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News round-up: Insight TV lands on Pluto TV; SPI channels head to Germany & Russia; Love Nature expands in Lat Am
Insight TV heads to Pluto TV UHD broadcaster Insight TV has launched three of its…
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AMC Networks to cut 10% of US staff as streaming restructure revealed
AMC Networks is cutting around 10% of its US staff, as it become the latest…
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‘Night Manager’ prodco Character 7 to adapt Casey Benedict thrillers
Stephen Garrett’s London-based production outfit Character 7 has won the rights to adapt novelist Holly…
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Series Mania confirms dates & details for physical event in Lille
European drama festival Series Mania has unveiled new dates for its 2021 edition and revealed…
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Stan, Amazon & others buy C4 & HBO Max AIDS drama ‘It’s A Sin’
Broadcasters and platforms in Europe, Asia, North America, Latin America and Australasia have signed pre-sale…
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ViacomCBS unveils diverse Lat Am slate, following 25% budget pledge
ViacomCBS International Studios (VIS) in Latin America has revealed three new projects to have emerged from…
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HBO Europe, Starzplay and more take coming-of-age drama ‘We Are Who We Are’ global
Broadcasters and platforms across the world have acquired Luca Guadagnino’s eight-part drama We Are Who We Are,…
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Samsung strikes short-form deal with Sofy.tv across Europe
Samsung has struck a deal that will see short-form service Sofy.tv become available via the…
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Bridging the gap: Solving viewer fatigue with scripted series
Serialised drama has soared in popularity over recent years, but as the number of shows…
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Thunderbird’s Great Pacific moves into drama with Wernher Von Braun
Great Pacific Media, the factual division of Thunderbird Entertainment Group, is in development on its…
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NBCU unveils TV & streaming team, Peacock originals chief McGoldrick to exit
NBCUniversal’s Susan Rovner has appointed a raft of execs to oversee content for its newly…
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Sales round-up: Abacus makes LatAm factual deals; Oz’s SBS takes premium dramas; Network 10 enters ‘The Dog House’
Abacus makes LatAm factual deals Broadcasters across Latin America have acquired a range of factual…
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Anthony Kimble’s Fugitive eyes AVOD acquisitions with Turkey’s Merzigo
Anthony Kimble’s production and financing firm Fugitive has linked up with Turkish aggregator Merzigo to acquire…
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TBI In Conversation: Courting co-pros & counting every shot in ‘No Man’s Land’ with Maria Feldman
Israeli producer Maria Feldman talks to Mark Layton about her new war epic ‘No Man’s…
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WarnerMedia reveals UK & Ireland senior team, with John Stanley departing
WarnerMedia has unveiled a newly-formed TV & digital distribution team in the UK & Ireland under…
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Drama round-up: ITV makes ‘Long Call’ with Silverprint; STV & BBMM partner for ‘Frankenstein’; Platform Europa+ buys from Mediaset
ITV makes ‘Long Call’ with Silverprint ITV in the UK has ordered four-part crime drama The…
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Appointment round-up: ITV names Media & Entertainment chiefs; Blue Ant ups Craig Junner; Rogo Productions rejigs
ITV names Media & Entertainment chiefs UK broadcaster ITV has appointed Sarah Clarke as COO…
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Netflix hires NBC scripted exec Tracey Pakosta as new head of comedy
Netflix has hired NBC’s co-president of scripted programming Tracey Pakosta as its new head of…
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Hulu’s originals chief Beatrice Springborn exits to lead NBCUniversal’s UCP
Hulu’s head of originals Beatrice Springborn is leaving the Disney-owned streamer to replace Dawn Olmstead…
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ABC straight-to-series order for Baldwin-Grammer comedy from ‘Modern Family’ duo
US network ABC has given a straight-to-series order for a new comedy series starring and…
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Exclusive: AMC-backed ShortsTV strikes Amazon deal to extend reach in Europe
AMC Networks-backed ShortsTV has expanded its reach across Europe after striking a deal with Amazon…
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The CW developing ‘Wonder Girl’ superhero series with first Latina ‘Arrowverse’ lead
US network The CW is in development on Wonder Girl, a new superhero drama series…
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India rejigs streamer regulations with ramifications for Netflix and others
The Indian government is to place streaming platforms such as Netflix and Amazon Prime Video…
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Drama round-up: Fremantle & Winterbottom unveil ‘Sceptred Isle’; Netflix extends ‘Trapped’ but cancels ‘The Order’
Fremantle & Michael Winterbottom reveal first-look deal & ‘Sceptred Isle’ drama Fremantle has struck an…
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Spain’s Buendía Estudios hires former SPT Iberia chief to lead global production push
Spain’s recently launched heavyweight production outfit Buendía Estudios has hired Sony Pictures Television’s former distribution chief for…
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‘The Mysterious Benedict Society’ moved from Hulu to Disney+
Disney+ has picked up a series originally destined for streaming stablemate Hulu, with The Mysterious…
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Disney+ hits 73 million subs, CEO talks restructure & streamer’s ‘key’ role
Disney has revealed that its direct-to-consumer and international revenues grew by more than 40% over…
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News round-up: India’s MX Player buys Eccho drama; CBC develops Jus Reign comedy; Sundance Now buys Oz drama
India’s MX Player snags Eccho drama Mediaset in Spain and MX Player in India are…
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CW developing ‘Modern Austen’ and ‘Black Lightning’ spin-off for ‘Painkiller’
US network The CW is developing a modern update of British author Jane Austen’s novels,…
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Anton, WestEnd Films co-fund development pact, unveil drama from ‘Valley Of Tears’ duo
European financing and production firm Anton has struck a deal that will see it co-fund…