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Disney+ blasts off ‘Among The Stars’ in new NASA docuseries
Disney+ has announced a new original documentary series following NASA astronaut Captain Chris Cassidy as…
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Deals round-up: Bin Laden doc lands in Europe & Oz; Brazil’s Globoplay acquires Serbia’s ‘Civil Servant’; Lime Pictures to adapt ‘Planet Omar’
Bin Laden doc lands in Europe & Oz SBS in Australia, Sweden’s SVT, DR in Denmark and NRK in Norway, along…
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HBO Max preps Batman spin-off series based on Penguin
HBO Max has started development on a series revolving round Batman’s arch nemesis Penguin. The…
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Amazon Studios developing live-action ‘She-Ra’ & ‘Victories Greater Than Death’ adaptation with Michael B. Jordan
Amazon Studios is in development on two new scripted series – an adaptation of the…
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Dynamic TV names Netflix, TF1 alum to lead French originals and co-pros
Ginny & Georgia and Creepshow producer Dynamic Television has appointed a former TF1 and Netflix…
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HBO Europe alums launch Bucharest-based EastWest Prods
Former HBO Europe execs Wayne Henry and Alina David have launched a new Romanian-based production…
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DR’s drama director Christian Rank departs amid “deadlock”
Danish pubcaster DR is revamping its scripted division, with current drama chief Christian Rank stepping…
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Round up: Blue Ant’s HauntTV lands on Roku; Vuulr hits 2k hours in Q3; Prime snags cinema docs
Blue Ant’s HauntTV lands on Roku Canada’s Blue Ant Media has launched its FAST (free…
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Kevin Mayer’s investment firm eyes Will Smith’s Westbrook Studios
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith’s Westbrook Studios is reportedly exploring a sale to Disney…
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Nippon TV unveils new business & scripted formats
Dragons’ Den creators Nippon TV has unveiled two new formats for the international market, with…
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Brian Robbins to replace Gianopulos at Paramount, David Nevins takes TV remit
Nickelodeon boss Brian Robbins is set to become the new chairman and CEO of Paramount…
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Arrested Industries & Merzigo snag 3,000 hours from Spain’s RTVE
Anthony Kimble and Merrily Ross’s firm Arrested Industries and Turkish aggregator Merzigo have struck a…
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Netflix & ‘Unorthodox’ creator Anna Winger strike pact & reveal projects
Netflix has struck a multi-year partnership with Anna Winger and her production company Airlift Productions,…
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Exclusive: Russian giant Star outlines originals & library play for Lava
Russia’s Star Media is to produce original dramas for its soon-to-launch global streamer Lava, while…
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BBC & AMC+ drama ‘The North Water’ sails into 40 territories
CBC in Canada and Foxtel in Australia are among almost 40 broadcasters and streamers around…
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Sales round-up: ‘Gloria’ goes global; Viasat World expands factual slate
‘Gloria’ goes global Mediaset in Italy, NBCUniversal International Networks for CALLE 13 in Spain and…
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India’s Aha picks up local version of Israeli romcom ‘The Baker And The Beauty’
Indian Telugu streaming platform Aha has picked up Annapurna Studios’ local version of Israeli romcom…
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English-language drama replaced by local originals as demand ramps up
English-language drama is increasingly being replaced by local-language scripted series as demand for domestic content…
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Canal+ original ‘Marie Antoinette’ gets underway
Filming has begun on Marie Antoinette, a new original historical drama for France’s Canal+ Creation…
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HBO Max sets European launch dates
WarnerMedia has unveiled the launch dates for HBO Max’s first European launches. The streaming platform…
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Sky Studios hires Mammoth exec Preethi Mavahalli to lead in-house drama team
Sky Studios has appointed Preethi Mavahalli as creative director of drama to oversee the in-house…
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Cineflix Rights signs financing & development deal with Dragonet and Synchronicity
UK distributor Cineflix Rights has signed a development and financing deal with Scotland’s Synchronicity Films…
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Nordic prodco Rubicon names Håkon Briseid as CEO
Håkon Briseid has been appointed as CEO of Banijay Nordic’s scripted label Rubicon. Joining from…
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BFI’s London Film Festival reveals first full series agenda
The BFI’s London Film Festival (LFF) has revealed its first full series programme for the…
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News round-up: ‘Grandpa’ travels to Australia; Fauna brings ‘True’ to Turkey; Eccho shops K-drama duo
‘Grandpa’ travels to Australia National Indigenous Television (NITV), a division of SBS Australia, has acquired…
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RTL preps German period drama ‘House Of Promises’ from X Filme & Beta
TVNOW, RTL Deutschland’s streaming service, Berlin-based production company X Filme Creative Pool and production-distribution firm…
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Asacha Media’s Picomedia & Banijay’s WeiT unveil Italian-Russian drama ‘Kurgan’
Asacha Media Group (AMG)’s Picomedia in Italy and Banijay’s WeiT Media in Russia have joined…
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HBO Max Lat Am & Canal+ Group among global deals for UK true crime drama ‘Deceit’
HBO Max and the Canal+ Group are among broadcasters across Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin…
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SBS in Oz buys Norwegian-German terrorist drama ‘Furia’
Australian public broadcaster SBS has become the first company to strike a pre-sale deal for…
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Sony Pictures Television distribution veteran John Weiser exits
Veteran Sony Pictures Television (SPT) exec John Weiser is stepping down after more than 30…