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GoQuest Media hires Indiacast alum Bhavishya Rao to head int’l sales & licensing
Indian distributor GoQuest Media has appointed Bhavishya Rao as head of international licensing and distribution….
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Rainmaker strikes content & channels distribution pact with EW Scripps
UK distributor Rainmaker Content has inked a deal with The EW Scripps Company to represent…
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ITVS’ ‘Grace’ label Tall Story Pictures appoints Phil Hunter as exec producer
Tall Story Pictures, the ITV Studios label behind dramas such as The Bay and Grace,…
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MIA director Gaia Tridente on 2023 event & what to expect
MIA Ahead of Mercato Internazionale Audiovisivo (MIA)’s return to Rome next month, event director Gaia…
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Federation Studios acquires ‘Simon Super Rabbit’ animation firm GO-N Productions
Federation Studios has acquired Anne de Galard and Eric Garnet’s Paris-based animation house GO-N Productions….
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Hulu & Britbox acquire BBC & Sister drama ‘Better’
US streamer Hulu and Britbox have picked up rights to BBC drama Better, produced by…
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WGA & AMPTP strike ‘tentative’ deal to end US writers strike after five months
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has reached a “tentative agreement” with the Alliance of…
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Show of the Week: Elsa Morante’s La Storia
Italian author Elsa Morante’s best-selling novel La Storia comes to the screen in this 8…
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StudioCanal appoints Tall Story’s Patrick Schweitzer as CEO of ‘It’s A Sin’ label Red
StudioCanal has appointed Tall Story Pictures’ Patrick Schweitzer as CEO of Red Production Company, the…
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Amazon Prime Video to introduce advertisements from 2024
Amazon is to introduce advertisements on its Prime Video service from next year, the retail…
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News round-up: Prime Video remakes ‘Good Luck Guys’; BBC buys Hulu’s ‘Love, Victor’; ProgramBuyer hires Vubiquity alum
Prime Video remakes Good Luck Guys Amazon’s Prime Video has ordered a local remake of…
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WBD to expand UK studio at Leavesden, with production capacity to soar by 50%
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has unveiled plans to expand its UK studio at Leavesden, with…
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Rupert Murdoch to step down as chairman at Fox & News Corp, with son Lachlan succeed
Fox Corporation and News Corp chairman Rupert Murdoch is to step down from his roles…
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Script to Screen – The Continental: From The World Of John Wick
With The Continental launching on Peacock and Prime Video tomorrow, Mark Layton talks assassin hotels,…
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CAA’s Bryan Lourd urges US execs to ‘bother to understand’ creative process
CAA chairman Bryan Lourd has urged US studio executives to “bother to understand” the creative…
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Nippon TV takes controlling stake in iconic Japanese animation house Studio Ghibli
Japanese broadcaster Nippon TV has taken a controlling stake in acclaimed animation house Studio Ghibli….
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Escapade Media adds Magnify’s Anthony Appell for US & Scandinavia sales
Sydney-based distributor Escapade Media has appointed Magnify Media exec Anthony Appell to oversee sales in…
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WBD’s Andrew Georgiou says ‘eventual’ Max UK launch part of thinking around TNT Sports
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) exec Andrew Georgiou has discussed the rationale behind the creation of…
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ITV ‘of course’ looking again at ‘great business’ All3Media, says Carolyn McCall
ITV CEO Carolyn McCall has confirmed that the broadcaster is looking again at a potential…
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Sky CEO ‘optimistic’ of extending HBO deal with WBD & disputes German sale talk
Sky CEO Dana Strong has said she is “optimistic” of extending the HBO overall deal…
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BBC chief Tim Davie eyes US streamer roll-out ‘potential’ amid ‘fight for business lives’
BBC chief Tim Davie has said further streamer roll-outs in the US offer “great potential”…
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News round-up: Global deals for ‘Best Interests’; C5 enters ‘The Incident Room’; AMC renews ‘Dark Winds’
Global deals for ‘Best Interests’ France Télévisions, RTÉ in Ireland, ABC in Australia, Hot in…
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Netflix expands Italian slate with ‘Adorazione’ & ‘Fabbricante Di Lacrime’ adaptations
Netflix has unveiled four new Italian originals, including a young adult series loosely based on…
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How La Rochelle illuminated France’s burgeoning drama industry
The 25th edition of La Rochelle’s Festival de la Fiction highlighted the expanding scope of…
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BBC Studios Productions merges units to create global entertainment division
BBC Studios Productions is merging its entertainment & music, fact-ent and events & international productions…
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C4’s Alex Mahon says ‘terrible behaviour’ against women ‘tolerated’ for decades
Channel 4 CEO Alex Mahon has said that “terrible behaviour” towards women has been “tolerated”…
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Strong Studios to adapt South African crime novel ‘Piranha’
US-based Strong Studios is adapting South African crime writer Rudie Van Rensburg’s novel Piranha into…
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Paramount+ brings Oz comedy hit ‘Colin From Accounts’ to US
Paramount+ is launching hit Australian comedy series Colin From Accounts in the US. The series,…
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News round-up: RTL Deutschland acquires Jamie Oliver rights; SkyShowtime recruits A+E CFO; Particle6 to adapt ‘Madigan Chronicles’
RTL Deutschland acquires Jamie Oliver rights RTL Deutschland has struck a multi-year deal with Fremantle…
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WGA & AMPTP confirm talks set to resume Wednesday as strike nears five months
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) and The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers…