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Fremantle inks first TV deal with author Paulo Coelho
FremantleMedia North America (FMNA), together with Random House Studio and Dancing Ledge Productions, has signed…
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Netflix continues to invest in sci-fi with new original
Netflix has ordered sci-fi drama Another Life, as it continues to commission titles in the…
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Forest Whitaker to star in Epix mobster series
MGM-owned cable channel Epix has given a straight-to-series order for ABC Signature Studios-produced drama, Godfather…
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Netflix orders reboot of Maupin’s Tales Of The City
SVOD platform Netflix has greenlit a new TV version of Tales Of The City, Armistead…
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Endemol Shine & Viu to adapt The Bridge for Asia
Asian VOD service Viu has teamed with Endemol Shine Group (ESG) to produce a localised,…
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AMC’s Sundance picks up Sharon Horgan’s Motherland
Sundance Now, AMC Networks’ premium video streaming service, has picked up Sharon Horgan’s British TV…
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Amazon greenlights Utopia remake by Gone Girl scribe
Amazon Studios has greenlit a straight-to-series order for Utopia, based on the British series of…
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Netflix to launch new Euro originals including Julian Fellowes drama
Netflix is set to launch a new string of European originals including a Julian Fellowes…
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OWN orders Will Packer duo
The Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) has ordered two new series from Straight Outta Compton producer…
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BT premieres The Terror on YouTube in UK first
BT is giving the public a chance to watch the first episode of AMC’s thriller…
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Netflix orders Nomadic horror series
Netflix has ordered horror series The Order, produced by Nomadic Pictures. The 10x 60 minute…
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Federation & Drama Team back new Omri Givon series
Federation Entertainment has joined forces with Israel’s Drama Team productions to co-produce The Grave, an…
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Comedy Central inks first look deal with Broad City duo
Comedy Central has set a “comprehensive” development deal with Broad City creators Ilana Glazer and…
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Acquired taste: what role does acquisition play in drama?
With original programming more important to networks and services than ever, what role does the…
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The vast Arctic Circle: a copro set to put Finland on the drama map
It is in the icy wilderness of Finland’s Ivalo, with its endless stretches of white…
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Germany’s Beta Film secures rights to French Victor Hugo series
Beta Film has secured worldwide rights for the high-end French scripted series Victor Hugo –…
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Red Bull & Beta Film team for football corruption scripted venture
Red Bull Media House and Beta Film are set to launch an ambitious high-end scripted…
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UKTV picks up slate of Sony dramas for Alibi
UK-based multichannel network UKTV has acquired three Sony Pictures Television (SPT) shows for its crime…
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MTG unveils Those Who Kill reboot for Viaplay
Modern Times Group (MTG) has announced plans for a new original series based on the…
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Gaumont hires Miramax exec for senior production role
Narcos producer Gaumont has appointed former Miramax and Shine exec Leslie Belzberg to the position…
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Antenna & Tony Jordan team for Albanian mafia thriller
The Antenna Group has partnered with TV writer Tony Jordan (Eastenders, Hustle) to produce original…
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Amazon greenlights Spielberg and Bardem miniseries
Amazon Studios has greenlit a straight-to-series order of a four-hour miniseries based on the epic…
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LA-based Brits Mirren & Carmichael launch TV outfit
LA-based Brits Simon Mirren (Versailles) and Jamie Carmichael have teamed to launch a TV and…
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Apple plans Spring/Summer 2019 launch for originals slate
Apple is set to release its range of TV titles for Spring or Summer 2019,…
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UKTV invests in drama with Collie Cousins as first commissioner
Multichannel broadcaster UKTV has appointed Philippa Collie Cousins as its first dedicated drama commissioner. Reporting…
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Acorn orders first straight-to-series UK drama
North American streaming service Acorn TV has ordered its first straight-to-series drama from the UK….
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ABC Oz backs female Shakespeare drama from ABC Studios Int’l
Australian pubcaster the ABC has boarded a drama from its international production unit that will…
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UKTV controller Emma Tennant passes away
The British television industry is today mourning the passing of the well liked UKTV controller…
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French consolidator Mediawan posts 2017 financials
Paris-listed production-distribution group Mediawan has reported its 2017 full year numbers. Both actual and pro…
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Elephant hires Newen exec to head int’l production
French indie Elephant has hired Germanized executive producer and Newen Group head of international copros,…