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News round-up: Love Nature enters Poland; Keshet Int’l lands Reeva Steenkamp series; DFW readies ‘Long Gone’
Love Nature enters Poland Blue Ant Media’s streaming and channel brand Love Nature is expanding…
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Amazon Prime Video inks overall deal with ‘Gangs Of Lagos’ director Jáde Osiberu
Amazon’s Prime Video SVOD service has inked a three-year exclusive deal with Jáde Osiberu, the…
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Canada’s Corus strikes overall deal with Dominion of Drama, launches Waterside Studios
Canada’s Corus Entertainment has struck an overall deal with UK-Canadian prodco Dominion of Drama and…
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Cineflix Rights hires All3Media Int’l exec for FAST push
UK distributor Cineflix Rights has appointed All3Media International exec Mike Gould to the newly created…
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Exclusive: FilmNation TV UK hires BBC Studios veteran as COO
FilmNation TV UK has hired BBC Studios (BBCS) exec Martin Rakusen as its new COO,…
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Shahid VIP preps Tony Jordan drama, with Katrina Neylon joining sales team
Saudi Arabia-based streamer Shahid VIP is preparing to launch its latest project from Life On…
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Amazon snags NBCU exec as hiring spree continues
Amazon has appointed NBCUniversal (NBCU) exec Jessica Morganroth as senior content acquisitions manager for its…
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Pluto TV hires Magine, TV4 alum to oversee Nordic deals
Paramount’s FAST streaming service Pluto TV has hired a former TV4 Sweden exec to work…
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India’s Locomotive Global hires ‘Rocket Boys’ exec for production
Locomotive Global Media (LGM), the India-based producer behind the reboot of Ray Donovan and drama…
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TBI Weekly: Six takeaways from Les Rendez-vous Unifrance in Biarritz
The French seaside town of Biarritz has been home to more than 250 international buyers…
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Warner Bros. Discovery ‘firing up’ third-party distribution as FAST push emerges
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is “firing up” its third-party distribution efforts and exploring a push…
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Netflix orders Japanese drama ‘House Of Ninjas’
Netflix has commissioned a new Japanese original drama, House Of Ninjas, which tells the story…
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Hulu ends ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ with sixth season, preps spin-off ‘The Testaments’
Hulu is bringing the curtain down on The Handmaid’s Tale, with a spin-off in the…
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South Africa’s M-Net preps crime drama with BBCS’s Lookout Point
BBC Studios (BBCS)-owned Lookout Point and South Africa’s MultiChoice Studios have partnered on a five-part crime…
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ITV Studios & UFA alum joins Bavaria Fiction for serial drama push
Bavaria Fiction has hired Jonas Baur from ITV Studios to work across the development and…
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London TV Screenings sets 2023 dates, goes up against BBC Studios Showcase
London TV Screenings, the fast-growing event organised by All3Media International, Banijay Rights, Entertainment One, Fremantle and…
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News round-up: Cineflix strikes Nancy Buirski deal; RTS London gets Baz Luhrmann; MSNBC buys Anchor doc
Cineflix strikes Nancy Buirski deal American Pickers outfit Cineflix Productions has signed a development deal with…
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UK production revenues near pre-Covid levels, but int’l & streamer spending falls, says Pact
UK TV production revenues are bouncing back to pre-Covid levels, though figures from international TV…
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Netflix expands Brazil offer with crime show & Candelaria Massacre drama
Netflix is expanding its Brazilian offering with a flurry of new shows, including an investigative crime…
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Dynamic Television hires Kew Media veteran to head up scripted development
LA-based Dynamic Television has appointed former Kew Media Group veteran Carrie Stein as president of…
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Turkey’s Show TV preps first remake of NBC medical drama ‘New Amsterdam’
Show TV in Turkey has ordered the first international remake of US drama New Amsterdam,…
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Federation Entertainment buys ‘Britannia’ & ‘Bulletproof’ prodco Vertigo Films
France’s Federation Entertainment has struck a deal to acquire a majority stake in UK-based Britannia and…
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SkyShowtime names Paramount exec as VP of distribution & partnerships
SkyShowtime has named a Paramount exec to work across its roll-out of the soon-to-launch streamer….
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Amazon Studios boosts South African & Nigerian originals team
Amazon Studios has made several new appointments across its local originals development team for South…
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French TV exports hit record high of $373m, as tax rebate fuels surging int’l investment
French TV exports hit a record €375.9m ($373m) in 2021, while improvements to the country’s…
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News round-up: NHK & Walter Presents engage with ‘Bright Minds’; WBD EMEA picks up ‘Toad & Friends’; UK’s Peanut & Crumb expands audio push
NHK & Walter Presents engage with ‘Bright Minds’ Japanese pubcaster NHK and non-English language platform…
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AMC & SBS Australia among global deals for StudioCanal dramas
Broadcasters including AMC Networks International and SBS Australia have acquired original dramas from French distributor…
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Amazon’s ‘LOTR: The Rings of Power’ snags record-breaking viewing figures
Amazon has said its mega-budget drama, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,…
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SkyShowtime lines up Nordic launch date & programming offer
Comcast and Paramount have unveiled the launch date, cost and show line-up for its combined streamer…
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News round-up: BBC Scotland doc tackles ‘Ice Cream Wars’; S4C awards Welsh ‘Gogglebox’ tender; RASI acquires ‘Kid Sister’ & ‘Summer Love’ rights
BBC Scotland doc tackles ‘Ice Cream Wars’ BBC Scotland has commissioned indie Two Rivers Media…