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Starz to debut ‘Minx’ S2 after saving HBO Max comedy from cancellation
Lionsgate-owned US network Starz has picked up Ellen Rapoport’s comedy series Minx, following its cancellation…
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Banijay buys French sports & drama prodco Puzzle Media
Banijay is expanding its French operations by acquiring local production outfit Puzzle Media. The deal…
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Prime Video France picks up ‘The Last Of Us’ & launches WBD content pass
Amazon Prime Video in France has struck an exclusive deal with Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD)…
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News round-up: BBC takes ‘The Traitors US’; Shahid preps ‘Slave Market’; Cineflix Rights prepares for ‘Tempting Fortune’
BBC takes The Traitors US NBC’s US iteration of hit format The Traitors is heading…
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Ex-Eleventh Hour chief joins Caryn Mandabach Productions as MD
Peaky Blinders outfit Caryn Mandabach Productions has landed the former MD of Eleventh Hour Films…
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Banijay creates scripted roles for HBO Europe & Gaumont UK alums
Banijay has created two new scripted roles, with HBO Europe alum Steve Matthews joining its…
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Deals round-up: ZDF boards Blue Ant, Film.UA & Tilt Media’s Ukraine doc; Espresso buys Cardinal catalogue; All3 to sell Kardashian doc
ZDF buys Blue Ant, Film.UA & Tilt Media’s Ukraine doc ZDF in Germany has boarded…
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SPT strikes overall deal with Jason Ning, preps ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’ series
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has struck an overall deal with Lucifer exec producer Jason Ning,…
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Nordic’s Monday Media names new CEO & chief creative officer
Nordic production group Monday Media has appointed Martin Dalgaard as its new group CEO, with…
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AMC addresses content cuts, wraps up ‘Fear The Walking Dead’
AMC Networks must “take stock and recalibrate” in the face of current industry challenges, said…
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RTL Deutschland poaches Netflix’s German unscripted content chief
RTL Deutschland has poached Netflix exec Inga Leschek to lead programming for its channel and…
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MGM+ returns ‘Billy The Kid’, ‘Rogue Heroes’ & unveils development slate
US linear and streaming service MGM+ (fka Epix) has picked up wartime drama Rogue Heroes…
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‘Flatshare’ prodco 42 hires Netflix, Tiger Aspect alum to lead comedy & entertainment
The Flatshare prodco 42 has appointed former Netflix and Tiger Aspect executive Ben Cavey to…
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Fremantle hires Paramount exec & ups Georgette Schlick for new European CEO roles
Fremantle has restructured its senior ranks in Europe by creating two new regional CEO roles,…
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GrowthLab unveils Paramount UK & Raconteur execs as speakers for new indie event
Paramount UK’s deputy chief content officer Sebastian Cardwell and Raconteur Associates’ founder William Miller have…
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‘Vienna Blood’ prodco Endor recruits development head
UK-based Endor Productions has appointed Jen McConnell as head of development. In her new role,…
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Sarah Brocklehurst’s Brock Media to adapt Caleb Azumah Nelson’s ‘Small Worlds’
BBC Studios-backed producer Brock Media has picked up rights to Caleb Azumah Nelson’s second novel,…
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Warner Bros. TV Group extends Greg Berlanti’s overall deal
Warner Bros. TV Group (WBTVG) has signed a new overall deal with ‘Arrowverse’ architect Greg…
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AMC Networks veterans join Kino Lorber to oversee ‘accelerated streaming expansion’
Former AMC Networks veterans Ed Carroll and Lisa Schwartz have been hired by US-based Kino…
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SkyShowtime rescues dropped HBO Max European originals
SkyShowtime, the recently launched Comcast and Paramount joint-streamer, has acquired 21 former HBO Max European…
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France’s Canal+ to buy Orange’s pay-TV & studio division
Canal+ in France has struck a far-reaching deal to acquire OCS and Orange Studio, handing…
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UKTV promotes two for factual, fact-ent & comedy commissions
UKTV has promoted Helen Nightingale to head of factual and factual entertainment, while Mark Iddon…
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AMC drops ‘Pantheon’, despite completed second season, as cuts continue
AMC Networks has cancelled adult animated sci-fi series Pantheon, as the US firm continues to…
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Turkey’s Star TV sets local remake of Israeli ultra-orthodox hit ‘Shtisel’
Star TV in Turkey is set to become home to a local remake of hit…
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Nicola Shindler’s Quay Street names Mammoth Screen & ITVS alum as COO
Quay Street Productions, the Nicola Shindler-helmed ITV Studios label behind the upcoming Nolly, has appointed…
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BBC Studios expands FAST team with five new hires, incl A+E’s Sarah Shriver
BBC Studios (BBCS) has expanded its FAST team with five new additions, including former A+E…
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Warner Bros. Discovery eyes ‘new chapter’ balancing DTC streaming & third party sales
Warner Bros. Discovery is focusing on “relaunching and building” the business over the next 12…
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Fremantle ups Christian Vesper to new drama role, extending prodco oversight
Fremantle has upped scripted chief Christian Vesper to a newly created role overseeing its global…
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‘Traitors’ producer Stephen Lambert & Banijay UK chief Holland on C4 in-house proposals
The Traitors producer Stephen Lambert has said he “wouldn’t have a problem” with in-house production…
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Lionsgate co-pro & acquisitions boss Marc Lorber departs US studio
Marc Lorber, SVP of international TV co-productions and acquisitions at US studio Lionsgate, has exited…