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Cineflix buys ‘Coroner’ prodco Back Alley Films, as founders exit
Cineflix Media has acquired Canadian prodco Back Alley Films and its content library, which includes…
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ABC Signature hires Paramount+ alum as SVP of comedy development
Disney-owned ABC Signature has named former Paramount+ exec Danny Feldheim as its new SVP of…
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Saloon Media to adapt YouTube series ‘Hospital Show’ alongside original creator
Blue Ant-owned Canadian prodco Saloon Media has partnered with Bullrush Pictures on a new half-hour…
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Scripted round-up: UK’s Eleven names creative director; Apple TV+ adapts ‘Dark Matter’; C More embraces ‘Evil’
Eleven ups Carissa Hope Lynch to creative director Eleven, the Sony Pictures Television-owned prodco behind…
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Amazon revives ‘Takeshi’s Castle’ in Japanese originals push & inks Carlton Cuse deal
Amazon Prime Video is rebooting the game show format Takeshi’s Castle as it expands its…
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Amazon hires ProSiebenSat.1 chief to lead streamer in Germany
Amazon has hired ProSiebenSat.1’s former MD Kaspar Pfluger to lead its Prime Video operation in…
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Endeavor Content & Anonymous link for new scripted joint venture
Endeavor Content has linked with Swan Song prodco Anonymous Content to launch a new scripted-focused joint…
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Kaap Holland teams with Ashar Medina on new scripted label
Dutch indie Kaap Holland is launching a new scripted label, Saturnino & Kongo Productions, in…
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All3Media Int’l appoints NBCU exec to lead Latin America sales
All3Media International has hired NBC Universal (NBCU)’s Yari Torres to oversee sales in Latin America….
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Newen Studios promotes Anna Pugacewicz to deputy CEO
TF1 Group-owned Newen Studios has promoted Anna Pugacewicz to become deputy CEO at the French…
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Netflix to open CEE hub in Poland as streamer looks to ‘deepen regional ties’
Netflix is opening a new office in Poland that will act as a hub for…
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Series Mania reveals grand prize winner & Forum attendance
Series Mania has named French drama Le Monde De Demain as the grand prize winner…
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News round-up: AETN & Pluto TV take GRB shows; ITV re-commissions game show duo; CTV goes ‘Farming For Love’
AETN & Pluto TV take GRB shows AETN UK, Foxtel Australia and Pluto TV in…
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‘Pam & Tommy’ firm Annapurna’s chief content officer Sue Naegle steps down
Sue Naegle is stepping down as chief content officer at US-based TV & film producer…
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Disney+ orders ‘The Full Monty’ series revival as UK original
Disney+ has commissioned a spin-off to the 1997 British comedy-drama film The Full Monty, with…
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Apple TV+ marks streaming first with ‘Coda’s Oscar for Best Picture
Apple TV+ has become the first streaming service to claim the coveted Best Picture gong…
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Int’l Emmy Awards bars all shows from Russian producers & commissioners
There will be no Russian presence at this year’s International Emmy Awards, after organisers said…
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TBI Weekly: Uncovering Series Mania’s South African co-pro winner ‘Paradys’
South African drama is gaining international attention like never before, underlined by the success of Paradys…
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Nickelodeon to “supercharge” franchises, with renewals and spin-offs for ‘PAW Patrol’ & ‘Transformers’
Paramount kids brand Nickelodeon is expanding some of its biggest franchises, such as PAW Patrol, Transformers…
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BBC Studios inks 2,500-hour AVOD deal with Screen Media
BBC Studios has signed a multi-year AVOD deal with Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment…
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Taiwan’s TAICCA eyes investment in European co-productions
Trade body TAICCA is looking to entice more European shows to Taiwan, with execs at…
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Exclusive: Revived BBC Three targets younger teen audience
BBC Three is a “key initiative” in the UK pubcaster’s efforts to attract the hard-to-reach…
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TelevisaUnivision SVOD ViX+ inks first-look deal with Propagate Fuego
TelevisaUnivision has struck a first-look deal with Propagate Fuego to produce original Spanish-language scripted and…
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News round-up: SBS & HBO Nordics look ‘Beneath The Surface’; Andrea Bocelli doc journeys to MIPTV; Viaplay takes Espresso doc trio
SBS & HBO Nordics look ‘Beneath The Surface’ Viaplay in the US and UK, SBS…
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Paramount+ partners with Gaumont to boost int’l scripted slate
Paramount+ has partnered with French production and distribution giant Gaumont to produce a slate of…
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Mammoth Screen rejigs C-suite, appoints ITVS exec as new MD
Mammoth Screen, the London and Belfast-based prodco behind The Serpent and Endeavour has unveiled a…
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Exclusive: Beta Film adds Greek thriller ‘Silent Road’ & Ukrainian drama ‘Picnic’ to MIPTV line-up
German distributor Beta Film has acquired distribution rights to its first-ever Greek and Ukrainian series,…
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HBO Max aims to ‘broaden appeal’ of streamer in Europe, unveils $1m Series Mania pact
HBO Max EMEA exec Antony Root has doubled down on the streamer’s ambitions to “broaden”…
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TBI In Conversation: ‘The Box’s Adi Hasak on ‘Scandi-cool’, Sergio Leone & corporatisation
TBI deputy editor Mark Layton catches up with Adi Hasak, the showrunner behind Viaplay’s recent…
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Fremantle, ITVS shift financing strategies for shows selling into US
Global production groups including Fremantle and ITV Studios (ITVS) are shifting strategies when it comes to…