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Sky Italia, Disney & RTÉ lands Australia’s Royal Flying Doctor drama
Sky Italia, RTÉ in Ireland and Disney in Africa and the Middle East are among…
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Campanario hires KMZ founder to head Lat Am physical production
LA-based Latin-focused prodco Campanario Entertainment has appointed Tita Lombardo as director of physical production in…
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Eccho Rights hires Calinos & Fox alum to drive direct-to-consumer growth
CJ ENM-owned distributor Eccho Rights has hired a Calinos Entertainment exec as director of digital…
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AMC, Fox & Berlanti alum David Madden joins Wattpad Webtoon to lead global entertainment
Former AMC Networks, Fox and Berlanti Productions exec David Madden has joined Wattpad Webtoon Studios…
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Peter Chernin launches North Road Company, acquires Red Arrow’s US interests
Peter Chernin has linked up with two US-based private equity firms to create The North…
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ITV expands doc & drama strategy with Melissa Caddick disappearance
ITV in the UK is expanding its strategy of ordering documentaries to accompany its dramas…
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BBC orders ‘Raised By Wolves’ writer’s comedy, opens Zig Zag’s ‘Football Academy’
The BBC has ordered a comedy from Raised By Wolves‘ Caroline Moran about a bride-to-be’s hen do…
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Blumhouse combines TV & film physical production groups, ups Lisa Niedenthal to lead
Blumhouse is combining its physical production groups for TV and film into one centralised department,…
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BBCS & ‘Stath Lets Flats’ star Demetriou strike creative pact
Stath Lets Flats writer and actor Jamie Demetriou has agreed a “creative partnership” with BBC…
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Amazon cancels sci-fi drama ‘Night Sky’ after one season
Amazon’s Prime Video SVOD service has cancelled sci-fi drama series Night Sky after just one…
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Ex-Canal+ drama chief Fabrice de la Patellière unveils new prodco
Fabrice de la Patellière, who stepped down as head of fiction at France’s Canal+ earlier…
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BBC First Australia holds court for Canal+’s ‘Marie Antoinette’
BBC First in Australia has acquired upcoming French-British historical drama Marie Antoinette, following a deal…
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HBO renews ‘Ten Year Old Tom’, drops ‘Time Traveler’s Wife’
Warner Bros. Discovery’s HBO has renewed adult animation series Ten Year Old Tom for a…
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SVT & Miso Film partner on TV adaptation of Ingmar Bergman’s ‘Faithless’
Swedish pubcaster SVT has commissioned a TV adaptation of the 2000 Ingmar Bergman film Faithless. The…
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Strong Productions hires TV2 Denmark exec as CEO
Fremantle-owned Danish prodco Strong Productions has appointed TV2 Denmark exec Sune Roland as its new…
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TBI Weekly: Why Disney+ strategy in France speaks to a global truth
Disney+ has been out in force here at Série Series in France, which is rather…
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News round-up: ‘Unknowns’ travels to Europe & Australia; Federation strikes Asia sales; Freevee launches Jamie Oliver FAST channel
‘Unknowns’ travels to Europe & Australia Polar+ in France, SBS in Australia, Filmin in Spain…
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Exclusive: Disney+ talks rights, innovation & surprising audiences in France
Disney+ in France wants to ramp up the ambition of its local dramas with shows…
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TBI In Conversation: Connecting a Japanese drama format with global audiences
Nippon TV revealed this week it is expanding its global ambitions, but the company has…
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Hulu promotes for first VP of animation
Hulu Originals has promoted Kelci Parker to the newly created role of VP of animation…
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StarzPlay teams with The Immigrant for Spanish-language dramedy
Lionsgate-owned streamer StarzPlay has commissioned dramedy series Yellow (working title), its first Spanish language project….
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Rockerdale Studios poaches Mighty Production’s head of development
UK-based Rockerdale Studios has appointed Alex Martin as its first head of development. Martin has been…
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Heyday president launches new prodco with See-Saw backing
Heyday Television president Tom Winchester has exited the NBCUniversal-owned firm to set up a new…
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Jane Featherstone’s Sister lands ‘Everything I Know About Love’ producer
I May Destroy You and Everything I Know About Love producer Simon Maloney has joined Landscapers prodco…
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India’s Locomotive Global appoints Disney+ Hotstar exec to fuel growth strategy
Locomotive Global Media (LGM), the Indian firm behind Netflix’s adaptation of Ray Donovan, has added…
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Viaplay strikes Paramount Global content deal across Europe
Viaplay (fka NENT Group) has struck a raft of country- and region-specific deals for shows…
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BritBox International unveils ‘Death In Paradise’ spin-off amid new slate
BBC Studios (BBCS) and ITV-backed streamer BritBox International has unveiled a new slate of shows,…
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News round-up: Taiwan’s TAICCA links with Grazer’s Imagine; Disney serialises ‘Australia’; BBC extends ‘Sherwood’
Taiwan’s TAICCA links with Grazer & Howard’s Imagine Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA) has partnered…
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NRK appoints head of drama to replace Rubicon-bound Ivar Køhn
Norwegian pubcaster NRK has appointed Skam producer Marianne Furevold-Boland as its drama chief, replacing Ivar…
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Viaplay to adapt Swedish thriller ‘End Of Summer’
Nordic streamer Viaplay has commissioned End Of Summer, a new psychological thriller based on based…