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News round-up: BBC returns ‘The Night Manager’; Apple TV+ extends ‘Monarch’; CBS reverses SWAT axe
BBC returns to The Night Manager The BBC and Prime Video have extended drama The…
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Prime Video adapts Anne Holt’s ‘1222’ in Nordics with Nordic Drama Queens
Prime Video has ordered an adaptation of Anne Holt’s crime novel 1222 from Fifth Season-backed…
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News round-up: Prime Video returns ‘The Bad Guy’; Acme & Lightbox team on ‘Mr Doodle’; CBS orders ‘Young Sheldon’ spin-off
Prime Video returns ‘The Bad Guy’ Amazon streamer Prime Video has returned Italian original drama…
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London TV Screenings Insights: Prentiss Fraser, president of TV distribution, Fifth Season
As buyers flock to the UK for London TV Screenings and BBC Studios Showcase this…
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Stan & Movistar Plus+ among global buyers for Sean Penn’s Ukraine war doc ‘Superpower’
Broadcasters including Stan and Nine Network in Australia and Movistar Plus+ in Spain have acquired…
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The CW expands Canadian scripted push, adding cancelled Hallmark drama ‘Ride’
The CW has picked up Hallmark’s cancelled western drama Ride as the US network continues…
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Fifth Season strikes $225m deal to sell 25% stake to ‘Godzilla’ firm Toho
Severance and Normal People producer Fifth Season has sold a 25% stake in the business…
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BBC Studios & NBCUIS alum joins Fifth Season to lead UK & European production
Normal People producer Fifth Season has hired a former BBC Studios and NBCU International Studios…
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Blink49 Studios acquires ‘Wild Cards” & ‘Sight Unseen’ partner Front Street Pictures
Blink49 Studios, the Toronto-based firm headed by former Entertainment One exec John Morayniss, has taken…
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Irish crime drama ‘Kin’ lands on UK’s BBC
Irish crime drama Kin has been picked up by the UK’s BBC. The eight-part series…