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Telefónica, Atresmedia launch joint studio to take Spanish drama global
Spanish telco Telefónica and commercial broadcaster Atresmedia have been given the greenlight by the European…
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ViacomCBS outlines plans for ‘super-serving’ SVOD with 30,000 hours
ViacomCBS will look to retain more rights to its programming as it prepares to roll…
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Hulu & Michael Keaton join up for Opioid crisis drama ‘Dopesick’
Disney’s US streamer Hulu has made a straight-to-series order for eight-part Opioid drama Dopesick, with…
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AMC explores BBC’s ‘Salisbury Poisonings’ after striking Fremantle deal
US cable network AMC has picked up rights to BBC scripted series The Salisbury Poisonings,…
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Movistar+ explores ‘Riot Police’ S2 as co-pro’s discussed at Conecta Fiction
Movistar+ is in development on a second season of its recently launched drama Riot Police…
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TBI In Conversation: Erik Barmack on Spanish drama & adapting video games
In the first of a series of articles with leading US-based writers, producers and showrunners,…
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News round-up: SeriesFest expands line-up; ‘Cleaning Masters’ format travels to Russia; NENT Studios UK picks up 40 hours of Crackit content
SeriesFest updates line-up SeriesFest has revealed new additions to its previously announced line-up ahead of…
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‘Fargo’ producer MGM signs first-look co-pro deal with Israel’s Tadmor Entertainment
US studio MGM has signed a two year first-look television deal with Israeli prodco Tadmor…
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NBCUniversal revives ’30 Rock’ for one-time promo special
NBCUniversal is bringing back its satirical comedy 30 Rock next month after seven years, for a…
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Lionsgate, HBO Max execs admit insurance remains ‘unanswered question’
Insuring productions against the threat of future Covid-19 outbreaks remains an “unanswered question” for the…
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Apple TV joins as copro partner on Cineflix’s Israeli drama ‘Tehran’
Apple TV has struck a co-production deal with Cineflix Rights and Israeli network Kan 11…
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France TV appoints ex-Netflix, Canal+ exec to head programming
France Télévisions has appointed the former head of documentaries for Netflix in EMEA as programming…
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‘Doom Patrol’ returns to Starzplay for UK premiere
Starz-owned SVOD service Starzplay has picked up the second season of DC superhero series Doom…
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BBC, Jimmy McGovern prep drama about racist attack victim Anthony Walker
The UK’s BBC has commissioned a one-off feature-length drama, penned by acclaimed writer Jimmy McGovern, and…
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Amazon Studios remakes Israeli autism drama ‘On The Spectrum’
Amazon and Jason Katims (Parenthood) have linked up with the Israel producer behind Netflix hit…
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Banijay & Bear Grylls’ prodco The Natural Studios moves into scripted
Banijay and Bear Grylls’ joint venture prodco The Natural Studios (TNS) is expanding into drama…
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Spain’s Movistar+ links with Telemundo in US for ‘Dime Quién Soy’
Banijay Group-owned Spanish prodco DLO Producciones, Telefónica-owned SVOD service Movistar+ and NBCUniversal’s broadcaster Telemundo are…
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Red Arrow hires A+E alum Joel Denton to head int’l distribution
Red Arrow Studios (RAS) has appointed former A+E Networks exec Joel Denton as acting president…
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Hollywood’s Schwarzenegger becomes “significant” investor in Genius Brands
Hollywood actor and former governor of the US state of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, has become…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Unpacking how Disney+ struck gold in the UK
Disney+ might still be less than three months old in the UK but that hasn’t…
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Gaumont UK options Vogue wartime editor Audrey Withers bio for drama series
The UK division of French studio Gaumont has optioned a biography about former Vogue magazine…
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China’s iQiyi goes global with A+E Network’s first Korean drama
A+E Networks has unveiled its first foray into Korean drama with an adaptation of a…
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WarnerMedia to shutter HBO Go as HBO Max takes centre stage
WarnerMedia is to shut down its HBO Go mobile app in the US as it…
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Netflix extends Spanish drama ‘Valeria’ for second season
Netflix has renewed Spanish drama Valeria for a second season. Produced by Spanish prodco Plano…
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AMC joins BBC on Ben Whishaw-starring ‘This Is Going To Hurt’
AMC in the US has joined the UK’s BBC on an adaptation of Adam Kay’s…
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Virgin Media takes Scottish streamer STV nationwide and adds All 4
Virgin Media has extended the reach of STV Player, the TV app from Scottish commercial…
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BBC facing $82m shortfall as BBC Studios dividend ‘not going to happen’
The UK’s BBC is looking at a £65m ($82m) budget black hole after it emerged…
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LA officials hand out 10-page document as TV production permitted again
LA-based producers have been handed a 10-page document detailing how they can safely resume TV…
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Hulu orders ‘The Other Typist’ adaptation with Keira Knightley to star and EP
Disney-owned SVOD service Hulu has commissioned Searchlight Television and 20th Century Fox Television to produce…
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PopTV chief becomes latest ViacomCBS departure, headed for Audible
Amazon has hired the president of ViacomCBS’s US cable network PopTV as chief content officer…