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Opinion: How the UK’s film & TV industry can lead the world on Generative AI
Jeremy Roberts, head of film & TV at UK legal firm Sheridans, lays out how…
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Brazil’s Globo strikes Asian distribution pact with Thema
Brazilian media group Globo has struck a deal with Canal+-owned pay-TV and FAST channel distributor…
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Canal+, SBS in Oz & AMC Networks Central Europe buy Australian thriller ‘Troppo’ and Germany’s ‘Bonn’
Canal+ in France, Australia’s SBS and AMC Networks Central Europe are among buyers of Australian…
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ITV strikes FTA & streaming deal for Disney+ original ‘Extraordinary’ and FX’s ‘Under The Banner of Heaven’
Disney+ and FX originals Extraordinary and Under The Banner Of Heaven are both heading to…
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Finnish fund IPR.VC reveals $110m content fund & hires Ingenious Media exec Andrea Scarso
IPR.VC Management, the Finnish outfit that has backed projects from companies including A24, XYZ Films…
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Red Planet Pictures to adapt Will Dean’s Tuva Moodyson crime novels
Death In Paradise producer Red Planet Pictures has acquired the rights to adapt author Will…
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Quizzical Pictures reunites with ‘White Lies’ writer for “cosy” crime drama ‘Murder By The Sea’
South African indie Quizzical Pictures is developing Murder By The Sea, a new “cosy crime”…
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‘Peaky Blinders’ outfit Caryn Mandabach Productions to adapt PD James’ Cordelia Gray novels
Peaky Blinders outfit Caryn Mandabach Productions (CMP) has optioned the TV rights to the two…
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Yellow Film & TV’s Irish prodco Newgrange hires Wild Atlantic’s Ali Doyle & Joan Lambe
Irish prodco Newgrange Pictures, part of Finland’s Yellow Film & TV, has hired Wild Atlantic…
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WGGB calls for “complete reset” as Diamond report records “significant drop” in UK women writers & directors
The number of women writers and directors contributing to British TV has declined over the…
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Warner Bros. International Television Production’s chief in Iberia steps down after seven years
Warner Bros. International Television Production (WBITVP)’s chief in Spain & Portugal, Sebastián Moguilevsky, is stepping…
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ITV creates brand-funded unit BE Studio to create ‘entirely new formats’
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has launched a new ad-funded entertainment unit to create entirely new…
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Blue Ant Media sets top production & distribution team following Marblemedia deal
Blue Ant Media has set the management team that will oversee its yet-to-be named studio…
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Amazon orders ‘Motorheads’ & ‘A Very Royal Scandal’, cancels ‘With Love’, ‘Shelter’ & ‘Dolores Roach’
Amazon streamer Prime Video has greenlit coming-of-age series Motorheads and fact-based drama A Very Royal…
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Alibi & France TV strike pre-sale deals for Irish drama ‘The Boy That Never Was’
UKTV’s Alibi channel and France Télévisions have struck pre-sale deals for upcoming Irish drama series…
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Blink49 Studios acquires ‘Wild Cards” & ‘Sight Unseen’ partner Front Street Pictures
Blink49 Studios, the Toronto-based firm headed by former Entertainment One exec John Morayniss, has taken…
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CBS to end cop drama ‘Blue Bloods’ after 14th season
Paramount-owned CBS is bringing the curtain down on cop drama Blue Bloods after 14 seasons….
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Banijay Rights snags ‘Wolf Hall’ from BBC Studios, as BBC & PBS prepare finale ‘The Mirror And The Light’
Banijay Rights has picked up distribution of Wolf Hall from BBC Studios (BBCS), with the…
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Swedish ‘Headhunters’ prodco Yellow Bird hires FLX’s Elin Kvist as creative director
Swedish scripted prodco Yellow Bird has appointed FLX’s Elin Kvist as VP and creative director….
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Dwayne Johnson’s Seven Bucks recruits SPT’s Scott Landsman to head up TV
Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia’s Seven Bucks Productions has hired Sony Pictures Television (SPT) exec…
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Banijay names Endemol Shine Poland MD & rejigs structure under German chief Fabian Tobias
Banijay has re-hired Małgorzata Perkowska-Czaja to become MD of Endemol Shine Poland, replacing the departing…
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Netflix & Max to share ‘Young Sheldon’ in US as Warner Bros. Discovery loosens rights grip
Netflix has picked up rights to former Max exclusive Young Sheldon in the US, underlining…
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Amazon expands ‘Bosch’ franchise with greenlight for Renée Ballard spin-off
Amazon streamer Prime Video has given the greenlight to the previously announced spin-off from crime…
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Genie TV & Disney+ Japan to launch ‘Tell Me That You Love Me’ remake
South Korean streaming service Genie TV and Disney+ in Japan are launching a Korean remake…
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Paramount+ returns to ‘The Flatshare’ prodco 42 to adapt Beth O’Leary’s ‘The Road Trip’
Paramount+ UK has ordered its second scripted series from London- and LA-based producer 42, with…
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Sony Pictures Television names Andrew Plotkin EVP of drama development
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has upped Andrew Plotkin to become EVP of drama development, replacing…
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Starz snags Sky drama ‘Mary & George’ for North America as AMC bows out
Starz has snagged rights to Mary & George, the upcoming Sky Studios show that had…
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Mattel hires Disney & Apple TV+ alum Michelle Mendelovitz to lead TV studio
Barbie and Hot Wheels owner Mattel has hired former Disney, Apple TV+ and Sony Pictures…
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Exclusive: Endemol Shine Poland chief Ryszard Sibilski departs after almost two decades
Ryszard Sibilski, the veteran MD of Banijay-owned Endemol Shine Poland, is to leave the company…
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Netflix pulls plug on five shows, including fan favourite ‘Shadow And Bone’
Netflix has pulled the plug on five shows, including apparent fan favourite Shadow And Bone….