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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…
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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…
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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…
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Nucleus Media to adapt Kingfountain series
US-based Nucleus Media Rights has signed a licensing deal to adapt fantasy author Jeff Wheeler’s…
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AMC and Movistar+ partner for Amenábar series
Spain’s pay-TV service Movistar+ and AMC Studios in the US have teamed up to produce…
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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…
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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…
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StudioCanal developing Josephine Baker drama
French prodco and distributor StudioCanal has teamed up with local outfits CPB Films and Leyland…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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)…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Has Quibi killed the quality shorts market?
Sarah Jane Thomson, CEO at global streaming service discover.film, considers how the apparently limp launch…
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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…
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Disney+ commissions ‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’ spin-off
Disney+ has commissioned a new Star Wars animated series from Lucasfilm, Star Wars: The Bad…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Netflix to end ‘The Crown’ with sixth season
Netflix is to end The Crown, its hit drama about the British monarchy, after a…
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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,…
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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…