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Sweden’s SVT boards ‘Whiskey On The Rocks’ from Patrick Nebout’s Skyverse Nordic
Swedish pubcaster has boarded a Cold War dramedy from Stockholm-based Skyverse Nordic, which is being…
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Netflix orders BBCS anthrax attack doc & unveils Indonesian originals slate
Netflix has commissioned a BBC Studios documentary about the 2001 anthrax attacks on the United…
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WBD reveals Nordic exec team, with Discovery alum taking key content role amid departures
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has unveiled its senior leadership team in the Nordics, with a…
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ITV & BritBox Int’l board crime thriller ‘Payback’ from Mercurio’s HTM Television
UK comcaster ITV has ordered Payback, a new crime thriller from Jed Mercurio’s HTM Television….
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ITV Studios America promotes exec to SVP of production
ITV Studios (ITVS) America has promoted Joey Kern to SVP of production. Kern joined the…
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Just 48 hours left to enter TBI’s Content Innovation Awards 2022!
There is just 48 hours left to enter this year’s Content Innovation Awards, with producers,…
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Bavaria Fiction expands comedy push with Gerda Film & Peter Güde deal
Bavaria Fiction is moving further into comedy after striking a pact with fellow German outfit Gerda Film…
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Aito Media founder & YLE alum launch Finnish prodco Ilkkas’ Creative Studio
Aito Media founder Ilkka Hynninen and former YLE director Ilkka Rahkonen have teamed up to…
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Korea’s CJ ENM hires Fox Corp exec to lead global expansion strategy
South Korea’s CJ ENM has landed former Fox Corporation exec Steve W. Chung to work…
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Denmark’s TV2 & Germany’s ZDF to adapt ‘Oxen’ thriller novels
Danish broadcaster TV2 and German pubcaster ZDF have ordered Oxen, a new Danish thriller based…
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Virgin Media TV & Sundance Now order fact-based Irish drama, ‘The Vanishing Triangle’
Ireland’s Virgin Media Television and US-based AMC Network’s Sundance Now have commissioned The Vanishing Triangle, a…
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ITV Studios hires Newen, TF1 alum to replace Sébastien Petiot as COO in France
ITV Studios (ITVS) has appointed Newen exec Céline Roux as COO of its operations in…
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Amazon Studios’ chief in Europe Georgia Brown to step down
Amazon Studios’ chief in Europe, Georgia Brown, is stepping down. Brown has led Amazon’s output…
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News round-up: Oble takes ‘Aller Simple’ rights; ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ gets cooking in Thailand; ‘Hunting Season’ opens in Belgium
Oble takes ‘Aller Simple’ rights French producer and distributor Oble has acquired international rights to…
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SBS & Paramount+ dramas secure $8m Screen Australia funding
A Sydney-based drama for Paramount+ and the first 8 x 30 drama from SBS Scripted Originals are…
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Korea’s HOW Pictures to adapt Swedish dramas ‘Honour’ & ‘Love Me’
Korean prodco HOW Pictures has acquired the rights to adapt a pair of Swedish dramas,…
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Asacha Media Group buys French producer SRAB Films
Red Planet Pictures owner Asacha Media Group (AMG) has made its latest acquisition, this time…
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Exclusive: Globoplay’s head of content to step down at Brazilian giant
Globo veteran Ana Carolina Lima, who heads up content at the Brazilian giant’s streamer Globoplay,…
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NBC explores cutting primetime by an hour from 22.00
US broadcast network NBC is considering cutting its primetime programming from 22.00, according to US…
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News round-up: Netflix axes ‘Resident Evil’ & film exec; YouTube CBO to exit
Netflix axes ‘Resident Evil’ & film exec Netflix has cancelled horror series Resident Evil after…
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BBCS forges exclusive TVOD deal in India offering ‘Sherwood’, ‘Happy Valley’
BBC Studios (BBCS) has struck an exclusive TVOD deal with Indian OTT operator BookMyShow Stream, which…
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Netflix & Nippon TV strike multi-title anime deal
Netflix has further expanded its partnership with Japan’s Nippon TV, picking up a range of…
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Show of the week: Playing With Fate
This complex relationship drama has been created by Ukrainian producer Tatyana Gnedash and explores how…
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TBI Weekly: Six takeaways from the Edinburgh TV Festival
From snarky remarks around reboots, to a scripted industry in “corrective” mode and Netflix’s attempts to assert itself…
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TBI issues final deadline for Content Innovation Awards 2022 entries
TBI has issued a final call to enter the Content Innovation Awards 2022, with producers,…
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Paramount hires Apple TV+ & SPT alum to lead current programming
Paramount Television Studios has appointed a former Apple TV+ and Sony Pictures Television exec as…
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Sky eyes extended HBO pact, unveils raft of comedy shorts
Sky expects to continue to work with HBO despite owner Warner Bros. Discovery’s planned roll-out of…
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Acorn TV adapts BBC Radio drama, snags worldwide rights
AMC Networks-owned streamer Acorn TV has ordered an adaptation of BBC Radio 4 mystery Mrs…
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Netflix to end ‘Umbrella Academy’, strikes expanded deal with Steve Blackman
Netflix is bringing the curtain down on superhero drams The Umbrella Academy, with a fourth…
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BBC lands Synchronicity’s adaptation of Andrew O’Hagan’s novel ‘Mayflies’
The BBC has ordered a two-part miniseries based on Andrew O’Hagan’s novel Mayflies from The Cry…