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Vice launches global distribution arm, hires ITV Studios exec to run it
Vice Media Group has appointed ITV Studios (ITVS) exec Bea Hegedus to the newly created…
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BBCS, UKTV appoint Melanie Rumani as global head of acquisitions
BBC Studios (BBCS) and UKTV have named Melanie Rumani to the newly created role of…
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HBO Max snags 4 million subs but WarnerMedia revenues fall 25%
AT&T reported a depressed Q2 with sales down across all of its sectors, but streaming…
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Exclusive: Red Arrow future unclear as creative chief Nina Etspueler exits
Doubts have emerged over the future of Love Is Blind and Deep State producer Red…
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TikTok launches US-focused $200m fund to pay creators
Social media superstar TikTok has launched a $200m creators fund, designed to support those aiming…
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Production resumes on BBC’s ‘Death In Paradise’
Production has begun on the tenth season of UK pubcaster BBC One’s Caribbean-set crime series…
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Beyond hires former TCB exec Kate Llewellyn-Jones to oversee merged distributor
Australia’s Beyond International has appointed the former MD of TCB Media Rights Kate Llewellyn-Jones to…
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Amazon extends Spanish thriller ‘La Jauria’ and ‘The Boys’
Amazon Prime Video has ordered a second season of Spanish-language psychological thriller La Jauria and…
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HBO, BBC drama ‘His Dark Materials’ cuts episode amid Covid impact
The second season of BBC and HBO drama His Dark Materials is on track to…
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Endemol Shine Boomdog adapts Colombian drama ‘In Her Shoes’ for US
Endemol Shine Boomdog and Colombia’s RCN Television channel have closed an option deal for an…
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News round-up: ‘La Famiglia’ heads to Greece, Russia; AMC buys ahead of NATPE Budapest; ViacomCBS format sales
Armoza’s La Famiglia travels to Greece, Russia Russia’s CTC and Greek broadcaster Antenna 1 have…
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Banijay names Italy & Iberia CEO’s, Nonpanic creative chief exits
Banijay has appointed Pilar Blasco and Paolo Bassetti to head up the production giant’s operations…
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Endemol Shine exec departures confirmed following Banijay takeover
Banijay has confirmed that Wim Ponnet, Endemol Shine Group’s chief strategy & commercial officer, and…
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ZDFE, Nucleus Media & 3zero2 preps crime drama ‘Body of Water’
Germany’s ZDF Enterprises (ZDFE), US-based Nucleus Media Rights and Piero Crispino’s 3zero2 have struck a…
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HBO Max adds raft of international shows, incl ‘Gomorrah’ & ‘Singletown’
HBO Max has bagged a raft of international programming for its new service including hit…
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News round-up: ITVS expands US drama labels; Sky Italia snags Banijay’s ‘Pechino Express’; eOne outlines civil rights docuseries
Sky Italia travels with Pechino Express Sky Italia has struck a deal with Banijay Italia…
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BritBox UK reveals first drama slate, with Ridley Scott & Irvine Welsh series
UK streamer BritBox has revealed its first drama slate with the first TV project from…
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‘Suburra’ prodco Wildside prep Francesco Totti football drama for Sky
Sky has partnered up with Fremantle’s Italian producer Wildside on a drama about Italian football…
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ViacomCBS unveils ‘no diversity, no commission’ policy for UK suppliers
ViacomCBS Networks UK has revealed a raft of new measures designed to improve representation both…
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Syfy, Netflix drama ‘Van Helsing’ marks return to drama filming in Canada
Nomadic Pictures and Dynamic Television have re-started production on the fifth and final season of…
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The CW to adapt Stephen King’s ‘Revelations of Becka Paulson’
A new Stephen King adaptation is in the works at US network The CW, which…
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Walter Presents picks up eight Beta Film series
UK-based non-English language streamer Walter Presents has acquired eight new series following a multi-territory deal…
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HBO looks for ‘Somebody Somewhere’
US network HBO has placed a series order for Somebody Somewhere, a new comedy inspired…
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‘Handmaid’ star Elisabeth Moss signs first-look deal with Hulu & Fox 21, launches prodco
The Handmaid’s Tale star Elisabeth Moss has signed a joint first-look deal with Disney-owned streamer…
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Grand Scheme Media & Comedy 50:50 detail new virtual session
UK-based Grand Scheme Media has revealed more details of its upcoming comedy TV session, which…
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Irvine Welsh and Bret Easton Ellis team for ‘American Tabloid’
Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh and American Psycho writer Bret Easton Ellis are reportedly in final…
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Netflix commits to Turkey after cancelling drama with gay character
Netflix has rebuffed reports that it will be closing down its service in Turkey, after…
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Epix orders Forest Whitaker docuseries inspired by ‘Godfather Of Harlem’ drama
MGM’s US cable network Epix has greenlit a four-part docuseries exploring the true history of…
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Kids round-up: ‘Ricky Zoom’ races into Australia; ‘Malory Towers’ goes global
‘Ricky Zoom’ races into Australia Australia’s Channel 9 and Nick Jr have both picked up…
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France 3 dives into ‘The Silence Of Water’
French broadcaster France 3 has picked up Italian thriller Il Silenzio Dell’Acqua (The Silence of…