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News round-up: Legendary merges int’l & US TV; WarnerMedia signs ‘Impractical Jokers’; Skydance, Impact eye emerging talent; CNN’s Zucker to exit
Legendary merges TV businesses Legendary is consolidating its international and domestic TV businesses under the…
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Banijay rejigs NL Film execs after Kaja Wolffers moves to Amazon Prime
Banijay’s Dutch production outfit NL Film has appointed a new senior management team, following creative…
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“Strong signs of recovery” for UK film and high-end TV production
The UK film and high-end TV (HETV) production sector is showing “strong signs of economic…
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CBC unveils comedy & drama chiefs for new-look scripted division
Canadian broadcaster CBC has hired two new execs and promoted two others to the key…
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BBC partners with Magic Light again for ‘Superworm’ Christmas special
The UK’s BBC has re-teamed with Magic Light Pictures, commissioning an animated adaptation of Superworm,…
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Starz crowns Catherine De Medici series ‘The Serpent Queen’
US network Starz has commissioned The Serpent Queen, an adaptation of Leonie Frieda’s book Catherine…
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News roundup: Abacus takes Raymond Blanc around the world; Sweden’s SVT enters ‘The Red Room’; Marathon sets first scripted project
Abacus takes Raymond Blanc around the world Amcomri Media Group-owned Abacus Media Rights has acquired…
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Sony Pictures TV partners with Nigeria’s EbonyLife to take African scripted global
Sony Pictures Television’s (SPT) international production division has forged an exclusive two-year first-look deal with…
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NBCU’s layoffs continue as Susan Rovner’s entertainment team revealed
NBCUniversal’s Susan Rovner has made a raft of appointments to her new-look entertainment team, with 50…
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News round-up: Netflix acquires Oz’s ‘Operation Buffalo’; C More renews ‘Blinded’; RTÉ undertakes ‘The Love Experiment’
Netflix acquires Oz’s ‘Operation Buffalo’ Netflix has acquired Australian spy thriller Operation Buffalo to steam…