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Foxtel extends HBO deal with Warner Bros. Discovery, putting ‘optionality at its core’
Foxtel in Australia has struck a new exclusive pact with Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) for…
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WBD sues Paramount Global over ‘South Park’ streaming rights dispute
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is suing Paramount Global for streaming new episodes of the adult…
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HBO to end ‘Succession’ after fourth season, HBO Max orders ‘It’ prequel
HBO is bringing hit drama Succession to an end after its upcoming fourth season, while…
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HBO Max greenlights JJ Abrams’ & LaToya Morgan’s FBI drama ‘Duster’
HBO Max has given the go-ahead to Duster, the drama series from JJ Abrams and…
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Former HBO Max execs launch VHM unscripted production firm
Former HBO Max execs Jennifer O’Connell and Rebecca Quinn have launched VHM (Velvet Hammer Media), a new US unscripted…
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WBD to retain Discovery+ as solo service in US after combi-streamer launch
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is to retain Discovery+ as a solo streamer after the launch…
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ITVX picks up HBO Max original ‘Love & Death’ for UK debut
Newly launched streamer ITVX has acquired HBO Max original Love & Death for its exclusive…
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HBO Max axes ‘Pennyworth’ & HBO orders Jerrod Carmichael comedy docuseries
Warner Bros. Discovery streamer HBO Max has cancelled action series Pennyworth. The move comes following…
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HBO Max sets DC slate with first projects from Gunn & Safran
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD)-owned DC Studios has unveiled its first slate of superhero projects in…
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TBI Scripted: Behind ‘The Last Of Us’ post-apocalyptic love story
Launching just over two weeks ago, post-apocalyptic drama The Last Of Us is already shaping…
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WBD’s Lat Am chief eyes acquisitions amid ‘redefinition’ of local & global content mix
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD)’s chief in Latin America has admitted a “redefinition” of streamer content…
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Lat Am scripted series ‘evolving’ as streamers fuel growth & creativity
Streamers have helped to “free up” Latin American producers to expand their scripted product, resulting…
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Exclusive: SVOD subscribers to buck trend & grow by 143m in 2023
SVOD services will see considerable growth in 2023 despite the global cost of living crisis…
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Tech & Analysis: How US streamers are doubling down on Spanish-language shows
US-based streamers are doubling-down on Spanish-language content and making significant investments over recent years. Ahead…
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WBD ups Globo alum to lead scripted, ahead of Marcelo Tamburri exit
Warner Bros. Discovery in Latin America has promoted Monica Albuquerque to oversee its scripted output….
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HBO Max scraps ‘Gossip Girl’ reboot after two seasons
Warner Bros. Discovery’s squeeze on content at HBO Max continues, with the streamer confirming that…
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HBO Max’s Antony Root to exit WBD, eyes move into production
HBO Max EMEA content chief Antony Root is to step down from his role at…
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TBI Weekly: Where WBD & its former content goes next
A rapid-fire succession of headlines this week has illuminated what comes next for Warner Bros….
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Starz to debut ‘Minx’ S2 after saving HBO Max comedy from cancellation
Lionsgate-owned US network Starz has picked up Ellen Rapoport’s comedy series Minx, following its cancellation…
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SkyShowtime rescues dropped HBO Max European originals
SkyShowtime, the recently launched Comcast and Paramount joint-streamer, has acquired 21 former HBO Max European…
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News round-up: FilmRise adds Urban Home titles; CBC & HBO Max renew ‘Sort Of’; Cream hires John Ealer
FilmRise adds Urban Home titles New York-based streamer and producer FilmRise has acquired the North…
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News round-up: Amazon picks up Witherspoon comedy; Fox courts ‘Farmer Wants A Wife’; HBO Max renews ‘Sex Lives of College Girls’
Amazon picks up Witherspoon comedy Amazon has handed a two-season order to half-hour comedy series…
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HBO Max’s cut content headed to third-party FAST channels
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is to sell content removed from HBO Max to third-party FAST…
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Banijay hires HBO Max alum as global scripted chief to replace Lars Blomgren
Banijay has appointed former HBO Max commissioner Christian Wikander to lead its global scripted efforts,…
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HBO Max content cuts see ‘Westworld’ pulled, ‘The Nevers’, ‘Love Life’ & ‘Minx’ cancelled
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is continuing to strip HBO Max of content as part of…
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Netflix picks up CBC/HBO Max comedy ‘Sort Of’ for Malaysia, Singapore & Philippines
Netflix has acquired the rights to the CBC/HBO Max comedy series Sort Of for Malaysia,…
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Exclusive: Scripted production to return to Ukraine as HRT, HBO Max & ZDF drama heads for Kiev
Ukraine’s embattled production sector is showing green shoots after it emerged that The Silence, a…
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Warner Bros. Discovery execs depart in Europe, incl SVP of HBO Max in EMEA
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD)’s ongoing restructuring has seen a flurry of changes across Europe, with…
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HBO Max Brazil orders true crime docuseries
Warner Bros. Discovery-owned streamer HBO Max has commissioned a new true crime docuseries about a…
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HBO & HBO Max SVP of acquisitions steps down after more than two decades
Warner Bros. Discovery veteran Leslie Cohen is stepping down as SVP of acquisitions for HBO…