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ITV Studios
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ITV Studios & Bad Robot’s Ben Stephenson to launch new drama prodco
Bad Robot Productions head of TV and former BBC scripted chief Ben Stephenson is launching…
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SBS Oz, Walter Presents & SundanceTV visit ITVS Finland’s ‘Helsinki Crimes’
Australia’s SBS and SundanceTV in Spain are among buyers of Helsinki Crimes, the drama from…
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ITVS’ Cattleya Producciones to adapt ‘El Italiano’ as mini-series
ITV Studios-owned scripted firm Cattleya Producciones has acquired the rights to Arturo Pérez-Reverte’s novel El Italiano, which it…
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ITV expands doc & drama strategy with Melissa Caddick disappearance
ITV in the UK is expanding its strategy of ordering documentaries to accompany its dramas…
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Exclusive: Altice Media links with Can’t Stop & ITVS for move into French Riviera property
French broadcaster Altice Media – operator of RMC Découverte and RMC Story – is moving…
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Canada’s TVA orders French language version of ITVS ‘I’m A Celebrity…’ format
Canada’s Quebecor Content has commissioned a French-language version of the ITV Studios game show format…
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ITV acquires ‘Tiny World’ prodco Plimsoll Productions
The UK’s ITV has acquired a controlling stake in local natural history producer Plimsoll Productions…
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Red Production CEO Sarah Doole steps down at ‘It’s A Sin’ prodco
Sarah Doole has stepped down as CEO at Red Production Company, the StudioCanal-owned UK company…
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Roku & UK’s Channel 4 link up for Voltage reality show ‘Tempting Fortune’
Roku has partnered with UK broadcaster Channel 4 for the first time on a new reality…
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Globo plays Cupid with local order for ITVS dating format ‘Let Love Rule’
Globo in Brazil has commissioned a local version of the ITV Studios dating format Let…
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Exclusive: ‘The Masked Singer’ retains crown as world’s best-selling format in 2021
The Masked Singer has held onto its crown as the world’s best-selling format for a…
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News round-up: Mediapro & Penélope Cruz launch prodco; Hungary joins ‘La Famiglia’; Wildbrain expansion
Mediapro & Penélope Cruz launch prodco Spain’s The Mediapro Studio is partnering with film star…
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News round-up: AETN & Pluto TV take GRB shows; ITV re-commissions game show duo; CTV goes ‘Farming For Love’
AETN & Pluto TV take GRB shows AETN UK, Foxtel Australia and Pluto TV in…
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Mammoth Screen rejigs C-suite, appoints ITVS exec as new MD
Mammoth Screen, the London and Belfast-based prodco behind The Serpent and Endeavour has unveiled a…
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Fremantle, ITVS shift financing strategies for shows selling into US
Global production groups including Fremantle and ITV Studios (ITVS) are shifting strategies when it comes to…
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ITVS’s Cattleya hires Warner Bros. & ‘His Dark Materials’ execs for Spanish arm
ZeroZeroZero and Suburra producer Cattleya has hired veteran producer Denis Pedregosa and Warner Bros. exec…
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BBC hires exec from ITVS’s The Garden as factual commissioner
The BBC has hired Anna Dickeson from ITV Studios-owned UK producer The Garden as a…
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ITV orders drama from ‘Gentleman Jack’ star Suranne Jones, reveals new reality division
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has commissioned a three-part relationship drama that has been co-created by…
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TBI Weekly: Will ITV’s streaming shift lead to more M&A?
ITV has been among the most talked about takeover targets in the UK for years,…
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News round-up: HBO Max orders Mexican ‘Come Dine With Me’; Discovery to launch Eden & Rush in NZ; Mezzo comes to Brazil via Claro
HBO Max orders Mexican ‘Come Dine With Me’ HBO Max in Mexico has ordered a…
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All3, BBCS, ITVS & Fremantle stop Russian sales as TV sanctions grow
All3Media International, BBC Studios (BBCS), ITV Studios (ITVS) and Fremantle have joined the growing band…
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ITV Studios expands Armoza Formats into Israeli production arm
UK-based ITV Studios is expanding its Israeli production and distribution business Armoza Formats to serve…
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Why FAST might be about to change everything
FAST channels allow rights holders to effectively become broadcasters in their own right. Richard Middleton…
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Sales Talk: ITV Studios’ Ruth Berry on British boom & Ben Whishaw fandom
Buyers, hungry for new content, are making their way to the UK capital for meetings,…
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TBI Weekly: What’s hot ahead of The London TV Screenings?
With London Screenings getting underway next week, TBI checked in with execs from international distributors…
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News round-up: Curiosity deals with Arrow Media; ‘Marry Me Now’ heads to the US; UK prodcos & Imperial College unveil diversity pact
Curiosity deals with Arrow Media Factual streamer Curiosity has ordered a 15-episode show from UK-based…
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‘Love Island’ US moves from CBS to Peacock with two-season pick-up
The US version of ITV Studios dating format Love Island is moving from CBS to…
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ITVS poaches Studio Lambert’s drama production chief for UK scripted role
ITV Studios (ITVS) has hired Studio Lambert exec Julie Clark to lead production for its…
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ITVS preps FAST channel stocked with ‘best European drama’ from labels
ITV Studios (ITVS) is to launch two FAST channels in Europe with Samsung TV Plus,…
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News round-up: ITVS expands Dalton’s remit; C4 diversity exec returns; Scriptwriters survey launch
ITVS expands Dalton’s remit ITV Studios has expanded the remit of licensing exec Pascal Dalton…