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Amazon to adapt ‘Summer’ trilogy; original author Jenny Han to helm
Amazon Studios has ordered an adaptation of Jenny’s Han’s young adult novel trilogy The Summer…
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Sales round-up: MagellanTV, TVF & Furnace co-pro science show; Viaplay picks up first-ever Faroese drama; ZDFE shops Nazi slave doc
MagellanTV, TVF & Furnace co-pro science show Global SVOD service MagellanTV has ordered a new…
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Disney TV Studios forms new ‘creative acquisitions’ unit for IP adaptations
Disney Television Studios has launched a ‘creative acquisitions’ division that will secure rights to books,…
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ViacomCBS strikes huge deal with ‘Yellowstone’s Taylor Sheridan to fuel Paramount+
ViacomCBS has struck a huge new deal with the co-creator of Yellowstone and ordered a spin-off…
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HBO orders Woody Allen child abuse scandal doc; feature-length GameStop drama
WarnerMedia-owned HBO has ordered a new four-part documentary series exploring the decade-spanning child sexual abuse…
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Syfy hangs up ‘Wynonna Earp’s’ guns
US-based NBCUniversal-owned cable channel Syfy has cancelled supernatural western Wynonna Earp, with the show to…
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Germany’s Palatin invests in Frank’s Rocket Rights & Benmore’s Rights Booster
German firm Palatin Media has invested in David and Matthew Frank’s recently launched TV distribution firm…
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Netflix reveals multi-genre slate from Obama’s Higher Ground
Netflix has announced an upcoming slate of multi-genre programming from US-based Higher Ground Productions, the…
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News round-up: Legendary merges int’l & US TV; WarnerMedia signs ‘Impractical Jokers’; Skydance, Impact eye emerging talent; CNN’s Zucker to exit
Legendary merges TV businesses Legendary is consolidating its international and domestic TV businesses under the…
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Banijay rejigs NL Film execs after Kaja Wolffers moves to Amazon Prime
Banijay’s Dutch production outfit NL Film has appointed a new senior management team, following creative…
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“Strong signs of recovery” for UK film and high-end TV production
The UK film and high-end TV (HETV) production sector is showing “strong signs of economic…
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CBC unveils comedy & drama chiefs for new-look scripted division
Canadian broadcaster CBC has hired two new execs and promoted two others to the key…
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BBC partners with Magic Light again for ‘Superworm’ Christmas special
The UK’s BBC has re-teamed with Magic Light Pictures, commissioning an animated adaptation of Superworm,…
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Starz crowns Catherine De Medici series ‘The Serpent Queen’
US network Starz has commissioned The Serpent Queen, an adaptation of Leonie Frieda’s book Catherine…
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News roundup: Abacus takes Raymond Blanc around the world; Sweden’s SVT enters ‘The Red Room’; Marathon sets first scripted project
Abacus takes Raymond Blanc around the world Amcomri Media Group-owned Abacus Media Rights has acquired…
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Sony Pictures TV partners with Nigeria’s EbonyLife to take African scripted global
Sony Pictures Television’s (SPT) international production division has forged an exclusive two-year first-look deal with…
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NBCU’s layoffs continue as Susan Rovner’s entertainment team revealed
NBCUniversal’s Susan Rovner has made a raft of appointments to her new-look entertainment team, with 50…
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News round-up: Netflix acquires Oz’s ‘Operation Buffalo’; C More renews ‘Blinded’; RTÉ undertakes ‘The Love Experiment’
Netflix acquires Oz’s ‘Operation Buffalo’ Netflix has acquired Australian spy thriller Operation Buffalo to steam…
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‘Death In Paradise’ exec Belinda Campbell talks “exceptional” scripted TV
Red Planet Pictures’ joint-MD Belinda Campbell says that “good is not good enough” when it comes to…
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Former Little Airplane CEO Josh Selig launches China-focused firm
Josh Selig, the former CEO of US-based Little Airplane Productions, has launched China Bridge Content,…
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Crunchyroll snags four million subs & reveals Idris Elba development deal
Anime streaming service Crunchyroll – which is in the process of being acquired by Sony…
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AMC Networks invests in Canada’s Shaftesbury as part of ‘strategic’ deal
US-based AMC Networks has invested in Canadian prodco Shaftesbury, in what has been described as a…
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Amazon orders star-studded drama anthology ‘Solos’
Amazon Prime Video has ordered Solos, a dramatic anthology series from executive producer and showrunner…
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Univision buys Spanish-language streamer VIX to bolster AVOD push
US-based Hispanic broadcaster Univision has acquired Spanish-language streamer Vix, which it will use to supercharge its…
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News round-up: AMC picks up ‘Bäckström’; BBC orders James Graham drama; Red Arrow shops ‘Blackout’; Bottle Yard secures funds
‘Bäckström’ picked up by AMC & returns for S2 AMC Networks has picked up season…
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ITV Studios launches production trainee scheme to bolster diversity
ITV Studios (ITVS) has launched a production trainee scheme aimed at fast-tracking new and diverse…
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Canada’s CBC cancels ‘Trickster’ renewal following ancestry dispute
Canada’s CBC has cancelled a planned second season of its fast-travelling scripted original Trickster, following…
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TBI Talks launches London Screenings specials
Ahead of The London Screenings in March, join TBI for a series of genre-focused discussions…
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Scripted originals drop for first time since 2009, says FX
Scripted originals dropped in 2020 for the first time in more than a decade, according…
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Apple orders adaptation of ‘WeCrashed’ podcast with Leto & Hathaway; strikes $25m ‘Coda’ deal
Apple TV+ has ordered WeCrashed, a limited scripted series based on the podcast WeCrashed: The…