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Channel 5 acquires UK rights to Peacock’s Stormy Daniels documentary
Paramount-owned UK broadcaster Channel 5 has acquired exclusive local rights to Stormy, the US documentary…
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Peacock greenlights ‘The Office’ spin-off from Greg Daniels, set around daily newspaper
Peacock has greenlit a spin-off from NBC comedy The Office, from that series’ showrunner Greg…
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News round-up: Blue Ant to shop ‘Stormy’; UKTV revives ‘Bergerac’; Harbour Rights deals
Blue Ant to shop ‘Stormy’ Blue Ant Studios has acquired worldwide distribution rights to Stormy,…
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Peacock lands dramedy with Elizabeth Banks & Matthew Macfadyen
NBCUniversal’s streamer Peacock has ordered a romantic dramedy starring and executive produced by Elizabeth Banks…
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Paramount Global & Comcast explore streaming deal, report claims
Paramount Global has held talks with NBCUniversal (NBCU) parent Comcast about a potential joint streaming…
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Peacock invests in unscripted, returns ‘Love Island USA’ & ‘Queens Court’
NBCUniversal-owned streamer Peacock is returning two of its unscripted series and has set a premiere…
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Scripted round-up: PBS brings hit UK Post Office drama to US; ARTE boards ‘Douglas Is Cancelled’; Peacock to adapt ‘Long Bright River’
PBS brings hit UK Post Office drama to US PBS Masterpiece in the US has…
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NBCU Lat Am picks up ‘The Traitors’ & Kardashians doc in All3Media Int’l deal
NBCUniversal Latin America has acquired both the first season of Peacock’s US version of Dutch…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: How US streamers compared for hours & titles in Q3 2023
US-based streamers have been adjusting their catalogues over the past year, resulting in some notable…
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Peacock sets remake of Australian comedy ‘Laid’
US streamer Peacock has ordered comedy series Laid, a remake of the Australian show of…
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Peacock prepares Naked’s polyamorous dating show ‘Couple To Throuple’
NBCUniversal’s streamer Peacock is preparing to launch its poly amorous dating show, Couple To Throuple….
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Peacock orders drama based on ‘Fight Night’ podcast, with Kevin Hart
NBCUniversal streamer Peacock has commissioned Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist, a limited drama starring…
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Peacock scores sports doc ‘Mission To Burnley’ & extends ‘Twisted Metal’
US streamer Peacock has acquired sports docuseries Mission To Burnley and renewed action-comedy Twisted Metal…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Tracking US studio streamer spending in 2023
Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), NBCUniversal (NBCU) and Paramount all made the decision to fight…
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Script to Screen – The Continental: From The World Of John Wick
With The Continental launching on Peacock and Prime Video tomorrow, Mark Layton talks assassin hotels,…
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Peacock, Bell Media & Arte board ‘Vigil’ S2 as ITVS strikes global pre-sales for BBC thriller
NBCUniversal’s Peacock in the US, Bell Media and TVA in Canada and Arte in France…
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Peacock partners with horror maestro John Carpenter for unscripted anthology
NBCUniversal streamer Peacock has ordered John Carpenter’s Suburban Screams, a new unscripted horror anthology from…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: How linear’s light is fading amid on demand boom
Viewing habits around the world are changing fast as eyeballs shift from linear programming on…
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Prime Video takes European rights to Peacock gladiator series ‘Those About To Die’
Those About To Die, Roland Emmerich’s upcoming gladiator series for Peacock, has been picked up…
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Peacock loses $651m as Comcast reports profitable Q2
Comcast, the owner of NBCUniversal in the US and European pay-TV giant Sky, has exceeded…
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Paramount+ drives vehicular action-comedy ‘Twisted Metal’ to Canada
Paramount+ has acquired video game adaptation Twisted Metal for Canada. The action-comedy, based on the…
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CBS claws back ‘Yellowstone’ as Peacock drama tops strike-affected fall line-up
US networks continue to reshuffle programming to deal with the repercussions of the US writers…
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Peacock partners with Orlando Bloom for adventure docuseries
NBCUniversal-owned streamer Peacock has ordered Orlando Bloom: To The Edge, an adventure docuseries featuring the…
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Factual round-up: Quintus expands originals; Peacock seeks ‘Baby Gabriel’ doc; White Spark sets ‘Milky Way’ debut
Quintus expands originals Berlin-based factual content distributor and channel owner, Quintus Studios, has greenlit two…
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NBCU & JioCinema deal brings ‘Young Rock’ & ‘Bel-Air’ to India
Reliance-owned Indian broadcaster Viacom18 is continuing to expand its US content offering, after striking a…
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Sony strikes global deals for ‘Twisted Metal’, ‘Winter King’ & ‘Ten Pound Poms’
A slew of international broadcasters and platforms have struck deals for Sony Pictures Television (SPT)…
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Peacock orders ‘Love Island’ spin-off with returning cross-franchise contestants
NBCUniversal streamer Peacock has ordered Love Island Games, the first-ever spin-off from reality dating series…
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Sky Studios eyes more deficit financing as US streaming market cools
Sky Studios is looking to deficit finance more scripted projects without a US partner, as…
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News round -up: RTS Switzerland picks up ‘Runes’; ‘Willow’ creator clarifies future; ‘Bel-Air’ renewed for S3
RTS Switzerland picks up ‘Runes’ RTS Switzerland has picked up Les Armateurs’ animated series Runes,…
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News round-up: Oxygen True Crime examines killer tapes; Prime Ent’ enters ‘Conspiracy of Silence’; Blue Play picks up ‘Les Simone’
Oxygen True Crime examines killer tapes NBCUniversal’s Oxygen True Crime has ordered Violent Minds: Killers…