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Scripted
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Deals round-up: KI unveils African format pact; Amazon launches Channels in France; MADD’s CEE drama sale
Keshet Int’l, M-Net strike format pact Keshet International (KI) and pan-African broadcaster M-Net have joined…
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VIMN promotes Jill Offman for Viacom International Studios UK’s scripted push
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has promoted Jill Offman to an expanded position at its…
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WarnerMedia’s Greenblatt: HBO Max is “wide open” for global acquisitions, co-pros
WarnerMedia chairman Bob Greenblatt has set out HBO Max’s global ambitions, calling for international acquisitions…
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Rakuten TV to launch AVOD offering with Hollywood content and originals
OTT operator Rakuten TV it to launch its first AVOD channels within its platform, providing…
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E4 prospers with ‘Star Trek: Discovery’, ‘Man With A Plan’
Star Trek: Discovery and Man With A Plan are heading to E4. Channel 4’s youth-skewing…
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Exclusive: Director Jim Sheridan moves into TV with Frank Spotnitz, Shinawil
Oscar-nominated director Jim Sheridan (In The Name Of The Father, Brothers) is making his first…
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MIPCOM 2019: TBI’s Scripted Hot Picks
TBI Magazine looks over the pick of scripted shows heading to MIPCOM. The Terror: Infamy…
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BBC Studios’ Paul Dempsey moots further BritBox roll-out
BBC Studios’ North American streamer Britbox could be set for a wider roll-out after global…
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MIPCOM 2019 Scripted Hot Pick: The Hunt: Monteperdido
Spanish scripted series have gained traction around the world over recent years and this drama…
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MIPCOM 2019 Scripted Hot Pick: The Kollective
This political thriller is from Amsterdam-based producer Submarine and has been inspired by the company’s…
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Deals round-up: SPI’s FilmBox adds ‘Narcos’; SBS buys Fremantle shows; New streamer Topic takes dramas
Narcos moves into CEE, Benelux Channels operator SPI/FilmBox has picked up broadcast rights to Narcos,…
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MIPCOM 2019 Scripted Hot Pick: Deadwater Fell
Good Omens star David Tennant and The Good Fight’s Cush Jumbo lead the cast for…
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MIPCOM 2019 Scripted Hot Pick: Masantonio
This one looks like a must for fans of contemporary Italian crime dramas, coming as…
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MIPCOM 2019 Scripted Hot Pick: Devils
Based on the novel I diavoli by Guido Maria Brera, 10-part thriller Devils is set…
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MIPCOM 2019 Scripted Hot Pick: Black Bitch
Rachel Griffiths is perhaps best known internationally for starring in the likes of ABC’s Brothers…
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MIPCOM 2019 Scripted Hot Pick: 22 July
Norwegian public broadcaster NRK’s drama 22 July examines the aftermath of the 2011 tragedies in…
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MIPCOM 2019 Scripted Hot Pick: The Terror: Infamy
True Blood’s Alexander Woo and Max Borenstein, who has been behind Kong: Skull Island and…
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TBI Scripted October/November 2019
Inside the multi-million dollar drama trap High-end scripted product has never been more lucrative but…
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AVOD streamer Tubi unveils plans for UK launch and kids service
AVOD service Tubi is to launch in the UK in 2020 and has unveiled plans…
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Beta Film buys into Fisher King, launches Nordic Studios
Beta Film in Germany has taken a majority stake in Finnish film and TV production…
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Scripted deals: BBC First, RTL add ITVSGE drama; W9 acquires ‘The Hunting’; ‘Project Blue Book’ sales
BBC First, M-Net, RTL among ITVSGE deals BBC First, M-Net in Africa and Germany’s RTL…
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Exclusive: Sky Studios’ Jane Millichip urges plastics and ‘corporate tat’ ban at markets
Sky Studios chief commercial officer Jane Millichip has urged the TV industry to rapidly improve…
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Bear Grylls partners with Banijay for new production outfit
Running Wild‘s Bear Grylls has launched a new production outfit focusing on unscripted and scripted…
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Endemol Shine, Kew, Sky among Content Innovation Award winners
Endemol Shine Group and Kew Media were among the stand-out winners at the fifth Content…
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Apple strikes overall deal with ‘Roma’ director Alfonso Cuarón
Roma writer and director Alfonso Cuarón has struck an overall deal with Apple that will…
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RTÉ, Acorn partner with ZDFE and TV2 Norway on dramedy
Irish pubcaster RTÉ and AMC Networks-backed Acorn Media Enterprises (AME) have partnered to commission a…
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‘The Crown’ scribe attached to adapt Allison Pataki’s ‘Sisi’ novels
Amy Jenkins (This Life, The Crown) has signed up to adapt Allison Pataki’s bestselling Sisi…
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‘No rules’ and a new chapter for Sky Studios
With the backing of Comcast and knock-out collaborations such as Chernobyl, pay-TV operator Sky and…
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Inside the multimillion-dollar drama trap
Producing high-end scripted product has never been more lucrative, nor more risky. Richard Middleton explores…
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Scripted: The drama of distribution
Distribution has arguably never been as dynamic or responsive to the wider TV ecosystem as…