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Apple to shy away from nudity in upcoming originals
Apple is set to stay away from nudity, violence and foul language in its upcoming…
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Lionsgate signs deal with Dexter’s Goldwyn
Lionsgate is set to partner with John Goldwyn, the well-known producer of Dexter and Manhunt:…
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Hulu gains US rights to Israel’s False Flag
Hulu has acquired exclusive US streaming rights to Israeli espionage thriller False Flag, which is…
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Joe Lewis departs in ongoing Amazon sweep
Joe Lewis, head of half hour and drama series development at Amazon, is the latest…
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Former ABC & Verizon exec to lead Imagine
Ex-ABC comedy chief and Verizon mobile content boss Samie Kim Falvey has joined Ron Howard’s…
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Doctor Foster drives BBC iPlayer
The BBC logged 239 million requests for TV programmes on the iPlayer in September, up…
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Gåsmamman trio go Bigster with new indie
The creative teamn behind Scandi drama Gåsmamman have launched their own prodco, Bigster. Actor Alexandra…
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Kew continues deals spree with Awesome move
Kew Media Group has acquired a stake in Jeff Norton’s Awesome Media & Entertainment as…
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Hulu buys Scandi drama Veni Vidi Vici
Hulu has acquired US streaming rights for MTG’s Scandi original series, Veni Vidi Vici. The…
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DR drama chief exits for own venture
DR’s long-serving drama chief, Piv Bernth, is exiting the Danish pubcaster to create her own…
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Banijay releases Occupied’s Yellow Bird in UK
Banijay Group is bringing its Swedish production group Yellow Bird to the UK as it…
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Iflix & Deutsche Telekom join Atrium’s drama club
Atrium TV, the drama ‘commissioning club’ launched at MIPTV this year, has gained a range…
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Apple orders Spielberg anthology drama
Apple has kicked off its push into high-end scripted programming with the commission of Amazing…
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ITV Studios buys majority stake in Gomorrah prodco
ITV Studios (ITVS) has acquired a majority stake in Italian indie producer Cattleya, the company…
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BBC among French sci-fi drama buyers
The UK’s BBC Four, Germany’s RTL and DR in Denmark have boarded a French sci-fi…
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Nordic pubcasters combine to fight SVOD threat
Public broadcasters in Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Iceland are forming an alliance to combat…
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Ex-Motion & C4 exec joins Reel One’s drama push
Dominic Schreiber, formerly of Channel 4 and Motion Content Group, has joined drama producer and…
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Originals investment pushes up Netflix price
Netflix has hiked its prices once again, with the SVOD giant claiming this is due…
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AMC set to go free for Snatch premiere
BT and AMC will broadcast the channel free of charge in the UK from October…
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Kudos launches Manchester-based sister firm
Kudos, the producer behind shows Broadchurch, Humans and Tin Star, has launched a Manchester-based sister…
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Ex-Sky exec joins ITV’s drama team
ITV has appointed former Sky and current Radio 4 exec Huw Kennair-Jones to its drama…
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Showtime enjoys BBC’s Ill Behaviour
US premium TV net Showtime has bought BBC comedy Ill Behaviour. The six-parter, billed as…
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Iger confirms exit from Disney CEO post in 2019
Bob Iger will step down as chief executive of The Walt Disney Company in 2019,…
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Japan to make over CBS’s Good Wife
CBS Studios International has closed format agreements for a range of shows, with one noteable…
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Bavaria Fernsehproduktion rebrands for int’l push
Bavaria Fernsehproduktion has rebranded as Bavaria Fiction as it looks to grow its international business….
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Amazon bags ITV drama as US original
Amazon Prime Video has acquired exclusive US rights to ITV drama Fearless. All six episodes…
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Fremantle & UFA adapt Robert Harris thriller Munich
FremantleMedia has signed a deal with author Robert Harris to produce the TV adaptation of…
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Fox’s Gifted drama set for 183-territory launch
Fox Networks Group will air The Gifted in more than 183 countries on its channel…
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BBC’s Doctor Foster gets a Russian makeover
BBC Worldwide (BBCWW)’s Doctor Foster is set for a Russian remake following the sale of…
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Lionsgate UK & Clarke team for Kidulthood remake
Inspired by a social media post by Kidulthood creator Noel Clarke (pictured), Lionsgate UK is…