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Apple TV+ lands Vince Gilligan & Rhea Seehorn scripted project

Apple TV+ has landed the next much-anticipated project from Better Call Saul creator Vince Gilligan, with the show’s star Rhea Seehorn set to lead. The untitled series has been handed a two-season order from Apple TV+, which secured the show following intense competition from others including Amazon, according to US trade Deadline. It will be produced […]

Exclusive: Amazon seeks FAST & AVOD execs as hiring spree continues

Amazon Studios is on the hunt for new senior execs as it continues to bolster its FAST and AVOD business. The company is looking to fill numerous roles, including a head of first-party and exclusive FAST channels to join the AVOD original programming team. This exec will lead creative strategy, development, licensing, and programming for […]

TF1 Group to name ex-Canal+ Group CEO Rudolph Belmer as chief

TF1 Group is set to appoint former Canal+ Group chief Rodolphe Belmer as its new CEO, in the latest development during a frenzied week of activity for the French media giant. The move will see Gilles Pélisson, chairman & current CEO at Newen owner TF1, stepping down from his role at the company, which earlier […]

Ben Stephenson’s Poison Pen recruits Sky Studios exec as creative director

Poison Pen Studios, Ben Stephenson’s soon-to-launch ITV Studios-backed transatlantic scripted label, has appointed Sky Studios exec Preethi Mavahalli as creative director. Mavahalli will join the London- and LA-based firm when it launches in the new year, working across teams in both the UK & US offices alongside Stephenson to develop British and American dramas. She […]

Warp Films & BFI alum Mary Burke launches Public Dreams, hires Ecosse exec & unveils slate

Former Warp Films producer’ Mary Burke has launched her own production company, hired an exec from London-based prodco Ecosse and unveiled a smattering of shows in the works with organisations including the BBC. Public Dreams will “produce distinctive, ambitious, commercial content for the British and global markets” and is being launched by Burke following a five-year stint as […]

News round-up: Keshet Int’l to sell ‘Cuba Libre’; Peacock enters adult animation; Espresso brews German deals; Lineup & Gil connect

Keshet Int’l takes ‘Cuba Libre’ sales rights Keshet International has acquired international distribution rights to Portuguese period drama Cuba Libre. Produced by Hop! Films for pubcaster RTP, the 6 x 45-minute series tells the true story of a young Portuguese woman who gave everything to the Cuban revolution and Che Guevara. Beatriz Godinho plays Ana […]

Warner Bros. Discovery’s Norway chief Espen Skoland steps down

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD)’s Norwegian chief, Espen Skoland, is stepping down following the recent reorganisation in the Nordics. Skoland, who oversaw Discovery’s operations in Norway prior to the merger with WarnerMedia, had a remit across channels such as TVNorge, as well as leading on communications in Europe, the Middle East and Asia. He told Norwegian trade magazine Kampanje, which […]

Fox unveils global sales arm Fox Entertainment Global, Fernando Szew named CEO

Fox Entertainment is returning to international distribution with the formal launch of a new sales division, headed up by MarVista’s Fernando Szew. Fox Entertainment Global will be based out of Fox’s LA lot and monetise the company’s owned original programming and shows belonging to MarVista Entertainment, which it acquired in 2021, while third-party shows will […]

Thunderbird appoints Kidscreen alum as director of distribution sales

Canada’s Thunderbird Entertainment Group has appointed Kidscreen alum Nelson Huynh as director of distribution sales. In this newly created role, he will license Thunderbird’s animated and live-action kids series from Atomic Cartoons and primetime scripted series from Thunderbird to broadcasters, streamers and other media outlets with a focus on EMEA, Latin America and Asia. Reporting […]