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Cartoon Network, Adult Swim chief Christina Miller latest to exit WarnerMedia
WarnerMedia exec Christina Miller, who oversees Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Turner Classic Movies (TCM) and…
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Exclusive: All3 poised for Red Arrow Studios as sales process enters final stages
All3Media is leading the pack in its pursuit of Red Arrow Studios, with the sales…
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Disney+ downloads exceed 15 million, sending shares to record high
Disney+ has been downloaded more than 15 million times and generated $5m via in-app purchases…
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Quibi’s head of content operations Diane Nelson departs
Quibi’s head of content operations Diane Nelson is to step down, marking the latest senior…
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ITV Studios backs new drama outfit from ‘A Very English Scandal’ EP
A Very English Scandal exec producer Dominic Treadwell-Collins is setting up a new drama label…
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‘McMafia’, ‘Real Full Monty’ among International Emmy winners
UK series McMafia has picked up the International Emmy Award for drama at the 47th…
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Deals round-up: PBS takes Backshall, visits Vienna; UK, Germany land ‘Secret Song’; APC boards ‘Invisible Line’
PBS explores with Backshall, visits Vienna PBS in the US is preparing to air 10-part…
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Netflix, CBC to end ‘Anne With An E’ after three seasons
Netflix and Canadian broadcaster CBC are bringing the curtain down on drama series Anne With…
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Beta Film takes stake in Zoë Rocha’s drama prodco RubyRock
Germany’s Beta Film has expanded its scripted interests by taking a stake in UK-based drama…
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Walter Presents team launches drama venture backed by Channel 4
The trio behind international drama platform Walter Presents is setting up a new drama venture,…
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Why the scripted format boom is fuelled by relatable storytelling (Column)
K7 Media insight manager Richard O’Meara breaks down the findings of the consultancy’s latest Tracking…
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France’s Tetra Media Fiction snaps up rights to ‘Les Espions de la Terreur’
France’s Tetra Media Fiction has snapped up the rights to author Matthieu Suc’s spy thriller…
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TBI Weekly: Why companion podcasts are the new switchover programmes
Never mind cranking TV shows out of podcast IP, the real sweet spot in the…
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CBS All Access expands original content team with Harpo Films hire
CBS has expanded the original content team at its streaming service All Access. Danny Feldheim…
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Amazon extends animated series ‘Undone’, strikes overall deal with co-creator
Amazon has extended its adult animated series Undone into a second season and secured an…
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NATPE unveils Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Award winners for 2020
The National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) has unveiled the recipients of the 17th…
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Canada’s Channel Zero opens scripted studio division
Canadian channel operator Channel Zero is launching a scripted studio division headed up by Jennifer…
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Netflix eyes stake in Korea’s Studio Dragon as part of expanded content pact
Netflix has struck a three-year content pact with CJ ENM, including an option that could…
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Viacom appoints International Studios & OTT chief, names Americas president
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has restructured its OTT and studio businesses, handing new roles…
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Hasbro’s $4bn Entertainment One deal to be investigated by UK competition regulator
US toy giant Hasbro’s $4bn deal for Entertainment One (eOne) is to be investigated by…
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Sales round-up: Chinese streamers strike TVF deals; Primitives takes ‘The Battle’ into Lat Am; Sky orders ‘Domina’
Chinese SVOD trio strike TVF deals Chinese online platforms iQiyi, Bili Bili and BesTV have…
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Netflix adapts Stephanie Land’s novel ‘Maid’ with Margot Robbie’s prodco attached
Netflix has ordered an adaptation of Stephanie Land’s best-selling novel Maid, which chronicles the life…
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Former Lookout Point boss launches media investment firm with BBCS alum Helen Jackson
Lookout Point’s Simon Vaughan, former BBC Studios vet Helen Jackson and Stella EOC exec Jonathan…
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UK commissions: Channel 5 reveals 2020 slate; BBC Three, Showtime renews ‘Back to Life’
Channel 5 reveals slate of 2020 programmes Access-driven documentaries, history programming, natural history and heartland…
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Netflix preps sequel series to History’s ‘Vikings’
Netflix has signed up for a Vikings spin-off from MGM Television and the show’s original…
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‘War Of The Worlds’ exec producer Jamie Brown launches drama prodco
War Of The Worlds exec producer Jamie Brown has launched a global-facing drama prodco. The…
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Alberto Pecegueiro to step down as chief at Brazil’s Globosat
Alberto Pecegueiro is to step down as chief of Brazilian pay TV operator Globosat after…
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BBC One lines up Kelly Macdonald to guest lead on ‘Line Of Duty’
BBC One’s critically acclaimed thriller Line Of Duty has secured its next guest lead. Scottish actress Kelly…
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A+E Int’l moves into Spanish-language drama with ‘Hernán’
A+E Networks International has acquired global distribution rights to Hernán, the scripted series that is…
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Carnival Films options Charles Soule’s ‘Anyone’
NBCUniversal-backed Carnival Films has picked up the rights to Charles Soule’s Anyone one month ahead…