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Beta Film’s ‘Empire Oktoberfest’ begins production
Beta Film has begun production on drama series Empire Oktoberfest for BR/ARD Degeto. Set in…
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Fremantle strikes multi-year pact with ‘True Detective’ producer
Fremantle has struck an exclusive, multi-year deal with True Detective executive producer Richard Brown’s (pictured)…
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Sony’s female-led ‘Bad Boys’ spin-off finds UK home
Viewers will get to see the Jessica Alba and Gabrielle Union backed-cop series LA’s Finest…
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‘Topknot’ producer inks three-year TV drama deal with Sony
British Indian producer Nisha Parti has signed a three-year co-development and co-production deal with Sony…
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Finnish streamer orders thriller from Warner Bros. and Wall to Wall
Finnish digital firm Elisa Viihde is joining forces with Warner Bros Finland and UK-based Wall…
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Distribution round-up: DRG acquires WildBear slate; Dynamic hails ‘Vagrant Queen’
Distributor DRG has acquired a slate of historical titles from Australia’s WildBear Entertainment. The deal,…
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RTÉ, Acorn partner on Victorian drama ‘Dead Still’
Irish broadcaster RTÉ and Acorn Media Enterprises (AME) have co-commissioned Victorian mystery Dead Still. The…
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Gold greenlights ‘Cockfields’ comedy with Joe Wilkinson, Kim Cattrall
BBC Studios-backed comedy channel Gold has commissioned a scripted original starring Joe Wilkinson (pictured), Diane…
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Hulu boards Sally Rooney’s ‘Normal People’
Hulu has boarded the BBC’s upcoming adaptation of Sally Rooney’s acclaimed novel Normal People, which has just…
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Steve Michaels’ Asylum launches drama label Clovis Entertainment
Asylum Entertainment Group has launched new scripted label Clovis Entertainment, which will be run by…
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Canada’s CBC bets big on entertainment as it woos advertisers
Canadian public broadcaster CBC is betting on scripted production and fact ent juggernaut Battle Of…
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Fifty Fathoms’ Patrick Spence sets up new drama label at ITV Studios
BAFTA-winning drama producer Patrick Spence is to join ITV Studios, where he will set up…
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Amazon orders second YA project to series with ‘The Wilds’
Amazon has ordered its second YA project in recent weeks, picking up The Wilds to…
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Cineflix Rights hires Fremantle exec for acquisitions
Cineflix Rights has appointed Fremantle’s Felicia Litovitz to oversee acquisitions for North America. The exec…
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Sky explores Rome’s origins in ITVS GE-distributed ‘Romulus’
Sky Italia’s latest original drama, Romulus, will tell the origin story of Rome. Produced by…
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Netflix steps up Arabic production
Netflix has greenlit its third original Middle Eastern series, Paranormal. Paranormal is based on the…
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TBI Weekly: Global buyers react to “mind-blowing” Disney might
US studios have reassured global buyers that it is “business as usual” out of Los…
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‘Gentleman Jack’, ‘Riviera’ and ‘The A Word’ win recommissions
Three high profile British dramas — Gentleman Jack, Riviera and The A Word — have won series…
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ITV2, Hulu partner on zombie canal boat comedy ‘Zomboat!’
ITV2 and Hulu have partnered for the first time to commission a zombie comedy from…
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‘Letdown’ creators prep ‘Goodwood’ with ABC, ABC Studios Int’l
The creators of ABC/Netflix co-production The Letdown are developing best-selling novel Goodwood with Endemol Shine Banks for Australian…
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Asian OTT Viu to adapt Keshet dramas
Asian OTT service Viu has struck a major licensing deal with Keshet International for scripted…
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Russia’s Amedia TV strikes multi-year licensing pact with CBS Studios Int’l
Russian pay-TV broadcaster and SVOD Amedia TV has struck a multi-year licensing deal with CBS…
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NBCU scores first int’l adaptation for ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’
Brooklyn Nine-Nine is getting its first international adaptation. NBCUniversal International Formats has licensed the hit…
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Globo, Warner Bros. strike multi-year film pact
Warner Bros. International Television Distribution and Brazilian broadcaster Globo have struck a multi-year renewal deal…
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HBO Europe adds to Spanish slate with culture clash comedy
HBO Europe has greenlit a new comedy from Manuela Burló Moreno, adding to a growing…
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Disney presents 18-title slate to LA Screenings buyers
Disney has uncovered its highly anticipated content offerings to buyers at LA Screenings. The Mouse…
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‘Game of Thrones’ finale sets HBO viewing record
The final episode of Game of Thrones saw a record 19.3m US viewers tune in…
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ITVS GE sends ‘Snowpiercer’ to China
ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) has sold the broadcasting rights to forthcoming sci-fi series…
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Alibi snaps up pair of US crime dramas
UKTV has acquired two US scripted shows, Waco and I Am The Night, for its…
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Sony teams with Globo, Mediapro Studio for drama
Spain’s Mediapro Studio and Sony Pictures Television (SPT) have struck a co-production and co-development pact,…