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Netflix lines up Benelux & Colombian originals
SVOD service Netflix has commissioned its first original series from Colombia and the Benelux region….
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China’s iQiyi buys UK dramas Rellik & Miniaturist
iQIYI, the chinese online platform, has acquired UK-produced series Rellik (pictured) and The Miniaturist. The…
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Cinemax copro among new Sky originals
UK pay TV service Sky is working up a London-set gangster thriller as a coproduction…
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BBC Four buys new Welsh noir
UK network BBC Four has acquired Hidden (Craith), the upcoming Welsh-language noir drama from the…
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ZDFE packaging ‘envelope-pushing’ drama
Germany’s ZDF Enterprises (ZDFE) is working with LA’s Rosa Entertainment to package an “envelope-pushing” drama…
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HBO greenlights Spanish-language comedy
HBO has given the green light to a Spanish-language comedy pilot named Mexico City: Only…
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eOne sales down but Peppa props up profits
Entertainment One (eOne) has seen its half-year revenues dip slightly, but evergreen kids series Peppa…
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Eyeworks co-founder to lead new Euro prodco
A trio of producers from Belgium has partnered to launch an Amsterdam-based prodco, with a…
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Netflix acquires Russell Peter’s Indian Detective
Netflix has acquired the rights for India-based dramady The Indian Detective, starring Canadian comedian Russell…
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Amazon signs output deal with AMC
Amazon has signed a deal with AMC, which will see Amazon Prime Video gain excusive…
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Jeffrey Tambor exits Transparent
The face of Amazon breakout hit Transparent, Jeffrey Tambor, has decided not to return to…
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EuropaCorp sells French TV assets for €11m
EuropaCorp Television has sold business assets for its French television production activity. The current CEO…
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Netflix inks deal with GLOW producer
Netflix has signed a multi-year deal with GLOW producer and Orange is The New Black…
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Kew Media hires eOne alumna for scripted
Global producer and distributor Kew Media Group has appointed industry veteran Carrie Stein to a newly created…
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New £15m fund targets growing global series demand
A new £15 million (US$20 million) fund that will be used in part for UK…
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Night Manager prodco inks $180m funding deal
The Ink Factory, the production company behind BBC and AMC drama The Night Manager, has…
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Banijay Group ups deputy CFO to studios role
Banijay Group has upped deputy chief finance officer Frédéric Balmary to chief operating officer of…
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Amazon in Absentia with Sony drama deal
Amazon Prime Video has acquired exclusive rights to Sony thriller drama Absentia in various territories….
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Nat Geo orders tech bubble drama hybrid
National Geographic is to examine the bursting of 1990s tech bubble in a six-part drama-documentary…
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NBC develops comedy with Glee co-creator
NBC is developing half-hour comedy Danni Lowinski with Glee co-creator Ian Brennan, Tariq Jalil’s Intrigue…
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Endemol Shine unleashes Boomdog unit
Endemol Shine North America (ESNA)’s Latin arm is forming a Spanish-language studio with Mexican producer…
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Netflix puts Italian Baby in its corner
Streaming service Netflix has ordered another original series out of Italy – a drama based…
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Amazon lands Lord of the Rings TV remake
Amazon has acquired the global rights to J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, for…
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Ex-Turner & Amblin chief to lead Epix
Former Turner and Amblin Partners chief Michael Wright has joined MGM’s US premium pay TV…
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NBC vet Sanders departs for Universal TV
NBC’s executive vice president of current programming, Vernon Sanders, is leaving the role to become…
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Viaplay chief exits as MTG rejig continues
Ira Gladnikoff, head of Viaplay, is leaving Scandinavia-based broadcaster MTG as the company continues to…
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Kew buys Cardinal prodco in scripted push
Toronto-listed Kew Media Group has acquired Sierra Films, the Canadian producer behind dramas Cardinal and…
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HBO expands SVOD service in Europe
HBO Go has launched as a direct-to-consumer service in four central European countries. The premium…
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Netflix orders LA-set French comedy
Netflix is expanding its relationship with Gad Elmaleh, handing the French comedian his own series…
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BBC shows on hold after Westwick accusations
BBC series White Gold and Ordeal by Innocence are currently on pause as star and Gossip Girl…