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Apple TV+ drama ‘Metropolis’ cancelled as UCP blames ‘writers strike’ uncertainty
Apple TV+’s upcoming drama Metropolis has been cancelled ahead of production in Australia, with Universal…
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‘Bad Sisters’ creator Sharon Horgan on US writers’ strike & “ridiculous, short-sighted” situation
Bad Sisters creator Sharon Horgan has hit out at the “short-sighted” treatment of writers in…
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Deals round-up: Netflix orders ‘The Corps’ & renews ‘The Diplomat’; ‘Morning Show’ returns to Apple; ‘Black Snow’ travels
Netflix orders ‘The Corps’ & renews ‘The Diplomat’ Netflix has ordered comedy drama series The…
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Apple TV+ orders DreamWorks animation based around Be@rBrick toys
Apple TV+ has ordered Be@rBrick, an animated kids & family series based on the Medicom’s…
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Exclusive: How TV & gaming are levelling up together
As video game adaptations flood the market, Mark Layton explores how TV is partnering for…
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Keshet Int’l takes Apple TV+ drama ‘Suspicion’ to MIPTV for linear rights deals
Apple TV+ drama Suspicion is being taken to MIPTV by Keshet International, with linear rights…
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Apple TV+ adapts Cosmopolitan article with Jessica Chastain, Fifth Season & Anonymous Content
Severance firm Fifth Season has linked with Anonymous Content and Jessica Chastain on a new…
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Apple TV+ orders Matthew McConaughey & Woody Harrelson half-hour comedy
Apple TV+ is reuniting True Detective stars Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson in a new…
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TBI Weekly: Why 2024 could look rather like 2014 as streamers hunker down
It’s almost a decade since Amazon Prime Video struck a pact with the BBC that…
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Apple TV+ goes inside the ‘Monster Factory’ in wrestling docuseries
Apple TV+ has commissioned Monster Factory, a new docuseries about the coach and fighters at…
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Exclusive: Why the TV industry is all ears for podcasts
Nick Edwards investigates what it takes to adapt an audio production for the screen but…
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Renewals round-up: ZEE5 reports ‘The Broken News’ S2; USA Network tops up ‘Barmageddon’; Apple TV+ revisits ‘Prehistoric Planet’
ZEE5 reports ‘The Broken News’ S2 Indian streamer ZEE5 has commissioned a second season of…
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Apple TV+ enters ‘The Last Frontier’ with Jon Bokenkamp & Richard D’Ovidio
Apple TV+ has greenlit an Alaska-based drama from The Blacklist‘s Jon Bokenkamp and The Call‘s…
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Apple TV+ takes manga adaptation ‘Drops Of God’ global
Apple TV+ has acquired the rights to French-Japanese drama series Drops Of God from Legendary…
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Exclusive: SVOD subscribers to buck trend & grow by 143m in 2023
SVOD services will see considerable growth in 2023 despite the global cost of living crisis…
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Apple TV+ journeys to ‘Shape Island’ with kids commission
Apple TV+ has announced Shape Island, a new stop motion series for kids and families,…
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TBI Weekly: TBI’s favourite shows of 2022
It’s that time of year when the TBI team looks back into the not-too-distant past…
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Apple TV+ spins off ‘Mythic Quest’ with comedy ‘Mere Mortals’
AppleTV+ has ordered Mere Mortals, a spin-off to its workplace comedy series Mythic Quest. Lionsgate,…
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Apple TV+ expands sports doc offering with Boris Becker series
Apple TV+ has commissioned a two-part docuseries about German tennis champion Boris Becker, from Oscar-winning…
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Apple TV+ reunites ‘Black Bird’ team for podcast-inspired drama ‘Firebug’
Apple TV+ has ordered Firebug a new drama series starring and executive produced by Taron…
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News round-up: The CW eyes ‘minimal’ WBD/Paramount IP; TV Nova buys ‘Long Lost Family’; Apple TV+ returns to ‘Bad Sisters’
The CW eyes ‘minimal’ WBD/Paramount programming The CW will have “minimal” programming from its former…
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Formula One’s Lewis Hamilton launches prodco, preps Apple TV+ doc & movie
Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton is moving into TV with his own production company. Dawn…
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Apple TV+ takes bite out of Stephen Curry doc from Ryan Coogler & Peter Nicks
Apple TV+ has commissioned a one-off documentary exploring the breakout story of NBA superstar Stephen…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: How US streamers are getting animated
As those working in the kids animation business prepare to head to Cannes for MIPJr…
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Apple TV+ sets ‘Korea’s mermaids’ doc as first project from Malala partnership
Apple original films has commissioned a new untitled documentary about the legendary ‘haenyeo’ of South…
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Oprah Winfrey & Apple TV+ bring overall deal to an end
Apple TV+ is winding down its deal with Oprah Winfrey, one of the first major…
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Apple TV+ lands Vince Gilligan & Rhea Seehorn scripted project
Apple TV+ has landed the next much-anticipated project from Better Call Saul creator Vince Gilligan, with…
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Apple TV+ unveils kids originals & renewals in fall slate
Apple TV+ has announced its upcoming fall kids & family slate, including new original series,…
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Paramount hires Apple TV+ & SPT alum to lead current programming
Paramount Television Studios has appointed a former Apple TV+ and Sony Pictures Television exec as…
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Apple to adapt ‘Dope Thief’ with Ridley Scott & strikes podcast deal
Apple TV+ is nearing an eight-episode series order for Sinking Spring, an adaptation of the…