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Scripted Hot Picks: World On Fire
Distributor: ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) Producer: Mammoth Screen Broadcaster: BBC One (UK) Logline: A multi-territory drama telling…
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Good Omens: Adapting the unadaptable
The creative team behind BBC Studios and Amazon Studios’ Good Omens tells Manori Ravindran how…
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Scripted Hot Pick: The Murders
Distributor: APC Studios Producer: Muse Entertainment Broadcaster: NBCUniversal International Networks (Europe, Africa), Citytv (Canada) Logline: A female-led procedural starring…
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A “new game” for German drama
The floodgates have opened for premium German drama after a comparatively slow start in the…
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One-to-One: Jane Millichip & Chris Carey
For TBI’s first edition of ‘One-to-One’, a regular feature in which two high-profile execs interview…
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The big business of dubbing
Quality dubbing will be the key to the continued growth of international drama consumption, and…
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Walter Presents rolls out in Belgium
International drama-focused SVOD service Walter Presents is rolling out in Belgium. The service, which originated…
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‘The Virtues’, ‘Mytho’ take top honours at Series Mania
Channel 4 drama The Virtues and Netflix/Arte co-production Mytho are among the big winners out…
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ITV boss defends “different and distinctive” BritBox UK plans
ITV boss Carolyn McCall has defended the broadcaster’s SVOD tie-up with the BBC, BritBox UK,…
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‘Killing Eve’, ‘English Scandal’ lead BAFTA TV and craft nominations
BBC America’s Killing Eve and BBC One and Amazon co-production A Very English Scandal are leading nominations…
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Magnify scores first scripted format deal with YLE’s ‘Mental’
Andrea Jackson’s Magnify Media has struck its first scripted format deal, selling Mental into France Télévisions’ VOD platform…
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Ted Sarandos: Netflix doesn’t disrupt for disruption’s sake
Netflix is not primarily about acting disruptively, at least in terms of content if not…
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Apple TV+: The four key things we know so far
Apple’s long-awaited reveal of its streaming plans has drawn mixed results from the industry, with…
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Endemol Shine extends ‘The Bridge’ to Croatia, Serbia
Endemol Shine Group (ESG) has secured a deal for a 10 x 50-minute Croatian/Serbian version…
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Ireland’s ShinAwiL rolls out first scripted slate
Irish producer ShinAwiL, best known for making local versions of formats such as Dancing With…
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About Premium Content rebrands as APC Studios
The Murders distributor About Premium Content (APC) has rebranded as APC Studios as it marks…
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Exclusive: TF1 drama commissioner resurfaces at Netflix
Longtime TF1 commissioner Julie Anthony has resurfaced at Netflix. Anthony, a 10-year exec with TF1,…
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Sales round-up: PBS Int’l scores with moon landing; ZDFE sells drama into China
PBS scores international sales for moon landing doc The commercial arm of the US public…
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Cineflix Rights acquires Icelandic political drama ‘The Minister’
Cineflix Rights has acquired a new Icelandic drama from Sagafilm. The indie distributor has picked…
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Endemol Shine gets ‘Younger’ in China
Endemol Shine China is to produce a local version of the TV Land drama Younger….
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Netflix cancels ‘One Day At A Time’ citing low ratings
Netflix has cancelled family sitcom One Day At A Time after three series. The streaming…
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Cannes Series festival line-up revealed
French TV festival Cannes Series, which runs alongside next month’s MIPTV, has revealed the line-up…
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Exclusive: CBS All Access to begin piloting shows, eyes comedy and docs expansion
CBS All Access will expand from its straight-to-series model later this year, with plans in…
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HBO miniseries exec Kary Antholis steps down after 25 years
Long-time HBO exec Kary Antholis is the latest to depart the WarnerMedia-owned channel. According to…
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Exclusive: Armoza ramps up scripted with Arab/Israeli drama ‘Muna’
Armoza Formats’ Muna, a drama about an Arab-Israeli photographer battling with her identity, is among…
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Women sweep Canadian Screenwriting Awards’ drama, comedy categories
Women screenwriters have swept the TV drama and comedy categories for the Writers Guild of…
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Gaumont preps modern Indian ‘King Lear’ adaptation
Narcos studio Gaumont is linking with Brahman Naman producer Dina Dattani to adapt a retelling of Shakespeare’s King Lear set in…
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Netflix’s Sarandos, Amazon’s Brown set for Series Mania
Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos and Amazon Studios’ European originals boss Georgia Brown are…
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Luke Perry’s death prompts ‘Riverdale’ production shutdown
The CW has shut down production on hit drama Riverdale following the death of actor…
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The ascent of Aussie drama
Drama from down under is enjoying a watershed moment as productions attract the attention of…