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Beyond, Blue Ant, Studiocanal & Cineflix among distributors joining London TV Screenings
Studiocanal, Beyond Rights, Blue Ant International and Cineflix Rights are among a swathe of distributors…
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TF1’s Newen names Romain Bessi as CEO, Bibiane Godfroid exits
TF1 Group-owned Newen Studios has named Romain Bessi as its new CEO, with Bibiane Godfroid…
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News round-up: Shudder extends ‘Dragula’; SK Global to adapt ‘Nameless’ thrillers; Starzplay powers on with ‘Ghost’
Shudder extends Dragula AMC Networks-owned streamer Shudder has extended drag competition series The Boulet Brothers’…
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Exclusive: Beyond rejigs as head of sales & commercial director depart
Beyond Rights’ head of sales, Simona Argenti, and its commercial & business affairs director, Claire…
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Viaplay hires Kennard Bos for originals as Netherlands launch date set
Nordic Entertainment (NENT) Group has appointed Vincent TV’s Kennard Bos to become the first exec…
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See-Saw Films hires Porchlight co-founder to lead in Australia
Slow Horses producer See-Saw Films has appointed former Porchlight Films exec Liz Watts to head…
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Shondaland names Megha Tolia president and COO
Shondaland has appointed Megha Tolia as the company’s first president and COO. In this newly…
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Disney’s Freeform opens US ‘The Office’ in the New Year
Disney-owned network Freeform has acquired non-exclusive rights to all nine seasons of the US version…
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‘It’s A Sin’s Red partners with John Boyne for ‘Echo Chamber’ series
Red Production Company, the UK indie behind Channel 4 hit It’s A Sin, has acquired…
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Propagate Content ups Leili Mostajeran to lead in Middle East
Untold producer Propagate Content has upped its head of business affairs for the US West…
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ITV Studios appoints former Shine exec as CEO in France
ITV Studios (ITVS) has appointed former Shine exec Thierry Lachkar to lead its operations in…
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‘Keeping Faith’ financier Nevision hires NBCU, Disney alum for US expansion
UK producer and financier Nevision is expanding into the US with the launch of a…
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Netflix expands Mexican originals with 1970s detective show
Netflix has started production on a Mexican drama set in the 1970s that is based…
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Amazon expands ‘The Boys’ universe with ‘Diabolical’ animation
Amazon has ordered a second spin-off from its subversive superhero drama The Boys, this time…
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Disney+, ABC in Oz take trip to Studiocanal’s ‘Ridley Road’
Disney+, ABC in Australia and Nordic pubcasters including Sweden’s SVT are among buyers of Ridley…
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News round-up: More4 returns ‘Great British Dig’; ‘Hunting Ghislaine’ adds writer & producer; MHz buys Welsh dramas
More4 returns ‘Great British Dig’ More4 in the UK has ordered a second season of…
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DCD shareholders approve $6.3m sale to Singapore’s 108 Media
Shareholders of UK-based distributor DCD Media have agreed to the £4.7M ($6.3m) deal to sell…
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Buyers Profiles: YouLook’s Benedicte Steinsrud & Viasat World’s Karin Heijink
This week’s TBI Buyers Profiles hears about the requirements of nascent AVOD streamer YouLook and…
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Amazon targets Southeast Asia with more originals, acquisitions & expanded team
Amazon Prime Video is expanding its focus and operations in Southeast Asia, with plans to…
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News round-up: Can’t Stop claims ‘Let’s Make A Deal’; Media Pioneers welcome ‘Boris & Rufus’; Vuulr expands
Can’t Stop claims Let’s Make A Deal US-based Marcus/Glass Productions has struck a deal with…
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Japan’s TBS launches new company & studio in global expansion
Japan’s Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) is to launch a new company with a 30bn yen…
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France’s Terence Films picks up remake rights to Canuck drama ‘Après’
Banijay-owned Terence Films has picked up option rights to adapt French-language drama series Après (aka…
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Apple TV+ orders Alfonso Cuarón thriller, with Cate Blanchett & Kevin Kline
Apple TV+ has ordered Disclaimer, a new psychological thriller series from multi-Oscar winning Mexican director…
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Sony buys ‘His Dark Materials’ prodco Bad Wolf from Sky, HBO & Access
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has taken a majority stake in His Dark Materials and I…
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News round-up: RTL & SBS among Red Arrow deals; BBCS expands in Singapore; Alibi welcomes ‘Pretty Hard Cases’
RTL & SBS Belgium among Red Arrow deals RTL in Germany has ordered a local…
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Endeavor joins C More & TV2 Norway’s reboot of Jo Nesbø’s ‘Headhunters’
Banijay-owned Yellow Bird has started production on a TV version of 2011 film Headhunters, which…
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BBC’s ‘State Of The Union’ gets French-Canadian remake
Radio-Canada has greenlit a local remake of BBC shortform drama State Of The Union. Montreal-based…
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Netflix continues ‘Money Heist’ with ‘Berlin’ spin-off series
Netflix has commissioned a spin-off to hit Spanish crime drama series Money Heist (aka La…
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Netflix orders ‘One Day’ series among five UK originals
Netflix has commissioned a slew of new UK-based productions, as it continues to build upon…
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Amazon hires ViacomCBS exec Kelly Day to lead international streaming
Amazon has hired ViacomCBS exec Kelly Day to lead its international streaming operations. Day will…