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Keshet seeks allies for Mr. Student Body President
Distributor firm Keshet International is to debut three millennials-targeted scripted series from digital entertainment producer…
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ZDF orders Professor T drama remake
German broadcaster ZDF has ordered a German version of Professor T., the Belgian cop drama….
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Fox Iberia bags new CBS trio
Fox Networks Group Iberia has acquired new season CBS series Bull, MacGyver and Doubt. The…
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Rutger Hauer, Christopher Lambert spied in Cannes
Movie stars Rutger Hauer and Christopher Lamber will be at MIPCOM to promote their new…
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Mr. Robot firm sells stake to Laurene Powell Jobs
The US production company behind Robot and True Detective has sold a significant minority stake…
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NBC cancels ITV Studios’ Aquarius
ITV Studios’ US drama Aquarius has been cancelled by NBC. The show ran for two…
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EuropaCorp sells 28% stake to Chinese firm
Luc Besson’s EuropaCorp has sold more than a quarter of its shares to Chinese production…
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NCIS boss Gary Glasberg dies aged 50
US television is today mourning the passing of NCIS showrunner Gary Glasberg. The much-liked executive,…
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BBCWW ups stake in War and Peace prodco
BBC Worldwide now owns 49% of Lookout Point after buying up more of the War…
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Callender’s Playground ups two
Colin Callender’s drama prodco Playground has upped Scott Huff (left) and Elsye Dolbec (below right),…
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Das Boot fits as Sonar joins Sky drama
LA-based Sonar Entertainment will coproduce Sky’s German television remake of the anti-war film Das Boot….
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Ex-Pivot exec joins AMC in int’l rejig
Former Pivot exec Chris Loveall has joined AMC Networks as part of a new group…
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NBCU, Tom Hardy work up drama duo
NBCUniversal International Studios and actor Tom Hardy’s prodco are working to adapt a new crime…
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Netflix buys buzzy Ukraine comedy drama
Netflix has acquired Servant of the People and the hit Ukrainian comedy drama will play…
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Channel 4 buys NBC drama
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has acquired NBC’s dramedy This is Us from Twentieth Century Fox…
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BBC in Deep Water with Australian drama deal
BBC Four has prebought Australian crime drama Deep Water. The four-parter launches on SBS as…
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Amazon gets local movies ahead of India launch
Amazon has inked a deal with Indian movie producer and distributor Dharma, giving it a…
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Critical picks up German TNT drama
Critical Content has taken international rights to The Valley, the murder mystery drama that played…
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Netflix reveals Naked movie
Netflix has given the greenlight to a feature film starring Marlon Wayans (Scary Movie), based…
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Netflix elects Designated Survivor
Netflix has acquired international rights to new season ABC political drama Designated Survivor. The deal…
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ITV2 explores The Great Indoors with CBS
UK digital terrestrial channel ITV2 has acquired new season US sitcom The Great Indoors. The…
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Featherstone reunites with another Kudos exec
Jane Featherstone is reuniting with former Kudos colleague Naomi de Pear, who is launching a…
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Night Manager wins Emmy, prodco hires Wolkoff
The Night Manager scooped a second Emmy last night (Sunday), with Susanne Bier getting the…
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Netflix takes rights to young Obama film
Netflix has won a bidding war to land worldwide rights to a new movie about…
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Netflix cancels Bloodline
Netflix has confirmed the third season of Bloodline will be its last. Netflix has ramped…
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AMC takes American Gothic for Iberia
AMC has bought drama series American Gothic for its Iberia service. The show will bow…
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Takis Candilis resurfaces at Banijay
Takis Candilis has resurfaced at Banijay a week after exiting Lagardère. The seasoned French TV…
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Showtime cable net cuts landmark Spanish deal
Movistar will be the exclusive Spanish home of Showtime series after the pay TV platform…
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ZDF snags comedy Blockbustaz
The commercial arm of German pubcaster ZDF has snagged international rights to comedy series Blockbustaz. The…
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Game of Thrones wins ratings crown on Now TV
Game of Thrones has proved the most successful TV show “by far” on Sky’s four-year…