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Endeavor Content
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Round-up: Love Nature builds ‘Otter Dynasty’; Ampersand adds ‘Building Bastille’; Endeavor joins Nordic ‘Congregation’
Love Nature builds Otter Dynasty Blue Ant Media and Smithsonian Networks joint venture Love Nature has…
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Endeavor Content hires ITVS, Miramax execs as part of sales rejig
Endeavor Content, the distribution and finance arm of US-based Endeavor, has bolstered its distribution team with several…
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NBCU’s Peacock links with Stan in Oz for Isla Fisher drama ‘Wolf Like Me’
NBCUniversal’s streamer Peacock has partnered with Nine Entertainment-owned Stan in Australia on a six-part romcom….
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Endeavor’s Lorenzo De Maio exits to launch new Fremantle-backed outfit
Endeavor Content EVP Lorenzo De Maio has left the company to launch a new venture…
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Endeavor Content & Korea’s Bon Factory strike content pact
Endeavor Content, the distribution and finance arm of US-based Endeavor, has inked a multi-year deal…
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Drama round-up: Legendary’s new UK prodco; Wowow enters ‘Tokyo Vice’; Warner Bros. strikes Harris-Lawrence pact; African nets buys SynProNize shows
Legendary links with Frost & Graham Legendary Entertainment has linked up with Ashes To Ashes…
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Hulu joins BBC’s ‘Conversations With Friends’ from ‘Normal People’ author Sally Rooney
Disney-owned streamer Hulu has doubled-down on author Sally Rooney and joined the BBC’s adaptation of…
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Apple TV snags Gal Gadot-starring drama ‘Hedy Lamarr’ from Showtime
Apple has given a straight-to-series order to Hedy Lamarr, an eight-episode drama starring and exec…
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‘Normal People’ goes global in slew of deals
Romantic drama Normal People, from Irish prodco Element Pictures, has been picked up for broadcast around…
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Endeavor, Motive Pictures to adapt Terry Pratchett’s ‘Discworld’ novels
UK producer Motive Pictures, its backer Endeavor Content and Narrativia, the indie launched by the…
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Endeavor Content buys into ‘The Little Drummer Girl’ prodco The Ink Factory
Endeavor Content is taking a minority stake in The Ink Factory, the London and LA-based…
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Endeavor Content buys ‘The Wall’ producer Glassman Media
Endeavor Content has acquired The Wall producer Glassman Media. According to Deadline, the business has struck an…
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Endeavor Content shifts distribution from LA to London, led by Prentiss Fraser
Fox exec Prentiss Fraser has joined Endeavor Content as EVP for international TV sales. Fraser…
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Endeavor Content strikes deal with ‘The Eddy’ director Alan Poul
Endeavor Content has struck an exclusive deal with Alan Poul (The Eddy) to develop and…
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Endeavor looks to raise $700m ahead of Autumn flotation
Hollywood agency Endeavor, whose distribution arm is behind shows such as Killing Eve and The…
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Distributor round-up: Endeavor scores ‘Story Of Rugby’ sales; Gil Formats’ comedy launch; ‘Taskmaster’ expands in Nordics
NHK, NBC Sports, Movistar+ try Endeavor’s rugby doc Japanese broadcaster NHK, NBC Sports Network in…
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Hulu boards Sally Rooney’s ‘Normal People’
Hulu has boarded the BBC’s upcoming adaptation of Sally Rooney’s acclaimed novel Normal People, which has just…
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Alibi snaps up pair of US crime dramas
UKTV has acquired two US scripted shows, Waco and I Am The Night, for its…
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SVOD platforms becoming ‘more selective’ about prodcos, says Endeavor
The global boom in subscription video-on-demand does not automatically mean boom time for independent producers…
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Distribution innovation: Are distributors the new marketeers?
In a period where distributors need to be nimble and multi-skilled, serving as pseudo-commissioners, producers…
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Endeavor Content hires WDR exec for European sales drive
Finance and sales firm Endeavor Content has hired former WDR and Red Arrow International exec…
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Endeavor invests in first UK scripted prodco
Endeavor Content is backing a new scripted production business helmed by Channel 4 drama boss…
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Endemol Shine exec confirms sale is imminent
The sale of Endemol Shine Group is reaching its final stages, with a deal expected…
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Canal + reels in Waller-Bridge’s Killing Eve
French pay-TV service Canal + is the latest to buy into Phoebe Waller-Bridge drama, Killing…
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Acquired taste: what role does acquisition play in drama?
With original programming more important to networks and services than ever, what role does the…
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Amazon developing Conan the Barbarian reboot
Amazon has reportedly put a Conan the Barbarian reboot into development. The move follows the…
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Apple adds second Witherspoon scripted original
Apple’s push into original scripted television has continued by putting a second series from Reese…
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WME & IMG sales team merge for new Endeavor
The sales teams at WME and IMG are coming together to form Endeavor Content. Days…