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News round-up: BBC’s ‘Gavin & Stacey’ set for finale; DocuBay orders identity doc; ‘Split’ returns to BBC
BBC’s Gavin & Stacey set for finale BBC comedy Gavin & Stacey is to air…
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Prime Video adapts novel ‘The Girlfriend’ with Robin Wright to star & direct
Amazon’s Prime Video has ordered an adaptation of Michelle Frances’ The Girlfriend, with Robin Wright…
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Sony Pictures TV hires Paramount alum Kate Gill to head up comedy development
Sony Pictures Television has appointed former Paramount Television Studios exec Kate Gill as SVP of…
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Sony & Apollo table $26bn offer for Paramount, shares surge 13%
Paramount shares have surged more than 10% after Sony Pictures Entertainment and private equity outfit…
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Thunderbird president & CCO, Matthew Berkowitz, steps down, sparking leadership shakeup
Matthew Berkowitz is stepping down as president and chief content officer at Canada’s Thunderbird Entertainment…
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ITV orders Double Jeopardy drama based on Ann Ming memoir
ITV has ordered an adaptation of Ann Ming’s memoir about the UK’s Double Jeopardy law,…
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Prime Video & ITVS’s Tomorrow Studios land Jessica Biel & Elizabeth Banks thriller
Amazon’s Prime Video has ordered a Jessica Biel- and Elizabeth Banks-starring thriller from ITV Studios-backed…
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Stampede Ventures hires UTA’s Jim Meenaghan as COO
Former UTA partner Jim Meenaghan is to join US-based prodco Stampede Ventures in the newly…
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ProSiebenSat.1 defeats MFE proposal to split up company
ProSiebenSat.1 has fought off a proposal from shareholders Media For Europe (MFE) and PFF to…
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James Norton & Kitty Kaletsky’s Rabbit Track hires Raw TV’s head of development
James Norton and Kitty Kaletsky’s Banijay-backed prodco Rabbit Track Pictures has hired Raw TV’s Louisa…
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Creative Diversity Network CEO Deborah Williams steps down
Creative Diversity Network (CDN)’s CEO Deborah Williams is stepping down from the UK broadcaster-backed organisation….
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ChaiFlicks picks up ‘Kafka’ biopic rights for North America
ChaiFlicks, the streaming service dedicated to Jewish content, has picked up the North American rights…
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News round-up: Dandelooo snags ‘PongPong Dino’; GoQuest options ‘Troll Farm’; Pact ‘disappointed’ by C4
Dandelooo snags PongPong Dino French animation production and distribution company Dandelooo has struck a deal…
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‘Trigger Point’ director Gilles Bannier launches Alef One in London
Trigger Point director Gilles Bannier has linked up with Nora Melhli’s Paris-based production firm Alef…
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All3Media Deutschland ups Filmpool’s Vittorio Valente to head German group
Vittorio Valente has been appointed as CEO of All3Media Deutschland. The exec is currently MD…
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Netflix in Poland orders UFO, cop & parent drama shows, bolsters film slate
Netflix in Poland is returning to the creators of some its recent local hits in…
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Vice Media creates production unit led by Jamie Hall & Danny Gabai
Vice Media Group has reorganised its production divisions with Pulse Films’ Jamie Hall in London…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Can Netflix repeat ‘Squid Game’s success?
Squid Game‘s global success in 2021 reset the ambitions of globe-trotting drama and set new…
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Studiocanal rolls out new label to expand literary adaptations
StudioCanal has launched a new label focusing on literary adaptations. Studiocanal Stories is being rolled…
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CBS cancels ‘NCIS Hawai’i’
NCIS: Hawai’I has become the latest CBS drama to be cancelled in recent weeks, with…
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BBC & BritBox Int’l return detective drama ‘Beyond Paradise’ for S3 & festive special
British crime drama series Beyond Paradise has been commissioned for a third season and a…
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Omar Sy’s Carrousel Studios hires Wild Bunch exec Céline Gaget as CEO
Carrousel Studios, the French media company recently launched by Lupin star Omar Sy, alongside Louis…
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Mediawan to buy Leonine as KKR-backed companies combine
French group Mediawan is to acquire a majority stake in Leonine Studios, the German producer…
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News round-up: ‘L&O: Organized Crime’ moves from NBC to Peacock; TF1 orders ‘Rien ne t’efface’ adaptation
‘L&O: Organized Crime’ moves from NBC to Peacock Law & Order: Organized Crime is set…
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Chicken Soup for the Soul fights for survival as NASDAQ delisting letter piles on woes
Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment (CSSE) is fighting for survival after the company confirmed…
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Netflix orders 16-episode comedy from Leanne Morgan & Chuck Lorre
Netflix has ordered a 16-part comedy from Leanne Morgan that has been co-created by The…
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Nevision taps producer Tim Parfitt to lead Spanish office in European expansion
London-based producer and financier Nevision (Goode Stuff, The Missing Children) is opening a new office…
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SPT’s global scripted chief Nina Lederman to depart in June
Sony Pictures Television (SPT)’s global scripted chief Nina Lederman is leaving the company. Lederman joined…
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Spain’s Atresmedia buys Dutch drama ‘Máxima’ about queen of Netherlands
Atresmedia in Spain has picked up rights to Dutch drama Máxima, which follows the life…
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Mattel TV Studios hires Amazon, Jim Henson & Bad Robot alums
Barbie and Hot Wheels owner Mattel has made three senior appointments to its TV studio….