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Paramount ANZ’s streaming chief exits amid senior exec reshuffle
Paramount has reshuffled its execs in Australia and New Zealand, with streaming chief Liz Baldwin…
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BBC Studios restructures in ANZ, hires Fremantle & Endemol Shine execs
BBC Studios (BBCS) in Australia and New Zealand has restructured its operations by hiring Fremantle’s…
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News round-up: VTM2 gets ‘Stranded On Honeymoon Island’; Viaplay sets US & Canada DTC launch; Cowshed reorganises
VTM2 gets ‘Stranded On Honeymoon Island’ VTM2 in Belgium has ordered Stranded On Honeymoon Island,…
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’30 Coins’ producer Pokeepsie hires Netflix Iberia exec as GM
Banijay-backed 30 Coins producer Pokeepsie Films has named Netflix exec Adrián De Belva as its…
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‘Fawlty Towers’ revival in works at Castle Rock with John Cleese to return
British sitcom Fawlty Towers is set to be revived after more than 40 years, with…
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‘Connected’ prodco Envision hires HBO Europe alum for development
Former HBO Europe creative exec Gabor Krigler has joined UK-based Envision Entertainment to work across…
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Banijay names Ben Samek CEO of Americas as Cris Abrego steps down
Banijay has restructured its operations in the Americas, with CEO Cris Abrego stepping down and…
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Amazon Studios plans ‘Bosch’ expansion with two spin-offs in development
Amazon Studios is planning to expand its crime drama franchise Bosch, with two new spin-off…
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US animation studio Laika hires Netflix exec for live-action & series push
US animation studio Laika has brought Netflix’s Matt Levin on board to help with its…
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News round-up: ‘The Rookie: Feds’ goes global; Ed TV Fest names advisory chair; Espresso shops Moscow gold doc to RTVE
‘The Rookie: Feds’ goes global The Rookie: Feds, the ABC crime drama spin-off from The…
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Left Bank & Blast! alums among first cohort for Sky’s commissioner scheme
Sky in the UK has named alumni from The Crown producer Left Bank Pictures and…
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Showtime to expand ‘Billions’ & ‘Dexter’ franchises, remakes France’s ‘The Bureau’ with George Clooney
Showtime in the US has quickly followed up on its recently announced plans to expand…
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ITVX picks up HBO Max original ‘Love & Death’ for UK debut
Newly launched streamer ITVX has acquired HBO Max original Love & Death for its exclusive…
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Mediawan & Entourage Ventures reveal $100m fund for international projects
France’s Mediawan has struck a deal with Entourage Ventures that will see the investment group…
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‘All Quiet On The Western Front’ director Edward Berger strikes Fremantle deal
All Quiet On The Western Front director Edward Berger has struck a two-year first-look deal…
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Cineflix Productions ups ‘I Was Lorena Bobbitt’ exec to VP of scripted
Cineflix Productions has promoted Jeff Vanderwal to VP of scripted. In his expanded role, Vanderwal will source, develop,…
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Banijay lands Publicis exec to lead M&A, as ambitions expand beyond content
Banijay has hired an associate director from French advertising firm Publicis Groupe to oversee its…
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Beyond Entertainment strikes animated co-pro deal with Tokyo’s Custom Nuts
Beyond Entertainment has struck a co-production partnership with Tokyo-based indie animation studio Custom Nuts. The…
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Fifth Season expands EMEA TV sales team with BBCS, ITVS & Disney hires
CJ ENM-owned production and distribution firm Fifth Season is expanding its EMEA TV sales team,…
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UK high-end TV spend hit $5.3bn in 2022, reports BFI
A record £6.27bn ($7.68bn) was spent on high-end TV (HETV) and film production in the…
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Amazon Studios & AMC alum to lead Middle East’s MBC Studios
Former Amazon Studios and AMC exec Christina Wayne has been appointed to lead the studio…
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Richard Johns’ Argo Films & Malaysia’s Double Vision launch Sympatico prodco
Richard Johns’ recently launched Argo Films has linked up with Malaysia-based production firm Double Vision…
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Paramount Pictures & Nickelodeon Studios COO steps down
Paramount Pictures & Nickelodeon Studios COO Andrew Gumpert is exiting the company. Gumpert joined Paramount…
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The CW axes current & development heads in move away from scripted
The CW’s EVP of current programming Michael Roberts and EVP of development Gaye Hirsch have…
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News round-up: Belgium expands ‘Finder$ Keeper$’; Paramount+ lands Lollapalooza doc; Freevee preps ‘Neighbours’ for FAST
‘Finder$ Keeper$’ picked up in French-speaking Belgium RTL-TVI has ordered a local version of family…
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See-Saw & Samantha Strauss’s Picking Scabs prodco hires Screen Australia head of production
Slow Horses producer See-Saw Films and Samantha Strauss’s joint venture prodco, Picking Scabs, has expanded…
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LA-based Nicely Entertainment lands Reel One exec to lead Arizona expansion
LA-based production and distribution company Nicely Entertainment has expanded into Arizona and hired Real One…
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Reshet 13 boards ‘The Clinic’, new thriller from ‘Your Honor’ co-creator Ron Ninio
Ron Ninio, the co-creator and showrunner of Israeli drama Kvodo, is co-writing The Clinic, a…
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European broadcasters co-commission Ukrainian dramedy set in wartime Kiev
Broadcasters SVT in Sweden, NRK in Norway and YLE in Finland have co-commissioned Those Who…
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HBO Max axes ‘Pennyworth’ & HBO orders Jerrod Carmichael comedy docuseries
Warner Bros. Discovery streamer HBO Max has cancelled action series Pennyworth. The move comes following…