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Warner Bros. TV signs overall deal with Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors
Warner Bros. Television Group has signed an exclusive multi-year overall deal with Black Lives Matter…
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Paramount+ takes ‘Grease’ reboot from WarnerMedia’s HBO Max
ViacomCBS’s OTT service Paramount+ has picked up the forthcoming Grease spin-off, which had been previously with…
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Showtime releases ‘Dexter’ to strike again in new limited series
US network Showtime is bringing back serial killer drama Dexter for a new 10-part limited…
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Amazon reboots ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ with ‘Boys’ prodco
Amazon Studios has ordered a small screen remake of the 1997 movie I Know What…
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MIPCOM Drama round-up: SPT takes ‘Doc’ to US; NTV’s Russian dramas sell in Asia; ‘Babylon Berlin’ sales; BBCS, NENT & more…
Sony preps US remake of Lux Vide’s drama Doc Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has picked up…
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Go big or go small? Sales chiefs talk global deals
Covid-19’s impact on production coincided with US studios going direct-to-consumer, creating what appeared to be…
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AfterShock Media taps Carrie Stein & Wynn Wygal for new film & TV division
The newly formed AfterShock Media has made a sweep of new senior hires and promotions…
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ITV to commission AVOD originals & eyes more BritBox coproductions
ITV CEO Carolyn McCall has said the UK commercial broadcaster will start to commission original…
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MIPCOM Drama round-up: HBO Max collects two new shows; ‘The Minister’ sells in Oz, Canada & Europe; ‘Roadkill’ goes global
HBO Max picks up two new dramas WarnerMedia-owned US streamer HBO Max has acquired two…
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AVOD streamer Pluto picks up Netflix original ‘Narcos’ in US first
In a US-first, a Netflix original will be available on an alternative, free streaming platform….
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MIPCOM Drama round-up: Raft of deals for Navarro adaptation; Lagardère to take ‘Troubled Waters’ global; ‘Shepherd’ travels to Hungary and Poland
Raft of deals for Navarro adaptation Broadcasters across Europe, Latin America and the US have…
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ViacomCBS extends ‘no diversity, no commission’ policy around world
ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI) is extending its ‘no diversity, no commission’ policy around the world….
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Disney restructures TV production & distribution to focus on streaming
Disney has unveiled an extensive restructure of its media and entertainment businesses, with a new…
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NENT Group opens ‘The Box’ with straight-to-series order; Adi Hasak and Anna Friel attached
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has given a straight-to-series order for a new supernatural anthology…
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MIPCOM Drama round-up: NBCUI nabs ‘Wynonna Earp’; All3’s ‘All Creatures Great And Small’ travel; HBO Max adds ‘I Am Suzie’; and more
NBCUIN welcomes Wyonna Earp NBCUniversal International Networks (NBCUIN) has picked up all four seasons of genre-bending…
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Fremantle names global drama president following Sarah Doole’s departure
Fremantle has promoted Christian Vesper to become its president of global drama, following the exit…
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TF1, Gaumont alum Rémy Jacquelin partners with Both Worlds in South Africa
South African production company Both Worlds Pictures has struck a wide-ranging partnership with Paradoxal, the…
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Netflix’s VP of originals Channing Dungey steps down
Netflix’s VP of originals Channing Dungey has left the streamer after less than two years…
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Beta Film closes global sales for ‘Atlantic Crossing’
Broadcasters in Russia, Australia and across Europe have picked up new wartime drama series Atlantic…
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News round-up: Fox Turkey remakes Nippon’s ‘Abandoned’; Sooner takes ‘Red Zones’; Drive deals
Fox Turkey unveils latest Nippon TV adaptation Fox Turkey has again partnered with Nippon TV…
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WarnerMedia to cut thousands of jobs as part of cost-reduction plan
WarnerMedia is preparing to shed thousands of jobs as it restructures its operations, amidst the…
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CJ ENM’s Eccho Rights strikes Sony deal for local language drama
CJ ENM-owned distributor Eccho Rights has struck a deal that will see it represent local…
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UK’s ITV partners with US streamer Spectrum on Two Brothers thriller
UK broadcaster ITV has partnered with Charter Communications’ US-based streamer Spectrum on a new psychological…
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News round-up: BBC Three’s ViacomCBS deal; Vuulr expands slate; C4 orders Diana doc
BBC Three, BET snag ViacomCBS comedy Broadcasters in Europe, Africa, New Zealand and Latin America…
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Exclusive: Beta Film reveals kids’ scripted sales in Europe, Africa and Canada
Scripted kids’ shows and features The Club Of Ugly Children, Jackie And Oopjen and 100% Coco…
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Lionsgate signs first-look deal with ‘Mr Mercedes’ producer Temple Hill
US-Canadian entertainment company Lionsgate has signed a multi-year first-look TV deal with US-based Mr Mercedes…
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TBI Scripted October/November 2020
Issue includes, Packing it up Scripted seasons have been getting shorter over recent years and…
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ViacomCBS unveils new distribution arm, names senior management team
ViacomCBS International Studios (VIS) has restructured its distribution business, with its activities combined with those…
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BritBox North America president & CEO Soumya Sriraman departs
BritBox president & CEO for North America Soumya Sriraman is leaving the BBC Studios and…
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Rive Gauche merges with AfterShock Comics to form AfterShock Media
Homicide Hunter distributor Rive Gauche is merging with AfterShock Comics, the publishing company behind series…