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Starz snags Sky drama ‘Mary & George’ for North America as AMC bows out
Starz has snagged rights to Mary & George, the upcoming Sky Studios show that had…
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Sky orders “morally complex” doc from Louis Theroux’s Mindhouse
European pay-TV giant Sky has ordered Tell Them You Love Me, a documentary feature about…
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NBCU rolls out raft of FAST channels on Roku, ‘Murder, She Wrote’ & ‘Magnum P.I.’ among launches
NBCUniversal (NBCU) Global Distribution is placing more of its content on FAST channels, following a…
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US series ‘The Bold Type’ & Oz drama ‘Bad Behaviour’ come to UK’s BBC Three
UK pubcaster the BBC has acquired all five seasons of US comedy-drama series The Bold…
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TBI Kids Hot Picks: ‘Super Sema’, ‘Unstoppable Yellow Yeti’ & more
TBI takes a look at some of the most interesting projects heading to market as…
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Viaplay takes DreamWorks Animation streaming rights in NBCU deal
NENT Group SVOD Viaplay has taken exclusive streaming rights for more than 400 episodes from kids…
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Discovery+ adds slew of NBC unscripted shows
Discovery+ in the US has inked a licensing deal with NBCUniversal Global Distribution to add…
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Sky boosts factual with bumper order & preps Sky Max drama original
European pay-TV giant Sky has just made a bumper factual order for seven new original…
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IMDb TV takes US rights to Canada’s ‘Pretty Hard Cases’
Amazon-owned free streamer IMDb TV has picked up Canadian buddy-cop drama series Pretty Hard Cases…
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Sky cancels ‘Bulletproof’ in wake of Noel Clarke allegations
European pay-TV operator Sky has cancelled crime drama series Bulletproof, following the array of sexual…
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Sky ratchets up ‘Fear Index’ from ‘The Crown’ prodco with Josh Hartnett starring
Sky and The Crown prodco Left Bank Pictures have added Josh Hartnett (Penny Dreadful) to…
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News round-up: Turkish SVOD Exxen adds Korean dramas; Abacus to sell ‘Best Dog India’; Sky orders Bulletproof S4
Turkey’s Exxen acquires 150 K-drama hours Recently launched Turkish SVOD platform Exxen has acquired more…
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Sky & Netflix develop separate doc series around Sophie Toscan du Plantier murder
Both Netflix and the UK’s Sky have commissioned separate documentary projects about the 1996 murder…
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UKTV’s Alibi acquires crime drama ‘Briarpatch’ from NBCUniversal
UKTV has picked up Texas-based drama Briarpatch – which was cancelled after just one season earlier this year…
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Drama round-up: Starzplay snags Fremantle trio; ‘Daydreamer’ heads to US; ‘Das Boot’ sails again; Zee5 originals
Starzplay secures Fremantle quartet Global streamer Starzplay has struck a deal with Fremantle for an…
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Matchbox and Eureka are ‘Making It’ in Australia
NBCUniversal International Studios-owned Matchbox Pictures and Sydney-and-LA-based Eureka Productions have teamed up to co-produce an…
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Stan strikes huge NBCU deal in Oz, adding Sky Studios & Peacock shows
Australian SVOD Stan has agreed a huge output deal with NBCUniversal (NBCU) Global Distribution, handing…
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Canada’s Corus inks NBCU deal for Sky Studios content
A new multi-year volume deal between Corus Entertainment and NBCUniversal Global Distribution will give Canadian…
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Sky Studios strikes first-look deal with Romesh Ranganathan’s prodco Ranga Bee
Sky Studios has signed a first-look script deal with UK-based comedy and entertainment indie Ranga…
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Sky Atlantic, HBO order crime drama from Olivia Colman’s new prodco
Sky Atlantic and HBO have ordered a four-part crime drama that is being co-produced by…
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Sky Studios strikes two-year pact with Merman Television as Amazon deal expires
UK pay-TV operator Sky’s production outfit Sky Studios has struck a two-year funding and distribution…
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TBI Weekly: How mega-mergers are set to impact third-party distribution deals
A frenzied period of consolidation is beginning to leave an indelible mark on the distribution…
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Sky extends Mark Strong drama ‘Temple’ into second season
European pay TV operator Sky has ordered a second season of its Mark Strong-starring drama…
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MIPCOM 2019: The Big Deals
As MIPCOM closes its doors after another frenetic market, TBI explores some of the big…
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Sky Vision formally shuttered after NBCUniversal transfer
Distributor and producer Sky Vision has formally ended operations following its parent company’s acquisition by…