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BBC Studios ANZ rejigs with appointment of head of branded services
BBC Studios (BBCS) has rejigged in Australia and New Zealand, with Chrissie Carras appointed to…
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News round-up: Cineflix preps Wakeland adaptation; ITV hunts for Yorkshire Ripper doc; STV Player snags Sony dramas
Cineflix preps Wakeland adaptation Cineflix Productions has optioned the rights and begun development on a…
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TelevisaUnivision unveils ViX streamer in bid to dominate Spanish-language market
TelevisaUnivision, fresh from its $4.8bn merger last month, has launched what it hopes will become…
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BBC Studios hires SunnyMarch & Sister alums in comedy team boost
BBC Studios Productions has appointed Laurie Farrugia, Ben Hough and Natasha Heliotis as development producers…
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Warner Bros. TV inks overall deal with ‘The Flight Attendant’ showrunner Steve Yockey
Warner Bros. Television (WBTV) Group has signed an exclusive, multiyear overall deal with The Flight…
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ViacomCBS unveils Paramount+ global push, sets France launch & int’l dramas
ViacomCBS has rebranded itself as Paramount Global (to be known as Paramount) as the company…
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News round-up: BBC, Arte & NBCU buy ‘The Newsreader’; Middlechild expands; Stellify returns to ‘The Farm’
BBC, Arte & NBCU buy The Newsreader The UK’s BBC, Arte in France and Germany,…
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ITVS poaches Studio Lambert’s drama production chief for UK scripted role
ITV Studios (ITVS) has hired Studio Lambert exec Julie Clark to lead production for its…
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Universal Content Prods expands current programming team with duo hire
Universal Content Productions (UCP) has hired execs from Veronica Mars firm Spondoolie Productions and Universal…
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Propagate names Rodney Ferrell to lead worldwide scripted output
Rebelde Way producer Propagate has rejigged its programming division by promoting Rodney Ferrell to become…
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Starzplay expands programming pact with Viaplay across Nordics
Nordic streamer Viaplay has extended its pact with Starzplay to provide full access to the…
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ITVS preps FAST channel stocked with ‘best European drama’ from labels
ITV Studios (ITVS) is to launch two FAST channels in Europe with Samsung TV Plus,…
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BBCS names UKTV exec to become EVP of global operations
BBC Studios (BBCS) has promoted the director of technology & operations at its UK-based networks…
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News round-up: Mercurio’s ‘Ray’ goes global; HOT snags ‘Algiers Confidential’; BlackBox unveils poison drama; Espresso doc pick-up
Jed Mercurio’s Ray goes global SBS Australia, VRT Belgium and NPO Netherlands have picked up…
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ZDFE & Ishimoto, Irwin and Myman link for ‘Bronte Girls’ adaptation
Germany’s ZDF Enterprises (ZDFE) has partnered with Patty Lenahan Ishimoto, Patrick Irwin and Harvey Myman’s…
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HBO Max expands in Turkey by hiring Kanal D, Ay Yapim drama exec
WarnerMedia International has appointed a former Ay Yapim and Kanal D drama exec to work…
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Smithsonian snags ‘Queen Elizabeth II’ as Beyond sells across North America
Smithsonian Channel in the US has snagged rights to Queen Elizabeth II, ahead of the…
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BBCS names global distribution CEO, Paul Dempsey takes performance role
BBC Studios (BBCS) has rejigged its sales operations, with long-standing global distribution president Paul Dempsey…
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‘Sherlock’ producer & TV veteran Beryl Vertue dies, aged 90
Beryl Vertue, the veteran British producer and founder of Hartswood Films, died on Saturday…
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Banijay partners with ‘La Vie en Rose’ producer Alain Goldman
European production and distribution giant Banijay has inked an overall deal with French filmmaker Alain…
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Red Arrow Studios Int’l exec Shirley Bowers lands at Fremantle US
Shirley Bowers has been appointed as SVP of distribution at Fremantle US, following her announced…
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Keshet Studios hires NBC, Warner Bros. alum as EVP of television
La Brea and The Missing producer Keshet Studios has appointed NBC’s SVP of drama development to work…
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Disney surges on streamer growth, as content spending to rise by $1bn
Disney has quietened concerns over a faltering end to 2021 by returning to form in…
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BritBox doubles spending, with more Agatha Christie adaptations & All3 co-pros planned
BBC Studios (BBCS) and ITV’s streamer BritBox is doubling its programming spend, with three more…
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Mark Fennessy’s Helium appoints former Seven boss as CEO
Recently launched Australian indie Helium has appointed former Seven Studios Group boss Therese Hegarty as CEO….
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Hulu revives US adult animation hit ‘Futurama’
Disney-owned US streamer Hulu has revived animated sci-fi comedy Futurama, with an order for a…
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HBO Max expands Sony deal, snagging ‘Venom’, ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’
WarnerMedia has expanded its content deal with Sony Pictures Television (SPT) across CEE, with the…
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Amazon strikes major UK studio deal with Shepperton
Amazon Prime Video has struck a major deal with Pinewood Group’s Shepperton Studios, securing it…
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Netflix’s ‘Skyline’ prodco joins European drama group The Creative
Recently launched European production alliance The Creatives is expanding, with the addition of the German…
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Disney’s Star & Russia’s Okko snag SVOD rights to ‘Keeping Faith’
Disney+ and Russian streamer Okko are among buyers of the BBC and S4C Welsh drama,…