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Propagate rejigs senior ranks, promotes Isabel San Vargas to equity partner
US-based Propagate Content has promoted Isabel San Vargas to become an equity partner at the…
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Scripted round-up: US remake for Belgium’s ‘Team Chocolate’; Showtime adapts Swedish book for TV; Netflix reveals ‘All The Light We Cannot See’
LA-based STXtelevision has teamed with Newen’s Reel One Entertainment to develop and produce an English-language…
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Newen’s Pupkin launches “witty” women-focused Juliet label
Newen-backed prodco Pupkin in the Netherlands is launching Juliet, a new label concentrating on “witty…
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APC Studios appoints ‘Mortel’ producer for French dramas & docs
About Premium Content (APC) Studios has appointed Mortel producer Agathe de Lorme to work across…
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Showrunners Insight: ‘For All Mankind’s David Weddle & ‘The Box’s Adi Hasak
TBI has partnered with LA- and London-based drama consultancy MediaXchange to get under the skin…
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Exclusive: France TV & Rai drama ‘Germinal’ secures first international sale
French-Canadian network Radio-Canada has become the first international buyer of Germinal, the new six-part drama…
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Nordic streamer Viaplay to launch in UK, Canada & Germany
Nordic streamer Viaplay is to launch in the UK, Germany and Canada over the next…
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Endeavor Content takes sales rights to Russian drama ‘Hope’ & ‘Cash In The Attic’ auction format
Endeavor Content has picked up distribution rights to Russian-language drama Hope and British auction format…
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Showrunners Insight: ‘Pachinko’s Soo Hugh & ‘Tehran’s Alon Aranya
TBI has partnered with LA- and London-based drama consultancy MediaXchange to get under the skin…
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Scripted round-up: Federation to shop ‘Mister8’; Eccho adds ‘Liar’ to catalogue; TF1 pre-buys ‘Mironins’
Federation to shop ‘Mister8’ French producer and distributor Federation Entertainment has acquired Elisa Viihde’s original…
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Greg Lipstone steps down as president at Propagate Content
Greg Lipstone is stepping down as president at Ben Silverman and Howard Owens US-based Propagate…
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SPT & Nigeria’s EbonyLife unveil ÀLÓ Initiative for writers of African heritage
Nigerian producer EbonyLife and Sony Pictures Television (SPT) have launched a new initiative designed to…
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Sky Deutschland unveils originals push across genres
Sky Deutschland has unveiled a significant expansion of its original content drive following the recent…
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Canal+ buys FilmBox, Kino Polska owner SPI International
France’s Canal+ has struck a deal to take a 70% stake in SPI International, the…
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News round-up: Sky Nature comes to Italy & Germany; HBO Max snags ‘Anacronte’
Sky Nature comes to Italy & Germany European pay-TV giant Sky and Blue Ant Media-owned…
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Starzplay & Pantaya prep ‘El Refugio’ drama with Fremantle & Fabula
Starzplay and Spanish-language streamer Pantaya have partnered with Fremantle and Chile-based prodco Fabula on a…
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Apple TV+, Netflix snag Emmy success with ‘Ted Lasso’ & ‘The Crown’
Streamers dominated the 2021 Emmy Awards in LA overnight, with Apple TV+ securing success in…
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Peacock to adapt Scarrow novel ‘Last Light’ as limited series
NBCUniversal-owned streamer Peacock has ordered Last Light, a new limited drama thriller series based on…
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Starz launches Lionsgate Play into Malaysia as Asia expansion continues
US-based Starz has launched its direct-to-consumer streamer Lionsgate Play in Malaysia. The service, which debuted…
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Paramount+ takes flight with Canadian air ambulance drama
ViacomCBS-owned streaming service Paramount+ has ordered Skymed, a new medical drama following the work of…
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Netflix preps epic heist drama ‘Jigsaw’ from Eric Garcia & Ridley Scott
Netflix has commissioned Jigsaw, a new epic crime thriller about the largest heist ever attempted,…
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Tiger Aspect appoints UKTV exec Zoe Brown as chief commercial officer
Banijay-owned UK scripted label Tiger Aspect has appointed UKTV’s director of legal & business affairs,…
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BBC’s Tim Davie explores ‘ambition to flip’ BBCS sales into DTC streamer
The BBC and its commercial arm BBC Studios (BBCS) are facing “really big choices” over…
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Newen cements European expansion with Flare Film acquisition
TF1-owned French production group Newen has acquired a majority stake in German production company Flare…
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Sky Studios’ former drama boss Cameron Roach launches new scripted indie
Cameron Roach, former director of drama at Sky Studios, has launched Rope Ladder Fiction, a…
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C4’s CEO defends UK channel’s independence at tumultuous RTS Cambridge
Alex Mahon, the CEO of Channel 4, says there is “no data or evidence” that…
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Israel’s Kan 11 orders supernatural co-pro from A+E Studios & Ananey
Israeli pubcaster Kan 11 has ordered The Malevolent Bride, a new supernatural thriller from Our…
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Sky CEO on plans to become a ‘powerhouse creator’ & European expansion
Sky’s recently appointed CEO Dana Strong used her first public keynote today to underline plans…
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Netflix developing adaptation of Dark Horse comic series ‘Grendel’
Netflix has commissioned a new series based on Matt Wagner’s Dark Horse comic book series…
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Amazon expands UK originals slate with thriller ‘Wilderness’ & KSI doc from Louis Theroux
Amazon Studios has commissioned two new UK originals – psychological thriller Wilderness and a documentary…