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Avalon
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‘Breeders’ producer Avalon recruits Unanimous Media president to oversee TV
Breeders producer Avalon has appointed Unanimous Media president Jenelle Lindsay as EVP of television. Based…
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News round-up: NBC & Peacock prep duo; E! expands scripted offer; BlackBox and EO Media team up
NBC & Peacock prep duo NBC has taken comedy Lopez vs Lopez to series, while…
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In Brief: Bad Wolf nears £50m sale; HiddenLight hires head of production; Abacus Media Rights takes Joan Collins doc
His Dark Materials producer Bad Wolf eyes £50m sale His Dark Materials, A Discovery of…
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Sky Deutschland scores first ‘Spitting Image’ format sale
Sky in Germany is prepping a local version of Spitting Image, the satirical puppet show…
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Sales round-up: ‘Taskmaster’ sells to TV4 and SBS Viceland; ‘Halifax: Retribution’ heads to PBS Masterpiece and more
‘Taskmaster’ sells to TV4 and SBS Viceland TV4 in Sweden and Finland and SBS Viceland…
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News roundup: ‘Vlad’, ‘Trotsky’ and more int’l deals with South Korea; CW takes stab at ‘Killer Camp’ format; Hayu Australia inks exclusive ‘Chrisley’ deal; and more…
Eccho Rights strikes int’l deals with South Korean platforms South Korean platforms, including the broadcaster…
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C4 alum Gill Wilson joins Avalon as factual director
Gill Wilson has been appointed as UK and US-based prodco Avalon’s creative director of factual….
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Avalon hires former Burning Bright exec Toby Ward
Former Burning Bright exec Toby Ward has been appointed head of UK production (comedy, entertainment…
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News round-up: Amazon adds Brook Lapping’s Cuba doc; Sky returns to ‘Breeders’; Scorpion, TVF updates
Amazon, Nat Geo Mundo bag Brook Lapping’s Cuba doc Amazon Prime in the US, TV…
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Exclusive: Avalon pulls ‘Taskmaster’ from UKTV as Channel 4 circles
Avalon Television is snatching its format Taskmaster from UKTV’s Dave five years after the show…
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A&E Networks poses an old question: Why Does Everyone Hate the English?
A&E UK and the History Channel are putting out a new, 5×60’ series this autumn…
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TBI Weekly: BBC Worldwide Showcase and the UK Screenings
The BBC Worldwide Showcase is, by some distance, the largest international programming market held by…
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Netflix orders Russell Howard stand-up special
Netflix is set to host a Russell Howard stand-up special based on his world tour,…
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Former Shine COO joins Avalon
Former Shine COO Tim Robinson has joined comedy specialist Avalon Group. Robinson was COO of…
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Industry unites behind BBC Three
Actors, writers, producers, managers and agents have united to call on the UK pubcaster the…
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Ex-FremantleMedia UK boss joins All3
Former FremantleMedia UK CEO Sara Geater is joining another UK-based production giant, All3Media, as COO….
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Canadian SVOD preps for Catastrophe
Canadian SVOD service Shomi has acquired UK-produced comedy Catastrophe. The series, which has previously picked…
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Airport, Brothel sell for Hat Trick
Hat Trick International heads into MIPTV on the back of sales of new factual pair…
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BBC ‘not throwing away’ BBC Three, says Cohen
BBC director of television Danny Cohen has claimed that after years of building up BBC…
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Public petition to save BBC Three
A petition signed by more than 270,000 people opposing plans to take youth-skewing network BBC…
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Girls creator in BBC digital experiment
The writer of HBO drama Girls, Lena Dunham, is among names attached to BBC Taster,…
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BBC Three controller: channel not for sale
BBC Three controller Damian Kavanagh (pictured) has stressed that the network is “not for sale”,…
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Avalon, Hat Trick in BBC Three takeover bid
UK production companies Avalon and Hat Trick have confirmed they are attempting to take over…
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Buyers Briefing: Brad Wood, Comedy Central
Name: Brad Wood Title: Director of acquisitions, Comedy Central UK Brad Wood leads acquisitions at…
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BBC orders Don’t Get Done… spin off
UK public broadcaster the BBC will launch a spin off of its long running consumer…
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Comedy Central orders another Adam Devine series
Workaholics star Adam Devine will front a new Comedy Central series spotlighting his favourite stand…