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Deals round-up: ZDFE reveals ‘Great Inventions’; Wildcard’s Crystal Rasmussen deal; Passion bolsters sales slate
ZDFE partners for Great Inventions ZDF Enterprises has partnered with World Media Rights, Off The…
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BBC Studios names executive duo for CEE and Africa
BBC Studios (BBCS) has appointed two executives to oversee branded programming for Africa, and Central…
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Channel 4 teams with Ben Wheatley, Paul Dacre for landmark series
Ben Wheatley scores first TV project with Channel 4 Film director Ben Wheatley (High-Rise; Happy New…
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Sales round-up: DRG sells Khoo’s ‘Kitchen’; BBC out for RASI’s ‘Vienna Blood’
DRG scores first sales for Khoo’s ‘Swedish Kitchen’ Japan’s NHK, Germany’s RTL and Australia’s SBS…
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ITV, AMC greenlight Left Bank’s ‘Quiz’
ITV and AMC are adapting James Graham’s play Quiz into a three-part series. Directed by…
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TBI Weekly: ViacomCBS, a US deal with global implications
CBS and Viacom’s merger might have created a $30bn US-based content company but a foray…
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Seven West in Oz replaces CEO Tim Worner with James Warburton
Seven West Media (SWM), the Australian company behind the Seven Network, has appointed former Network…
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Exclusive: ITV kickstarts internal trials of BritBox ahead of launch
ITV has begun beta-testing BritBox among staff ahead of its launch later this year. TBI…
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Commissioning round-up: Insight, Vice link for jail sport series; E! orders Rhode Island reality; BET prepares for ‘Sacrifice’
Insight TV coproduces in jail with Vice Netherlands-based 4K broadcaster and producer Insight TV is…
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Brazilian Content replaces Rachel do Valle with Mary Morita
TV export group Brazilian Content has appointed Mary Morita as its executive manager, replacing Rachel…
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Facebook Watch, HBO series set to debut at TIFF
The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) will host the premieres of original series from Facebook…
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Exclusive: Red Arrow alum Schmidt & NYTVF’s Gray launch Gotham Grit
Red Arrow Studios’ former chief creative officer Michael Schmidt has linked up with New York…
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CBC podcasts score TV adaptations from 3 Arts, Sienna Films
Producers including Lionsgate’s 3 Arts Entertainment and Sienna Films are among the businesses set to…
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Don Cheadle sets up prodco Radicle Act
Actor-producer Don Cheadle has set a production outfit targeting diverse film and TV projects from…
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Rabbit Films hires ITVSGE’s Ferguson for international sales
Finnish producer-distributor Rabbit Films has appointed an ITV Studios Global Entertainment exec to join its…
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Exclusive: Netflix drives into European drama with hires for Paris, Berlin
Netflix is expanding its scripted might in Europe, building out offices in Paris and Berlin…
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Telemundo Enterprises acquires Argentina’s Underground Producciones
NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises has acquired Underground Producciones, the Argentinean outfit headed up by Sebastian Ortega…
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Charter deals with Disney to offer access to streamers
US telco giant Charter has struck a carriage deal with Disney offering access to Mouse…
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AMC Entertainment Networks Group brings Studios operation in-house
AMC Networks is bringing its Studios operation in-house in a restructure that sees the departure…
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Is France’s answer to Netflix too little too late?
France’s local answer to Netflix, Salto, may have received the greenlight from the competition watchdog,…
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ViacomCBS eyes further acquisitions after merger
Discovery and Sony Entertainment have been mooted as potential targets for ViacomCBS as it looks…
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Exclusive: TF1 lines up for ITV thriller ‘Deep Water’
French commercial broadcaster TF1 has picked up ITV drama Deep Water, marking the UK thriller’s…
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Lionsgate ups Scott Herbst and Jocelyn Sabo for TV roles
US studio Lionsgate has promoted Scott Herbst and Jocelyn Sabo to new roles overseeing the…
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EOne hires BBC Studios distribution exec for Lat Am sales
Entertainment One (eOne) has hired BBC Studios sales exec David Hanono to grow the business’s…
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Deals round-up: ‘Spiky Gold Hunters’ go global; ID returns to Arrow trio; YES orders Endemol Shine comedy
Pango’s Spiky Gold Hunters go global A+E Networks UK is among companies to have struck…
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AMC promotes Connolly for programming and marketing role
AMC Networks International (AMCNI) has promoted Patrick Connolly to become its senior VP of programming…
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Endemol Shine sells into children’s AVOD Kidoodle.TV
Endemol Shine Group has struck a distribution pact with children’s AVOD Kidoodle TV. The platform…
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TBI Weekly: What happens when limited series become unlimited?
If the behind-the-scenes turmoil of HBO’s Big Little Lies has achieved anything, it has been…
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Globo eyes scripted push with $50m studio launch
Brazilian media giant Globo is looking to ramp up its in-house drama production after formally…
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Exclusive: MediaXchange launches international showrunner summit
London-headquartered consultancy MediaXchange is launching an international showrunner summit this autumn. Based out of Norway,…