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News round-up: Banijay takes ‘Wild Cooks’ global; Two Rivers snags ‘Chums’ rights; Screen Yorkshire opens FLEX scheme
Banijay takes Wild Cooks global Banijay has acquired exclusive global format distribution rights to Wild…
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‘Fat Friends’ & ‘The Syndicate’ writer Kay Mellor dies aged 71
UK writer and actor Kay Mellor has died, aged 71. The creator of ITV show…
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Sales round-up: Disney+ Hotstar acquires drama trio; HBO Max welcomes ‘Visitors’; MHz takes Malta’s ‘Merjen’
Disney+ Hotstar acquires drama trio Indian streamer Disney+ Hotstar has acquired three European dramas –…
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Disney+ unveils first Australia slate, with ‘significant investment’ planned
Disney+ has unveiled its first wave of locally produced shows from Australia, with nine programmes…
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Tomorrow Studios inks first-look deal with Frank Spotnitz’s Big Light
US-based Tomorrow Studios has inked a first-look deal with Frank Spotnitz’s UK indie Big Light…
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Buccaneer Scotland partners with author Jenni Fagan to adapt ‘The Panopticon’ & ‘Luckenbooth’
Buccaneer Scotland has inked a development agreement with author and poet Jenni Fagan to adapt…
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Dutch duo Het Huis Van Asporaat & Kaap Holland launch Huntu Productions
Dutch producer Het Huis Van Asporaat has partnered with Maarten Swart of Kaap Holland to…
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News round-up: RTL takes ‘Big Switch Job’; Disney+ buys ‘Blinded’; Gino D’Acampo returns to Italy
RTL Studios takes on ‘The Big Switch Job’ Germany’s RTL Studios is to produce a…
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France set to abolish TV licence fee later this year
France’s TV landscape could soon be transformed after it emerged that plans to scrap the…
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UK government extends $25m support for creative industries
The UK government has pledged a further £21m ($25m) in funding for the country’s TV,…