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DLT Entertainment extends investment in talent management
Monster Court and Go 8 Bit producer DLT Entertainment has invested in UK-based talent firm Hannah Layton Management….
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Exclusive: Tinopolis Group explores sale with US & European buyers circling
Tinopolis Group, the UK-based firm behind shows including NBC’s American Ninja Warrior, the BBC’s Question…
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Exclusive: SeriesFest unveils full line-up & return of Google-backed incubator scheme
International TV festival SeriesFest has unveiled a raft of new additions for the upcoming Denver-based…
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News round-up: Showtime greets ‘Fellow Travelers’; C5 orders true crime drama; PBS Distribution takes ‘Ridley’ NA sales rights
Showtime greets ‘Fellow Travelers’ US network Showtime has ordered Fellow Travelers, a political thriller starring…
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Cardiff Productions ups Narinder Minhas to CEO, as Pat Younge steps down as co-MD
Channel 4-backed Cardiff Productions has restructured its leadership team, with co-founder Pat Younge stepping down…
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Blue Ant Studios inks first-look deal with producer & director Lisa Cortés
Blue Ant Studios in Canada has struck a first-look deal with US producer and director…
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Crunchyroll CEO Colin Decker exits following Funimation merger
Colin Decker, who became CEO of anime streamer Crunchyroll following its merger with Funimation last…
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Carl Fennessy & Hugh Marks launch Dreamchaser, new Australian producer & distributor
Endemol Shine Australia co-founder Carl Fennessy and former Nine Entertainment CEO Hugh Marks are launching…
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UK’s Vertigo & Germany’s SquareOne team for YA vampire drama
UK-based Britannia indie Vertigo Films and Germany’s Totenfrau producer SquareOne Productions have teamed to co-produce…
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Netflix shares plummet 33% as subscribers fall, prompting ad-supported move
Netflix shares have plummeted by more than 30% after it revealed a drop in subscribers for…
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Italy’s MIA names new director & moves event before MIPCOM
Widely respected event organiser Gaia Tridente has been appointed director of fast-growing Italian content festival…
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Netflix teams with Ryan Reynolds & Blake Lively to improve on-set representation
Netflix has teamed up with Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively’s Group Effort Initiative (GEI) on…
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HBO Max expands ‘Doom Patrol’ characters’ universe with horror detective drama
Warner Bros Discovery-owned HBO Max has ordered an eight-part horror detective series based on DC Comics…
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Netflix makes double order for ‘Exploding Kittens’ adult animation & mobile game
Netflix is launching an animated series and mobile game based on the popular Exploding Kittens…
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Fox Entertainment hires Blumhouse TV exec as VP, drama programming
Fox Entertainment has hired Blumhouse Television exec Kyle Chalmers as VP of drama programming and…
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IMDb TV rebrands as Amazon Freevee, plans German launch & originals push
Amazon’s AVOD service IMDb TV is rebranding as Amazon Freevee, with plans to grow its…
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Paramount+ gets underway on ‘The Turkish Detective’, based on Barbara Nadel novels
Paramount+ has commissioned The Turkish Detective, a new crime series set in modern-day Istanbul, based…
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Amazon expands Canadian originals, with ‘Gary And His Demons’ revival & Tragically Hip docuseries
Amazon has greenlit four new Canadian originals, including a revival of the adult animation series…
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Amazon Prime Video ramps up French investment with seven new originals
Amazon Prime Video has greenlit seven new French Amazon Original productions, which the company said…
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VIS Social Impact inks first-look deal with ‘The Underground Railroad’ star Thuso Mbedu
VIS Social Impact, Paramount’s new studio division focused on developing content around climate, equity and…
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Apple TV+ inks overall deal with Tom Hanks’ Playtone & orders Noel Fielding comedy
Apple TV+ has inked an exclusive multi-year overall deal with Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman’s…
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Swedish streamer C More boards Icelandic drama ‘As Long As We Live’
Swedish SVOD platform C More has boarded Icelandic drama series As Long As We Live,…
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Cineflix inks first-look deal with new Adrienne Mitchell firm following Back Alley acquisition
Cineflix Media has signed a first-look deal with showrunner, director and producer Adrienne Mitchell and her…
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Netflix deepens Polish ties with new slate of 18 scripted series and films
Netflix has unveiled a slate of nine new scripted series and nine films that it…
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News round-up: AMC & Foxtel take Drive shows; Voot strengthens comedy offering; Banijay Germany forges influencer pact
AMC & Foxtel take Drive shows AMC Networks International Southern Europe and Australia’s Foxtel have struck separate…
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Scripted round-up: ZDFneo boards ‘The Fighter’; Astro to adapt ‘Liar’; Peacock orders dark comedy ‘Based On A True Story’
ZDFneo boards ‘The Fighter’ German FTA channel ZDFneo has boarded The Fighter, SVT’s upcoming suspense thriller, as…
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Fremantle inks first-look deal with ‘Severance’ EP Nicholas Weinstock
Fremantle has signed a first-look agreement with veteran producer Nicholas Weinstock’s nascent Invention Studios. Under…
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Curiosity Stream scopes out wartime docudrama ‘War Gamers’
Global factual outfit Curiosity has acquired War Gamers, a new six-part docudrama for its streaming…
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Warner Bros. Discovery merger closes, creating global content behemoth
The newly combined Warner Bros. Discovery has begun trading on the Nasdaq stock exchange today,…
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Newen’s Ringside Media buys into Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor’s Joi Productions
Newen’s Ringside Media has bought a stake in Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor’s Blue Story outfit, Joi Productions….