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Scripted
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Freeform swings axe on ‘Single Drunk Female’ & ‘The Watchful Eye’
US cablenet Freeform has swung the axe on a pair of scripted series, cancelling comedy…
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Apple TV+ axes Patricia Arquette’s dramedy ‘High Desert’ following mid-May premiere
Apple TV+ has pulled the plug on Patricia Arquette’s dramedy High Desert after just one…
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BBC Earth & BBC First to launch in Taiwan following Line TV deal
BBC Studios and Taiwanese streaming service Line TV have struck a partnership to bring channel…
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Disney+ Canada lays off content chief Stephanie Azam, pulls brakes on originals strategy
Stephanie Azam has been let go as director of content for Disney+ Canada, less than…
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Opinion: Why senior leadership buy-in is not enough when it comes to diversity
Deborah Williams, executive director at the UK’s Creative Diversity Network, asks why diversity in the…
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NBCU expands FAST universe with ‘Top Chef’, ‘Saved By The Bell’ & Kardashians channels
NBCUniversal is ramping up its FAST network with almost 30 new channels set to be…
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News round-up: FilmRise acquires BBCS shows; Sky History seeks ‘Sex’; LADbible launches US formats
FilmRise acquires BBCS shows FilmRise, the New York-based film, and television studio and streaming network,…
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CJ ENM’s Korean streamer TVING hires former Disney+ boss as CEO
South Korea’s CJ ENM has appointed a former Disney+ exec to lead its streaming service,…
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Netflix preps Nordic drama ‘Midsummer Night’ from The Global Ensemble Drama
Netflix has unveiled the cast for its upcoming Nordic drama Midsummer Night, which has been…
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Showtime shrinks scripted as ‘Gattaca’ & ‘Seasoned’ pulled and development duo cancelled
Paramount-owned Showtime is extending its squeeze on originals with planned shows including a series adaptation…
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‘Babylon Berlin’ & ‘Das Boot’ network Sky Deutschland ceasing scripted originals & closing team
Sky Deutschland, the German division of Comcast-owned European pay-TV giant Sky, is to cease making…
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News round-up: Lee Thomas joins Ringside; LaLiga Studios expands team; Super Channel order Go Button trio
Lee Thomas joins Ringside Liaison firm Ringside Studios has appointed producer Lee Thomas to work…
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Paramount+ adds ’80s rock doc & UK original murder drama
Paramount+ has ordered music docuseries I Wanna Rock: The ‘80s Metal Dream, as well as…
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Viaplay Group restructures leadership & switches to country-based operations
Viaplay Group in the Nordics is restructuring its operating model, implementing a country-based system alongside…
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eOne, Keshet Int’l & Beta talk crime & procedural demand from buyers seeking ‘safe’ options
The squeeze on spending is pushing buyers to commission “safer” scripted series with crime and…
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TBI Kids: Lupus Films on unwrapping a “rich world” for ‘Mog’s Christmas’
London-based animation studio Lupus Films is diving back into the works of Judith Kerr for…
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EBU members eye Nordic 12 expansion & highlight ‘pre-buy network’ as streamers face squeeze
European Broadcasting Union (EBU) members have urged producers to consider the organisation’s ‘pre-buy network’ when…
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Exclusive: TikTok, YouTube & Twitch beat Netflix as Spain’s most popular video service for Gen Z
Netflix popularity among under-25s in Spain lies behind TikTok, YouTube and Twitch, according to new…
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‘The Only Way Is Essex’ prodco Lime Pictures snags VIS UK alum Joe McLusky
Lime Pictures, the All3Media-owned UK producer behind The Only Way Is Essex, has rehired Joe…
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Banijay takes stake in James Norton’s ‘Rogue Agent’ prodco Rabbit Track Pictures
Banijay has taken a stake in James Norton and Kitty Kaletsky’s Rabbit Track Pictures, the…
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Veteran The CW scheduling & acquisitions exec Kevin Levy to depart
The CW veteran Kevin Levy is stepping down as EVP of program planning, scheduling and…
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‘Fauda’ firm Yes Studios aims for “next global hit” with drama ‘Night Therapy’
Yes Studios in Israel has entered production on Night Therapy, a new 10-part psychological drama…
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RTVE Play offering “flexibility” as streaming opens up international drama
Spanish public broadcaster RTVE is using its streaming service RTVE Play to provide more flexibility…
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Kids round-up: RTBF acquires ‘Runes’; Panda Kids picks up ‘Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens’
RTBF acquires ‘Runes’ RTBF, the French-speaking Belgian pubcaster, has acquired kids’ series Runes, following a…
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Exclusive: What’s powering Spanish scripted’s new wave?
Spain’s scripted industry will launch more than 80 new shows this year, but what’s driving…
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News round-up: S4C & Ryan Reynolds’ Welsh partnership; CreativeChaos & Above The Clouds team; FilmRise orders ‘Statute Of Limitations’
S4C & Ryan Reynolds strike Welsh language partnership S4C has signed a commercial output deal…
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Warner Bros. Discovery orders first Max show in Spain with ‘When Nobody Sees Us’ adaptation
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has greenlit the first show from Spain for its rebranded Max…
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Disney+ UK orders adaptation of Alex Dahl’s ‘Playdate’ from Quay Street & Brightstar
Disney+ has ordered Playdate, a new UK original from Nolly firm Quay Street Productions and…
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Netflix strikes partnership with ‘Scoop’ creator Hansal Mehta
Netflix has struck a creative partnership with Indian filmmaker Hansal Mehta, following the launch of…
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‘This England’ firm Passenger & ‘Shrink’s Caledonia Productions strike first-look co-pro agreement
Passenger, the scripted firm led by True Detective producer Richard Brown, has signed a first-look…