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UK’s Pact & Bectu strike TV drama production framework deal after year of talks
UK broadcasting union Bectu and producer trade body Pact have struck a new agreement regulating…
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Round-up: ITV orders ‘Mamma Mia’ format; A+E among Beyond’s 250-hour UK sales; Dance Revolution moves to Baltic, Africa beat
ITV orders ‘Mamma Mia’ format ITV in the UK is prepping an eright-part theatrical competition…
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Further Amazon exits on cards as comedy execs reportedly eye new prodco
Amazon Studios comedy execs Ryan Andolina and Amanda Greenblatt are reportedly looking to exit their…
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Mediawan buys into Brad Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment, as investors increase funding
French production group Mediawan has raised funds from its investors to finance the acquisition of…
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TBI Weekly: Key takeaways from Asia TV Forum & NEM Zagreb
It has been a double whammy of market activity this week, with Asia TV Forum…
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Lionsgate TV inks overall deal with ‘Mrs America’ showrunner Dahvi Waller
Lionsgate TV Group in the US has inked a multi-year overall deal with Mrs America…
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Exclusive: Streamers push back as European Commission explores origins of EU content
Netflix, HBO Max and other streamers operating across Europe could see their content quotas being…
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Malaysia’s Astro to adapt ITV drama ‘Liar’ with Double Vision
Astro in Malaysia has ordered a local adaptation of Liar, the UK drama about two…
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Apple TV+ reunites ‘Black Bird’ team for podcast-inspired drama ‘Firebug’
Apple TV+ has ordered Firebug a new drama series starring and executive produced by Taron…
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Rock Entertainment & China’s Pumpkin Film strike deals for ‘Line Of Duty’, ‘Masked Dancer’
Asian general entertainment channel Rock Entertainment and Pumpkin Film in China have picked up a…
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Netflix picks up CBC/HBO Max comedy ‘Sort Of’ for Malaysia, Singapore & Philippines
Netflix has acquired the rights to the CBC/HBO Max comedy series Sort Of for Malaysia,…
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Int’l producers explore European coproduction regulation as model’s popularity soars
Global coproductions will become increasingly important as streamers and broadcasters find budgets squeezed but pan-European…
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News round-up: Paramount+ launches in Germany, Austria & Switzerland; ITVX debuts in UK; Channel 4.0 orders ‘Get In The Van’
Paramount+ launches in Germany, Austria & Switzerland Global streaming service Paramount+ has launched in Germany,…
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Exclusive: Scripted production to return to Ukraine as HRT, HBO Max & ZDF drama heads for Kiev
Ukraine’s embattled production sector is showing green shoots after it emerged that The Silence, a…
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Tiger Aspect inks deal with ‘PhoneShop’ creator & expands development team
Banijay UK label Tiger Aspect has signed Phil Bowker, creator of Channel 4 comedy PhoneShop,…
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Chorus Boy Productions expands creative team & extends Disney deal
Disney Brand Television has extended its multiyear overall deal with Tim Federle and his Chorus…
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Yellow Bird UK & Hot Coals to adapt Nell Pattison crime trilogy
Banijay UK label Yellow Bird and Hot Coals Productions have partnered to develop and co-produce…
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Virgin Media TV content director plans new year exit
Bill Malone, the director of content at Irish comcaster Virgin Media Television, will step down…
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Buyers in China, NZ & Japan among 1,000 hours of ITV Studio sales at ATF
Buyers in China, New Zealand and Japan are among those to have picked up more…
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Singapore’s KC Global Media & IMDA partner for fantasy animation ‘Fallen 8’
Singapore-based channels operator KC Global Media and government agency Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) have…
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Mediacorp & Taiwan’s TAICCA strike co-development pact
Taiwan’s government-backed Creative Content Agency (TAICCA) has partnered with Singapore’s national broadcaster, Mediacorp, to co-develop…
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Opinion: Indielab CEO Victoria Powell on resilience & adaptability ahead of 2023
Victoria Powell, CEO of Indielab, explains why resilience and the ability to adapt will be…
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News round-up: Method Animation names MD & CCO; Cineflix developing ‘The Descendants’; Rocket Rights to shop George Michael doc
Method Animation names MD & CCO Mediawan Kids & Family has appointed Katell France as…
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BBC licence fee “not sustainable”, reaffirms UK government, considering “other options” to C4 sale
UK culture secretary Michelle Donelan has said that the BBC licence fee model is “impossible”…
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Lionsgate ups Sandra Stern to become vice chairman of TV division
Lionsgate TV has promoted Sandra Stern to become vice chairman of its television division. The…
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Netflix expands westerns with ‘Painkiller’ trio Pete Berg, Eric Newman & Taylor Kitsch
Netflix is expanding its western output with a new limited series from Painkiller trio, Pete…
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Fremantle buys ‘This England’ outfit Passenger, expands team in US & UK
Fremantle has acquired This England producer Passenger and expanded its team in the US and…
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Banijay Americas acquires Brazilian ‘Vai Que Cola’ studio A Fábrica
Banijay Americas has acquired A Fábrica, the Brazilian studio behind long-running sitcom Vai Que Cola….
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Sky Studios hires Ink Factory exec as director of commissioning
Sky Studios has expanded its drama team by hiring The Ink Factory’s creative director to…
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Exclusive: Shibasish Sarkar on acquiring Reliance Entertainment & India’s growing market
IMAC CEO Shibasish Sarkar talks to Mark Layton about the recent acquisition of his former…