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Amazon expands Lat Am originals with ‘Porno Y Helado’ greenlight in Argentina
Amazon Studios has expanded its Lat Am originals by greenlighting Argentinean scripted series Porno Y…
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‘Slow Horses’ prodco See-Saw names TV chief & hires Film4, ITN & Sheridans trio
See-Saw Films, the UK- and Australia-based producer behind Apple TV+’s Slow Horses and BBC drama…
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Snipple appoints Disney alum Tom Toumazis as non-executive chair as company expands
Phillippines-and-UK-based animation studio Snipple has appointed former Disney exec Tom Toumazis as its non-executive chair….
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Apple TV+ teams with Alma Har’el, Natalie Portman and Lupita Nyong’o for ‘Lady In the Lake’ adaptation
Apple TV+ has given a straight-to-series order for an adaptation of the Laura Lippman novel…
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Disney+ passes 100 million subscribers, promises ‘increased investment’ in content
Disney+ has surpassed 100 million paid subscribers since launch, the company has revealed. The announcement…
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Round-up: Seven.One strikes five-season ‘Top Model’ deal; Buccaneer to adapt ‘The Burning Girls’; ITV re-enters ‘The Cube’
Seven.One strikes five-season ‘Top Model’ deal Germany’s Seven.One Entertainment Group has renewed Germany’s Next Top…
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Sky Studios hires BBC commissioner for comedy, adds Tiger Aspect & BBCS for production
UK-based Sky Studios has expanded its comedy team by hiring a commissioner and two producers…
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Sweden’s Mopar hires UK writers Moore & Foley in global drama push
Sweden’s Mopar Studios has commissioned UK scriptwriters Roland Moore and Brendan Foley to develop a…
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ABC orders US remake of Australian drama ‘Total Control’ with Universal & Keshet Studios
ABC in the US has ordered a pilot based on Australian drama Total Control, with NBCUniversal-owned…
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Exclusive: Jim Henson Co’s Halle Stanford on nostalgia, dream projects & empowering women
Following International Women’s Day, TBI continues its series of interviews with leading women in the…
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Round up: Netflix plunders ZDFE factual pirate original; Eccho to shop Turkey’s ‘Chrysalis’; Beyond takes ‘Nina & Olga’ distribution rights
Netflix plunders ZDFE factual pirate original Netflix has picked up The Lost Pirate Kingdom, a…
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Apple TV+ inks programming deal with activist & Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai
Apple TV+ has inked a multiyear programming partnership with women’s rights activist Malala Yousafzai, the…
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Amazon & Netflix in crosshairs as India’s Supreme Court rules on streaming
Streamers in India are facing increased levels of scrutiny following a Supreme Court ruling that…
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Round-up: NHK plans earthquake anniversary shows; Keshet unveils new series for spring slate; ‘Staged’ strikes global deals
NHK plans earthquake anniversary shows Japanese broadcaster NHK is to air a number of special…
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Disney’s FX to end ‘Pose’ after upcoming third season
Disney’s US cablenet FX is bringing down the curtain on award-winning drama Pose, with its…
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Exclusive: The women behind ‘Doctor Who’ on aliens, travel & equality
TBI marks International Women’s Day with the first in a series of interviews over the…
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News round-up: Oprah’s Harry & Meghan chat goes global; BBCS, Nine prep Weakest Link; NENT UK joins ‘Manhunt’
Oprah’s Harry & Meghan chat goes global ViacomCBS Global Distribution Group has struck a raft…
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Dakota & Elle Fanning launch Lewellen Pictures, strike Civic Centre/MRC deal
Dakota Fanning and her sister Elle have launched a new production firm and struck a…
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Henrik Bastin’s Fabel Entertainment names development directors
Henrik Bastin’s new LA-based production firm Fabel Entertainment has named the execs who will lead…
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WarnerMedia expands HBO Asia’s originals push with Thailand-set drama
WarnerMedia’s HBO Asia has started production on its third original series, this time an eight-part…
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News round-up: ITV orders ‘The Masked Dancer’; Humble Bee hires Stephen McQuillan; Rocket welcomes ‘Cops’
ITV orders The Masked Dancer UK commercial broadcaster ITV has ordered a seven-part remake of…
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Amazon’s AVOD streamer IMDb TV orders ‘Bosch’ spin-off from Fabel
AVOD streamer IMDb TV has ordered a new drama spun off from Bosch, the long-running…
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Apple TV+ joins Korean wave with ‘Dr Brain’, starring ‘Parasite’ star Lee Sun-Kyun
Apple TV+ has become the latest global streamer to invest in Korean content by ordering…
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BBC Studios preps BBC First in Canada with Blue Ant, replacing HIFI channel
BBC Studios (BBCS) is to launch its scripted and factual network BBC First in Canada…
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News round-up: ITV buys ‘Oprah With Harry &; Meghan’; Banijay picks up ‘Name That Tune’ rights; Reelz to visit ‘Titanic’
ITV buys Oprah With Harry & Meghan ITV in the UK has acquired Oprah Winfrey’s recently…
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Exclusive: AMC & ViacomCBS execs look to expand Acorn TV, SundanceNow & C5 originals push
AMC Networks’ exec Matt Graham has told TBI Talks he is looking to expand the original…
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LGBTQ dating app Grindr preps original drama ‘Bridesman’
LGBTQ dating app Grindr has moved into original scripted content with a new comedy drama…
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Penguin Random House UK hires BBCS exec to drive IP adaptations
Penguin Random House UK – a division of German giant Bertelsmann – has appointed former…
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Beta Nordic Studios acquires ‘Atlantic Crossing’ & ‘Wisting’ prodco Cinenord
Beta Nordic Studios (BNS), the Scandinavia-focused division of Germany’s Beta Film, has taken a majority stake…
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HBO Max joins BBC drama ‘The Girl Before’ with Gugu Mbatha-Raw & David Oyelowo
US streamer HBO Max has confirmed it has linked up with the UK’s BBC One to…