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Sky cools on adding BBC/ITV streamer BritBox to set-top box
Sky has reportedly lost interest in a distribution deal with the ITV-BBC joint venture Britbox….
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Strawberry Blond expands into comedy with UKTV’s Joe McVey
UK-based producer Strawberry Blond is moving into comedy by backing a new outfit to be…
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Natalie Dormer launches new prodco Dog Rose with Fremantle
Actress and writer Natalie Dormer has launched a new London-based production company in partnership with…
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‘Leonardo’ creator Frank Spotnitz urges creative freedom and co-operation
Leonardo creator Frank Spotnitz has said the formation of European commissioning club The Alliance is…
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Exclusive: Polish pubcaster TVP launches international co-production push
Polish public broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP) has launched an international co-production division and is looking…
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‘Motherland’ prodco Merman TV names London MD, production head
Sharon Horgan and Clelia Mountford’s Merman TV has followed up on its recently agreed funding…
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Amazon Studios strikes first-look deal with Orlando Bloom
Amazon Studios has struck a first-look deal with Carnival Row and Lord Of The Rings…
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Netflix orders scripted series exploring Spotify from Yellow Bird UK
Netflix has ordered a Swedish and English-language drama from the producers behind its forthcoming scripted…
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‘Nashville’ creator links with ‘The Cry’ prodco Synchronicity on new music drama
The Cry producer Synchronicity Films has partnered with Nashville executive producer Steve Buchanan to develop…
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Kew Media shares plummet as company considers sale, CFO Geoff Webb exits
Canada-based Kew Media Group’s shares have plummeted after the company said it had initiated a…
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Mediaset España expands Turkish drama offering with Eccho deal
Mediaset España in Spain has picked up Turkish drama My Sweet Lie from CJ ENM-backed…
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Studiocanal replaces outgoing CEO Didier Lupfer with UK managing director
Studiocanal has appointed the managing director of its UK business to become CEO at the…
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Marvel Television to be rolled into Marvel Studios
Marvel is ending development at its TV division, which is to be rolled into the…
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Banijay Rights acquires European distributor Funwood Media
Banijay Group’s distribution arm has taken a majority stake in European sales, production and licensing…
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Red Arrow joins ‘Harvey Girls’ with Seven Stories and Atalaya Productions
Red Arrow Studios International (RASI) has partnered with All3Media-backed Seven Stories and US-based Atalaya Productions…
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Zodiak Media, Canal+ alum appointed to head up Middle East’s MBC
Former Zodiak Media and Canal+ executive Marc Antoine d’Halluin has been appointed as CEO at…
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RTL’s scripted chief Philipp Steffens departs as linear, streaming teams combine
German broadcaster RTL is merging its linear and streaming divisions for scripted content, with the…
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Amazon reels in YouTubers for French scripted/unscripted hybrid
Amazon has signed up a raft of YouTube talent for its latest French original that…
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SBS scripted chief Sue Masters to step down to move into development
Sue Masters, head of scripted at Australian broadcaster SBS, is to leave the organisation at…
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Deals round-up: Sky & C5 expand content pact; AMCNI buys from DRG; Unilever partners with Believe
Sky strikes Channel 5 content pact UK-based pay TV operator Sky has struck a deal…
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ZDFE preps scripted-focused Studio Zentral, names CEO
Germany’s ZDF Enterprises (ZDFE) has appointed Lasse Scharpen to head up a new scripted division…
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Asian Academy Creative Awards fete ‘Delhi Crime’, ‘World’s Got Talent’
Richie Mehta’s Netflix series Delhi Crime picked up four gongs at the Asian Academy Creative…
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HBO scores untitled LA Lakers basketball drama
HBO has ordered a drama from the prodco recently launched by Succession’s Adam McKay, which…
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Exclusive: Pluto TV hires director of European partnerships
Pluto TV has hired a director of European partnerships as it looks to expand its…
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BBC Studios strikes ‘major’ scripted, kids and format deal with Russian tech giant Yandex
Russian tech giant Yandex has acquired an array of scripted series and kids shows for…
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ViacomCBS duo Channel 5 and Network Ten order Anglo-Aussie drama
ViacomCBS-owned Network Ten in Australia and Channel 5 in the UK have joined forces to…
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HBO Max marks first series pick-up with Lena Dunham’s ‘Generation’
HBO Max has handed a series order to a high school-set comedy drama produced by…
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Exclusive: HBO Max talks up European roll-out, co-pros and female-skewing originals
WarnerMedia’s HBO Max is planning to “quickly and aggressively” expand into the streaming game, with…
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David Abraham’s Wonderhood secures $1.3m from BFI’s private equity fund
Wonderhood Studios, the prodco founded by ex-Channel 4 CEO David Abraham, has received almost £1m…
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News round-up: Sky extends ‘Bulletproof’, orders AI game; Spain secures more Turkish drama; Indian remake for Israel YA drama
Sky extends Bulletproof, orders AI game version Sky has ordered a three-part special based on…