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Netflix unveils Mexico originals slate, orders US & Spanish shows
Netflix has revealed details of the 50 original productions to be made in Mexico, following…
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ABC Oz orders surfing drama from Fremantle
ABC in Australia has ordered a drama backed by Fremantle that explores the hedonistic world…
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Global Agency takes Turkish relationship drama ‘Innocence’ global
Distributor Global Agency has acquired international sales rights to hit Turkish drama Innocence. The show is…
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Israel’s Keshet 12 orders second season for Koda crime thriller ‘Line In The Sand’
Israeli broadcaster Keshet 12 has commissioned a second 8 x 60-minute season of Koda Communications’…
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Komixx Entertainment Australia producing Aboriginal YA thriller
Komixx Entertainment Australia is producing the pilot short for Wirnitj, a new young-adult period thriller…
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News round-up: Stellify scores new format from ‘Masked Singer’ creator; Netflix renews ‘Floor Is Lava’; Eccho takes ‘The Swap’ global
Stellify scores new format from Masked Singer creator Sony Pictures TV-owned Belfast indie Stellify Media has…
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Scripted round-up: Netflix buys Israel’s ‘Blackspace’; Hulu reboots ‘How I Met Your Mother’; Ovation adds ‘Frankie Drake’
Netflix buys Israel’s Blackspace Netflix has picked up rights around the world to Federation Entertainment’s…
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UK’s ITV details ‘on-demand first’ commissioning plan, preps ITV2 drama & factual shows
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has confirmed it is to start commissioning directly for its ad-supported…
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Disney & Sony strike ‘landmark’ movie deal across streaming & linear
Disney has struck a vast multi-year deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) that will see the…
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Mola TV, SBS, TVNZ ink Keshet drama deals
Broadcasters and streamers across Asia, Australia and New Zealand have picked up a raft of…
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UK’s Fugitive rebrands as Arrested Industries, preps new US scripted arm
UK-based production and financing company Fugitive has rebranded to become Arrested Industries, ahead of the launch…
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Beta Film hires BluTV exec to lead new Turkish division
Germany’s Beta Film has launched a Turkish division and appointed former BluTV executive Sarp Kalfaoğlu…
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Netflix shares drop 9% as COVID surge stalls, with subs growth among lowest on record
Netflix’s global subscriber growth stalled dramatically in the first quarter of 2021, prompting a sell-off…
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Drama round-up: Starz brings ‘Death And Nightingales’ to US; Sky renews ‘Romulus’; Amazon boards BBC thriller ‘Chloe’
Starz brings ‘Death And Nightingales’ to US Lionsgate-owned Starz has acquired UK period drama Death…
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US Hispanic AVOD streamer Canela.TV expands into Mexico
US Hispanics-focused AVOD streamer Canela.TV is expanding its reach by launching in Mexico. The service…
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Round-up: Amazon adapts Coben novel & visits Veleno; ABC in Oz take new ‘Viewpoint’; Truly Original explores shopping
Amazon claims Coben & visits Veleno Amazon is expanding its scripted output with an adaptation of…
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Apple TV+ orders Miami-based bilingual drama from ‘Cable Girls’ team
Apple TV+ has ordered a Spanish- and English-language thriller from the producers and creative team…
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C More takes Nordics & Baltics VOD rights for Finnish Nokia drama
Nordic streamer C More has acquired the first-window VOD rights for the Nordics and Baltics…
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Finland’s Elisa Viihde adapts BBC drama ‘The Replacement’
Finnish streamer Elisa Viihde has started production on a local adaptation of BBC drama The Replacement,…
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Starz orders Sharon Horgan & Jeff Astrof paranormal comedy, Starzplay takes int’l rights
US cablenet Starz has greenlit a paranormal comedy from Trial & Error’s Jeff Astrof and…
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Scotland’s Synchronicity Films to adapt Graeme Armstrong’s ‘The Young Team’
The Cry producer Synchronicity Films has optioned the rights to author Graeme Armstrong’s 2020 debut…
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Legendary hires Netflix alum to oversee TV expansion plans
US-based Legendary TV has hired former Netflix exec Jennifer Breslow to oversee its expansion plans….
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Podcast round-up: Big Light partners with Audible & Vespucci for crime slate; Cream Productions launches podcast division
Big Light partners with Audible & Vespucci for crime slate London-and-Paris-based indie Big Light Productions…
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Netflix reboots banned Turkish drama in Spain as scripted & reality offer expands
Netflix’s rampant commissioning spree in Spain is continuing, with the streamer unveiling a raft of…
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Round-Up: Warrior moves to HBO Max with S3 order; G4 strikes deal for Japanese competition shows; Peacock makes double DIY Departure order
Warrior moves to HBO Max with S3 order Cinemax series Warrior is moving to HBO…
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MIPTV round-up: Globo snags ‘First Love’; Sky Germany visits ‘Paris Police 1900’; Russian shows head to France
Brazil’s Globo snags First Love Brazil’s Globo has become the first international broadcaster to pick…
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Acorn TV orders Jane Seymour-fronted mystery thriller series ‘Harry Wild’
AMC Networks-owned streamer Acorn TV has ordered Harry Wild, a new Irish mystery thriller starring…
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Blue Ant’s Saloon unveils first drama, with Dominic Barlow’s StoryFirst & Brendan Foley attached
Blue Ant Studios-owned Saloon Media has partnered with Dominic Barlow’s UK-based firm StoryFirst on its…
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ITV Studios hire Bavaria Fiction exec for new German drama prodco
ITV Studios (ITVS) has hired Bavaria Fiction’s Moritz Polter to head up a new scripted…
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Disney+ unveils initial UK scripted slate in European originals push
Disney+ has unveiled its first slate of scripted UK originals, including a swashbuckling adventure, a…