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Sky Studios takes the reins of ‘Das Boot’ from Sonar
Sky Studios is to fund and distribute the next seasons of wartime U-boat drama Das…
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See-Saw Films hires ‘Killing Eve’ producer as part of expanded TV strategy
See-Saw Films, the UK-based prodco behind forthcoming Apple TV drama Slow Horses, has hired Killing…
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Why regional SVOD’s can offer a tonic in a crowded drama market
Ben Donald, the former BBC Studios drama executive behind shows such as Death In Paradise…
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Drama deals: eOne boards first French drama, Eccho swoops for Sweden’s ‘Love Me’
Entertainment One picks up first French-language drama Entertainment One (eOne) has picked up international distribution…
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ITVS GE strikes Asian sales for ‘India’s Wild Karnataka’, ‘Gold Digger’
ITV Studios Global Entertainment has struck a raft of sales for the likes of drama…
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Sky Studios strikes two-year pact with Merman Television as Amazon deal expires
UK pay-TV operator Sky’s production outfit Sky Studios has struck a two-year funding and distribution…
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20th Century Fox TV promotes for current programming roles
20th Century Fox TV has promoted two of its senior execs to oversee its current…
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HBO Europe orders first Danish drama with ‘Kamikaze’
HBO Europe has commissioned its first Danish drama. Kamikaze is based on Erlend Loe’s Norwegian…
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Sony Pictures Television joins The Alliance’s Leonardo Da Vinci drama
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has partnered up with Italian duo Lux Vide and Rai Fiction…
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BBC unveils three-prong strategy to improve disability representation
The BBC has unveiled a three-prong strategy to improve disability representation on and off screen…
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Drama round-up: ‘Fleabag’ sells into Japan; UKTV moves into ‘The Gulf’; Magenta lands on Mars
Fleabag jumps into Japan Wowow in Japan has picked up Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s series Fleabag for…
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Formats round-up: Viu adapts CJ ENM’s ‘Black’, Newen medical format goes to Germany
Viu adapts CJ ENM thriller ‘Black’ Asian OTT service Viu is adapting CJ ENM’s scripted…
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A+E’s ‘Miss Scarlet And The Duke’ heads to the US, Canada, Australia
US broadcaster PBS, Seven Network in Australia and CBC in Canada are among broadcasters to…
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‘Shades of Blue’ creator Hasak to adapt thriller ‘Perfect People’ with NENT, Leonine
Shades Of Blue creator Adi Hasak is set to adapt Peter James’ psychological thriller Perfect…
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BBC One commissions Endor for Parkinson’s drama ‘But When We Dance’
BBC One has commissioned Red Arrow’s Endor Productions for one-off drama But When We Dance….
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Sky plots 32-acre film and TV studio at Elstree
Sky is developing a 32-acre film and TV studio at North London’s Elstree, set to…
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Former Netflix exec Eric Barmack links with ZDFE, Werner Film for Australian adaptation
Germany’s ZDF Enterprises (ZDFE), Werner Film Productions and Wild Sheep Content – the prodco launched…
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France Télévisions, Banijay Rights prep drama about missing flight MH370
France Televisions has ordered an English-language scripted series about the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight…
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ATF round-up: Blue Ant secures Asia sales; Indian streamer adds Turkish drama; GRB preps drama, true crime
KBS, Discovery claim Blue Ant shows South Korea’s KBS, Discovery and A&E Network India are…
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Hulu Japan gets ‘Filthy Rich’ from Newen Distribution
Hulu Japan has bought two seasons of New Zealand family drama Filthy Rich from Newen…
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Ink Factory recruits Raw’s Katherine Butler as creative director
Night Manager producer The Ink Factory has hired Raw exec and American Animals producer Katherine…
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STV alum Woodward to chair board of Clements’ Two Rivers Media
Alan Clements’ Two Rivers Media has tapped former STV boss Rob Woodward as chair of…
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WarnerMedia’s HBO Max acquires UK crime drama from All3Media
Soon-to-launch streamer HBO Max is among buyers of upcoming UK factual drama White House Farm….
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News round-up: Agatha Christie doc sells into Nordics; Smithsonian boards Pernel’s pyramid; ZED preps wildlife for ATF
Agatha Christie doc sells into Nordics TV4 in Sweden and TV2 in Denmark have picked…
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‘Succession’ EP Lucy Prebble awarded 2019 Wellcome Screenwriting Fellowship
Succession exec producer Lucy Prebble has been awarded the prestigious 2019 Wellcome Screenwriting Fellowship. The…
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Federation Entertainment links with Essential in Oz for ‘Aftermath’ drama
France’s Federation Entertainment is working with Kew Media’s Australian prodco Essential Media Group on a…
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Endemol Shine India options Salil Desai’s ‘The Sane Psychopath’
Endemol Shine India has optioned the rights to Salil Desai’s novel The Sane Psychopath. Published…
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Vice bets big on news as Studios arm lines up Netflix, Amazon projects
Vice Media Group’s head of international Dominique Delport is betting big on the youth brand’s…
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Channel 5’s Ben Frow promoted at Viacom, handed entire UK content budget
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has appointed Ben Frow as director of programmes for its…
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Irish, Spanish fund Netshow Capital launches $33m investment scheme
An Irish and Spanish investment group has launched a €30m ($33m) fund that will be…