Scripted
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…
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…
“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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…