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Thunderbird to adapt Jodi Picoult & Jennifer Finney Boylan novel ‘Mad Honey’
Canada’s Thunderbird Entertainment Group has optioned the rights to adapt the novel Mad Honey by…
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SkyShowtime sets rescued HBO Max drama ‘Warszawianka’ as first Polish original
SkyShowtime has set a June debut for Warszawianka (aka Still Here), the one-time HBO Max…
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India’s Viacom18 strikes WBD content deal to stock JioCinema
Reliance-owned Indian broadcaster Viacom18 has struck a deal with Warner Bros. Discovery to bring HBO…
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Sony Pictures Television hires Big Talk MD Matthew Justice to head UK & Europe
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has hired outgoing Big Talk Productions MD Matthew Justice to head…
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Disney shutters shortform division 20th Digital Studio in latest layoffs
Disney’s digital content division, 20th Digital Studio, has become the latest casualty of the Mouse…
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Fox forms Tubi Media Group, led by Paul Cheesbrough, as Farhad Massoudi departs
Fox Corporation has formed the Tubi Media Group, a new division to house the company’s…
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Netflix orders three new UK dramas and details $6bn content investment
Netflix has commissioned three new UK scripted series, while revealing that it will have invested…
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Prime Video bets on live content with ‘Operación Triunfo’ & revives ‘Takeshi’s Castle’
Amazon Prime Video is moving into live content in Spain later this year with the…
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Showtime alum Vinnie Malhotra joins Barack & Michelle Obama prodco Higher Ground Productions
Barack Obama and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground Productions has landed former Showtime exec Vinnie Malhotra…
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Passion launches UpStream Media to extend FAST and YouTube channel push
Tinopolis-owned Passion Distribution has launched a subsidiary to oversee its FAST and YouTube channel operations….
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Apple TV+ orders DreamWorks animation based around Be@rBrick toys
Apple TV+ has ordered Be@rBrick, an animated kids & family series based on the Medicom’s…
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Aito Media’s Erna Aalto rejoins Ilkka Hynninen & Ilkka Rahkonen at Ilkkas’ Creative Studio
Ilkkas’ Creative Studio (ICS), the Finnish company launched last year by Aito Media founder Ilkka…
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MGM+ moves forward with ‘Emperor Of Ocean Park’
Amazon-owned streamer MGM+ is moving forward with Emperor Of Ocean Park, an adaptation of Stephen…
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Playground rejig top team with Scott Huff & David Stern named joint MD’s
Colin Callender’s prodco Playground has reshuffled its management team with Scott Huff and David Stern…
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Disney cuts bite as animation & unscripted veterans exit
Disney has cut a swathe of jobs across its animation, unscripted and ESPN divisions, as…
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Netflix goes all-in on South Korean content, with $2.5bn investment plan
Netflix is planning to invest $2.5bn in South Korean content over the next four years,…
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ITVS label Big Talk rebrands as MD Matthew Justice plans departure
ITV Studios’ Friday Night Dinner label Big Talk Productions has rebranded as Big Talk Studios…
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Script to Screen: A Body That Works
Mark Layton talks to Shira Hadad, Dror Mishani and Shay Capon, the creators of Israeli…
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News round-up: Nine, ProSieben & Viaplay snag Fred’s ‘First On Scene’; Espresso takes in Canadian doc ‘Cynara’; Bomanbridge unveils MIPTV deals
Nine, ProSieben & Viaplay snag Fred’s First On Scene Viaplay, ProSieben and Nine Network in…
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Netflix to end longest-running non-kids show ‘Big Mouth’ & spin-off ‘Human Resources’
Netflix has ordered an eighth and final season of adult animated sitcom Big Mouth, with…
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Exclusive: Three projects that underline France’s forward-facing scripted sector
French drama is evolving rapidly, as subject matter and new business models perk the attention…
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Disney cuts ABC & Freeform execs as largest wave of lay-offs hits Mouse House
ABC and Freeform execs are among the casualties of Disney’s second round of lay-offs taking…
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Tim Haines-led Loud Minds hires Wall to Wall & Pioneer alums for unscripted development
Loud Minds, the UK indie led by Walking With Dinosaurs creator Tim Haines, has appointed…
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NBCU fired Jeff Shell for sexual harassment, outgoing CEO will not receive severance pay
NBCUniversal owner Comcast confirmed on Monday that it had fired CEO Jeff Shell for sexual…
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BBC Studios alum Jim Brown joins FilmRise to fuel FAST & AVOD sales
New York-based producer & streaming firm FilmRise has hired former BBC Studios exec Jim Brown…
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Turkish prodco Medyapim strikes digital distribution deal with Merzigo
Turkish production powerhouse Medyapim has struck a deal with tech & monetisation firm Merzigo to…
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‘We Are Lady Parts’ writer Raisah Ahmed & Freedom Scripted link to adapt Martin Sixsmith’s book ‘Ayesha’s Gift’
We Are Lady Parts alumna Raisah Ahmed has partnered with Scottish indie Freedom Scripted on…
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Exclusive: What Spain’s new tax incentives mean for int’l production
Spain and its regions have made headlines with new tax incentives schemes to attract global…
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France’s Histoire, Mexico’s TV Unam & Atresmedia in Spain strike MIPTV deals with ORF
Histoire and KTO in France, as well as TV Unam in Mexico and Atresmedia in…
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Malaysia’s Vision New Media ups Min Lim to group CEO
Malaysian content group Vision New Media has promoted Min Lim to the newly created role…