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Unscripted round-up: Blumhouse snags ‘Mr. Entity’ story; UK’s C5 orders BriteSpark series
Blumhouse snags ‘Mr. Entity’ story US producer Blumhouse has acquired rights to the life story…
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Argonon expands with Hat Trick’s ex-head of factual for new indie Studio Leo
US- and UK-based production group Argonon is expanding its indie roster by launching a new…
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BBC One returns to Leopard’s ‘Worzel Gummidge’ with Mackenzie Crook
The UK’s BBC has ordered a third one-hour adaptation based on the Worzel Gummidge novels….
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Flame Distribution hires Argonon, Orange Smarty alum Lynn Lugsden
UK-based Flame Distribution has appointed former Argonon and Endemol exec Lynn Lugsden as SVP of…
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ITVS welcomes ‘Worzel Gummidge’ after going direct with Leopard Pictures
ITV Studios (ITVS) has struck a deal to distribute BBC scripted series Worzel Gummidge –…
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UK & US rejig ‘Masked Singer’ with viewer engagement & panel tweaks
The format of hit singing show The Masked Singer is being tweaked on both sides…
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Exclusive: Argonon CEO hits out at UK government for insurance delay
Argonon CEO James Burstall has said that delays in launching the UK’s £500m ($650m) insurance…
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BBC Four & PBS visit Notre Dame with Windfall Films
BBC Four in the UK and US broadcaster PBS have commissioned a special-access documentary from…
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TBI Formats: Why Korean IP will cut through globally for years to come
As part of our focus on delivering more incisive commentary on the global content business,…
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Argonon Group appoints Pact exec to head legal
Argonon Group has appointed former Pact exec Amanda Goddard as group director of legal and…
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Exclusive: ITV swoops for ‘The Masked Singer’
ITV has swooped for Fox’s hit format The Masked Singer, TBI understands. The UK broadcaster…
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Channel 4 gets ‘Banged Up’ Stateside with BriteSpark
Channel 4 has commissioned Argonon Group-backed BriteSpark Films for a three-part social experiment series that…
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BriteSpark hires Channel 4 commissioner as director of programmes
Argonon-owned BriteSpark Films has appointed Channel 4 commissioner Tom Porter as its director of programmes….
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Argonon’s Leopard takes Mormon Love to Facebook Watch
Facebook Watch has picked up Leopard USA’s Mormon Love, a documentary series that looks at…
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Distributor-led commissions: the 5 things producers need to know
As production funding from broadcasters continues to lag behind production costs, and production companies increasingly…
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Argonon takes full stake of BriteSpark
Argonon Group has acquired 100% of BriteSpark Films, its joint venture with Nick Godwin. Godwin,…
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Remedy boss Borges leaving
One of the co-founders of UK-based production company Remedy is leaving the business after 14…
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Argonon launches prodcos with NBCU & All3 execs
UK-based Argonon Group has established a pair of joint venture production entities, with execs from…
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Argonon launches prodcos with NBCU & All3 execs
UK-based Argonon Group has established a pair of joint venture production entities, with execs from…
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Windfall MD exits as Scotland office opens
Argonon Group-owned factual producer Windfall Films is changing its managing director, with an ITN Productions…
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Argonon Int’l hires Fox formats chief
Jess Khanom has left Fox Networks Group to become managing director of UK-based distributor Argonon…
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Brexit will ‘blow up’ coproduction foundations
The foundations underpinning European coproductions have been “blown up” by the UK’s decision to leave…
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Industry backs British remain vote
The TV industry is overwhelmingly backing Great Britain to remain in Europe, as the country’s…
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Cineflix poaches Leopard development exec
Canada-based Cineflix Media has hired Leopard USA senior VP Dave Hamilton to become its EVP,…
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Godwin’s BriteSpark lands development chief, ITV docu-soap
Argonon-backed factual producer BriteSpark Films has hired former Dragonfly exec Will Robson as head of…