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Netflix inks overall deal with ‘Stranger Things’ creators, greenlights season four
Netflix has renewed Stranger Things for a fourth season, while striking a film and series…
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Amazon Prime Video France picks up Newen’s ‘Inside Game’
Amazon Prime Video France has scored first-window SVOD rights to thriller The Inside Game from…
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Freeform ends ‘Pretty Little Liars’ spin-off after single season
Disney-backed US network Freeform has brought the curtain down on Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists…
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CBS welcomes Armoza’s scripted format ‘La Famiglia’ into the US
US broadcaster CBS has started development on a US version of Israeli scripted format La…
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Kinetic Content picks out Taboo content from Lineup
Red Arrow Studios-owned US prodco Kinetic Content has acquired local rights to unscripted show Taboo…
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NEM Zagreb unveils TV Writing Contest details
New Europe Market (NEM) has revealed further details of its forthcoming TV Writing Contest that…
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Lionsgate promotes Jeffrey Hirsch to become Starz CEO
Lionsgate-backed US cabler Starz has handed its chief operating officer Jeffrey Hirsch a new long-term…
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Amazon Studios boss leaves door open for ‘Fleabag’ despite Waller-Bridge’s protestations
Amazon Studios boss Jennifer Salke is keeping the door wide open for another season of…
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YMU names entertainment chief, adds former NBCU exec for drama
Drama, entertainment and sports management agency YMU Group (formerly known as James Grant Group) has…
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‘Ackley Bridge,’ ‘You Can’t Ask That’ among Diversify TV Excellence Awards nominees
ABC’s You Can’t Ask That, Channel 4’s Ackley Bridge and BBC Three’s Jerk are among…
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Expectation’s Kirstie Macdonald joins NENT, FilmNation’s JV
FilmNation Entertainment and Nordic Entertainment (NENT) Group have appointed Kirstie Macdonald as creative director of…
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‘Fleabag’ star Andrew Scott lands on Showtime’s ‘Tom Ripley’ adaptation
Fleabag‘s Andrew Scott is set to star in US cabler Showtime’s forthcoming drama based on…
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Deals round-up: Zig Zag develops with DRG; Fugitive strikes Little Delicious deal; All3 bags Hong Kong sales
Zig Zag develops with distributor DRG UK-based Zig Zag Productions has struck a two-year content…
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Acorn, Sky NZ co-commission New Zealand thriller ‘The Sounds’
Acorn Media Enterprises and Sky NZ have teamed to commission local thriller The Sounds. The…
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Exclusive: ‘Homeland’ co-creator Howard Gordon discusses “disgusting” binging, Sony deal and Trump
Homeland co-creator Howard Gordon has hit out at the proliferation of “binging” TV dramas, arguing…
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Amazon strikes overall deal with Phoebe Waller-Bridge
Hot on the heels of her Emmy wins, Fleabag creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge has struck an…
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Exclusive: BBC boards Caryn Mandabach’s adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro novel
The BBC is working with Peaky Blinders prodco Caryn Mandabach Productions (CMP) on an adaptation…
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Drama, entertainment agency YMU names first UK CEO
Drama, entertainment and sports management agency YMU Group (formerly known as James Grant Group) has…
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Netflix renews ‘Glow’ for fourth and final season
Netflix has renewed wrestling comedy Glow for a fourth and final season. The streaming giant, which launched…
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Sales round-up: ProSieben visits ‘Grantchester’; Viacom takes ‘Seinfeld’ on cable; Disney Junior’s ‘Dino Ranch’ deal
Grantchester welcomes ProSieben’s Gold ProSieben in Germany has picked up the first four seasons of…
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Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s ‘Fleabag’ helps UK to dominant Emmys display
Killing Eve star Jodie Comer and Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s comedy Fleabag were among the standout winners…
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TBI Weekly: Six takeaways from Netflix’s Reed Hastings at RTS
Considering Netflix CEO Reed Hastings was only on stage for 30 minutes at the Royal…
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Telefónica, Atresmedia join forces for content powerhouse
Spanish telco Telefónica and La casa de papel broadcast group Atresmedia are joining forces for…
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Netflix CEO Reed Hastings says $500m UK spend to rise in 2020
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has said the streamer will spend £400m ($500m) on UK programming…
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BBC chief Tony Hall outlines “total TV” iPlayer vision
BBC director-general Tony Hall has said the public broadcaster wants to turn iPlayer into an…
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Channel 4 CEO calls for support to remain “vital counterweight” to streamers’ power
Channel 4 CEO Alex Mahon has said UK public broadcasters must be supported if they…
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Discovery CEO David Zaslav focuses on factual amid scripted mega-deals
David Zaslav believes Discovery’s focus on factual content and sports will differentiate it from globally…
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Sales round-up: Hat Trick’s Morgan-Ronaldo interview goes global; Red Arrow’s French ‘Departure’
Hat Trick goes global for Piers Morgan interview with Cristiano Ronaldo Hat Trick International has…
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ITV Studios close to deal with BBC for extended iPlayer rights
ITV Studios (ITVS) managing director Julian Bellamy has said his company is close to striking…
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AMC streamer Acorn TV hits one million subscribers
AMC Networks-owned streamer Acorn TV has surpassed one million subscribers in the US and Canada….