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News round-up: Fugitive forges Gil format pact; Globo extends eco drama; Keshet makes bumper MasterChef order
Fugitive agrees Gil Format deal in UK Anthony Kimble’s development & financing outfit Fugitive has…
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Banff unveils four-month event program & ‘Snowpiercer’ panel
The Banff World Media Festival has unveiled a four month-long series of online content starting…
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Studiocanal takes full control of ‘Crossing Lines’ prodco Tandem
French producer and distributor Studiocanal has taken 100% control of Tandem Productions (aka Studiocanal TV)…
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News round-up: The CW buys Cineflix’s ‘Coroner’; IWC secures C4 order; GRB acquires unscripted duo
The CW claims Cineflix’s Coroner US network The CW has picked up CBC’s drama series Coroner…
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Jeffrey Katzenberg blames Quibi’s slow uptake on Covid-19
Jeffrey Katzenberg has admitted that the performance of his shortform streamer Quibi has been “not…
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Private equity firm KKR buys into Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1
Private equity outfit KKR has revealed that it has acquired a 5.2% stake in German…
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Endemol Shine strikes Plex deal, expands AVOD play with ‘Gracepoint’ & ‘MasterChef’
Endemol Shine Group’s push into the direct-to-consumer market is being further accelerated by a multi-territory…
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Fox leads 2020 fall slate with Spectrum Original series ‘LA’s Finest’
Fox in the US is attempting to avoid Covid-19’s impact on production by leading its…
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Netflix forges Fandango pact for Elena Ferrante novel, orders Swedish drama
Netflix has linked up with My Brilliant Friend producer Fandango to adapt another novel from…
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ViacomCBS plans to launch ‘broad SVOD’ service within 12 months
ViacomCBS plans to launch an international pay TV streaming product in multiple markets within the…
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Beta Film hires ‘Fauda’ exec Koby Gal-Raday from Israel’s Yes
Atlantic Crossing and Babylon Berlin producer Beta Film has appointed the chief content officer at…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Breaking down the numbers for 2019/20
2019 might seem like a different world to the Covid-19 dominated landscape we live in…
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Global SVOD subs to rocket by 80% by 2025, fuelled by Covid-19
Global SVOD subscriptions will grow by 519 million between 2019 and 2025 to 1,161 million…
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News round-up: Viaplay greenlights Covid-19 drama; Discovery UK’s lifestyle orders; NHK’s Coronavirus cruise doc
Viaplay orders social distancing drama Nordic Entertainment (NENT) Group has ordered a drama produced under…
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SPI & StarTimes launch Turkish drama & gaming networks in Africa
Channel provider SPI/FilmBox has partnered with Chinese-owned African pay TV platform StarTimes to launch Turkish…
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CBS greenlights ‘Silence Of The Lambs’ sequel despite Covid-19 uncertainty
CBS has handed out three new scripted commissions – including a straight-to-series order for a…
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Show of the week: Dark Woods
German drama has become increasingly sought after over the past couple of years and Dark…
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BBC Studios names sales & format head Ding Ke to oversee China
BBC Studios (BBCS) has appointed its head of content sales & formats Ding Ke to…
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Andy Kaplan & George Chien’s KC completes SPT network deal in Asia
KC Global Media Entertainment, the company launched by Sony Pictures Television (SPT) alums Andy Kaplan…
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Britbox boards ITV’s Covid-19 drama series ‘Isolation Stories’
BBC Studios and ITV’s North American streamer BritBox is onboard Isolation Stories, the limited series…
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EOne lines up HBO alum Michael Lombardo to head TV division
Hasbro-owned producer and distributor Entertainment One (eOne) has lined up former HBO programming president Michael…
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Kids round-up: ‘Kid-E-Cats’ expands in Italy; ‘Yu-Gi-Oh!’ increases LatAm foothold; YouTube Kids arrives on Freesat
CTC Media’s ‘Kid-E-Cats’ expands in Italy WarnerMedia-owned preschool network Cartoonito and German distributor and co-prod…
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Netflix strikes overall deal with Ricky Gervais, extends ‘After Life’
Netflix has struck a multi-year overall deal with Ricky Gervais at the same time as…
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BBC & Pact strike terms of trade deal, ending long-running iPlayer dispute
The BBC and UK producer body Pact have agreed a far-reaching new terms of trade…
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Foxtel remains exclusive home of HBO in Oz
Australian pay-TV network Foxtel has expanded its standing deal with WarnerMedia, retaining exclusive rights to…
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Disney+ lands 54m subscribers but Mouse House left reeling by Covid-19
Disney+ has racked up more than 54 million subscribers since its launch barely six months…
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HBO Max broadens unscripted with Selena Gomez, expands comedy offer
WarnerMedia’s soon-to-launch US streamer HBO Max has made a straight-to-series order for a cookery show…
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News round-up: Spain’s LA 2 orders rural travel series; J2911 hires new sales exec; SBS picks up second run of ‘Australia In Colour’ and more…
Spain’s LA 2 commissions rural travel show from RTVE and DLO/Magnolia Spanish FTA network LA…
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ITV reveals another $37m in cuts & confirms 800 staff furloughed as ads slump
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has revealed the immediate impact of the Covid-19 crisis on its…
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Starz sues MGM after ‘Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure’ reveals exclusivity breach
MGM is being sued by Lionsgate-owned cablenet Starz, which has accused the US studio of…