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ITV & BritBox board Eagle Eye Drama’s original debut ‘Hotel Portofino’
UK-based ITV and BritBox have boarded Hotel Portofino, a new drama set on the Italian…
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Finland’s Rabbit Films CEO & creative director lead management buy-out
The CEO and creative director of Finnish production company Rabbit Films have led a partial management buy-out…
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AMC+, See-Saw & Warwick Thornton prep Australian drama ‘Firebite’
AMC Studios has greenlit a new Australia-based fantasy series for its streaming service AMC+, which…
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Roku extends first ‘original’ as ‘Die Hart’ enjoys ‘spectacular debut’
Free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) service The Roku Channel has ordered a second season of scripted…
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StudioCanal & Seven Stories reunite ‘Tinker Tailor’ team for sci-fi thriller ‘Europa’
French production and distribution company StudioCanal is reuniting with Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy writer Peter Straughan and director Tomas Alfredson to…
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Hulu ups Jordan Helman to head of original scripted content
Disney-owned US streamer Hulu has promoted Jordan Helman to head of original scripted content, following…
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US SVOD Topic acquires ‘The Bridge’
US SVOD platform Topic has acquired all four seasons of Nordic drama The Bridge following…
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Netflix forms creative partnership with Jennifer Lopez’s Nuyorican Productions
Netflix has inked a multi-year first-look deal with Hustlers star Jennifer Lopez and her production…
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Indian AVOD streamer Voot preps Australian road trip drama
Indian streamer Voot is preparing to launch an Australia-based six-part drama as its latest original series. Khwabon…
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UK’s C4 invests in Apple TV+ prodco Paper Entertainment
Channel 4’s Indie Growth Fund has taken a minority stake in Julien Leroux’s Paper Entertainment….
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Exclusive: MENA’s Starzplay unscripted plans & Ramadan drama success
Dubai-based SVOD Starzplay is moving into original unscripted content, with several as-yet unannounced formats in…
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Hal Vogel & Ringside launch new firm Slate, as Daybreak co-founders exit
Daybreak Pictures co-founders David Aukin and Hal Vogel are leaving the Tinopolis-owned UK producer, with…
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UK’s Hillbilly to adapt Jules Grant crime thriller
UK-based prodco Hillbilly Films and Television has optioned the rights to adapt Jules Grant’s 2016…
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Universal TV hires Quibi scripted exec Kate Hoenigsberg
Kate Hoenigsberg has returned to NBCUniversal, which has hired her as SVP of drama development…
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Federation raises $60m to fuel int’l expansion & acquisitions
In Treatment producer Federation Entertainment has secured a €50m ($60m) investment to fuel its international expansion, with potential…
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News round-up: CJ ENM Hong Kong preps four scripted shows; Colors Gujarati launches in UK
CJ ENM Hong Kong preps four scripted shows CJ ENM Hong Kong has announced four…
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Germany’s Tellux, Italy’s Indiana & UK’s Born Wild link with Eccho on mockumentary
CJ ENM-owned Eccho Rights has linked up with German producers Tellux Film, Indiana Production in…
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Netflix ups Peter Friedlander to head US scripted series, as Brian Wright departs
Netflix has promoted veteran creative exec Peter Friedlander to head of scripted series for the…
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WarnerMedia’s president of France, Benelux & Germany to step down
WarnerMedia’s president of France, Benelux, Germany, Austria and Switzerland Iris Knobloch is stepping down, after…
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Aussie streamer Stan names SBS exec as director of programming
Australian streamer Stan has hired the channel manager from domestic pubcaster SBS to oversee its…
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ABC Signature names CJENM exec to work on drama development
Disney-owned production division ABC Signature has hired an exec from South Korea’s CJENM to work…
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ITVS & BBCS strike drama adaptation pact in India
ITV Studios (ITVS) has agreed a deal that will see UK rival BBC Studios (BBCS)…
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Israel’s Kan11 orders magical workplace sitcom
Israeli pubcaster Kan11 has commissioned a new scripted comedy series set in a bizarre department…
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SPT hires ‘It’s A Sin’ production head Michaela Fereday for in-house drama
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has appointed Michaela Fereday as SVP of scripted production on its…
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Exclusive: BBC Studios to miss MIPCOM for second year
Green Planet distributor BBC Studios (BBCS) will have no physical presence at MIPCOM in October for…
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Korea’s JTBC Studios acquires ‘Mare Of Easttown’ prodco Wiip
The studio division of South Korean pay TV broadcaster JTBC has acquired Wiip, the independent production…
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Round-up: Sony Pictures alum starts prodco; TF1 returns to ‘Good Singers’; Abacus adds Beatles doc
Sony Pictures alum starts prodco Former Sony Pictures International Productions executive Luke Scrase has launched…
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Italy’s Canale 5 embraces Turkey’s ‘Brave And Beautiful’
Mediaset-owned Italian comcaster Canale 5 has acquired Turkish romantic drama Brave And Beautiful, following a…
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Saudi’s Shahid VIP expands drama push with sci-fi show ‘Hell’s Gate’
Saudi Arabian streamer Shahid VIP is expanding its big budget drama offering with a new…
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Korea’s CJ ENM reveals $4.5bn investment in global content push
South Korean media giant CJ ENM has unveiled plans to invest more than ₩5tn ($4.5bn)…