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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…
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…
Viacom appoints International Studios & OTT chief, names Americas president
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has restructured its OTT and studio businesses, handing new roles…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
‘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…