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SkyShowtime details originals line-up, including former HBO Max shows
European streamer SkyShowtime has confirmed premiere dates for a slew of originals and exclusive series…
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Blink49 hires former BBC Studios & Fifth Season exec to lead global scripted push
Blink49 Studios, the Toronto-based firm headed by former Entertainment One exec John Morayniss, has hired…
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TBI Weekly: Reflecting on Wales & its global future
Wales has been home to shows ranging from Doctor Who and Torchwood to Keeping Faith…
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Disney to cut dozens of shows from Disney+ and Hulu around world, as strategy shift hits
Disney has revealed dozens of shows are set to be removed from its streaming services…
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The CW orders ‘The Librarians’ spin-off & boards ITVX drama ‘Joan’
The CW Network has picked up a slew of shows, across both scripted and unscripted,…
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Fremantle’s Undeniable making Ruth Wilson-led performance doc ‘The Second Woman’
Fremantle-owned UK factual label Undeniable is working on The Second Woman (working title) a feature…
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Pact’s global strategy & business development MD Dawn McCarthy-Simpson to retire
Dawn McCarthy-Simpson, the MD of business development & global strategy at Pact, is retiring at…
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BBCS hires Paramount Global exec Lawrence Szabo to oversee US distribution
BBC Studios (BBCS) has landed Paramount Global exec Lawrence Szabo to oversee distribution in the…
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US actors’ union SAG-AFTRA to hold strike authorisation vote
US actors’ union SAG-AFTRA plans to hold a strike authorisation vote ahead of its negotiations…
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Netflix’s ad plan subscriber numbers near five million as details of customers emerge
Netflix has pulled back the curtain on its advertising-supported subscription plan during its Upfront in…
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News round-up: Fremantle to shop ‘Bardot’; Sheffield DocFest line-up: OUTtv double order
Fremantle to shop ‘Bardot’ Fremantle has acquired global distribution rights for Bardot, a documentary feature about…
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Story Collective invests in ‘Murder In Successville’ duo’s prodco Mighty Pebble
Fifth Season-backed production and investment firm The Story Collective has taken a stake in Mighty…
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MGM+ adapts Bernard Cornwell’s Arthurian epic ‘Warlord Chronicles’ with Bad Wolf
Amazon-owned streamer and linear channel MGM+ has ordered The Winter King, a “revisionist” take on…
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Peter Chernin’s North Road invests in Peyton Manning’s ‘King Of Collectibles’ label Omaha Productions
Peter Chernin’s The North Road Company has acquired a minority stake in Omaha Productions, the…
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Asacha Media Group developing Ibn Battuta drama with Assaad Bouab
European production house Asacha Media Group is in development on The Voyager (working title), a…
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NATPE Global names Miami dates & location as Brunico event returns for 2024
NATPE Global will return to Miami in 2024 under the stewardship of new owners Brunico,…
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News round-up: Telefe returns ‘Survivor’ to Argentina; Wheelhouse DNA & Frederator team with Adam W; C5 seeks ‘The Hunted’
Telefe returns ‘Survivor’ to Argentina Argentinian broadcaster Telefe has returned Banijay adventure reality format Survivor…
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ABC lines up new and returning comedy & unscripted for fall schedule
US network ABC has moved forward with a US remake of French-Belgian dramedy HIP (High Intellectual…
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ACF Investment Bank to handle sales of Wilbur Smith novel rights
Book rights to the works of British-South African novelist Wilbur Smith have gone on sale,…
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Warner Bros. Discovery names Mariano Cesar to replace Tomás Yankelevich for Lat Am & US Hispanic
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has named HBO Max exec Mariano Cesar to become EVP &…
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Sony extends first window deal with Sky for UK & Ireland
Sony Pictures Television series such as The Good Doctor and S.W.A.T. are to remain available…
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Warner Bros. Discovery’s Tomás Yankelevich steps down as Lat Am & US Hispanic content chief
Warner Bros. Discovery’s Latin America & US Hispanic entertainment chief Tomás Yankelevich is to leave…
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AMC Networks strikes FAST deal with Chicken Soup to expand ‘Walking Dead’ & ‘Portlandia’ channels
AMC Networks is extending its FAST play by striking new deals for channels offering shows…
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News round-up: China says ‘Let’s Go!’ to ‘Teletubbies’; Dandelooo teams with Midolala; Asylum strikes co-pro deal with Tom Morello
China says ‘Let’s Go!’ to ‘Teletubbies’ WildBrain has struck a range of new licensing deals…
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Canada’s Thunderbird Entertainment engages ACF to explore ‘all options’ as sale process looms
Heavy Rescue: 401 producer Thunderbird Entertainment Group has brought in ACF Investment Bank to explore…
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Sky Studios Deutschland makes double hire for scripted expansion
Sky Studios Deutschland has appointed Julia Rappold as senior executive producer and Stella Flicker as…
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Arte France names content directors as drama head Olivier Wotling joins Mintee Studio
French-German broadcaster Arte has appointed Mathilde Michel and Agnès Olier as directors of the arts…
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Warner Bros. Discovery expands Thai HBO presence with AIS pact
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has extended its partnership with Thai operator AIS (Advanced Info Service)…
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Banijay hires Twitter’s former French chief to lead digital expansion
Banijay has appointed the former MD of Twitter in France to a newly created role…
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Fifth Season hires Netflix’s Travis Webb to lead American sales
CJ ENM-owned Fifth Season has appointed long-time Netflix exec Travis Webb as SVP of sales…