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StudioCanal appoints ‘transition’ team at ‘It’s A Sin’ prodco Red, following CEO exit
StudioCanal is appointing a transitional team to manage its UK-based It’s a Sin prodco Red…
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Red Arrow Studios Int’l takes global rights to CBC’s ‘Plan B’ remake
German distributor Red Arrow Studios International has acquired global distribution rights to the upcoming English-language…
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SkyShowtime names NBCU alum as general manager for Iberia
Pan-European streamer SkyShowtime has made its latest senior exec addition, this time naming the service’s regional…
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Scripted round-up: Beta boards Ukrainian drama; C5 unveils ‘The Catch’; TV2, ZDF extend ‘Sommerdahl Murders’
Beta boards Ukrainian drama Germany’s Beta Film has picked up international distribution rights to Ukrainian…
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Showtime & C4 partner with All3’s Two Brothers for Brett Gelman comedy
Paramount-owned US network Showtime has partnered with Channel 4 in the UK on an eight-part…
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Red Production CEO Sarah Doole steps down at ‘It’s A Sin’ prodco
Sarah Doole has stepped down as CEO at Red Production Company, the StudioCanal-owned UK company…
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Beyond Rights snags 20th Century Fox alum as VP of sales
Beyond Rights has rejigged its sales team, with former 20th Century Fox exec Kate Stevenson…
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Saudi Arabia’s MBC to open ‘The Office’ after striking BBCS format deal
Saudi Arabia-based MBC has ordered a local version of BBC comedy The Office. The 20-episode…
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India’s MX Player & Spain’s Filmin ink deal for Israeli drama ‘Manayek’
India’s MX Player and Spain’s Filmin have struck deals for the first two seasons of…
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Fremantle hires Sky Italia exec to find ‘new routes to market’ & monetisation potential
Fremantle has hired an exec from Sky Italia to explore new routes to market for the…
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Disney+ makes double order for ‘Star Wars’ animation
Disney+ is boosting its animated Star Wars offering, with two news shows heading to the…
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Lionsgate CEO hopes to reveal Starz ‘plan’ by ‘end of the summer’
Lionsgate is hoping to have details of its “plan” for Starz by the end of the…
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Netflix & Amazon to adapt Sony games ‘Horizon’ & ‘God Of War’
Netflix and Amazon Prime Video have partnered with Sony for TV shows based on the studios’ video…
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HBO Max strikes first-look deal with Omar Sy, star of Netflix’s ‘Lupin’
HBO Max has snagged a first-look TV deal with Lupin star Omar Sy. The French…
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eOne promotes Amanda Bowman Gerisch to oversee scripted development
Entertainment One (eOne) has promoted Amanda Bowman Gerisch to become SVP of scripted development. Gerisch…
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BBC to close CBBC & BBC Four as ‘digital first’ agenda set out
The BBC in the UK is closing children-focused channel CBBC and arts-skewing BBC Four, as…
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Exclusive: Netflix UK & C4 scripted chiefs tipped for BBC head of drama role
Netflix’s UK chief Anne Mensah and Channel 4’s Caroline Hollick are among leading contenders to…
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News round-up: Endemol Finland snags Aamu producer; Kumu &Wattpad team; MagellanTV to debut SS docuseries
Endemol Finland snags Aamu producer Banijay’s Endemol Shine Finland has appointed Aamu Film Company’s Paria…
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Exclusive: Comcast & Paramount seek SkyShowtime head of content
Comcast and Paramount’s soon-to-launch streamer SkyShowtime is on the look-out for a head of content…
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News round-up: Acorn TV, CBC buy ‘Love Me’; PBS Int’l to sell Holocaust show; Woodcut Int’l lands Fukushima doc
Acorn TV, CBC buy ‘Love Me’ Acorn TV and CBC in Canada are among buyers…
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NFT theft halts production on ‘Robot Chicken’ creator Seth Green’s show
Seth Green, the co-creator of Adult Swim’s Robot Chicken, has been scammed out of several…
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Apple TV+ orders all Hispanic drama about Mexico’s first female police force
Apple TV+ has ordered a Spanish-language crime drama set in the 1970’s and based on…
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Candle Media extends acquisition spree with Spanish-language studio Exile Content
Blackstone-backed Candle Media’s acquisition spree continues as the Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs-led firm has…
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Endeavor Content picks up Kate Bosworth’s ‘Bring On The Dancing Horses’
Female-led Western drama Bring On The Dancing Horses has been picked up for global distribution by Endeavor Content. The…
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TBI In Conversation: How India reinvented US anti-hero ‘Ray Donovan’
Locomotive Global’s Sunder Aaron tells TBI’s Mark Layton what lies behind India’s scripted formats boom…
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BBC boss Tim Davie ‘open-minded’ about demise of licence fee funding
BBC chief Tim Davie has admitted he is “open minded” about new forms of funding…
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BBCS takes streamer BBC Player into Poland with Canal+
Canal+ in Poland has struck a deal with BBC Studios (BBCS) that will see streaming…
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Netflix extends See-Saw’s ‘Heartstopper’ with double season order
Netflix has ordered a further two seasons of its adaptation of Alice Oseman’s graphic book…
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Hulu to adapt AfterShock comic book series ‘A Calculated Man’
Disney-owned streamer Hulu has ordered an adaptation of upcoming comic book series A Calculated Man….
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The CW commits to ‘Arrowverse’ despite show cancellations
The CW has confirmed that it remains committed to its expansive ‘Arrowverse’, despite axing a…