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News round-up: Escapade boards ‘Grassroots’; RTL II plays ‘Finder$ Keeper$’; NBCU & Disney strike Lat Am kids deals
Escapade boards ‘Grassroots’ Sydney-based distributor Escapade Media has boarded Storyfirst and Hispter Films’s upcoming six-part…
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Marblemedia & Fae Pictures team for political drama ‘Salt’
Canadian prodco Marblemedia and LA & Toronto-based Fae Pictures have partnered to develop Salt, an…
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Buccaneer & Halcyon Studios partner to adapt CJ Tudor’s ‘The Drift’
London-based Buccaneer and LA’s Halcyon Studios are teaming up to adapt CJ Tudor’s upcoming post-apocalyptic…
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Passion Pictures expands animation push with Circus Studios first-look deal
UK prodco Passion Pictures has inked a first-look deal with Paris-based Circus Studios as part…
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ITVX makes double Wag true crime order & bulks up with WB shows
Soon-to-launch UK streamer ITVX has ordered two true crime titles from Wag Entertainment and struck…
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Newen Connect hires ITVS & BBCS alum for English-language acquisitions
TF1-owned French distributor Newen Connect has appointed former ITV Studios and BBC Studios exec Josephine…
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FilmRise takes US rights to ‘Hannibal’ & ‘Hemlock Grove’
New York-based streamer and producer FilmRise has acquired domestic distribution rights to two horror thrillers,…
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Disney+ to adapt ‘To Cook A Bear’ as first Nordic original
Disney+ has commissioned an adaptation of Swedish author Mikael Niemi’s murder mystery novel To Cook…
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Ben Affleck & Matt Damon launch LA-based indie, backed by RedBird Capital
Hollywood stars Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are launching an LA-based indie with backing from…
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Roku to axe 200 jobs as US enters economic slowdown
Roku has become the latest US media firm to cut jobs, with 200 roles –…