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BBC’s diversity showcase to headline Michaela Coel & Cynthia Erivo

UK pubcaster the BBC is headlining its virtual Creative Diversity Xperience (CDX) later this month…

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Amazon’s IMDb snags Sony’s ‘Alex Rider’ for the US

Amazon’s IMDb TV has become the latest operator to pick up Sony Pictures Television’s (SPT)…

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Mediaset & Banijay prep drama ‘My Ballerina’, among first to navigate Italy’s Covid-19 protocols

European broadcaster Mediaset is working with Banijay in Italy on a coming-of-age romantic thriller, which…

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CBS to ringfence 25% of scripted development budget to improve diversity

CBS has become the first US broadcast network to put in place targets to improve…

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News round-up: Amazon extends ‘Hanna’; Movistar Play originals hit market; Blue Ant reps ‘Dolce Vita’ franchise; and more…

‘Hanna’ takes third trip to Amazon Amazon has commissioned a third season of its original…

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Has Quibi killed the quality shorts market?

Sarah Jane Thomson, CEO at global streaming service discover.film, considers how the apparently limp launch…

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Anton & Bad Wolf to adapt thriller from ‘The Flight Attendant’ author

Producer and financier Anton has partnered with Bad Wolf America’s Julie Gardner and Pose exec…

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Disney+ commissions ‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’ spin-off

Disney+ has commissioned a new Star Wars animated series from Lucasfilm, Star Wars: The Bad…

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Bertelsmann moves Fremantle’s Storyglass in with Penguin Random House for podcast push

European content giant Bertelsmann is combining expertise from its UK businesses – including TV producer…

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News round-up: France builds ‘Lego Masters’; ITV’s ‘Professor T’ travels to Nordics; ZDF snags ‘Bank Hacker’ & ‘The Weekly’

France’s M6 builds Lego Masters deal M6 in France has become the eighth broadcaster to…