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News round-up: CBC investigates ghostly series; Roku lands ‘Spiderwick Chronicles’; ViX shows head to Portugal
CBC investigates ghostly series Canadian broadcaster CBC has greenlit unscripted comedy series Ghosting With Luke…
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Sales round-up: UK & South Africa grow ‘Hungry For Love’; Rabbit to shop Monday content; O4 Media takes ‘Boys Love’ rights
UK & South Africa grow ‘Hungry For Love’ Objective and All3Media subsidiary Betty TV has optioned the…
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US producers eye ‘nimble’ approach amid ‘extreme market contraction’
Nimbleness will be the key “weapon” for production firms as they look to survive the…
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The CW hires NBCU veteran Ryan Sharkey to lead programming team
The CW in the US has appointed NBCUniversal acquisitions veteran Ryan Sharkey as SVP of…
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Paramount TV Studios’ Nicole Clemens eyes ‘incredibly fertile’ international ground
Paramount Television Studios president Nicole Clemens is looking for more shows from outside the US…
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BBC Studios strikes Amazon Freevee deal to roll out five new FAST channels
BBC Studios has struck a deal with Amazon Freevee to deliver five new exclusive FAST…
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Eight European pubcasters launch co-commissioning group New8
Eight public broadcasters across Europe including Germany’s ZDF and the Nordic five have joined forces…
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BBC & Sky NZ prep psychological thriller ‘The Ridge’ with Great Southern & Oble
The BBC and Sky in New Zealand have boarded a psychological thriller from Great Southern…
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Sales round-up: POP & Family Channel board ‘Shasha & Milo’; GRB Media Ranch deals; OneGate gets ‘Isolated’
POP & Family Channel board ‘Shasha & Milo’ POP In the UK and WildBrain’s Family…
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European Writers Club unveils Boosting Impact strand to develop true story drama
The European Writers Club (EWC) has launched a new strand to its fast-expanding array of…
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Skybound exec Marge Dean says AI could be a danger to creativity ‘if we let it be’
Artifical intelligence (AI) could become a danger to creativity if audiences become indifferent to how…
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‘Diversity’ needs breaking down, argues ‘Dreaming Whilst Black’ exec producer
Dreaming Whilst Black exec producer Danny Joshi has said the industry needs to be more…
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Blumhouse Television president Chris McCumber exits as division downsizes
Chris McCumber is exiting as president of Blumhouse Television after three years in the role,…
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Netflix renews ‘Castlevania: Nocturne’, cancels ‘Vikings: Valhalla’
Netflix has renewed adult animation Castlevania: Nocturne for a second season and cancelled historical drama…
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GoQuest Media takes Disney Star content to Africa in exclusive distribution pact
Indian distributor GoQuest Media has inked a deal with Disney Star to become its exclusive…
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Show of the Week: In Her Car
This 10-part Ukrainian drama is set during the early days of the Russian invasion in…
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CJ ENM names former Mad Rabbit exec Elsie Choi as EVP & head of scripted in US
South Korean giant CJ ENM has named Elsie Choi, the former development chief of Red…
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Eleventh Hour lands ‘Showtrial’ & ‘The Killing Kind’ writer Zara Hayes
Sony Pictures Television-backed Eleventh Hour Films has hired Showtrial’s Zara Hayes as an executive producer…
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‘Northern Lights’ firm Deadpan & Asacha-owned Thalie co-producing Cold War comedy thriller
Ireland’s Deadpan Pictures and Asacha Media Group’s French production house Thalie Images have partnered to…
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Sales round-up: ‘Michael Palin Into Iraq’ pick ups; Banijay takes ‘Fortune Hotel’ rights; Mondo TV inks ‘Grisù’ deal
‘Michael Palin Into Iraq’ pick ups SBS Australia and BBC Earth Asia have acquired travel…
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Scripted round-up: Starz preps ‘Hunting Wives’; ‘iCarly’ revival cancelled by Paramount+
Starz preps Hunting Wives Starz is among the first to emerge with a commission following…
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BBC Studios rejigs EMEA sales team with new SVP roles across factual & scripted
BBC Studios (BBCS) has upped Chris Kinsman and Rebecca Ransley to newly created SVP positions…
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Kickstart Entertainment recruits former Cartoon Network Studios exec Nicole Rivera
Former Cartoon Network exec Nicole Rivera has joined Hot Wheels Monster Trucks producer Kickstart Entertainment…
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Disney Branded TV hires Netflix & Nickelodeon alum Jenna Boyd to head scripted development
Disney Branded Television has hired former Nickelodeon and Netflix exec Jenna Boyd as SVP of…
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Warner Bros. Discovery unveils new international team following flurry of exits
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has unveiled the new structure of its international team, following the…
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NBCU’s Universal International Studios names HiddenLight exec Roma Khanna as head of studio
Universal International Studios (UIS) has named former HiddenLight exec Roma Khanna as its head of…
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News round-up: Toonz, Epic & Aliya LeeKong team; Prime Video UK orders boxing doc; Odd Squad’ gets UK spin-off
Toonz, Epic & Aliya LeeKong team Toonz Media Group and Epic Story Media have partnered…
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Netflix ups Amy Reinhard to lead advertising as price rise reports emerge
Netflix could be about to hike the price of its ad-free offerings, while there are…
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Exclusive: SBS Australia & A+E LatAm among slew of sales for Tencent Dun Huang docudrama
SBS Australia and A+E Networks Latin America are among a slew of international broadcasters to…
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BBC Studios hires Channel 4 acquisitions & int’l chief Nick Lee, replacing Caroline Stone
BBC Studios (BBCS) has hired Channel 4’s acquisitions & international chief Nick Lee as commercial…