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News round-up: SBS & Foxtel strike Oz Prime deals; Viaplay takes Keshet trio; Legend Media seeks Fremantle factual
SBS & Foxtel strike Oz Prime deals SBS Australia and Foxtel Australia have acquired new…
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BBC & C4 shows thrash Netflix’s ‘Squid Game’ for viewers, according to new UK data
The BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing and Channel 4’s The Great British Bake Off have beaten…
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BBC Studios strikes development deal with Nigeria’s EbonyLife
BBC Studios Drama Productions in the UK has formed a development partnership with Nigerian media…
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Arrow Int’l Media ups long-time exec duo to co-head production
UK factual indie Arrow International Media has promoted two long-time execs, Stephanie Mavropoulos and Carrie…
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Anonymous Content & Federation link for new French drama outfit
Swan Song and Mr Robot outfit Anonymous Content has formed a joint venture in France…
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Muse Entertainment hires Alex Jordan as SVP of production
Muse Entertainment, the Canadian indie behind Coroner, has hired veteran Mayor Of Kingstown producer Alex…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Unpacking Netflix & Amazon’s European drama plans
WarnerMedia, ViacomCBS and NBCUniversal are ramping up competition in an already crowded streaming ecosystem in…
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Banijay’s Kudos buys into podcasts with What’s The Story? investment
Banijay’s UK producer Kudos has taken a 25% stake in podcast company, What’s the Story?….
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Acorn TV returns to ‘Whitstable Pearl’, as first season sells globally
AMC Networks’ streamer Acorn TV has ordered a second season of UK crime drama Whitstable…
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SF Studios & SVT partner to tell Raoul Wallenberg story
SF Studios and Sveriges Television (SVT) are co-producing a drama series around the true story…
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CBS Studios & Stampede Ventures take ‘Last Tango In Paris’ with fact-based drama
CBS Studios and Stampede Ventures have partnered to produce Tango, a limited drama series exploring…
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‘Around The World In 80 Days’ producers Slim Film & Federation prep second Verne drama
Around The World In 80 Days producers Slim Film + Television and Federation Entertainment are…
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Exclusive: Beyond names 20th Century Fox alum as CEO, with Kate Llewellyn-Jones exiting
Australia- and UK-based distributor Beyond Rights has appointed a former Twentieth Century Fox exec as…
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UK’s C4, S4C in Wales & Sundance Now partner for Duchess Street drama
The UK’s Channel 4 has struck its first co-production deal with Welsh public broadcaster S4C…
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WarnerMedia Germany seeks satire with Ramadan & Gervais
WarnerMedia Germany has commissioned Greenlight: German Genius, a new comedy series set in the world…
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OCS turns up the heat with sci-fi original ‘Fahrenheit’
French pay-TV group OCS has ordered Fahrenheit, a new original sci-fi event series. Produced by…
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Disney’s content spend to hit $33bn in 2022, doubling Netflix’s target
Disney plans to increase its overall content spend to around $33bn in 2022, marking an…
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ABC in Oz orders Tommy Murphy missing person drama from Fremantle
The ABC in Australia has ordered a six-part drama written by Tommy Murphy (Devil’s Playground)…
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UK’s All4, Germany’s RTL & France’s Canal+ join Sweden’s ‘Threesome’
Broadcasters in the UK, Germany and France have picked up rights to Swedish drama series…
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Spain to force streamers to carry content in regional languages
The Spanish government has proposed a new law that will force streaming platforms operating in…
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News round-up: Studio Hamburg meets ‘My Husband’s Wife’; Espresso brews German factual sales; ‘Expedition’ S2 goes global
Studio Hamburg meets ‘My Husband’s Wife’ German distributor Studio Hamburg Enterprises has acquired international rights…
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Netflix most-watched led by South Korea’s ‘Hellbound’ & Colombian telenovela
South Korean drama Hellbound and a Colombian telenovela were the most-watched shows on Netflix last…
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Sleeper Films launches in UK & Ireland, with MediaNet Partners & Sampsonic investment
Producers Lee Magiday (The Favourite, The Lobster) and Rory Gilmartin (Herself, Frank of Ireland) and screen industry…
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Sweden’s TV4 & C More remake Norwegian pregnancy drama ‘Heartbeats’
Sweden’s TV4 and C More have ordered a local version of Norwegian drama Heartbeats, after…
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Nicola Shindler’s Quay Street preps first drama, ‘Nolly’, for ITV
Nicola Shindler’s new UK scripted label Quay Street Productions has landed its first drama commission,…
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Beta Nordic Studios buys into Sweden’s ‘Missing People’ prodco Unlimited
Beta Nordic Studios (BNS) has taken a majority stake in A Piece of My Heart…
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Scripted round-up: HBO orders music drama ‘The Idol’; Viaplay visits Swedish border for ‘Fenris’
HBO orders music drama The Idol HBO has greenlit music industry drama The Idol, with…
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Ridley Scott confirms ‘Blade Runner’ series in works
British director Ridley Scott has confirmed that a live action TV series based upon his…
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Four US unions urge FTC to block Amazon’s $8.45bn deal for MGM
Four major US unions have urged the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to block Amazon’s deal…
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BET ups president Scott Mills to CEO
ViacomCBS-owned US BET network has promoted company president Scott Mills to the position of CEO….