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Envision hires ex-HBO Europe boss & ‘Harry Potter’ producer for global expansion
UK prodco Envision Entertainment has hired former HBO Europe CEO Linda Jensen and veteran UK…
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HBO develops Stitcher podcast ‘Mob Queens’ with Lena Dunham, Ruth Wilson
WarnerMedia’s HBO is adapting a drama based on popular podcast Mob Queens, with Lena Dunham…
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Paramount+ orders ‘Fatal Attraction’ series remake
Paramount+ has commissioned a “reimagining” of the 1987 psychosexual thriller feature film Fatal Attraction. The…
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Disney+ unveils ‘Balenciaga’ as first Spanish scripted original
Disney+ is doubling down on fashion-focused dramas, with its first Spanish scripted original exploring the life of…
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Disney+ buys Sky Italia drama ‘Anna’ across Europe as Fremantle racks up sales
Disney+ has taken a swathe of rights across Europe for Fremantle’s dystopian new-world drama, Anna….
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News round-up: SBS & Yes pre-buy ‘The Big Squeeze’; Oz shows head to Canada; CBC renews ‘Moonshine’ for S2
SBS & Yes pre-buy ‘The Big Squeeze’ SVT in Sweden, NRK in Norway, DR in…
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Fremantle names Kwai MD as founder Thomas Bourguignon departs
The Last Wave producer Kwai has appointed a new MD, with the French production company’s…
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Disney CEO Bob Chapek shares expansion plans as Disney+ subs slow
Disney CEO Bob Chapek has touted plans for a huge expansion of global streamer Disney+…
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Viaplay strikes MGM coproduction pact for English-language drama
Nordic Entertainment (NENT) Group has forged a multi-year deal with MGM International Television Productions that…
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Trioscope hires animation veteran John Evershed as CSO
US hybrid animation prodco Trioscope Studios has expanded its managemnt team with two new hires – John…
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United Media adds Antenna, TF1 alum for global sales & co-pros
South East Europe producer and distributor United Media has appointed Tatjana Pavlović as director of…
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Netflix ramps up Japanese content expansion with large anime & live-action slate
Netflix is continuing to ramp up its investment in Japan, unveiling a large slate of…
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News round-up: ‘Squid Game’ creator preps S2; OSN opens Eccho’s ‘Chrysalis’; ZEE5 preps desi noir anthology
Squid Game creator preps S2 Squid Game director and writer Hwang Dong-hyuk has said a…
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AVOD streamer Redbox strikes Sony & WarnerMedia content deals
US-based AVOD streamer Redbox has struck deals with WarnerMedia and Sony Pictures Television (SPT), which…
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MGM launches streaming offer in Australia via Amazon
US studio MGM has expanded its partnership with soon-to-be owner Amazon by launching a new…
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TBI In Conversation: What ‘Mixte’ tells us about French production potential
Eleonore Dailly, co-founder of Mixte producer Autopilot Entertainment, tells TBI deputy editor Mark Layton about…
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News round-up: AMC+ gives US debut to ‘Anne Boleyn’; NPO takes ‘Kin’; ‘Abhay’ renewed by Zee5 Global
AMC+ gives US debut to ‘Anne Boleyn’ US-based AMC+ has acquired three-part psychological thriller Anne Boleyn…
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AMC+ launches in Australia via Amazon & Apple TV
AMC Networks has launched its streaming bundle AMC+ in Australia, allowing viewers to access a…
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Africa’s Universal TV & Hong Kong’s Now TV snags ‘Leverage: Redemption’
NBCUniversal International Networks (NBCUIN) and Now TV in Hong Kong have acquired rights to Electric…
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Universal Music’s Mercury Studios links with Yungblud for song-based drama
Universal Music Group’s Mercury Studios has partnered with UK singer Dominic Richard Harrison (aka Yungblud)…
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The Ink Factory expands John le Carré slate into Asia, with 127 Wall backing
The Ink Factory, the Endeavor Content-backed UK and US prodco behind The Night Manager and The…
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News round-up: Mercurio signs 20th TV deal; BritBox NA takes ‘The Tower’; Stellify & Joe Sugg launch VR show
Mercurio signs 20th TV deal Bodyguard showrunner Jed Mercurio and producer Jimmy Mulville have signed…
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Apple TV+ poaches 20th TV’s Erin May as senior creative exec
Apple TV+ has hired 20th Television’s drama development executive Erin May as a senior creative…
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Shane Allen & Kate Daughton’s Boffola raids BBC for first hire
Shane Allen and Kate Daughton’s recently launched production company Boffola Pictures has made its first…
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Lionsgate to explore spinning off or selling Starz
Lionsgate is exploring spinning off its pay TV and streaming business Starz, barely five years…
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Cineflix, Sky & Banijay among big winners at TBI’s Content Innovation Awards
Sky, Cineflix Rights and Banijay have been revealed as the big winners at the Content…
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News round-up: ‘Kensal Town’ wraps production; ‘Clarice’ comes to UK’s Alibi; eOne takes global Alleycats rights
‘Kensal Town’ wraps production UK-based Edit 6 has wrapped production on Kensal Town, a new…
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STV Production & Take Two prep Nordic ‘Luther’, ‘The Office’ & ‘Doctor Foster’
BBC Studios’ Nordic production arm has struck deals with several outfits to produce local versions…
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BBC appoints C4 & Apple TV+ alums to new comedy commissioning team
BBC comedy chief Jon Petrie has unveiled his new-look commissioning team, appointing former Apple TV+…
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Buyers Profiles: SVT’s Mikael Österby & Canal Brasil’s Alexandre Cunha
As part of a new strand of content, TBI has partnered with online screenings portal…