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Amazon buys first local French dramas
Amazon Prime Video is going a step further in the French market, with its first…
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ABC goes straight-to-series with Baldwin comedy
ABC is set to go straight-to-series with a new Alec Baldwin family comedy, co-created and…
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Netflix sets second Colombian original
Netflix is set to bring its second Colombian original series, Siempre Bruja, to its worldwide…
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Jordan Peele to rekindle Twilight Zone for CBS SVOD net
CBS is reworking classic sci-fi anthology The Twilight Zone for its SVOD service, a move…
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Hello Halo hires kids head as first CBeebies series lands
UK indie Hello Halo has appointed development exec Terri Langan (pictured) as its first head…
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Apple builds worldwide content team with True Jack hire
Apple has hired Michelle Lee, who served as head of development for Jason Katim’s True…
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Netflix set for new French comedy
Netflix is set to launch its next French original comedy, which will be available exclusively…
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Channel 4 goes Inside the EU with doc series
Channel 4 (C4) has commissioned a series from October Films that follows a group of…
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Discovery ups stake in Oprah Winfrey Network
Discovery Communications has paid US$70 million to gain a majority stake in the Oprah Winfrey…
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Sarandos confirms House of Cards restart
After some deliberation on the status of House of Cards (HOC) season six, Netflix content…
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Netflix buys in more from China
Netflix has deepened its ties with China’s streaming service iQiyi by ordering more Chinese originals…
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Iflix commissions first Malaysian original
Emerging markets-focused streaming service Iflix is launching its first-ever original drama series in Malaysia, KL…
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Beta joins Sky Germany’s Bridge-inspired Pagan Peak
Sky Germany’s upcoming reimagining of The Bridge has welcomed Munich’s Beta Film as coproducer and…
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Netflix reimagines Sabrina the Teenage Witch
An untitled Sabrina the Teenage Witch series is coming to Netflix, which will be based…
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Kapital hires Fox vet for business ops
Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment has hired Fox veteran Sandra Ortiz to oversee business affairs and…
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TBI Weekly: Netflix looks to China – again
This week it has become apparent that Netflix is looking to China once more, but…
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WWE Studios plans TV originals assault
WWE Studios is expanding beyond feature films and into original TV and digital content production….
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Netflix brings in Chinese & Korean series
Netflix has acquired its first online Chinese drama, Day and Night, and will bring in original…
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HBO launching five originals in Asia
HBO Asia has revealed three new original series and two original films upcoming in the…
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BBC exec joins Playground gang
Long-serving BBC exec Dan Leon has joined London-based producer Playground as head of business affairs…
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BBC adapts Dickens with Peaky Blinders creator
Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight (pictured) is set to create a series of adaptations of Charles…
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Netflix provides Sex Education in new dramedy
Netflix is set to launch a new coming-of-age dramedy named Sex Education for 2019. The series follows…
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NBCU finds Edelstein replacement
Jeff Wachtel is relocating from LA to London to become the replacement for Michael Edelstein…
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Fremantle teams with 87 Films for development
FremantleMedia has partnered with 87 Films for creative scripted development. 87 Films is a UK-based…
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MTV returns to Jersey Shore
After six years, MTV is bringing back the latest installment of Jersey Shore with its…
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Viaplay originals greenlight flurry continues
Another day, another new original drama for Scandinavia SVOD service Viaplay. The MTG-owned service has…
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ITV’s Harry & Meghan ties knot with nets
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s engagement has been good news for UK-based distributor Orange Smarty….
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Jeremy Piven’s CBS drama dropped
US broadcaster CBS has dropped Wisdom of the Crowd, which stars the under-fire Jeremy Piven….
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House of Cards hiatus extended
The sixth season production of House of Cards has extended its hiatus as management deal…
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History to investigate Grenfell Tower tragedy
History in the UK will investigate tragic events that changed Britain such as the Grenfell…