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Buendía Estudios hires Ignacio Corrales as MD
Telefónica and Atresmedia have hired Ignacio Corrales as MD of their new joint venture Buendía…
Canada’s Corus inks NBCU deal for Sky Studios content
A new multi-year volume deal between Corus Entertainment and NBCUniversal Global Distribution will give Canadian…
UK prodco Fugitive partners with South Africa’s Helena Spring
UK-based production and financing company Fugitive has partnered with South Africa’s Helena Spring Films to develop…
Nucleus Media to adapt Kingfountain series
US-based Nucleus Media Rights has signed a licensing deal to adapt fantasy author Jeff Wheeler’s…
AMC and Movistar+ partner for Amenábar series
Spain’s pay-TV service Movistar+ and AMC Studios in the US have teamed up to produce…
Ty Burrell signs first-look deal with 20th Century TV; launches prodco
American actor Ty Burrell has signed a two-year first-look deal with Disney-owned 20th Century Television…
Netflix shares plunge 10% after growth warning, Sarandos upped to co-CEO
Netflix’s share price has plummeted by 10% after the streamer warned that its rapid subscriber…
StudioCanal developing Josephine Baker drama
French prodco and distributor StudioCanal has teamed up with local outfits CPB Films and Leyland…
NBCU’s Peacock ruffled by Android absence & technical errors
NBCUniversal’s (NBCU) streamer Peacock suffered online ignominy on its US-wide launch after its app was…
Drama round-up: Netflix takes BBC’s ‘A Suitable Boy’ global; Sundance Now takes ITV drama ‘Des’
Netflix snags BBC’s Suitable Boy Netflix has confirmed that it has secured the upcoming adaptation…
Kids roundup: Disney+ lands ‘Muppets’ unscripted series; New Oz kids’ channel; ‘Batman’ producer Uslan tapped for Stan Lee IP; and more…
New Muppets show crashes on to Disney+ Disney+ has ordered the first-ever Muppets streaming show,…
Banijay appoints French CEO, Endemol Shine’s Nicolas Coppermann to step down
Banijay has said François de Brugada will continue in his role as CEO of the…
Lionsgate’s UK & Europe CEO Zygi Kamasa to step down
Zygi Kamasa, the CEO of Lionsgate’s UK and European TV & film operations, is stepping…
NBCU lands streamer Peacock into a crowded US landscape
NBCUniversal’s (NBCU) fledgling streamer Peacock landed into a crowded US streaming market today, leaning on…
AMC’s Acorn TV snags North America rights to BBC comedy ‘The Other One’
AMC Networks-owned streamer Acorn TV has acquired exclusive rights in North America and the Netherlands…
News round-up: Baby Cow adds Objective producer; Fremantle deals in Russia; Armoza’s ‘Connected’ moves in Finland
Baby Cow appoints Objective’s Maisah Thompson Steve Coogan’s Baby Cow Productions has bolstered its scripted…
BBC’s diversity showcase to headline Michaela Coel & Cynthia Erivo
UK pubcaster the BBC is headlining its virtual Creative Diversity Xperience (CDX) later this month…
Amazon’s IMDb snags Sony’s ‘Alex Rider’ for the US
Amazon’s IMDb TV has become the latest operator to pick up Sony Pictures Television’s (SPT)…
Mediaset & Banijay prep drama ‘My Ballerina’, among first to navigate Italy’s Covid-19 protocols
European broadcaster Mediaset is working with Banijay in Italy on a coming-of-age romantic thriller, which…
CBS to ringfence 25% of scripted development budget to improve diversity
CBS has become the first US broadcast network to put in place targets to improve…
News round-up: Amazon extends ‘Hanna’; Movistar Play originals hit market; Blue Ant reps ‘Dolce Vita’ franchise; and more…
‘Hanna’ takes third trip to Amazon Amazon has commissioned a third season of its original…
Has Quibi killed the quality shorts market?
Sarah Jane Thomson, CEO at global streaming service discover.film, considers how the apparently limp launch…
Anton & Bad Wolf to adapt thriller from ‘The Flight Attendant’ author
Producer and financier Anton has partnered with Bad Wolf America’s Julie Gardner and Pose exec…
Disney+ commissions ‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’ spin-off
Disney+ has commissioned a new Star Wars animated series from Lucasfilm, Star Wars: The Bad…
Bertelsmann moves Fremantle’s Storyglass in with Penguin Random House for podcast push
European content giant Bertelsmann is combining expertise from its UK businesses – including TV producer…
News round-up: France builds ‘Lego Masters’; ITV’s ‘Professor T’ travels to Nordics; ZDF snags ‘Bank Hacker’ & ‘The Weekly’
France’s M6 builds Lego Masters deal M6 in France has become the eighth broadcaster to…
Netflix re-teams with Harlan Coben for French thriller
Netflix has ordered an adaptation of novelist Harlan Coben’s best-selling thriller Gone For Good. The…
Netflix to end ‘The Crown’ with sixth season
Netflix is to end The Crown, its hit drama about the British monarchy, after a…
HBO green lights ‘Scenes From A Marriage’ remake; Michelle Williams, Oscar Isaac attached
HBO has greenlit a limited series remake of Ingmar Bergman’s miniseries Scenes From A Marriage,…
News round-up: David Olusoga to give Edinburgh TV Festival keynote; Bambu launches on Xumo; NHK releases international wildlife co-pro projects
Historian Olusoga to deliver Edinburgh TV Festival keynote speech British-Nigerian historian and broadcaster David Olusoga…