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BBC Studios inks first-look deal with Big Owl Pictures, Oz firm led by WB alum Shaun Murphy
BBC Studios has stuck a first-look deal with Australian production firm Big Owl Pictures. The…
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Tiger Aspect ups drama chief to MD, hires Sky Studios’ ‘Chernobyl’ producer
Banijay UK scripted label Tiger Aspect has upped head of drama Lucy Bedford to managing…
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BBC & BritBox International co-commission Agatha Christie drama ‘Murder Is Easy’
UK pubcaster the BBC and its JV streamer BritBox International have co-commissioned an adaptation of…
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Entertainment One crowned sales partner for Nutopia’s ‘Royal Mob’
Entertainment One (eOne) has acquired the global distribution rights (excluding the UK, Germany and Italy)…
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NPO, Cosmote & RTÉ ink pre-sales for Mercurio thriller ‘Payback’
European broadcasters NPO Netherlands, Cosmote Greece and RTÉ Ireland have struck pre-sale deals for Payback,…
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Rubicon TV hires ‘Next Summer’ writer as executive producer
Norwegian scripted firm Rubicon TV has hired Lars Gudmestad, the screenwriter behind Next Summer and…
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Candle Media launches non-fiction arm, led by ex-ABC News president
Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs’ Candle Media has launched a new non-fiction division, headed up…
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Banijay shutters Singapore office, moves operations to India
Banijay is closing its office in Singapore and moving operations to India as part of…
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News round-up: Yesterday visits ‘Retro Electro Workshop’; VOYO Bulgaria drama deals; Dandelooo takes’ Super Heroes of Nature’ rights
Yesterday visits ‘Retro Electro Workshop’ UKTV’s factual channel Yesterday has commissioned a new UKTV original…
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Channel 4 gets into ‘Big Mood’ for Dancing Ledge comedy
UK comcaster Channel 4 has commissioned Big Mood (working title), a new comedy series from…
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ZDF Studios & Factual Fiction team for ‘Dorian Gray’ update
Germany’s ZDF Studios and the UK’s Factual Fiction are co-developing a modern update of the…
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Germany’s ZDF remakes Israeli comedy ‘Nevsu’
Germany’s ZDF has commissioned a local adaptation of Israeli comedy series Nevsu. Neuesuper will produce…
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Exclusive: Disney+ EMEA ‘open to copros’ as originals strategy continues
Disney+ is open to coproductions across EMEA as its originals output continues across the region,…
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AMC Networks to cut content spend by 20% in 2023
AMC Networks is planning to cut its content spending by around 20% this year, down…
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SBS in Oz & Fifth Season move into ‘Swift Street’ with Tig Terera
Australia broadcaster SBS has ordered an eight-part drama set in Melbourne that has Fifth Season…
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TV4 Sweden, MTV Finland among buyers of Paramount+ Italian drama ‘Corpo Libero’
TV4 in Sweden and MTV in Finland are among buyers of Paramount+ Italian drama Corpo…
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UK & Austria strike MoU to drive high-end TV production
The British and Austrian film commissions have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen…
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BentFrame & Cineflix go ‘Looking For Jane’ in novel adaptation
Canada’s BentFrame Film & TV and Cineflix Studios have partnered to adapt author Heather Marshall’s…
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SyFy Germany acquires Electric Entertainment’s ‘The Ark’
NBC Universal Global Networks Germany has acquired the pay-TV rights to the sci-fi series The…
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TBI Scripted: ‘Cuba Libre’ creator on show’s 20-year journey to screen
Henrique Oliveira, creator of Portuguese historical drama Cuba Libre, tells Mark Layton why good things…
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Exclusive: BBC Studios CEO Tom Fussell on streaming “shock”, Disney & his wish for Wordle
As BBC Studios launches its Showcase event today in London, CEO Tom Fussell tells Richard…
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News round-up: Netflix lands La Liga doc; Fox extends talent deals; Series Mania reveals co-pro pitch shows
Netflix lands La Liga doc Netflix is expanding its sports docs output with a new…
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Entertainment One sales process “well underway”, says Hasbro
Toy giant Hasbro is seeing “strong interest” from parties interested in acquiring its TV and…
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Exclusive: Beyond Rights team to disband following Banijay takeover
The majority of Beyond International’s rights team is to be let go following its acquisition…
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HBO Max greenlights JJ Abrams’ & LaToya Morgan’s FBI drama ‘Duster’
HBO Max has given the go-ahead to Duster, the drama series from JJ Abrams and…
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Paramount+ adds 10 million subs, braces for $1.5bn charge from Showtime merger
Paramount+ added 9.9 million subscribers in the fourth quarter, to reach nearly 56 million in…
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Drama round-up: BBC lands Red Seam drama debut; BritBox & ITV land Quay Street mystery; Global Screen & Stillman prep ‘Splendid Affinities’
BBC lands Red Seam drama debut BBC One has ordered a drama written by James…
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‘Leverage: Redemption’ firm Electric Entertainment expands production arm
Electric Entertainment, the LA-based firm behind The Ark and Leverage: Redemption, is expanding its production…
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Sky Deutschland makes double drama commission
Sky Deutschland has commissioned two new scripted series – Garten Eden, about a bipolar star…
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France TV, TF1 & M6 close Salto, blaming ‘complex governance’ & merger failure
French streamer Salto is to be liquidated by shareholders France Télévisions, TF1 and M6, with…