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News round-up: Phil Gurin launches format firm; C5’s ‘Desperate Measures’ travels; Love Nature unveils ‘Gladiators’
Phil Gurin launches format firm Format veteran Phil Gurin has launched a US-based global distribution…
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Warner Bros. Discovery Lat Am/US Hispanic veteran to depart after 20 years
Marcelo Tamburri, Warner Bros. Discovery’s (WBD) VP of scripted content development for Latin America &…
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Paramount Int’l Studios’ Laura Abril steps down as head of EMEA & Asia
Paramount’s long-standing exec Laura Abril is leaving the company. Abril was most recently SVP &…
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SF Studios chief Porseryd exits, chairman Bernhardsson named acting CEO
SF Studios CEO Michael Porseryd is exiting after six years at the helm of the…
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Exclusive: Cartoon Network Studios’ original series development VP exits
Nicole Rivera, VP of original series development at Warner Bros. Discovery’s Cartoon Network Studios, is…
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Banijay Benelux acquires Belgian ‘Black-out’ producer Jonnydepony
Banijay Benelux is acquiring its second production firm in as many months, taking a majority…
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Netflix UK acquires ‘Dal y Mellt’ as first Welsh language drama
Netflix has acquired its first Welsh-language only drama, picking up local pubcaster S4C’s crime series…
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PBS Masterpiece boards Quay Street drama ‘Nolly’ for US debut
US pubcaster PBS Masterpiece has picked up fact-based drama Nolly ahead of its debut on…
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Netflix & Mediapro alum joins Spain’s iZen to fuel international scripted
Juliana Barrera, Netflix’s former originals chief in Spain, has resurfaced at Newen-owned Spanish production group…
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BritBox International creative chief Diederick Santer exits
Diederick Santer, the chief creative officer at BritBox International, is to exit the company. Former…
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HBO Max’s Antony Root to exit WBD, eyes move into production
HBO Max EMEA content chief Antony Root is to step down from his role at…
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Newen Studios’ Nimbus Films takes stake in ‘The Rain’ producer Tall and Small
Newen Studios-backed Broen/Bron producer Nimbus Film has acquired a minority stake in Tall and Small,…
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News round-up: Sky sets Juan Carlos doc; Turkey’s ‘Golden Boy’ travels; C5, SBS Oz buy RTÉ shows
Sky sets Juan Carlos doc Sky Documentaries has ordered a four-part series exploring the rise…
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All3 lands duo incl Sky Studios exec as German scripted push expands
All3Media in Germany has hired execs from companies including Sky Studios as it looks to…
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WBITVP Spain hires Mediaset España & Big Bang alum to lead scripted
Warner Bros. International Television Production (WBITVP) Spain has hired Mediaset España alum and Big Bang…
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Argentina’s StoryLab lands Fox, Disney alum to lead international expansion
La Casa Del Mar producer StoryLab has hired former Fox Latin America and Walt Disney…
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WBD & Tele 5 alum Alberto Horta resurfaces at media agency IMG
Former Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) exec Alberto Horta has resurfaced at media agency IMG, where…
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Netflix unveils romance, sci-fi and true crime in huge Korean slate
Netflix has unveiled a huge Korean content slate for the coming year, with 34 new…
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French streamer Salto to close after just two years
Troubled French streamer Salto could be shuttered as early as the end of this week,…
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Opinion: Arrested’s Anthony Kimble on staying nimble in a rocky market
In the first instalment of his new TBI column, LA-based scripted exec Anthony Kimble, co-CEO…
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TBI Scripted: ‘Your Honor’ co-creator on Israel’s biggest scripted format export
Mark Layton talks to Kvodo showrunner Ron Ninio about Your Honor‘s incredible international success as…
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Netflix cancels comedy duo, including Neil Patrick Harris’s ‘Uncoupled’
Netflix has axed two of its comedies, with Neil Patrick Harris series Uncoupled among those…
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WBD’s TNT ends scripted as ‘Snowpiercer’ S4 gets shopped by Tomorrow Studios
Post-apocalyptic series Snowpiercer will not reach its final destination on TNT, with the Warner Bros….
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Patrick Nebout’s Skyverse adapts ‘The Scream’, seeks int’l co-pro partners
Stockholm-based production company Skyverse Nordic is seeking French and international co-pro partners for its adaptation…
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TBI Weekly: Where WBD & its former content goes next
A rapid-fire succession of headlines this week has illuminated what comes next for Warner Bros….
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Federation Studios merges sales division with Calt Distribution
Federation Studios has expanded its catalogue by merging its sales division with that of its…
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News round-up: FX to end ‘Mayans MC’ with S5; Texas Crew & V1 partner
FX to end ‘Mayans MC’ with S5 FX is to conclude biker gang drama series…
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FX’s Landgraf predicts end of ‘peak TV’, unveils 2022 scripted numbers
FX chairman John Landgraf has predicted the end of ‘peak TV’ in his annual conversation…
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ITVX launch brings 55% streaming boost to ITV, led by FIFA World Cup coverage
UK broadcaster ITV has reported a 55% increase in streaming hours in the first month…
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Fremantle hires WBITVP Finland drama chief as head of scripted
Fremantle has hired a former Warner Bros. Discovery exec to become its head of scripted…