appointed former Channel 4 and Studio Ramsay exec Helen Cooke as…
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Kew Media shares plummet as company considers sale, CFO Geoff Webb exits
Canada-based Kew Media Group’s shares have plummeted after the company said it had initiated a…
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Banijay Rights acquires European distributor Funwood Media
Banijay Group’s distribution arm has taken a majority stake in European sales, production and licensing…
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Banijay Asia links with Bear Grylls’ The Natural Studios for Indian push
Banijay Group’s recently launched production joint venture with Bear Grylls is partnering with the French…
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Amazon reels in YouTubers for French scripted/unscripted hybrid
Amazon has signed up a raft of YouTube talent for its latest French original that…
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Deals round-up: Sky & C5 expand content pact; AMCNI buys from DRG; Unilever partners with Believe
Sky strikes Channel 5 content pact UK-based pay TV operator Sky has struck a deal…
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Asian Academy Creative Awards fete ‘Delhi Crime’, ‘World’s Got Talent’
Richie Mehta’s Netflix series Delhi Crime picked up four gongs at the Asian Academy Creative…
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108 Media preps esports reality format ‘Asia’s Got Game’
108 Media has teamed with esports marketplace Yup.gg to develop, produce and distribute unscripted reality…
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BBC Studios strikes ‘major’ scripted, kids and format deal with Russian tech giant Yandex
Russian tech giant Yandex has acquired an array of scripted series and kids shows for…
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David Abraham’s Wonderhood secures $1.3m from BFI’s private equity fund
Wonderhood Studios, the prodco founded by ex-Channel 4 CEO David Abraham, has received almost £1m…
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News round-up: Sky extends ‘Bulletproof’, orders AI game; Spain secures more Turkish drama; Indian remake for Israel YA drama
Sky extends Bulletproof, orders AI game version Sky has ordered a three-part special based on…
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Armoza Formats’ ‘Queens Of Love’ picked up in Spain
Armoza Formats dating show Queens Of Love has been picked up in Spain. Spanish Time…
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Nippon TV, Story Lab strike co-development pact for entertainment formats
Japan’s Nippon TV has struck a co-development partnership with Game Of Clones distributor The Story…
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BBC unveils three-prong strategy to improve disability representation
The BBC has unveiled a three-prong strategy to improve disability representation on and off screen…
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Formats round-up: Viu adapts CJ ENM’s ‘Black’, Newen medical format goes to Germany
Viu adapts CJ ENM thriller ‘Black’ Asian OTT service Viu is adapting CJ ENM’s scripted…
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Nickelodeon’s Dutch format ‘The Viral Factory’ to be adapted in Thailand
Nickelodeon’s topical social influencer format, The Viral Factory, is to be adapted in Thailand. GMM…
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BBC One adapts German format ‘Cash For Trash’ from Ricochet
BBC One is adapting German format Cash For Trash as a daytime series from Warner…
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Channel 5’s Ben Frow promoted at Viacom, handed entire UK content budget
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has appointed Ben Frow as director of programmes for its…
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Exclusive: All3 poised for Red Arrow Studios as sales process enters final stages
All3Media is leading the pack in its pursuit of Red Arrow Studios, with the sales…
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Deals round-up: PBS takes Backshall, visits Vienna; UK, Germany land ‘Secret Song’; APC boards ‘Invisible Line’
PBS explores with Backshall, visits Vienna PBS in the US is preparing to air 10-part…
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MultiStory Media rejigs creative team with promotions for De Moraes, McGough
ITV Studios-backed MultiStory Media has restructured its creative team, with Ana De Moraes promoted to…
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Why the scripted format boom is fuelled by relatable storytelling (Column)
K7 Media insight manager Richard O’Meara breaks down the findings of the consultancy’s latest Tracking…
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Viacom International Studios UK taps Richard Hastings to helm non-scripted
Viacom International Studios UK has hired Richard Hastings as head of non-scripted programming. The former…
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NBCUniversal strikes first-look deal with ‘Masked Singer’ creator Park Won Woo
The Masked Singer creator Park Won Woo has struck a first-look deal with NBCUniversal-owned Universal…
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Channel 4 swoops for ‘Taskmaster’
Channel 4 has swooped for Avalon format Taskmaster, as first revealed by TBI earlier this month. …
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NATPE unveils Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Award winners for 2020
The National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) has unveiled the recipients of the 17th…
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MGM hires Channel 4 alum to head new UK-based unscripted arm
MGM Television is setting up an unscripted arm in the UK and has appointed former…