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ViacomCBS’s C5 in UK ditches peak-time per-hour pricing model
Channel 5 in the UK will no longer apply a fixed, per-hour pricing tariff model…
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ABC Australia orders prequel season for outback crime drama ‘Mystery Road’
Australia’s ABC has commissioned a third season of crime drama series Mystery Road, which will…
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UK’s C4 launches streaming data reports for producers
Channel 4 in the UK is ramping up its attempts to woo indies to work…
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Sales round-up: Hulu lines up ‘The Unusual Suspects’ for US debut; ‘Attila The Hun’ travels the world
Hulu lines up ‘The Unusual Suspects’ for US debut Hulu has picked up Australian comedy…
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Netflix inks overall deal with ‘The Witcher’ creator Lauren Schmidt Hissrich
Netflix has signed a multi-year overall deal with The Witcher creator Lauren Schmidt Hissrich, who…
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Banijay’s ESNA promotes Scott Shillet to expanded product role
Banijay-owned Endemol Shine North America has promoted Scott Shillet to a new role overseeing product…
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Freeform rehires The CW’s Julie Jarmon to head scripted development
Veteran exec Julie Jarmon has returned to Disney-owned US network Freeform as SVP of development….
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Nordic streamer Viaplay orders murder-thriller from Banijay’s Jarowskij
NENT Group streamer Viaplay has ordered A Class Apart, a new Swedish drama from Banijay…
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India’s Applause strikes licensing deal for 400+ comic titles
India’s Applause Entertainment has partnered with prominent local children’s publisher Amar Chitra Katha to adapt…
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HBO Max orders ‘Adventure Time’ spin-off
WarnerMedia streamer HBO Max has ordered a new spin-off to Cartoon Network’s fantasy animation series…
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Sales round-up: Sky & Stan snap up ‘Sort of’; France TV & NBCU take kids shows; WOWOW wow-ed by Swedish ‘Honour’
Sky & Stan snap up ‘Sort of’ Sky in the UK, Stan in Australia, M6-Téva…
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Lionsgate TV inks first-look deal with industry veteran Robert Greenblatt
US-based Lionsgate has signed a first-look TV deal with Robert Greenblatt, the former chairman of…
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Arrested Industries hires former Discovery & NENT senior execs
UK and US-based production and financing company Arrested Industries has appointed Judy Levenson as SVP…
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Peacock seeks home run in ‘Field Of Dreams’ series
NBCUniversal-owned streamer Peacock has ordered a new series based on the feature film Field Of…
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Markus Schäfer exits All3Media Germany, with Taco Rijssemus named new CEO
All3Media Germany has appointed Taco Rijssemus as its new CEO, to replace Markus Schäfer, who…
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FX expands Ryan Murphy’s ‘American Story’ franchise, with new spin-offs & renewals
Disney-owned US pay-TV channel FX is expanding Ryan Murphy’s ‘American Story’ franchise, with orders for…
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Endeavor Content to shop NZ drama ‘The Panthers’ worldwide
US-based Endeavor Content has picked up New Zealand drama The Panthers for global distribution. The…
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Foxtel orders remake of Swedish drama ‘Älska Mig’ for Oz streamer Binge
The Foxtel Group’s Australian streamer Binge has ordered Love Me, a new romantic drama series…
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Amazon moves ‘Lord Of The Rings’ from New Zealand to UK
Amazon is moving its multi-million dollar Lord Of The Rings series from New Zealand to…
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Electric Entertainment hires Warner Bros. alum to oversee FAST channels
LA-based producer and distributor Electric Entertainment has appointed Warner Bros. Entertainment’s Anthony Tapay to a…
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Poland’s TTV moves into telenovelas with Globo addition
Polish broadcaster TTV is moving into telenovelas after picking up Brazilian series Suerte De Vivi…
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ABC Signature comedy boss Melanie Frankel exiting studio
Melanie Frankel is exiting ABC Signature, where she has served as head of comedy for…
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‘Power’ creator Courtney A Kemp leaves Lionsgate for Netflix
Power creator Courtney A Kemp is leaving Lionsgate after agreeing a new overall deal with…
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NBCU’s Telemundo appoints chief for new Hispanic streaming division
NBCUniversal (NBCU)-owned Telemundo Enterprises has launched a new Hispanic streaming arm, which will focus exclusively…
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BritBox UK orders comedy-drama from ‘Normal People’ producer Element
ITV and BBC joint-venture streamer BritBox UK has commissioned The Dry, an original comedy-drama series…
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Adult Swim’s Jason DeMarco appointed to lead Warner Bros. anime push
Warner Bros. has handed Adult Swim exec Jason DeMarco an expanded role as SVP of…
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Round-up: Apple lines Vince Vaughn up for ‘Bad Monkey’; HGTV returns to ‘Home Town’; C4 orders Bin Laden doc
Apple lines Vince Vaughn up for Bad Monkey Apple TV+ has made a series order…
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HBO & HBO Max snag North American rights to France’s ‘Laetitia’
WarnerMedia’s HBO has picked up North American TV and streaming rights to six-episode French drama…
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Bell Media alum Mike Cosentino links with Fremantle on prodco launch
Bell Media’s former content chief Mike Cosentino has launched a new production outfit and struck…
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Funimation closes $1.2bn acquisition of anime streaming rival Crunchyroll
Sony’s Funimation group has completed its $1.175bn acquisition of AT&T’s global anime streaming service Crunchyroll,…