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NBCUniversal International Studios
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Carnival hires BBC exec as Wall to Wall grows
British producers Wall to Wall and Carnival Films have named new executive producers. Downton Abbey…
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Ex-NBCU unscripted chief resurfaces at Tinopolis
NBCUniversal International Studios’ former unscripted chief, David Mortimer, has joined transatlantic production group Tinopolis. Mortimer…
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NBCU Intn’l, RTL, TF1 order first procedural
The international production arm of NBCUniversal and European powerhouse broadcasters RTL Deutschland and TF1 have…
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NBCU, Tom Hardy work up drama duo
NBCUniversal International Studios and actor Tom Hardy’s prodco are working to adapt a new crime…
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NBCU formats boss exits
David Mortimer, the NBCUniversal exec brought into to spearhead international formats growth, is leaving the…
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Ex-Channel 4 drama exec joins Working Title
UK-based Working Title Television UK has hired the former head of drama development at broadcaster…
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Ex-NBCU exec joins Dudesons company
Former NBCUniversal International Studios format sales director Jonathan Tuonvinen has resurfaced at Rabbit Films, the…
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BBC Two delivers Victorian medicine comedy
UK terrestrial BBC Two ha ordered a comedy from Lucky Giant about four pioneering young…
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Formats exec joins NBC after DRG exit
Formats executive Albertina Marfil has joined NBCUniversal International Studios after leaving rival distributor DRG, TBI…
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Fox’s Cotton picked as Heyday US chief
Nancy Cotton is leaving Fox 21 Television Studios to become US president of new NBCUniversal…
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NBCU formats director exiting
NBCUniversal International Studios’ director of formats and production is leaving the company after four years,…
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NBCU launches prodco with Harry Potter’s Heyman
NBCUniversal International Studios has created a joint venture production with Harry Potter and Gravity producer…
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ITV to pilot NBC quiz format
UK broadcaster ITV has commissioned a non-TX pilot of NBCUniversal International Studios format QuizUp. NBCU…
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NBCU seeks to match rivals’ int’l revenues
NBCUniversal will seek to bring its domestic to international revenue split in line with rival…
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Brainch to lead NBCUI EMEA hub
Satpal Brainch has been named as chief of a new NBCUniversal International distribution and networks…
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NBCU Int’l Studios moves Coan to UK
NBCuniversal International Studios has promoted Tom Coan to senior VP and will relocate the LA…
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TV3, NBCU plan wedding format
Latvian channel TV3 has partnered with NBCUniversal International Formats to create wedding format Wedlocked (WT)….
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TF1 to adapt NBCU format for France
French commercial broadcast leader TF1 has commissioned a local version of The People’s Quiz, news…