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Show of the week: Happily Married
Chosen as an official selection at the forthcoming Berlinale Series 2020, Happily Married (aka C’est…
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Prince William, Joaquin Phoenix blast BAFTA’s for lack of diversity
Prince William and Joker star Joaquin Phoenix were among those to blast the BAFTA’s for…
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News round-up: Banijay Asia expands; Sundance names Film Festival director; Romania’s ‘Vlad’ travels
Banijay strikes Kamal Haasan deal Banijay Asia has unveiled plans to collaborate with India’s Turmeric…
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Viaplay operator NENT strikes Sony co-production, output deal
Nordic Entertainment (NENT) Group has struck a co-development and co-production deal with Sony Pictures Television…
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Disney expected to announce up to 30 million subs for Disney+
Disney is expected to reveal that recently launched streamer Disney+ has amassed up to 30…
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Hulu CEO Randy Freer steps down as Disney merges management
Disney is pushing forward with introducing an integrated management team for its SVOD service Hulu,…
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ViacomCBS appoints NBCUniversal’s George Cheeks as CBS president
ViacomCBS has appointed NBCUniversal (NBCU) Content Studios’ vice-chairman George Cheeks as president and CEO of…
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ZDFE adds former Red Arrow exec for acquisitions, sales in English-language & Scandinavia
ZDF Enterprises (ZDFE) has appointed former Red Arrow Studios International (RASI) exec Yi Qiao as…
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Sky Studios strikes first-look deal with Romesh Ranganathan’s prodco Ranga Bee
Sky Studios has signed a first-look script deal with UK-based comedy and entertainment indie Ranga…
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Netflix to end ‘The Crown’ with Imelda Staunton confirmed as Queen
Netflix is to bring the curtain down on royal drama The Crown after a fifth…
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Netflix unveils Spanish slate with singing show, dramas and docs
Netflix is expanding its originals in Spain with a new musical competition format, a documentary…
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Amazon Prime nears Netflix as it unveils 150 million Prime members
Amazon Prime now has 150 million members worldwide, the company has revealed in its quarterly…
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TF1 remakes ‘Keeping Faith’ as APC picks up sales rights to third season
Keeping Faith, the hit drama produced for the BBC and Welsh-language broadcaster S4C, is to…
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BBC scores record-breaking year for iPlayer with over 4 billion streams
The BBC on the UK has revealed another record-breaking feat for its iPlayer catch-up service,…
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Exclusive: Disney+ eyes European remakes for unscripted formats, unveils new shows
Disney+ is looking for European production partners to work on regional remakes of its unscripted…
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UK’s ‘high-end’ TV production hits new record of $2.15bn
High-end TV production in the UK was up by almost a third in 2019, hitting…
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Murdoch, Snider and Featherstone’s prodco Sister appoints creative exec
Elisabeth Murdoch, Stacey Snider and Jane Featherstone’s production outfit Sister has appointed Kate Fenske as…
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Apple TV+ hires outgoing Starz progamming chief Carmi Zlotnik
Carmi Zlotnik, who is stepping down as president of programming at Starz, has struck an…
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HBO Max costs AT&T $1.2bn after ‘Friends’ and others taken off US market
Soon-to-launch US streamer HBO Max has cost AT&T’s WarnerMedia over US$1bn in forgone revenue, the…
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Deals round-up: ‘Born On’ lands in Israel; Talpa’s SBS6 orders ‘Split Screen’; Banijay gets first look at Firecrest
Israel’s Kan acquires history format Born On Israel public broadcaster Kan has struck a deal…
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Tim Cook pleased with Apple TV+ start, doesn’t think customers want ads
“Apple TV+ is off to a rousing start,” claimed CEO Tim Cook during Apple’s Q1…
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NENT Group to sell entire unscripted business, looks for partner to fuel scripted ambitions
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) is to sell off the entirety of its non-scripted production…
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UK’s C4 promotes for expanded COO role as part of senior management reshuffle
UK pubcaster Channel 4 has promoted Jonathan Allan to become its COO as a part…
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Starz programming chief Carmi Zlotnik to depart
Starz president of programming Carmi Zlotnik has left the US cabler after a decade with…
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NENT tunes ‘Harmonica’ as originals roster set to hit 30 in 2020
Nordic Entertainment (NENT) Group has commissioned a Swedish romantic drama series, adding to its fast-expanding…
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Channel 4 appoints Mother’s Sophie Lloyd to head branded entertainment
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has appointed Sophie Lloyd to the newly created role of branded…
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Tubi secures exclusive deal for Robert Rodriguez docuseries, movie
Fast-growing AVOD service Tubi is to be the exclusive streaming home to a movie and…
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Endemol Shine’s Lisa Perrin moves to head up ITV Studios international production
ITV Studios has appointed Endemol Shine Group’s Creative Networks CEO Lisa Perrin as managing director…
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NBC pilots adaptation of Amazon Prime drama ‘Pequeñas Coincidencias’
NBC in the US has handed out a raft of pilot orders including an adaptation…
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Warner Bros. partners with Mick Jagger’s Rainy Day Podcasts
Warner Bros. has struck a first-look deal with a newly launched podcast production firm fronted…