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Netflix alum Carolyn Newman & ‘Transplant’ exec Virginia Rankin join Morayniss firm Blink
Blink Studios, the Canadian indie recently launched by John Morayniss, has appointed former Netflix originals…
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MIPTV confirms 2022 show, format & doc events subsumed
MIPTV organisers RX France (formerly Reed Midem) have confirmed that a 59th edition will take…
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Disney TV Animation bolsters development team
Disney Television Animation is bolstering its development team, hiring Blue Sky Studios’ Lisa Fragner as…
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South Africa’s Blue Rapid hires Kwese alum to lead scripted at BBCS-owned prodco
BBC Studios (BBCS)-owned Come Dine With Me South Africa producer Rapid Blue has named Mmabatho…
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Global drama prodcos unite under The Creatives, with Fremantle backing
The Young Pope prodco Haut Et Court and the Israeli outfit behind No Man’s Land…
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News round-up: Netflix boards ‘Family Feud SA’ S2; ‘Gomorrah’ heads to Hollywood Suite; Discovery+ orders Depp vs Heard doc
Netflix boards ‘Family Feud SA’ S2 Netflix has boarded the second season of Family Feud…
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M-Net & Acorn TV partner on ‘Recipes For Love And Murder’
Production has begun on a new South African murder mystery series, Recipes For Love And…
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Amazon seeks ‘The Consultant’ from ‘Servant’ creator Tony Basgallop
Amazon Prime Video has commissioned The Consultant, a new darkly comedic workplace thriller series, starring…
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Korea’s CJ ENM strikes $1bn deal for Endeavor Content
South Korean media giant CJ ENM has struck a near-$1bn deal to rapidly expand its…
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AMC+ saddles up Western drama ‘Dirty Black Bag’ for US, Canada & Oz
AMC Networks has acquired rights to spaghetti western drama series That Dirty Black Bag for…
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ITVS partners with Bad Wolf’s David P. Davis for new prodco
ITV Studios (ITVS) has linked with Bad Wolf exec David P. Davis (Industry) to launch…
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News round-up: Paramount+ reports “most successful” week; ESNA & Aarón Sánchez partner for scripted show’; Great Pacific preps science series
Paramount+ reports “most successful” week ViacomCBS has claimed that its streaming service Paramount+ has experienced…
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Starz names TriStar TV exec Kathryn Busby as originals president
Lionsgate-owned US network Starz has appointed TriStar Television exec Kathryn Busby as its new president…
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Jakob Mejlhede Andersen exits Middle East streamer Shahid
Former Viaplay chief Jakob Mejlhede Andersen has stepped down as chief content officer at fast-growing…
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Disney TV appoints Netflix alum Bryan Noon as entertainment president
Walt Disney Television has appointed former Netflix exec Bryan Noon as president of entertainment. Reporting…
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Buyers Profiles: Portico Media’s Jay Lin & YLE’s Tarmo Kivikallio
The latest instalment of our TBI Buyers Profiles come from Taiwan and Finland, where we…
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Scripted round-up: WOWOW seeks ‘Traitor’; Hulu picks up ‘Bloods’; Starzplay to revive ‘Party Down’
WOWOW seeks ‘Traitor’ Japanese broadcaster WOWOW has acquired Estonian spy drama Traitor for its linear…
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Netflix unveils most-watched shows, led by Korean drama trio & ‘Narcos: Mexico’
Netflix’s newly launched rankings site has revealed that South Korean dramas, Narcos: Mexico and psychological…
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Emanata Studios to bring ‘Beano’ & ‘Dandy’ characters to screen
UK publishers Beano Studios and DC Thomson have launched Emanata Studios to develop TV and…
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Buccaneer & Dougray Scott launch Scottish prodco
Crime producer Buccaneer Media has linked with Mission Impossible 2 actor Dougray Scott to launch…
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Beach House acquires Momo Film for scripted expansion
Blue Ant Media’s Asian indie Beach House Pictures has acquired a majority stake in Singapore-based…
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Disney+ to overtake Netflix as world’s biggest streamer by 2027, report predicts
A new report has boldly predicted that Disney+ will surpass Netflix for subscribers by 2027….
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Federation launches LA outfit with ‘Money Heist’ & ‘Extinction’ producers
French scripted indie Federation Entertainment is launching Animal Federation, a new LA-based management and production company…
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DCD Rights & September Films to be sold to 108 Media for $6.3m
The owner of UK-based DCD Media has struck a £4.7M ($6.3m) deal to sell the…
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Q&A: Exploring Portugal’s potential ahead of ONSeries Lisbon
Ahead of Portuguese drama event ONSeries Lisbon later this month, the event’s director Géraldine Gonard…
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BBC One welcomes The CW’s ‘Superman & Lois’
The BBC has acquired the UK premiere of Warner Bros. Television’s drama Superman & Lois….
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Epix picks up UK drama ‘SAS: Rogue Heroes’ from ‘Peaky Blinders’ scribe Steven Knight
MGM-owned US network Epix has acquired six-part wartime drama SAS: Rogue Heroes, in the first…
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Warner Bros. TV inks overall deal with Lena Waithe’s Hillman Grad
Warner Bros. TV Group has signed an overall deal with producer, writer and actor Lena…
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Deals round-up: ‘Reyka’ goes global; NBC renews ‘La Brea’; Syndicado takes ‘Forest For The Trees’ rights
‘Reyka’ goes global BritBox North America, CBC in Canada and Channel 4 in the UK…
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What Globoplay’s first telenovela says about its content strategy
Brazilian giant Globo has transformed its streaming strategy over recent years, with Globoplay recently ordering…