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TBI Weekly: Why the rise of TV’s working-class heroes matters
Screenwriter Brendan Foley tracks an emerging trend in drama and comedy portraying the battles of…
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Disney+ adds 12.1 million subs as streamer eyes ‘Indiana Jones’ series
Disney+ added 12.1 million subscribers in Q4 2022, with the service’s global total now standing…
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News round-up: The CW cuts staff incl longtime comms chief; Peacock hails Hallmark deal; ABC preps ‘Prank Panel’
The CW cuts staff The CW has slashed dozens of jobs as new owner Nexstar…
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ABC extends ‘The Rookie: Feds’ into 22-episode season
Disney’s US network ABC has picked up a full 22-part season of Entertainment One’s The…
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Kids round-up: ABC & BBC team for ‘Spooky Files’; Wildbrain expands ‘Fireman Sam’ & ‘Polly Pocket’; Cottonwood & Ananey partner for ‘Fairy Express’
ABC & BBC team for ‘Spooky Files’ Australia’s ABC and UK pubcaster BBC have co-commissioned…
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SBS & Paramount+ dramas secure $8m Screen Australia funding
A Sydney-based drama for Paramount+ and the first 8 x 30 drama from SBS Scripted Originals are…
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Hulu & HBO Max share ‘exclusive’ rights to hit US comedy ‘Abbott Elementary’
Warner Bros Discovery’s HBO Max and Disney-backed streamer Hulu are to share exclusive streaming rights…
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Fremantle Oz hires ABC’s former head of entertainment & factual as unscripted chief
Fremantle has hired the ABC’s former head of entertainment & factual to lead its unscripted…
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Disney hires Hulu, ABC & Amazon Studio execs for Rob Mills’ Alternative arm
Disney has added Hulu, ABC and Amazon Studio execs to its nascent unscripted production division…
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ABC’s Michael Carrington steps down at Australian public broadcaster
ABC in Australia is looking for a new director of entertainment and specialist after Michael…
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Japan’s NHK snags Australian kids show ‘The Inbestigators’
Japanese broadcaster NHK has picked up rights to Australian kids show The Inbestigators, which debuted…
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Exclusive: France TV, C4, ZDF, CBC & others link to co-fund science projects
France Télévisions and some of the fellow pubcasters that make up the Global Doc commissioning group…
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ABC in Oz snags RTÉ kids animation ‘Flix – by Tomi Ungerer’ following Serious Kids deal
The ABC in Australia has struck a pre-sale deal for Flix – by Tomi Ungerer,…
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ABC Signature head of current exits after three decades
Stephanie Leifer, EVP and head of current programming at ABC Signature, and one of Disney-owned…
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News round-up: BBC rides ‘Wildest Wave’; Foxtel, SBS buy from Beyond; OUTtv unveils four new shows
BBC One orders ‘Wildest Wave’ BBC One in the UK has ordered Cornwall’s Wildest Wave, marking…
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‘Dancing With The Stars’ moves to Disney+ after 16 years on ABC
ABC’s long-running entertainment series Dancing With The Stars is making a surprise move to Disney+…
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ABC in Oz, NRK & VRT among those to ‘Evolve’ with Abacus docuseries
The ABC in Australia, NRK in Norway and VRT in Belgium are among a slew…
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ABC developing medical drama from SMAC Entertainment
Disney-owned ABC is in development on The Front Line, a new medical drama from Michael…
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The CW, Globo & Movistar Plus buy BBCS docs
US network The CW, Globo in Brazil and Spain’s Movistar Plus+ are among buyers of…
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Love Nature & ABC in Oz unveil Tim Winton Ningaloo Reef series
Global wildlife channel Love Nature has teamed up with the ABC in Australia for a…
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Scripted round-up: Fox seeks ‘Hell Or High Water’; Apple TV+ returns ‘The Morning Show’; Treasure to adapt ‘Glorious Guinness Girls’
Fox seeks ‘Hell Or High Water’ Fox in the US is developing a TV adaptation…
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Disney+, ABC in Oz take trip to Studiocanal’s ‘Ridley Road’
Disney+, ABC in Australia and Nordic pubcasters including Sweden’s SVT are among buyers of Ridley…
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ABC re-teams with Jay-Z, Will Smith & Aaron Kaplan for second Mamie Till-Mobley docuseries
ABC in the US has commissioned another limited docuseries exploring the true story of Mamie…
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Dynamic Television bolsters development with ABC and Shoe Money exec hires
Harry Wild producer Dynamic Television has hired execs from Snowfall outfit Shoe Money Productions and…
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Disney ups ABC exec Tiffany Faigus to become SVP of unscripted
Disney has promoted ABC exec Tiffany Faigus to become SVP of unscripted & alternative entertainment…
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ABC Australia orders prequel season for outback crime drama ‘Mystery Road’
Australia’s ABC has commissioned a third season of crime drama series Mystery Road, which will…
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Ireland’s Shinawil hires NBC alum Chuck LaBella for US expansion
Shinawil, the Irish prodco behind local versions of MasterChef, The Apprentice and The Voice, has…
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Warner Bros. TV hires ABC veteran Vicki Dummer to lead current programming
Warner Bros. Television (WBTV) has appointed veteran ABC Entertainment exec Vicki Dummer to lead its…
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Netflix raids ABC for comedy director & orders live-action ‘Pokémon’ series
Netflix has snagged another ABC Signature exec, hiring the Disney-owned studios’ director of comedy development,…
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ABC drama boss Brian Morewitz exits after 15 years
Brian Morewitz, SVP and head of drama development at Disney-owned ABC in the US, is…