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Wattpad Webtoon expands senior team & launches animation division
Wattpad Webtoon Studios has expanded its leadership with several hires, including a new head of…
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Amazon ups Ryan Pirozzi to head AVOD service Freevee
Amazon has promoted Ryan Pirozzi to head of its ad-supported streaming service Freevee. Pirozzi, who…
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Amazon orders Dutch version of ‘Modern Love’ drama format
Amazon has commissioned a Dutch version of its drama format Modern Love for Prime Video…
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‘John Wick’ prequel ‘The Continental’ moves from Starz to Peacock
NBCUniversal-owned US streamer Peacock and Lionsgate have inked a multi-year deal for The Continental, the…
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Tubi orders adult animation ‘Breaking Bear’
Fox’s US AVOD service Tubi has commissioned Breaking Bear, an adult animated series exec produced…
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Spectrum Originals to close amid rising production costs
Spectrum Originals, the US content brand behind dramas such as Joe Pickett, is to close…
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Apple to adapt ‘Dope Thief’ with Ridley Scott & strikes podcast deal
Apple TV+ is nearing an eight-episode series order for Sinking Spring, an adaptation of the…
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Electric Entertainment secures $100m loan to expand production slate
LA-based producer and distributor Electric Entertainment has secured a $100m financing deal with Bank of…
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Kazakhstan’s JKS Entertainment & 1ON Studios partner for TikTok star-led YA drama
Kazakhstan-based JKS Entertainment and 1ON Studios have partnered to co-produce Target, a new YA mystery…
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Georgian pubcaster to adapt Israeli comedy ‘La Famiglia’
The Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) has ordered a local version of Israeli comedy format La…
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Keshet Studios to adapt dystopian thriller ‘The Awoken’
Keshet Studios has acquired the TV rights to Katelyn Monroe Howes’ debut novel, The Awoken,…
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‘Severance’ director Ben Stiller highlights ‘big mystery’ of Apple TV+ drama viewers
Hollywood star Ben Stiller has admitted his frustration at the lack of transparency over streaming metrics,…
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Andy Kaplan & George Chien’s KC Global expands AXN, Animax reach in Asia
KC Global Media Entertainment, the company launched by Sony Pictures Television (SPT) alums Andy Kaplan…
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Apple TV+ orders dramedy ‘Land Of Women’, with Eva Longoria
Apple TV+ has ordered a new dramedy series based on the novel Land Of Women,…
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WBD unveils top team in Germany, with Discovery veteran departing
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has unveiled its new-look team in Germany, with veteran exec Alberto…
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Starz in development on Marlon Wayans comedy
US network Starz is in development on Book Of Marlon, a new comedy series co-written,…
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Canal+ & Showmax team for South African motor sport drama
Canal + has partnered with African streamer Showmax to co-produce Spinners, a new original action-drama…
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Drama round-up: Stan buys SPT shows; BritBox & ITVX prep Cary Grant series; Bet+ buys South Africa’s ‘Pulse’
Stan buys SPT shows Australian streamer Stan has extended its deal with Sony Pictures Television…
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MBC’s Shahid VIP adapts Saudi novels for ‘Rise Of The Witches’ drama
Middle East media giant MBC Studios has started production on Rise Of The Witches, which…
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Austria’s ORF joins Beta Film’s big-budget ‘Rise Of The Raven’
Austrian pubcaster ORF has boarded Rise Of The Raven, which is being billed as one of…
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News round-up: ‘Stranger Things’ star to front NBCU format; UK’s C5 returns to ‘Madame Blanc’; Cake preps ‘Amelia’
Stranger Things star to front NBCU format TV Una in Serbia has ordered the 24th international…
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New Zealand Film Commission CEO steps down amid conflict of interest review
The CEO of the New Zealand Film Commission has stepped down amid a conflict of…
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Amazon ups Nigeria spending with unscripted & movie commissions
Amazon Prime Video is ramping up its activity in Nigeria, with a movie and unscripted series commissioned…
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Netflix hit by $42m charge in WGA arbitration case over unpaid residuals
Netflix has lost a $42m arbitration case brought against it by The Writers Guild of…
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Peacock taps into 1980s ‘Satanic Panic’ trend with ‘Hysteria!’ drama
NBCUniversal (NBCU) streamer Peacock has ordered a coming-of-age thriller that claims to explore American’s dark…
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Andy Serkis & Newen prep Marie Tussaud drama with ex-TF1 drama chief
Venom and Black Panther star Andy Serkis is attached as showrunner and director on a period…
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UK’s Alibi & Masterpiece set sail on Annika S2, following global sales deals
UKTV’s Alibi has partnered with Masterpiece in the US on a second season of detective…
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WBD to launch merged streamer in 2023, details HBO boost & DC strategy
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has set a summer 2023 launch for its combined DTC streamer,…
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Starz enters development on ‘Outlander’ prequel ‘Blood Of My Blood’
US network Starz has gone into development on its prequel to historical fantasy series Outlander,…
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Hulu partners with Scorsese, DiCaprio & Keanu Reeves for ‘Devil In The White City’
Disney streamer Hulu has ordered two new original drama series – including an adaptation of…