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Gaumont signs ‘La Jauría’ showrunner Lucía Puenzo to multi-year development deal
French studio Gaumont has signed Argentinean Cromo and La Jauría showrunner Lucía Puenzo to a multi-year…
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Tiger Aspect MD Damian Kavanagh to step down after two years
Damian Kavanagh, MD of Banijay-owned UK producer Tiger Aspect, is to leave the company. The former…
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Kids round-up: Disney+ sets ‘Willow’ sequel; eOne readies more ‘Power Rangers’; Apple TV+ expands ‘Peanuts’ deal
Disney+ sets ‘Willow’ sequel series Disney+ has finally confirmed that the long-expected sequel series to…
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Viasat World’s Epic Drama welcomes ‘Singapore Grip’ as part of ITVS deal
Viasat World has acquired more than 150 hours of scripted series from ITV Studios (ITVS)…
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BritBox appoints Emily Powers to lead streamer in North America
UK content streamer BritBox has named the new chief for its North American operation, replacing…
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Quibi closes premium shortform streamer after just seven months
Big budget shortform streamer Quibi is to shut down after just seven months on the market….
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Drama round-up: ‘Romulus’ expands into new territories; Lookout Point options ‘Big Girl Small Town’; France Télévisions sees ‘Little Coincidences’
‘Romulus’ expands into new territories Broadcasters in Germany, Russia and Greece have acquired historical epic…
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Banijay returns for France Télévision’s Takis Candilis as scripted charge continues
Banijay has re-hired its former head of scripted programming Takis Candilis as it looks to…
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News round-up: Hulu orders ‘Wild Rabbit’; Synchronicity to adapt ‘Mayflies’; Flame inks South Korea and China factual deals
Hulu orders ‘Wild Rabbit’ Hulu has commissioned a one-hour drama from Chambers writer Randy McKinnon,…
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When in Rome: Q&A with Gaia Tridente, head of MIA Drama Division
With the sixth edition of the MIA (Mercato Internazionale Audiovisivo) Italian film and audiovisual conference wrapping…
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Fremantle ups Seb Shorr to EVP of scripted commercial and business affairs
UK-based production and distribution outfit Fremantle has promoted Seb Shorr to EVP of commercial and…
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Netflix orders Turkish time travel drama based around historic Istanbul hotel
Netflix has commissioned a new original Turkish drama series titled Midnight At The Pera Palace,…
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Acorn TV, ViacomCBS’s C5 prep PD James ‘Inspector Dalgliesh’ adaptation
AMC Networks-owned streamer Acorn TV and Channel 5 have joined forces on an adaptation of…
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Avalon takes majority stake in TV & film talent firm The Agency
UK-based production group Avalon has acquired a majority stake in British talent firm The Agency, whose…
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ViacomCBS overhauls streaming division, with Pluto’s Tom Ryan promoted & senior exec exits
ViacomCBS is overhauling its global streaming operations, with Pluto TV’s CEO Tom Ryan appointed at…
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NTV sells Russian dramas in Japan
Russian broadcaster NTV is bringing two crime dramas to the Japanese market in separate deals….
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UK indie Three Tables Productions preps Royal Opera House drama
UK-based Three Tables Productions has partnered with the Royal Opera House (ROH) in London to…
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Warner Bros. TV hires former Netflix originals boss Channing Dungey
Warner Bros. Television Group has confirmed the appointment of Netflix’s former VP of originals Channing…
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UK’s ITV restructures to focus on streaming, with Kevin Lygo taking new role
UK commercial broadcaster ITV is to restructure its business around streaming and has named the…
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Stolen Picture CEO Miles Ketley dies
Miles Ketley, CEO at UK-based producer Stolen Picture, has died. The news was confirmed by…
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Netflix reveals biggest original TV success of 2020
Ryan Murphy’s latest Netflix original series Ratched has broken a record for the streamer. Netflix’s…
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Netflix ‘a trailblazer’ in Africa for its approach to development & production
Netflix has been described as a “trailblazer” for its approach to developing and producing shows…
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Warner Bros. TV chairman Peter Roth to depart early 2021
Warner Bros. Television Group’s long-standing chairman Peter Roth is stepping down from the company early next…
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Fremantle’s Apartment & Castlefield to adapt ‘Death At SeaWorld’
Fremantle-owned producers The Apartment and Castlefield have picked up rights to adapt David Kirby’s investigative…
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BBCS makes ‘significant breakthrough’ in China with Bilibili pact
Chinese streamer Bilibili and BBC Studios (BBCS) have struck a potentially far-reaching pact that will…
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TBI Weekly: What MIPCOM Online+ delivered this week
It has been a MIPCOM like no other and yet despite the lack of rosé…
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Cineflix Rights hires Miramax, BBC Studios alum for scripted sales
Cineflix Rights has appointed former Miramax and BBC Studios (BBCS) exec Tom Misselbrook to a…
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Netflix’s head of comedy Jane Wiseman to depart
Netflix’s restructuring of its senior content team has continued with the exit of its VP of…
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PBS Masterpiece books an ‘Atlantic Crossing’
US broadcaster PBS Masterpiece has acquired TV broadcast rights to Cinenord’s upcoming World War Two…
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NBCUIS president Jeff Wachtel exits company after 20 years
NBCUniversal International Studios (NBCUIS)’s president Jeff Wachtel is stepping down and leaving the US media…