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Turner ramps up EMEA entertainment originals with new hire
Turner has promoted Anke Greifeneder to a newly created role as VP of original productions…
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Series Mania unveils 16 projects for Forum
Drama projects from Italy’s Indigo Film, Finland’s Funfar Film and the UK/Canada’s Reel One Entertainment…
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AMC’s Shudder takes Globo’s Night Shifter
AMC Networks-owned streaming service Shudder has acquired feature film The Night Shifter (pictured) from Brazilian broadcaster Globo. …
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Dramacorp hires Nice Drama creative director
Stockholm-based scripted producer Dramacorp has hired Nice Drama creative director and EP Henrik Jansson-Schweizer (pictured,…
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Show of the week: Coroner
The crown jewel in Cineflix Rights’ growing scripted slate, Coroner has struck a chord in…
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TBI Weekly: Windowing battle brews for the BBC
Senior producers and BBC Studios execs have spoken out about the public broadcaster’s plans to…
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Netflix spins off Haunting of Hill House as horror anthology series
Netflix is spinning off horror series The Haunting of Hill House as an anthology series….
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BBC links with Lionsgate to adapt The Play That Goes Wrong
BBC One has commissioned a six-part series based on theatre production The Play That Goes…
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Lionsgate shoots for the Starz with Spanish Princess
Two high-profile Starz offerings and an OWN drama highlight Lionsgate’s slate, which will be screened…
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BoJack Horseman finds free-to-air UK home
Discovery-owned free-to-air broadcaster DMax has acquired Netflix original BoJack Horseman. The newly launched male-skewing UK entertainment…
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ITVS GE’s World on Fire leads its spring drama slate
ITV Studios Global Entertainment had a stellar debut drama event last year with an oversubscribed…
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BBC Showcase: Studios backs Luther commissioner’s drama prodco
BBC Studios has taken a minority stake in a new scripted prodco from Luther commissioner…
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TBI Scripted: Greenlights at Alibi, NENT; Tomorrow enters Polite Society
UKTV’s Alibi channel orders first scripted original Crime drama channel Alibi has commissioned its…
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English Scandal, Killing Eve vie for Broadcasting Press Guild honours
BBC One and Amazon’s A Very English Scandal and BBC America’s Killing Eve are among the titles nominated for…
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TBI Scripted: Deals for Amazon, MGM, BBC Studios & SF Studios
Amazon greenlights The Power, We Children from Bahnhof Zoo Amazon has greenlit a 10-part series based on…
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Chile set for Conecta Fiction focus
Chile has been selected as the first of two focus countries for the third edition…
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Fox orders scripted pilots from Endemol Shine based on Oz, French series
Fox has ordered two scripted pilots from Endemol Shine North America. The Path duo Annie Weisman and…
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UK Screenings: TVF gets up close and personal with Icons
From Raffles to Richard Branson, TVF International goes inside storied institutions and meets global icons…
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Fremantle rolls out global event titles
Fremantle is taking buyers around the world with a slate of scripted and unscripted titles…
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Berlinale: Gangster drama Big Bones heads to Series Mania
David Schalko’s historical crime drama Big Bones, which was pitched at the Berlin Co-Pro Series event, is…
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TBI opens MIPTV Hot Picks submissions
It’s that time of year again. TBI is now accepting submissions for our upcoming MIPTV…
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Exclusive: Beta Film strikes global sales for Russia’s Trigger
Beta Film has struck deals across Brazil, Israel and Japan for Russian drama series Trigger,…
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TCAs: Hulu, WarnerMedia execs lift lid on streaming future
Top brass at Hulu and WarnerMedia have lifted the lid on their streaming plays as…
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HBO launches in Portugal as SVOD offering
HBO has launched in Portugal via SVOD offering. The Game of Thrones cabler is now…
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BBC Studios Showcase: Going upstream for premium drama
The BBC Studios merger has allowed scripted execs to get closer to IP much earlier…
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TCAs: CuriosityStream, Nat Geo, BritBox unveil slates
CuriosityStream finds Speed with Arrow Media Factual SVOD CuriosityStream – which made its debut at the TCAs…
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NBCU buys Murders procedural for international networks
NBCUniversal International Networks has acquired crime procedural The Murders for Europe and Africa. The business picked up…
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Federation lands global rights to Twice Upon A Time
Federation Entertainment has picked up worldwide rights to Arte miniseries Twice Upon A Time. Co-produced by…
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Berlinale: Brazil’s Globo drives into premium drama with Harassment
Brazilian broadcaster Globo is driving into high-end drama with limited series Harassment, which is set…
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HBO rejigs drama team as Game of Thrones exec exits
HBO drama co-head David Levine has departed the cable channel after 10 years, leaving fellow…