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C4 sale entices buyers as $2.5bn price tag attached to UK broadcaster
Channel 4’s sale could raise up to £2bn ($2.51bn), as buyers of all flavours take…
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Vice Media Group hires financial advisors to explore sale
US-based Vice Media Group, which includes a studio, distribution division and the recently acquired UK…
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News round-up: MHZ lands Japanese duo; AFM latest; Upgrade Films lines up slate
MHZ lands Japanese duo MHz Networks in the US has picked up tow Japanese shows…
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Amazon Prime Video to double Indian investment & unveils 40-strong slate
Amazon Prime Video is making a big push into India, with plans to more than…
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HBO Max to remake Gwen Shamblin docuseries as drama
HBO Max has reteamed with the producers of its docuseries The Way Down: God, Greed…
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‘Peaky Blinders’ creator Steven Knight inks Kudos first-look deal, sets new BBC drama
Banijay-owned UK prodco Kudos has signed a first-look deal with Steven Knight, the creator of…
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David Ellender’s Halcyon Studios hires Dara Cohen to oversee scripted
David Ellender-led Halcyon Studios has hired former USA Network and Island Records exec Dara Cohen…
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Hulu takes US SVOD rights to ‘Schitt’s Creek’ from Netflix
Hulu has taken exclusive US SVOD rights to Canadian comedy series Schitt’s Creek away from…
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News round-up: ‘MasterChef’ returns to France; Viaplay & SPT expand pact; Arrow visits Mars with BBC
MasterChef returns to France France 2 is preparing to return MasterChef to France following a seven-year…
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ITVS America rejigs with Gaumont alum hire & promotions
Franklin producer ITV Studios America has rejigged its senior team and hired former Gaumont exec…
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Endeavor Content’s The Story Company rebrands & hires ITVS, Euston & Lookout alums
Endeavor Content-backed UK prodco The Story Company has changed its name and hired execs from…
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UK gov’t to regulate streamers as super-indies face scrutiny
Streamers such as Netflix, Disney+ and Apple TV+ are to be regulated in the UK…
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Roku Channel & Lionsgate strike far-reaching content pact
Roku has signed a major content deal with Lionsgate to fuel its AVOD platform The…
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UK broadcasters must ‘step up’ & play with Europe more on coproductions
UK-based broadcasters need to “step up” and refocus their efforts on the European market rather…
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Warner Bros. Discovery eyes int’l content sales, expects ‘noisy’ 2022
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) will reevaluate its content distribution strategy as the giant company looks…
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Banijay hires for Mexico & US Hispanic division, unveils upcoming slate
Banijay Mexico & US Hispanic has bolstered its ranks with an exec from sibling Endemol Shine…
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Kevin Hart’s Laugh Out Loud & HartBeat merge with $100m investment
US actor and comedian Kevin Hart has merged his two entertainment labels HartBeat Productions and…
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Drama round-up: Netflix acquires ‘Beauty Queen Of Jerusalem’; Stan unravels mystery of US drama ‘From’; ‘Overlord’ lands at Hulu
Netflix acquires ‘Beauty Queen Of Jerusalem’ Netflix has acquired Israeli drama series The Beauty Queen…
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How female-driven stories are opening up drama
Female-led drama has been on the rise for several years but there’s an ongoing evolution…
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Tomorrow Studios names former FX exec as SVP of development
US-based Tomorrow Studios has appointed veteran exec Tony Sabistina as SVP of development. Prior to…
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Banijay expands in Spain with ’30 Coins’ producer Pokeepsie Films deal
Banijay has struck a deal with Pokeepsie Films, the Spanish production outfit behind HBO Max drama…
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Show of the week: Django
This reimagining of the classic 1960s Western stars Matthias Schoenaerts as the eponymous Django, along…
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Fremantle & Murdoch-backed AWA Studios strike development pact
Fremantle has struck a development deal with AWA Studios, the film and television division of…
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C More, TV4 & ZDF link for Sofia Helin & Camilla Ahlgren drama ‘Fallen’
Swedish operator C More, its broadcast network TV4 and Germany’s ZDF have commissioned a Sofia Helin-starring…
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HBO Max & SBS in Oz buy Hartswood’s upcoming BBC drama ‘Wolf’
HBO Max and SBS in Australia have picked up rights to Wolf, the upcoming BBC…
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‘Fboy Island’ producer STX Entertainment acquired for $173m by private equity firm
FBoy Island and Bad Moms producer STX Entertainment has been acquired by private equity firm Najafi…
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News round-up: Leonine to sell ‘Troppo’; Endeavor makes FAST move; SF Studios unveils Danish comedy
Leonine to sell Troppo Germany’s Leonine Studios has acquired international distribution rights to 8 x…
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Drama round-up: AMC orders Bob Odenkirk’s ‘Straight Man’; ITV tracks ‘Raoul Moat’; Shahid preps detective show
AMC orders Bob Odenkirk’s Straight Man AMC Networks has greenlit Straight Man, its Bob Odenkirk-starring drama…
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Apple TV+ orders Idris Elba’s ‘Hijack’, with Hakan Kousetta & Jamie Laurenson’s 60Forty attached
Apple TV+ has unveiled the first project from its first-look deal with Idris Elba and…
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Warner Bros. Discovery names int’l team, as Priya Dogra, James Gibbons & Anil Jhingan take new roles
Warner Bros. Discovery has named its international exec team under Gerhard Zeiler, with new roles…