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Fremantle hires WBD kids exec as director of scripted acquisitions
Fremantle has appointed Warner Bros. Discovery kids’ exec Sabina McNally as director of acquisitions for…
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Hulu & Peacock to share ‘New Girl’ after Netflix license expires
US comedy series New Girl is moving streaming homes next month, leaving Netflix after a…
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Netflix scoops six Oscars with wins for ‘Pinocchio’ & ‘All Quiet On The Western Front’
Netflix has scored major wins at the 95th annual Academy Awards, with the streamer walking…
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Amazon extends revival trend to save JJ Abrams’ ‘Batman: Caped Crusader’ after HBO Max cancellation
Amazon has saved another show, this time landing former J. J. Abrams’ Batman: Caped Crusader,…
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Anonymous Content CEO & COO make shock resignation from ‘True Detective’ outfit
Anonymous Content CEO Dawn Olmstead and COO Heather McCauley have both resigned from their positions…
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MTV Entertainment Studios & Lashan Browning partner for JV Antoinette Media
MTV Entertainment Studios has partnered with Love & Hip Hop franchise producer Lashan Browning to…
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Philippines’ ABS-CBN spins off local hit ‘The Bagman’ as int’l coproduction
Philippines-based broadcaster ABS-CBN has unveiled its latest drama coproduction, which is a spin-off from the…
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News round-up: STV Studios snags ‘Good Girls Die Last’ rights; Armoza preps ‘Bingo’ for MIPTV; Blue Ant launches pet-focused FAST channel
STV Studios snags Good Girls Die Last rights Elizabeth Is Missing producer STV Studios has…
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Comcast open to selling Hulu stake to non-Disney buyer
Comcast president Mike Cavanagh has indicated the company would be willing to consider alternative deals…
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Paramount CEO dismisses $3bn Showtime bid, says ‘no sense in selling anywhere near that price’
Paramount turned down a bid of around $3bn for Showtime because it would not have…
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‘Fifteen-Love’ & ‘Nolly’ bound for Nordics as pubcasters pick up ITVS drama package
Five Nordic public broadcasters, including SVT in Sweden, NRK in Norway, YLE in Finland, DR…
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Banijay hires Netflix & BBCS alum Chris Sussman as part of $60m Growth Fund push
Former Netflix and BBC Studios (BBCS) exec Chris Sussman has struck a first-look deal to…
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News round-up: HBO to end ‘Barry’; C4 orders ‘Rise & Fall’ format; Showtime investigates ‘Lightning’ robbery
HBO to end ‘Barry’ HBO is bringing its dark comedy series Barry to an end…
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Netflix lands Ted Danson & Mike Schur for remake of Maite Alberdi’s doc ‘The Mole Agent’
Netflix has ordered a series remake of The Mole Agent, the 2020 documentary directed by…
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MRC rejig continues as Paramount alum named president of TV, Elise Henderson exits
Senior ranks at US entertainment studio MRC are changing again, with former Paramount TV Studios…
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Exclusive: MIPTV unveils more details of new FAST summit set to debut in April
MIPTV organiser RX France has unveiled further details around its recently revealed FAST “channel summit”…
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News round-up: ABC to pilot UK’s ‘Motherland’; WBD strikes HBO deal in Japan; Scorpion’s Beatles travel
ABC to pilot UK’s Motherland ABC in the US is set to order a pilot…
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French streaming firm Free launches AVOD offering OQEE Ciné
French service provider Free is launching a new AVOD service, stocking it with domestic shows…
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‘Ninja Warrior’ service firm Eccholine expands into Malta to capitalise on tax incentives
Production service firm Eccholine is expanding into Malta to capitalise on the country’s tax incentive…
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Paramount explores sale of BET Media, as Tyler Perry & Weather Channel’s Byron Allen circle
Paramount Global is exploring a sale of BET Media, with Tyler Perry and The Weather…
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News round-up: Sky & SVT buy docs from Espresso; Abacus strikes Spanish-language doc deal; Nippon preps formats
Sky & SVT buy docs from Espresso SVT in Sweden and Sky Arts Channel in…
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ITV hires former Film and TV Charity CEO Alex Pumfrey to oversee partnerships
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has hired former Film and TV Charity CEO Alex Pumfrey as…
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Ex-Virgin Media TV content chief Bill Malone launches scripted & factual co-pro outfit
Bill Malone, former director of content at Irish comcaster Virgin Media Television, has launched a…
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Foxtel, 7Maxx & Yes buy ‘Icons Unearthed’ shows as GRB extends Nacelle deal with ‘Robo Force’
Foxtel in Australia, 7Maxx in Germany, Yes in Israel and RTL Netherlands have struck deals…
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Exclusive: Netflix eyes India scripted expansion as APAC spending predicted to rise
Netflix is looking to boost its original South Indian language scripted output as new research…
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FAST revenues in UK to quadruple by 2027, report claims
FAST channel revenue in the UK is expected to quadruple over the next four years,…
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‘Poker Face’ studio MRC ups Scott Tenley to CEO
US entertainment studio MRC has elevated chief business officer Scott Tenley to CEO of the…
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‘Star Trek: Discovery’ to stop boldly going with fifth season
Paramount+ is to conclude sci-fi series Star Trek: Discovery with a fifth and final season…
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Ukraine One Year On: Oleksandr Bohutskyi, CEO of Starlight Media
Twelve months since the Russian invasion, TBI talks to Ukrainian media organisations about how they…
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Exclusive: Why the TV industry is all ears for podcasts
Nick Edwards investigates what it takes to adapt an audio production for the screen but…