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Sky to increase drama investment by 25%
Sky reported strong full-year results for its second quarter and revealed its plans to increase…
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ESG hit Humans heads to China
Endemol Shine Group has revealed that Endemol Shine China will partner with local production house…
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Shonda Rhimes reveals upcoming Netflix projects
Netflix and Shonda Rhimes revealed the projects the TV veteran has been working on since…
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Landmark Rushdie novel set for Netflix treatment
The novel that established Salman Rushdie as the pre-eminent author of his generation, Midnight’s Children,…
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ITV, Masterpiece & Red Planet work on Jane Austen drama
ITV, Masterpiece and Red Planet Pictures are set to work on a new Jane Austen…
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Elisa Viihde commissions original spy series
Elisa Viihde, a leading streaming service in Finland, has commissioned an original spy thriller directed…
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Netflix partners Salma Hayek on latest Mexican original
SVOD platform Netflix has unveiled a new original scripted series from Mexico, Monarca, to be…
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Netflix orders Annapurna musical drama Mixtape
Netflix has ordered musical drama series Mixtape from Annapurna Pictures in association with 20th Century…
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YouTube picks up Jordan Peele sci-fi comedy
YouTube has ordered a half-hour sci-fi comedy from Oscar winning director Jordan Peele, as it…
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HBO Nordic greenlights first Norwegian original
HBO Nordic has greenlit its first original Norwegian series Beforeigners, created by Anne Bjørnstad and…
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Australia’s ABC takes indigenous drama to France TV
ABC Commercial, the commercial arm of Australian public broadcaster ABC, has sold indigenous Australian drama Redfern…
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YouTube steps up originals game with Kirsten Dunst series
YouTube Premium has ordered Kirsten Dunst-starring dark comedy On Becoming a God in Central Florida,…
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Banijay launches Italian studio headed by Endemol Shine exec
Banijay Group has launched Banijay Studios Italy, which will be led by former Endemol Shine…
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In the spotlight: Walter Iuzzolino
Walter Iuzzolino, the face of and name behind Walter Presents, has walked an unusual path…
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Apple orders immigration anthology series from Big Sick duo
Apple has ordered immigrant anthology series Little America from The Big Sick’s Lee Eisenberg and Alan…
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House producer signs with Sony Pictures TV
Liz Friedman, the senior producer of top medical drama House, has signed a multi-year deal…
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Apple to develop best-selling novel Shantaram
Apple is set to develop Gregory David Robert’s best-selling novel Shantaram, with American Hustle’s Warren…
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RMC Découverte acquires Endemol Shine’s Hunted
Endemol Shine Group has licensed hit factual format Hunted to French broadcaster RMC Découverte. Under…
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Apple orders J.J. Abrams music dramedy
Apple has ordered a J.J. Abrams musical dramedy named Little Voices, which will star Waitress…
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UKTV & RTÉ board Sharon Horgan drama
UKTV has partnered with RTÉ to bring Sharon Horgan (Catastrophe) drama Women on the Verge…
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ABC Studios Int’l & Stan set to launch global original
Australian streamer Stan is to launch a new original series by The Kettering Incident’s (pictured)…
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Netflix orders Canadian drama Northern Rescue
Netflix has ordered CBC original drama Northern Rescue, and will have all rights outside of…
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Endemol Shine NA options Celia Cruz scripted series
Endemol Shine North America (ESNA) and Major TV have optioned the right to late Latin…
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UK Writers’ Guild calls commissioners to “let women tell their stories”
The Writers’ Guild of Great Britain (WGGB) is calling on commissioners to hire more female…
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Hulu lands US rights to Federation’s Bad Banks
Hulu has acquired the US streaming rights to Bad Banks, Federation Entertainment’s European thriller series…
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BBC Studios invests in drama start-up Moonage Pictures
BBC Studios has acquired a minority stake in British scripted drama start-up Moonage Pictures. Moonage…
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STV ups Armspach to head up drama
STV Productions has promoted Claire Armspach to the newly created role of head of drama…
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Sky Italia to co-produce Clooney’s Catch 22 as C4 brings it to the UK
Sky Italia has confirmed that it will co-produce George Clooney (pictured) drama Catch-22, alongside Paramount…
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Facebook orders Catherine Zeta-Jones scripted title
Facebook has ordered a new scripted series starring Catherine Zeta-Jones for Facebook Watch. Queen America…
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Discovery & Walter Presents launch drama service in Italy
Channel 4’s VOD service for foreign-language drama, Walter Presents, will be teaming up with Discovery…