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‘Severance’ director Ben Stiller highlights ‘big mystery’ of Apple TV+ drama viewers
Hollywood star Ben Stiller has admitted his frustration at the lack of transparency over streaming metrics,…
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Apple TV+ orders dramedy ‘Land Of Women’, with Eva Longoria
Apple TV+ has ordered a new dramedy series based on the novel Land Of Women,…
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Apple TV+ orders first Italian drama exploring Enzo Ferrari, with Steven Knight attached
Apple TV+ has picked up a drama from Peaky Blinders‘ scribe Steven Knight that tracks…
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Renewals round-up: Apple TV+ bags more ‘Loot’; Hulu takes third stab of ‘Only Murders…’; CNBC returns ‘Money Court’
Apple TV+ bags more ‘Loot’ Apple TV+ has renewed workplace comedy series Loot for a…
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Apple TV+ inks first-look deal with Natasha Lyonne & Maya Rudolph’s Animal Pictures
Apple TV+ has signed a multi-year deal with Natasha Lyonne and Maya Rudolph’s Animal Pictures….
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Apple TV+ orders UK drama from ‘Vera’ creator, starring Peter Capaldi & Cush Jumbo
Apple TV+ is expanding its crime drama offering with an eight-part show starring Peter Capaldi…
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Apple TV+ takes Colin Farrell’s ‘Sugar’ drama to series
Apple TV+ has ordered its ‘genre-bending’ detective show Sugar to series, with Colin Farrell set…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: What the Nordics tell us about streaming’s future
The Nordics have always tended to be at the forefront of global streaming trends, neatly…
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Apple eyes streaming & ad focus in services shakeup
Apple, which this week has officially retired the iPod, is reportedly planning a major shakeup…
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Apple TV+ orders Idris Elba’s ‘Hijack’, with Hakan Kousetta & Jamie Laurenson’s 60Forty attached
Apple TV+ has unveiled the first project from its first-look deal with Idris Elba 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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Apple TV+ lands ‘The White Darkness’ with Tom Hiddleston & ‘Pachinko’s Soo Hugh
Apple TV+ has made a series order for The White Darkness, starring Tom Hiddleston (The…
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Exclusive: Apple TV+ hires StudioCanal alum as first French originals exec
Apple TV+ is spreading its commissioning reach across Europe with its first senior hire in…
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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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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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Apple TV+ recruits ‘Mr Robot’s Sam Esmail for ‘Metropolis’ series
Apple TV+ has commissioned a new series inspired by Fritz Lang’s seminal 1927 German science…
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Scripted round-up: Peacock to adapt ‘Twisted Metal’; Vertigo & Hollywood Gang team for Foreign Legion drama; ABC orders David E Kelley mystery
Peacock to adapt ‘Twisted Metal’ Peacock has commissioned a live-action adaptation of the Twisted Metal…
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News round-up: Amazon reaches for more ‘Reacher’; TVOkids blasts off with ‘Riley Rocket’; Apple TV+ gets ‘Sunny’ with Rashida Jones
Amazon reaches for more ‘Reacher’ Amazon Prime Video has renewed action thriller series Reacher for…
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Warner Bros. TV signs ‘Ted Lasso’ star Brett Goldstein
Warner Bros. Television Group (WBTVG) has signed an overall development deal with Ted Lasso star,…
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News round-up: Mammoth exec lands at Blueprint TV; Apple TV+ takes ‘Godzilla’ show; CJ ENM unveils originals
Mammoth exec lands at Blueprint TV UK producer Blueprint Television has hired Mammoth Screen’s Karen…
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Apple TV+ orders Lincoln emancipation docuseries
Apple TV+ has ordered Lincoln’s Dilemma, a new docuseries exploring the efforts of former US…
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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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Apple TV+ partners with Beletsky for Lincoln assassination drama
Apple TV+ has commissioned Manhunt, a limited drama series based on the book by James…
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Apple TV+ orders Alfonso Cuarón thriller, with Cate Blanchett & Kevin Kline
Apple TV+ has ordered Disclaimer, a new psychological thriller series from multi-Oscar winning Mexican director…
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BBC & C4 shows thrash Netflix’s ‘Squid Game’ for viewers, according to new UK data
The BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing and Channel 4’s The Great British Bake Off have beaten…
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Apple TV+ poaches 20th TV’s Erin May as senior creative exec
Apple TV+ has hired 20th Television’s drama development executive Erin May as a senior creative…
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BBC appoints C4 & Apple TV+ alums to new comedy commissioning team
BBC comedy chief Jon Petrie has unveiled his new-look commissioning team, appointing former Apple TV+…
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Apple TV+ orders Eugene Levy travelogue from ITVS’s Twofour
Apple TV+ has ordered ITV Studios-owned Twofour to produce a new travelogue show with Schitt’s…
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Apple TV+ orders new comedy from ‘Ted Lasso’ creators
Apple TV+ has commissioned Shrinking, a new 10-part comedy series from Ted Lasso co-creator Bill…
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Apple TV+, Netflix snag Emmy success with ‘Ted Lasso’ & ‘The Crown’
Streamers dominated the 2021 Emmy Awards in LA overnight, with Apple TV+ securing success in…