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Canada’s Channel Zero opens scripted studio division

Canadian channel operator Channel Zero is launching a scripted studio division headed up by Jennifer…

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Netflix eyes stake in Korea’s Studio Dragon as part of expanded content pact

Netflix has struck a three-year content pact with CJ ENM, including an option that could…

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Viacom appoints International Studios & OTT chief, names Americas president

Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has restructured its OTT and studio businesses, handing new roles…

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Hasbro’s $4bn Entertainment One deal to be investigated by UK competition regulator

US toy giant Hasbro’s $4bn deal for Entertainment One (eOne) is to be investigated by…

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Sales round-up: Chinese streamers strike TVF deals; Primitives takes ‘The Battle’ into Lat Am; Sky orders ‘Domina’

Chinese SVOD trio strike TVF deals Chinese online platforms iQiyi, Bili Bili and BesTV have…

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Netflix adapts Stephanie Land’s novel ‘Maid’ with Margot Robbie’s prodco attached

Netflix has ordered an adaptation of Stephanie Land’s best-selling novel Maid, which chronicles the life…

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Former Lookout Point boss launches media investment firm with BBCS alum Helen Jackson

Lookout Point’s Simon Vaughan, former BBC Studios vet Helen Jackson and Stella EOC exec Jonathan…

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UK commissions: Channel 5 reveals 2020 slate; BBC Three, Showtime renews ‘Back to Life’

Channel 5 reveals slate of 2020 programmes  Access-driven documentaries, history programming, natural history and heartland…

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Netflix preps sequel series to History’s ‘Vikings’

Netflix has signed up for a Vikings spin-off from MGM Television and the show’s original…

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‘War Of The Worlds’ exec producer Jamie Brown launches drama prodco

War Of The Worlds exec producer Jamie Brown has launched a global-facing drama prodco. The…