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A+E Studios hires exec trio in scripted boost
US-based A+E Studios has hired former Amazon Studios production exec Lucia Gervino as head of…
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Korea’s Something Special & tech firm 4Dreplay link for ‘time slice video’ formats
Jin Woo Hwang’s format prodco Something Special has struck an innovative deal with a US-…
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Netflix appoints Sphère Média’s Tara Woodbury as first Canadian content exec
Netflix has hired Tara Woodbury from Toronto’s Sphère Média as its first Canadian content exec….
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Showtime ups Jessie Dicovitsky to oversee original programming
ViacomCBS-owned Showtime has promoted Jessie Dicovitsky to the position of SVP of original programming. Based…
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Belgium’s Be-Entertainment hires ITVS, Endemol alum to lead global push
Belgian distributor Be-Entertainment appointed a former ITV Studios (ITVS) executive to oversee its international expansion….
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Synchronicity Films options Scottish trans rights book
Synchronicity Films, the Scottish production company behind The Cry, has optioned the upcoming book The…
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Netflix partners with Nippon TV for Japanese content expansion
Netflix is expanding its offering of Japanese content by partnering with Nippon TV to bring…
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Spain’s Palma Pictures moves into scripted originals
Palma Pictures, the Spanish production services outfit whose credits include The Crown, The Night Manager…
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News round-up: NATPE confirms physical Miami event; Endemol Shine Boomdog names scripted chief; LADstudios names production head; FilmRise true crime order
NATPE confirms physical Miami event The National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) has confirmed…
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Walter Presents strikes C More deal in the Nordics
Non-English language drama streamer Walter Presents has inked a two-year deal that will see its…
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BBC Studios merges APAC & EMEA, with Nick Percy named president
BBC Studios (BBCS) is to consolidate its APAC and EMEA distribution regions into a single…
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AMC ups Dan McDermott, adding acquisition & scheduling remits
AMC Networks has upped original programming and studio president Dan McDermott to an expanded role…
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ViacomCBS to buy Fox TeleColombia & Estudios TeleMexico as Spanish-language play expands
ViacomCBS is to expand its Spanish-language efforts after striking a deal to acquire a majority…
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Netflix adds Spanish comedy, dating & films as originals slate expands
Netflix has expanded its Spanish originals slate, with orders for new scripted and unscripted series,…
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In10 Media’s VP of strategy & development Mansi Darbar to step down
India-based broadcast, production and streaming group In10 Media Network’s Mansi Darbar is stepping down from…
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Banijay UK launches scripted label Double Dutch, with Iona Vrolyk
Banijay UK has launched a new scripted label, Double Dutch, led by drama producer Iona…
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CBS Studios launches BIPOC-focused label with Alex Kurtzman & Jenny Lumet
ViacomCBS-owned CBS Studios has partnered with Jenny Lumet and Alex Kurtzman to launch 25 Stories,…
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Hulu promotes originals execs Ashley Chang & Beth Osisek to VP roles
Disney-owned US streamer Hulu has promoted Ashley Chang to VP of content development for original…
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NENT Group poaches SVT acquisitions boss Stephen Mowbray for Viaplay
Nordic Entertainment (NENT) Group has appointed SVT exec Stephen Mowbray to a newly created acquisitions…
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IMDb TV orders original comedy from Shea Serrano & Michael Schur
Amazon-owned AVOD IMDb TV has ordered Primo (working title), a new original single-camera comedy from…
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TBI Spotlight On Africa: MultiChoice Group CEO Yolisa Phahle
TBI has partnered with US-based cable and streaming service The Africa Channel, which develops, produces…
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HBO orders adaptation of Raven Leilani’s ‘Luster’ from Gaumont & Viva Maude
US network HBO has ordered an adaptation of the Raven Leilani novel Luster from Gaumont…
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Peacock seeks ‘The Missing’ with David E Kelley
NBCUniversal-owned streamer Peacock has ordered The Missing, a new crime drama series based on the…
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WarnerMedia’s HBO Max continues growth despite US decline
Shows such as White Lotus and Hacks have helped fuel international growth for HBO and…
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Commission round-up: ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ creators reunite for Hulu comedy; CBS summons ‘Ghosts’; Discovery+ enters ‘The Great Soul Food Cook-Off’
‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ creators reunite for Hulu comedy Crazy Ex-Girlfriend creators Rachel Bloom and Aline Brosh…
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Screen Australia alum Richard Harris to head Minderoo’s new $7.5m fund
Former Screen Australia executive Richard Harris has been appointed to head up a new A$10m…
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Endeavor Content & Makeready ink financing & production deal
US-based producer and distributor Endeavor Content has acquired veteran producer Brad Weston’s Makeready in…
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Disney+ takes Hulu & YTV’s ‘The Hardy Boys’ around the world
Disney+ has snagged international rights to The Hardy Boys, the live-action mystery series that debuted…
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Freeform’s VP of programming & development joins ‘Shrill’ prodco Brownstone
Freeform’s VP of programming & development Krissy Wall has left the Disney-owned US cablenet to…
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Chicken Soup expands into India with Locomotive Global acquisition
US-based producer, distributor and AVOD operator Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment has acquired a majority stake in…