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TV2 Denmark’s head of fiction lands CEO role at Nordisk Film Production
Nordisk Film Production has hired the head of fiction at Denmark’s TV2 as its new…
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Paramount’s int’l CEO Raffaele Annecchino put on ‘immediate leave’
Paramount’s president & CEO of its international networks, studios and streaming has been put on…
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ITVX to offer 9,000 hours for free, incl dramas, docs & true crime section
ITV has revealed details of its content plans for upcoming free streaming platform ITVX, which…
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Netflix talks up rights flexibility in Canada & not wanting to ‘upend local budgets’
Netflix’s Canadian execs Tara Woodbury and Danielle Woodrow have talked up the streamer’s rights flexibility…
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News round-up: WBTVG cuts Pine Tree deal; Telemundo Studios opens in Mexico; India’s OTTplay lands int’l streamers
WBTVG cuts Pine Tree deal Warner Bros. Television Group (WBTVG) has signed a multi-year first-look…
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Netflix to ‘slow’ content spending following subscriber & share decline
Netflix’s surging rate of spending on content is set to slow as the streamer adjusts to…
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Netflix reveals ‘Squid Game’ gameshow featuring challenges from series
Netflix has revealed plans to launch a new unscripted show based on its hit drama…
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Hallmark & CTV Drama join ‘Ride’ from John Morayniss firm Blink49 & Seven24
Hallmark Channel in the US has partnered with Canada’s CTV Drama Channel to greenlight a…
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USG’s Pearlena Igbokwe talks ‘Russian Doll’, ‘concerning’ budgets & risk
Universal Studios Group (USG) chairman Pearlena Igbokwe has admitted scripted budget inflation is a “great…
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Netflix confirms ‘Squid Game’ return
Netflix has given the official greenlight to a second season of Squid Game, the Korean…
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Netflix enters the ‘Dragon Age’ with animated adaptation of video game franchise
Netflix has teamed up with video game studio Bioware for Dragon Age: Absolution, a new…
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Passion Pictures hires feature exec as head of animation development
UK prodco Passion Pictures has hired feature film exec Nicki Cortese, who worked on franchises…
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Jeff Frost steps down as Sony Pictures Television Studios president
Jeff Frost is stepping down as president of Sony Pictures Television Studios following a 15-year…
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Netflix adds eight new European animation projects
Netflix has unveiled a slate of new animated series and films from European producers, ahead…
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Amazon Freevee saves ‘American Rust’ following Showtime axe
Amazon’s AVDO service Freevee (aka IMDb TV) has saved Jeff Daniels-starring American Rust, following its…
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Apple TV+ takes Colin Farrell’s ‘Sugar’ drama to series
Apple TV+ has ordered its ‘genre-bending’ detective show Sugar to series, with Colin Farrell set…
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Disney taps WME, G-Unit & Made Up Stories execs for Onyx Collective scripted push
Disney has appointed three new scripted series execs to its Onyx Collective brand, which curates…
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Netflix developing animated ‘Ghostbusters’ series
Netflix is developing a new animated series based on the Ghostbusters comedy-horror franchise, with the…
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AMC sets plan to roll out AMC+ across CEE in 2023
AMC exec Levente Málnay has confirmed that his company is to roll out its streaming…
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Exclusive: Ukraine eyes European pubcaster pre-buys to ‘fuel’ productions
Ukraine’s top production and channel groups are approaching European public broadcasters to pre-buy content from…
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Warner Bros. Discovery unveils EMEA team, with five more senior exits
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has unveiled its EMEA team, with a raft of country managers…
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Viaplay joins Netflix & TV2 Play in halting Danish drama productions
Nordic streamer Viaplay is to halt development and production of Danish scripted content, following similar…
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Telcos & Netflix disrupting business models amid scripted evolution
Telcos and Netflix are disrupting scripted production models and the dominance of US studios, with…
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Sky Studios poaches CBS exec to oversee original drama
Sky Studios has appointed CBS exec Meghan Lyvers to the newly created role of director…
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India’s GoQuest Media expands European drama offering
Indian distributor GoQuest Media has acquired distribution rights for several European drama series. The firm…
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Viaplay plans to ‘Live Life’ with Swedish YA drama commission
Nordic streamer Viaplay has commissioned young adult drama Live Life as its next Swedish original…
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Croatia eyes ‘premium series’ as telco & streaming levies introduced
Croatia is looking to become a hub for “premium series” funded by the introduction of…
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‘Screw’ locked up for Spain’s Filmin & Canada’s TELUS as UK prison drama returns for second season
Spanish SVOD service Filmin and TELUS in Canada have both acquired UK prison drama Screw,…
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M7 Group eyes originals push as Canal+ synergies fuel local development
M7 Group is planning to ramp up original programming across its European footprint using the…
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Exclusive: BBC Studios joins rights marketplace Vuulr with 3,000-hour deal
BBC Studios (BBCS) has struck a deal that will see it placing more than 3,000…