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BBC rejigs French production arm as TF1, Arte deals land
BBC Worldwide is restructuring its French production arm, as the unit lands new commissions with…
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MGM begins CEO search after Barber exit
US studio MGM is replacing CEO Gary Barber just five months after he signed a…
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Weinstein Co. files for bankruptcy – again
The Weinstein Company, whose ex-chairman Harvey Weinstein has been accused of sexual harassment, has filed…
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Fremantle Oz hires Matchbox MD to replace Hogg as CEO
FremantleMedia Australia (FMA) has appointed Matchbox Pictures managing director Chris Oliver-Taylor (pictured) as its new…
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Syfy UK lands premiere rights for Disney trio
NBCUniversal International Networks’ Syfy UK has acquired exclusive UK premiere rights to three new dramas…
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Epix among nets going Deep State with Fox
MGM-owned cable channel Epix has bagged exclusive US rights to Fox Networks Group Europe &…
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Anonymous hits UK with Playground exec leading new prodco
Sophie Gardiner is exiting Playground Television to lead a new production outfit that has True…
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Leak lays bare Amazon originals effect
The effects of Amazon’s original programming strategy have been laid bare for the first time…
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Netflix boards ZDF thriller Tabula Rasa
Netflix has launched ZDF Enterprises’ psychological thriller series Tabula Rasa on its platform. The 9×50…
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Eddy Cue: Apple won’t buy Netflix or Disney
Consumer tech giant Apple will not buy Netflix or The Walt Disney Company, according to…
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Ex Machina’s Alex Garland lands drama pilot with FX
US cable net FX has given a pilot order for a drama from Ex Machina…
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Julien Leroux exiting Newen Distribution UK
Julien Leroux is leaving his post as executive VP of sales and content at the…
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INTV: Keshet Int’l launches $55m high-end drama fund
Keshet International’s big week is continuing with the launch of a US$55 million global content…
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Hulu lands Reese Witherspoon & Kerry Washington drama
Hulu has beat the competition to give a straight-to-series order to Reese Witherspoon (pictured) and…
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Bob’s Burgers creator making first Apple adult toon
Apple is adding a new animated comedy by Bob’s Burgers creator Loren Bouchard to its…
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UKTV takes Pop copro as W’s debut drama original
Britain’s UKTV has commissioned its first ever original drama for its W net, a coproduction…
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The Fifth Beatle signs up to Bravo
US cable net Bravo is tuning up for limited event series The Fifth Beatle. The…
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Jon Favreau creating Star Wars drama for Disney SVOD service
Producer-writer Jon Favreau is writing and executive producing a live-action Star Wars series for Disney’s…
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RTL to increase spend on VOD services
RTL Group will increase investment in its on-demand services in the territories where it has…
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CBS to ramp up originals as it bids to top OTT ‘arms race’
CBS COO Joseph Ianniello revealed that the company will increase investment in digital originals to…
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BBC picks up Phoebe Waller-Bridge thriller Killing Eve
BBC has acquired Killing Eve, a new thriller by Fleabag’s Phoebe Waller-Bridge, to premiere on…
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First projects selected for MIPTV/Canneseries drama forum
MIPTV and Canneseries track have unveiled the inaugural twelve projects officially selected for their In…
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Amazon gets Undone with toon from BoJack Horseman team
Amazon Studios has given the greenlight to a half-hour animated series from the team behind…
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Netflix purchases fifth Black Mirror
Charlie Brooker will pen a fifth season of dystopian technology series Black Mirror for SVOD…
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SVOD net Acorn cops British comedy No Offence
RLJ Entertainment’s Acorn TV has acquired exclusive digital rights in North America for the first…
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CW to pilot remake of Fox Latin America original
US broadcaster The CW has given a pilot order to a US version of Fox…
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Sky UK among buyers of Ryan Murphy’s Fox drama 9-1-1
Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution has licensed its high rating cop series 9-1-1 in over…
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Apple taps Sony for new Latin America head
Apple has hired Sony Pictures Television’s Angélica Guerra as its first head of Latin American…
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Weinstein Company saved from brink of bankruptcy
The Weinstein Company (TWC) will be sold to an investor group that former President Obama…
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Paramount TV appoints Flynn as int’l strategy chief
Paramount Television has named David Flynn executive vice president of international strategy, a new role…