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Paramount rejigs in UK with Sarah Rose named president of C5
Paramount Global’s Sarah Rose has been promoted to become president of Channel 5 in the…
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New Regency recruits Netflix’s Laura Delahaye as head of domestic TV
New Regency Pictures, the producer of recently launched Prime Video series Mr & Mrs Smith,…
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Arrested Industries & Helena Spring to adapt ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ star’s memoir
Anthony Kimble’s Arrested Industries has partnered with Helena Spring Films to create a film based…
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Apple TV+ reveals 2024 slate details with ‘Franklin’ among trio for ITV Studios
Apple TV+ has confirmed dates for a raft of new shows, ranging from ITV Studios…
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Netflix unveils Korean slate with 31 new & returning shows for 2024
Netflix is looking to secure its popularity among fans of Korean content with more than…
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Netflix maintains Spanish investment with more than 20 shows for 2024
Netflix will launch more than 20 productions made in Spain in 2024 across scripted and…
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Vice Studios & Blue Ant alum Vanessa Case joins Pluto & Paramount+ in Canada
Vanessa Case, the former Vice Studios and Blue Ant Studios exec, has joined Paramount+ and…
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Disney+ and Paramount+ pull content amid shifting strategies
Disney+ and Paramount+ have both pulled a swathe of content from their services in the…
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Canada’s Crave orders first adult animation with Thunderbird’s Atomic Cartoons
Bell Media’s Canadian streamer Crave is moving into adult animation with a new 10-parter from…
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Newen Studios buys ‘Gryphon’ prodco Dog Haus & consolidates operations in Germany
France’s Newen Studios is expanding its activities in Germany by acquiring a majority stake in…
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Arte acquires Israeli comedy ‘Bloody Murray’
France & Germany’s Arte has acquired Israeli comedy Bloody Murray, which it will launch under…
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UK’s BBC, ITV, C4 & C5 streamer Freely sets Q2 launch
Freely, the upcoming free TV service from Everyone TV, the organisation jointly owned by UK…
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TBI Weekly: All eyes on the buyers
We might only be in early February but it already feels as if 2024 will…
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Stuart Ford’s AGC Television to adapt ‘Hook’s Daughter: The Pirate Princess Chronicles’
Stuart Ford’s AGC Television is adapting R.V. Bowman’s Hook’s Daughter book series for TV. The…
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Netflix reveals 2024 line-up, int’l originals & doc acquisitions
Netflix has unveiled a slew of new and returning global and local originals this week,…
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NBC orders pilot for ‘Suits: LA’ following legal drama’s Netflix success
NBC has made a pilot order for Suits: LA, the spin-off from the resurgent legal…
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UK’s high-end TV spending dives 41% as BFI data reveals impact of US strikes
Spending on high-end television production (HETV) in the UK dived 41% last year, with inward…
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Reliance, Murdoch & Paramount-backed Viacom18 strike deal for Disney in India
Viacom18, the Indian firm backed by Reliance Industries, Paramount Global and James Murdoch’s Bodhi Tree…
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Warner Bros. Discovery reveals ‘three category’ approach for Max in Europe
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is to tailor its launch of streamer Max in Europe into…
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Endemol Shine Poland alums Ryszard Sibilski & Julia Oginska join Jake Vision
Endemol Shine Poland’s former MD Ryszard Sibilski and sales chief Julia Oginska have joined Jake…
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News round-up: Apple TV+ renews ‘Hijack’; Paramount+ picks up ‘Colin From Accounts’ S2; Rope Ladder invests in short films
Apple TV+ renews ‘Hijack’ Apple TV+ has renewed Hijack, the thriller starring and executive produced…
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Hulu joins France TV, ZDF & Rai drama ‘The Kollective’, with A+E distributing
Hulu has picked up US rights to The Kollective, the upcoming thriller about the journalist…
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Fremantle inks first-look & development deal with ‘Alice & Jack’ firm Me+You Productions
Fremantle has inked a first-look and development deal with Me+You Productions, the Alice & Jack…
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Warner Bros. Discovery streamer HBO GO expands in Asia with launch on Taiwan Mobile
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has partnered with telco company Taiwan Mobile to launch its regional…
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Cineflix Rights recruits ITV Studios’ Greg Johnson to lead Americas & APAC sales
Cineflix Rights has appointed ITV Studios exec Greg Johnson to the newly created role of…
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News round-up: ‘Fallen’ heads to US, France; SVT adapts ‘Scarab Flies’; Globo buys ‘Spinners’
Polar+, MHZ Choice buy ‘Fallen’ Polar+ in France and MHZ Choice are among buyers of…
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‘Griselda’ was Netflix’s most-watched show of past seven days
Crime drama Griselda, true crime docuseries American Nightmare and Harlan Coben adaptation Fool Me Once…
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Mediaset España extends Turkish drama with Calinos series ‘Farah’
Mediaset España is expanding its Turkish drama offering with the acquisition of Farah. The show,…
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STV Studios takes majority stake in ‘Blue Lights’ producer Two Cities
Scotland’s STV Studios has increased its stake in Blue Lights and Patrick Melrose producer Two…
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Exclusive: Banijay’s NL Film rejigs senior leadership, with Dennis Cornelisse named MD
Banijay Benelux is reorganising the senior team of its Amsterdam-based Modern Love prodco NL Film,…