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BBC Scotland exec boards IWC to head factual
BBC Scotland’s Pauline Law has joined Banijay-owned IWC as head of factual. The exec most…
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Nickelodeon expands unscripted slate with ‘Top Elf’, ‘Substitute’
Nickelodeon has bolstered its unscripted slate with a holiday-themed competition series and a full series…
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Sales round-up: TF1 claims CBS dramas; CBC returns to Coroner; Plex deals with Warner Bros.
TF1 claims CBS dramas French broadcaster TF1 Group has acquired a raft of programming from…
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BBC Studios in scripted commissioning first with ‘Cheaters’
BBC Studios (BBCS) has made its first move into commissioning scripted series without other broadcasters…
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Discovery LatAm picks up slate of ESI non-scripted shows
Endemol Shine International (ESI) has licensed a raft of factual entertainment shows to Discovery Latin…
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Exclusive: BBC ‘bullying and immoral’ in iPlayer rights demands
The BBC has been employing “bullying and immoral” tactics against production companies as it looks…
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Cineflix snaps up ‘Let’s Talk About Sex’, ‘Extreme Tribe’
Cineflix Rights has acquired a pair of Channel 4 factual series from Spelthorne Community Television…
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Facebook Watch, HBO series set to debut at TIFF
The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) will host the premieres of original series from Facebook…
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Charter deals with Disney to offer access to streamers
US telco giant Charter has struck a carriage deal with Disney offering access to Mouse…
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Netflix India exec lands at ABC Entertainment
Netflix India’s Simran Sethi has landed at ABC Entertainment. The exec, who most recently served…
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Magical Elves sets out new leadership
Tinopolis-owned Nailed It! Producer Magical Elves has new leadership. The business has tapped long-time execs…
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Canadian TV vets set up factual prodco BirdDog
Canadian TV veterans Stephen Ellis and Clark Bunting have launched factual prodco BirdDog Media Ventures….
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FX’s Landgraf “embraces” Hulu potential, confirms windowing between services
FX boss John Landgraf has said the channel “embraces” the distribution potential afforded by Hulu,…
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Viacom acquires ‘Garfield’ in major IP coup
Viacom has scored a major coup in its acquisition of Garfield IP. The deal…
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Sales round-up: Euro nets take TVF titles; Foxtel claims ‘Deadly Deception’; Starzplay reels in ‘Ramy’
Arte, France TV takes TVF series European broadcasters including Arte, France TV and cablenet Planete+…
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Netflix cancels ‘The OA’ after two seasons
Netflix has pulled the plug on sci-fi thriller The OA after two seasons. Cindy Holland, head of…
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Documentary veteran D. A. Pennebaker dies at 94
D. A. Pennebaker, a titan of documentary cinema, has died at the age of 94….
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BBC Studios extends Foxtel deal with arrival of BBC Earth
Australian pay TV operator Foxtel is replacing its BBC Knowledge channel with factual brand BBC…
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NPACT boss John Ford to step down
NPACT general manager John Ford is to step down from the organisation. The exec, a…
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Kids round-up: ‘Fox & Hare’ go global, ‘Horrid Henry’ heads to UK cinemas, ‘Dinosaur Train’ steams across Europe
Fox & Hare travels to Denmark, Hong Kong, France DR in Denmark, RTHK in Hong…
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DAZN, Discovery partner on major distribution deal for Eurosport
Sports streamer DAZN has partnered with Discovery on a wide-ranging distribution pact that will see…
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Content Innovation Awards entries deadline fast approaching
The deadline to enter the 2019 Content Innovation Awards is fast approaching, with this year’s…
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Quibi orders workplace comedy ‘Winos’ and NBC news shows
Short-form streamer Quibi is adding to its growing roster of originals with a workplace comedy…
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Newen fast-tracks English expansion with Reel One acquisition
Newen Group’s acquisition of Reel One Entertainment sees the TF1 Group-backed producer-distributor look to crack…
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TCB Media Rights expands into feature doc space
TCB Media Rights is edging into the feature-length documentary space after acquiring BBC Two’s 90-minute…
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Reboot round-up: Warner Bros returns to ‘Flintstones’, Quibi develops ‘Varsity Blues’, Paramount sets up ‘Sexy Beast’
The Flintstones to get Warner Bros. remake Warner Bros. has teamed up with Elizabeth Banks’…
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Snapchat taps Arnold Schwarzenegger, Serena Williams for ‘creator shows’
Social media company Snap is moving further into original programming by tapping celebrities including Arnold…
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Sales round-up: Japan’s U-Next adds German trio, ZDF buys ‘Arctic Circle’, Starzplay picks ‘Pennyworth’
U-Next adds German drama trio Japanese streaming platform U-Next has acquired exclusive SVoD rights to…
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Exclusive: Netflix drama ‘When they See Us’ travels in Africa
Ava DuVernay’s hard-hitting drama When They See Us (pictured) has become a hit for Netflix…
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Lionsgate strikes first-look TV deal with Mary J. Blige
Lionsgate has struck a first-look deal with singer-actor Mary J. Blige and her fledgling Blue…