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US boom has led to ‘dying’ Canadian industry says WGC, with earnings down 22% over five years
The US industry’s production push into Canada over the past decade has left the Canuck…
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SAG-AFTRA agrees to mediation, with strike deadline just hours away
US actors’ union SAG-AFTRA has agreed to federal mediation, but accused the Alliance of Motion…
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Nickelodeon & Lion Forge strike first-look deal for animated TV & film
Nickelodeon Animation and Lion Forge Entertainment, the US-based studio behind the Oscar-winning Hair Love, have…
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Sky Studios UK comedy chief Jon Mountague to step down after more than a decade
Jon Mountague is to leave UK-based Sky Studios after more than a decade overseeing its…
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‘All Quiet On The Western Front’ prodco Amusement & Ink Factory adapt Nino Haratischvili’s ‘The Eighth Life’
Fighting With My Family prodco The Ink Factory has linked up with All Quiet On…
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Neshama hires Incendo’s Brook Peters for new sales arm, takes on Fox shows in Canada
Canada’s Neshama Entertainment has hired Incendo Productions exec Brook Peters to head up a new…
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BBC Studios revenue hits $2.6bn but channels & streaming suffer as profits fall 24%
BBC Studios (BBCS) has provided some good news for its embattled public broadcaster parent by…
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ABC Signature president Jonnie Davis stepping down
Jonnie Davis is stepping down as president of Disney-owned ABC Signature. Davis took on his…
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Netflix picks up Nippon TV rom-com ‘Turn To Me Mukai-kun’ for same-day streaming
Netflix has acquired upcoming romantic comedy-drama series Turn To Me Mukai-kun from Japan’s Nippon TV…
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Germany’s ZDF & Acorn TV among first buyers of France TV’s ‘Best Of Us’
ZDF in Germany and Acorn TV in the UK are among buyers of French crime…
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Australia’s ABC installs Netflix & Stan execs to lead scripted, factual
The ABC in Australia has added former Netflix and Stan execs to oversee its scripted…
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Amplify Pictures lands Great Mountain investment & names Netflix exec as content chief
100 Foot Wave producer Amplify Pictures has sold a minority stake in the business to…
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France’s TF1 remakes Spanish drama ‘La Caza: Monteperdido’
TF1 is onboard a French adaptation of Spanish drama La Caza: Monteperdido, with Banijay France…
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NBCU’s Susan Rovner exits as Donna Langley handed TV remit amid exec overhaul
NBCUniversal (NBCU) entertainment chief Susan Rovner is leaving the company following an overhaul of its…
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BBC & Channel 4 seek ‘noise’ & ‘mischief’ for digital teen audiences
UK broadcasters the BBC and Channel 4 have shared their digital content strategies for teen…
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Chernin’s North Road hires Showtime & Paramount alum David Nevins as CEO
Peter Chernin’s The North Road Company has landed former Showtime and Paramount Global exec David…
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‘Boiling Point’ prodco Ascendant Fox hires Netflix exec, strikes BBC Studios development deal
Boiling Point prodco Ascendant Fox has added a former Netflix acquisitions exec and a producer…
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UK’s female exec representation declines as Diamond data highlights diversity stagnation
The number of female execs in the UK industry is facing ongoing decline following the…
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Fremantle names Seb Shorr to new COO role for drama & film division
Fremantle has upped its EVP of commercial & business affairs Seb Shorr to the newly-created…
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France’s M6 buys from HBO Max, preps original drama & eyes “novelty” competition shows
French broadcast group M6 has picked up HBO Max show Hacks and unveiled a raft…
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News round-up: India’s Amazon miniTV buys O4’s Korean shows; Keshet Int’l takes Wayne Couzens doc; ZDF buys Spain’s ‘Crimes’
India’s Amazon miniTV buys O4’s Korean shows Amazon’s AVOD streamer in India, miniTV, has picked…
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Ireland’s RTÉ faces ‘root & branch’ review into Dee Forbes & Ryan Tubridy payment controversy
Irish pubcaster RTÉ is facing a “root and branch” review into the controversy over undisclosed…
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Netflix launches HBO’s ‘Insecure’ in US following Warner Bros. Discovery licensing deal
Netflix has launched HBO show Insecure in the US following its recent licensing deal with…
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AMCNI names Sam Rowden to run new UK & EMEA content unit
AMC Networks International (AMCNI) is restructuring its operations in the UK and EMEA by creating…
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Sony LIV & Applause in India remake The Forge’s BBC One drama ‘Dark Money’ as ‘Kafas’
Sony LIV in India has debuted a local remake of Dark Money, the BBC One…
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Ant & Dec partner with Fulwell 73 to reboot teen drama ‘Byker Grove’
British TV presenters Ant and Dec are remaking teen drama Byker Grove, the series that…
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UK’s Channel 4 & Disney strike 1,000 hour deal for shows incl ‘Abbott Elementary’, ‘Bones’, ‘Empire’ & ‘The X-Files’
Channel 4’s UK-based streaming service has picked up 10 Disney shows – totalling 1,000 hours…
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ALP boss Alexia Laroche-Joubert elevated to lead Banijay France
Alexia Laroche-Joubert has been promoted to CEO of Banijay France, taking oversight of the production…
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Exclusive: How Disney+ animation ‘Kizazi Moto’ gives African creators a voice
Disney+ broke new ground this week with the launch of the streamer’s first African original…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Making sense of North America’s pay-TV & streaming landscape
North America’s pay-TV & streaming landscape is shifting fast. Sarah Henschel, principal analyst at Omdia,…