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Scripted
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Sky Studios & Cattleya developing ‘Romanzo Criminale’ & ‘Gomorrah’ prequels
Sky Studios and ITV Studios-owned scripted label Cattleya are in development on prequels to both…
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Canada’s Bell Media hires A+E alum Sean Cohan as president, Wade Oosterman to retire
Canada’s Bell Media has hired former A+E Networks and Wheelhouse exec Sean Cohan as its…
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Sky Studios int’l scripted exec Jason Simms named MD at Cineflix’s Connect3
Connect3 (C3) Media, the Canadian production company behind Good Morning Chuck and Kings Of Coke,…
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India’s SonyLIV to remake ‘Magpie’ in third scripted format deal with Israel’s Yes Studios
Indian streamer SonyLIV is to adapt Israeli crime drama Magpie for local audiences, currently under…
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Cattleya co-CEO Marco Chimenz moves to Federation Studios
Federation Studios has appointed Cattleya co-CEO Marco Chimenz as co-MD of the European production group….
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Warner Bros. Discovery exits continue with France, Benelux & Africa chief stepping down
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD)’s chief in France, Benelux and Africa is stepping down after 17…
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Paramount+ names Anna Priest UK chief, Canada’s Katrina Kowalski handed new Pluto TV remit
Paramount Global has named Anna Priest and Katrina Kowalski to new roles overseeing its operations…
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News round-up: Newen snags Paramount’s ‘Serial Killers’; NPO, Amazon extend Hat Trick deals; FilmRise buys BuzzFeed Studios library
Newen snags Paramount’s Serial Killer’s Wife Newen Connect has acquired distribution rights to Clapperboard Studio’s…
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Globoplay acquires ViX drama ‘Montecristo’ under TelevisaUnivision partnership
Brazilian streaming service Globoplay has acquired Montecristo, the modern update of Alexandre Dumas’ The Count…
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Miramax CEO Bill Block to depart ‘The Gentlemen’ & ‘Project Greenlight’ studio
Bill Block is stepping down as CEO at Miramax, the US production firm founded by…
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Amazon plans ‘Hell Of A Date’ for Prime Video Sweden
Amazon streamer Prime Video in Sweden has ordered Hell Of A Date (working title), a…
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Diary Notes of a drama producer in LA, 2022 vs 2023
With the US writers strike finally at an end, Arrested Industries CEO Anthony Kimble reflects…
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How the European Writers Club is opening doors & why it’s needed
Getting scripted shows off the ground has never been easy but squeezed budgets and streamer…
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Apple TV+ hires Disney+ EMEA scripted exec Johanna Devereaux
Apple TV+ has landed Disney+ exec Johanna Devereaux to oversee its scripted efforts. Devereaux, who…
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TBI Weekly: What’s working & what isn’t in international coproductions
Cold Courage scribe Brendan Foley reflects on what’s working and what isn’t in the emerging…
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Beta Film & Danny Goldman launch Omega Global Media sales firm & set first project
Germany’s Beta Film and industry veteran Danny Goldman have launched a new distribution business focussing…
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AMC+ sets ad-supported tier pricing at $4.99 per month
AMC Networks has unveiled pricing for the ad-supported version of its AMC+ streaming service. The…
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Showtime EVP of scripted Amy Israel joins senior exec exodus
Showtime’s scripted chief, Amy Israel, has become the latest senior exec to depart after more…
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Prime Video makes two-season commitment to adult animation ‘Hazbin Hotel’
Amazon’s SVOD Prime Video has handed a two-season order to adult animated musical comedy series…
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News round-up: ITVX & Stan pick up ‘Orphan Black: Echoes’; Laura Franses joins S4C Digital; Urban Myth to adapt ‘The Hike’
ITVX & Stan pick up ‘Orphan Black: Echoes’ UK streamer ITVX and Stan in Australia…
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WBD’s JB Perrette outlines Max’s global roll-out strategy
Warner Bros Discovery (WBD)’s streaming chief JB Perrette has outlined how the company is approaching…
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Canada’s CBC expands FAST with comedy channel carrying ‘Schitt’s Creek’, ‘Kim’s Convenience’
Canadian broadcaster CBC has launched a new FAST channel carrying original comedy series, sketch shows…
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Actors union SAG-AFTRA to resume talks with AMPTP on Monday
With the US writers strike now over, actors union SAG-AFTRA has confirmed it is to…
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A+E Networks names veteran Mark Garner to lead global FAST channel push
A+E Networks has named veteran exec Mark Garner to the newly created position of EVP…
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News round up: ITV orders New Pictures drama; BBC visits the ‘Undertakers’; BBC Studios rejigs brands team
ITV orders New Pictures drama ITV in the UK has ordered scripted thriller Protection from…
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‘Sherwood’ prodco House hires Broke & Bones exec Louise Sutton to run ‘House North’ arm
House Productions, the UK firm behind BBC drama Sherwood, has hired Black Mirror exec Louise…
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WGA ends US writers strike & reveals details of far-reaching new deal with AMPTP
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has formally ended its strike action against the Alliance…
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Paramount+ adds three Korean dramas, completing CJ ENM co-development commitment
Paramount+ has commissioned three new South Korean original series, completing the seven-title commitment struck with…
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Australian producers win battle to reinstate New South Wales funding schemes
Australia’s New South Wales government has backtracked on plans to slash state funding programs, a…
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Starz cancels ‘Heels’, ‘Run The World’ & ‘Blindspotting’, drops ‘The Venery Of Samantha Bird’
Starz has trimmed its scripted output with three cancellations and the axing of The Venery…