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Paramount & Anonymous land rights to Margaret Atwood trilogy
Paramount Television, along with Anonymous Content have acquired the rights to develop a series based…
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Ex-Warner Bros. exec to open German office for Gaumont
Former Warner Bros. International Television Production (WBITVP) Deutschland scripted director Sabine de Mardt is opening…
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Endemol Shine restructures struggling Lilyhammer prodco Rubicon
Endemol Shine Group is restructuring its struggling Norwegian prodco Rubicon, with managing director Pal Kruke…
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All3Media America bosses exit
All3Media America’s CEO and COO are leaving the LA-based production and distribution business. Chief exec…
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Endemol Shine Latino’s Wasserman expands role to US
Michelle Wasserman, senior VP for format licensing and content development at Endemol Shine Latino, is…
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Bell Media brings Starz to Canada for first time
Canada’s Bell Media has teamed with Lionsgate to bring in its premium pay television platform…
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T Group goes Everywhere with copro deal
US-based T Group Productions has signed an overall coproduction deal with Everywhere Studios, which is…
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NATPE: Netflix spreads Telemundo drama Nicky Jam
SVOD giant Netflix has taken international rights to an upcoming drama about reggaeton singer Nicky…
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NATPE: Facebook orders shows from Bear Grylls & Blumhouse TV
Facebook’s growing ambitions for its Watch video service have expanded with the commission of original…
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Magnolia MD to succeed Paolo Bassetti at Endemol Shine Italy
Magnolia managing director Leonardo Pasquinelli is returning to Endemol Shine Italy to succeed the exiting…
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Mediawan to acquire French firms including Eurocorp TV
Mediawan, an independent European audiovisual content firm, is set to acquire Storia Television, the company…
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Banijay launches scripted outfit Neon Ink
Banijay Group has partnered up with former ITV Studios creative drama execs Kate Lewis and…
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Ex-MTV exec joins newly established Shout! Studios
Former MTV comedy and animation chief Brent Haynes has joined Shout! Studios, the newly established…
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Marvista expands with ex-Cinetel & Fox execs
Marvista Entertainment is looking to growth in 2018 with new senior appointments including Darrell Cross…
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BritBox squares up to rivals with Bletchley Circle original drama
Best-of-British SVOD service BritBox has commissioned its first original drama, a spin-off of ITV drama…
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British series chip away at US import stronghold – Eurodata
Eurodata’s 2017 scripted series report reveals that the boom in British original series has led…
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Ratings winner: The Good Doctor on call
ABC’s autism-themed medical drama is the biggest new show on US primetime, and buyers are…
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Gaumont hires sales execs as Narcos heads for int’l market
LA-based distributor Gaumont has hired execs from Snap TV and Miramax, news that comes as…
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Apple wants viewers to See original epic drama
In its latest push for originals, Apple has ordered an epic futuristic drama written by…
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Fox Asia hires Multichoice EVP for FOX+ OTT service
Fox Networks Group Asia (FNGA) has appointed Multichoice exec John Kotsaftis in the newly created…
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Bucks sought from BoJack Horseman’s off-Netflix syndication
Netflix’s adult animation comedy-drama BoJack Horseman is headed for US syndication. LA-based distributor Debmar-Mercury, which…
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Hulu reaches 17m subscribers in 2017
Hulu ended last year with more than 17 million total US subscribers across its subscription…
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Turner & Viacom execs to run Sony UK channels
Two well known British executives will run the Sony Pictures Television Networks (SPTN) portfolio of…
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Higher ratings drive ROI, Disney study confirms
US series with a 1.0 or higher rating deliver twice the return on investment (ROI)…
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Doctor Blake Mysteries halts production over McLachlan allegations
Australian drama The Doctor Blake Mysteries has halted production after a series of assault allegations…
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English Class: French drama
The rise in high-end English-language drama has seen well-financed French producers enter the space, despite…
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Sky New Zealand stares into Hard Sun & eyes American Gods
Sky New Zealand has acquired new pre-apocalyptic BBC drama Hard Sun, as well as Starz…
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Christmas cheer for record-breaking BBC iPlayer
The BBC’s on-demand service in the UK, BBC iPlayer, enjoyed a record week over Christmas,…
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Game of Thrones won’t return until 2019 – official
Game of Thrones’ final winter is coming – but not until 2019. An announcement from…
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Netflix boards Syfy original from Game of Thrones creator
Game of Thrones writer and producer George R.R. Martin has landed a series on Netflix….