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HBO Max launch hit ‘Love Life’ renewed
Newly launched streamer HBO Max has renewed its first scripted original series, Love Life, for…
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News round-up: ‘Black Widows’ heads to India; SundanceNow gets ‘Upright’; Hulu scraps ‘Harlots’; SeriesFest update; W4free latest
India’s Zee5 adapts Black Widows Indian streamer Zee5 has struck a deal with NENT Studios…
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Exclusive: Erik Barmack’s Wild Sheep ‘accelerates’ move into docuseries & animation
Erik Barmack, the former Netflix exec who drove the streamer’s much-vaunted international content strategy, has…
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Jane Marlow, Virginia Orr launch Donut Films, strike OUTtv deal in Canada
UK-based scriptwriter and TBI journalist Jane Marlow has linked up with producer Virginia Orr to…
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LA County confirms TV & film production return from 12 June
LA-based film and TV production has been given the greenlight to recommence from 12 June,…
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Disney+ becomes third-largest SVOD in the UK, report claims
Disney+ has already emerged as the third-largest subscription streaming service in the UK. According to…
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EOne confirms HBO alum Michael Lombardo as global TV president
Hasbro-owned producer and distributor Entertainment One (eOne) has confirmed that former HBO programming president Michael…
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Kew Media alums Greg Phillips & Graham Begg launch sales firm, snag BBC comedy
Former Kew Media Distribution (KMD) execs Greg Phillips and Graham Begg have launched a new…
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UK’s Channel 4 makes commitment to anti-racism and BAME representation
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has set out a six-part anti-racism strategy and a commitment to…
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Weekend Studio to adapt ‘XRey’ podcast into scripted series
UK-based producer and distributor The Story Lab has struck a deal with Spanish prodco Weekend…
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Vortex Words + Pictures adds Gaumont alum Ben Bishop to head distribution
Canada’s Vortex Words + Pictures has appointed former Gaumont exec Ben Bishop to oversee its…
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Viaplay joins HBO Asia, Hulu Japan on Mediapro Studio’s Antarctica thriller
Nordic streamer Viaplay has partnered with HBO Asia, Hulu in Japan and Spain’s The Mediapro…
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News round-up: K7 hires Foxtel alum; LGI sells factual across Asia; Movistar & Mediawan sample ‘Vienna Blood’
Movistar, Mediawan sample Vienna Blood Broadcasters across Europe have picked up crime drama Vienna Blood…
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All3Media’s Lime responds after claims of racism on ‘Hollyoaks’ set
All3Media’s UK-based Lime Pictures has launched an investigation after a star of its youth-skewing drama…
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Sundance Now takes ‘Shadow Lines’ for US, UK and Canada
AMC-owned streamer Sundance Now and SBS in Australia have picked up rights to Cold War…
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Walter Presents welcomes Russian ‘Gold Diggers’ to UK
Non-English language scripted streamer Walter Presents has acquired Russian oligarch drama Gold Diggers for its…
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Starzplay strikes Rakuten TV distribution across Europe
OTT operator Rakuten TV has struck a deal that will see the international streaming service…
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ITV Studios takes distribution rights to BBC crime thriller ‘Line Of Duty’
ITV Studios (ITVS) has picked up distribution rights to the sixth season of UK drama…
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All3’s Objective Fiction launches drama label with ‘Guilt’ scribe Neil Forsyth
Guilt writer Neil Forsyth has launched a new production label with All3Media-backed Objective Fiction. Forsyth,…
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Korea’s CJ ENM strikes first-look format deal with Keshet’s Tresor TV
South Korea’s CJ ENM has struck a first-look deal with Keshet International’s Germany production company…
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Swiss pubcaster to launch national streamer Play Suisse
Swiss public broadcaster SSR SRG is to launch its own nationwide streaming platform. The service,…
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Californian officials greenlight TV, film production return from 12 June
Californian officials have said TV and film production can recommence from 12 June, as the…
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MGM hires Rola Bauer to head up int’l TV productions
Fargo and The Handmaid’s Tale studio Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM) has hired Rola Bauer as…
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Fremantle’s Castleford claims Cara Hunter adaptation rights
Fremantle-backed UK producer Castlefield has secured rights to adapt Cara Hunter’s DI Fawley crime novel…
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Canal+ acquires MediaPro Studio’s thriller ‘The Head’
French pay-TV network Canal+ has acquired Spanish production outfit The Mediapro Studio’s psychological thriller series…
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Exclusive: Roku strikes Endemol Shine AVOD deals in US, UK
Ad-supported streamer Roku has struck a slew of new deals with Endemol Shine Group (ESG)…
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BBC names BBC Studios’ CEO Tim Davie as new chief
BBC Studios (BBCS) boss Tim Davie has been named director general of the BBC, replacing…
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News round-up: Salto gets ‘Happily Married’; TVG seeks another ‘Wife Swap’; NHK 8K picks up ‘Wife Of A Spy’ and more…
Salto gets ‘Happily Married’ New French streaming platform Salto has picked up dark comedy drama…
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AMC’s streamer Acorn TV expands in UK with Apple & Amazon
Acorn TV, the British content streamer owned and operated by AMC Networks, is expanding its…
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News round-up: Global sales for Euro-thrillers; Portugal’s SIC acquires ‘Don’t Tell The Bride’ format; Finland’s YLE gets ‘Pretty & Single’ and more…
Euro-thrillers head to Netflix and others in global sales Global streamer Netflix and broadcasters around…