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BET exec Nadja Webb adds scripted programming to remit
ViacomCBS-owned US cablenet BET has promoted Nadja Webb to EVP of programming business operations, taking…
The Q India unveils comedy trio
The Q India, Mumbai-based QYOU Media’s Hindi-language content brand, channel and VOD provider, is expanding…
News round-up: UniMás acquires Globo’s ‘Orphans’ for US debut; Viasat & Beyond strike factual deal; ‘Angela Black’ lands pre-sale partners
UniMás acquires Globo’s ‘Orphans’ for US debut Univision-owned Spanish-language free-TV channel UniMás has picked up…
EQ Media co-founder Jesse Fawcett launches US, Canadian firm Fireworks
EQ Media Group co-founder Jesse Fawcett has launched a North American production company to develop…
Fabel Entertainment to adapt indigenous horror ‘Empire Of Wild’
Nascent LA-based production company Fabel Entertainment is in development on its first horror/fantasy series, an…
Warner Bros. TV hires ABC veteran Vicki Dummer to lead current programming
Warner Bros. Television (WBTV) has appointed veteran ABC Entertainment exec Vicki Dummer to lead its…
Gaumont UK to adapt ‘Iskander’ games as TV thriller
Gaumont UK has optioned the TV and film rights to the Iskander trilogy, an interactive…
Netflix raids ABC for comedy director & orders live-action ‘Pokémon’ series
Netflix has snagged another ABC Signature exec, hiring the Disney-owned studios’ director of comedy development,…
HBO Max names MBC exec to lead Turkish content acquisitions
WarnerMedia has named MBC Dubai’s senior content manager Mia Edde to lead its Turkish content…
HBO Max orders fantasy medical drama, with Damon Lindelof & Matt Reeves
WarnerMedia-owned streamer HBO Max has ordered a fantasy medical drama series from British filmmaker Oscar…