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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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BBC’s Orphan Black gets Japanese remake
BBC Worldwide has signed a format deal with Telepack to allow for a Japanese remake…
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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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Director’s chair – why Hollywood’s directors are targeting TV
As television welcomes Hollywood’s biggest names, four top directors talk to Kaltrina Bylykbashi about bringing…
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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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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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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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Film4 exec joins Ink Factory as production chief
The Ink Factory has hired Film4’s Tracey Josephs (pictured) as head of production, and six…
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MTG reveals Hidden Swedish original
MTG Studios has revealed its next original drama Hidden, fronted by Izabella Scorupco (GoldenEye) and…
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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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Netflix joins ex-Disney India chief on film
SVOD service Netflix is working up a romantic comedy movie from RSVP, the new production…
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Beta buys prodco MR Film
Germany’s Beta Film has acquired a majority stake in Austrian prodco MR Film for an…
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Disney confirms Stars Wars & Marvel for SVOD app
The Walt Disney Company’s upcoming international SVOD service will offer Star Wars and Marvel Universe…
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Talking drama: The Other Guy
The Other Guy is, at its core, a comedy-drama about love (or, more specifically, a…
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Agatha Christie chief joins Bob & Co as CEO
Agatha Christie Ltd chief executive Hilary Strong is joining UK-based production group Bob & Co…
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Endemol Shine Studios president exits post
Sharon Hall is leaving her role as president of US-based Endemol Shine Studios. This comes…
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Snapchat set for scripted content in 2017
Snap Inc’s VP of content Nick Bell has said the platform is set to release…
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BBC Two buys US drama Snowfall, unveils originals
EDINBURGH: UK channel BBC Two has acquired John Singleton’s US crack cocaine epic Snowfall, and…
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Sky discovers Bad Wolf’s Witches adaptation
UK satcaster Sky has commissioned a drama series, A Discovery of Witches, for its linear…
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Lionsgate scripted exec makes Fox 21 switch
Long-serving Lionsgate scripted exec Andy Richley has joined Fox 21 Television Studios. Richley has been…
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eOne ups Newman as drama slate expands
Entertainment One (eOne) Television has promoted Carolyn Newman to senior VP level, as it expands…
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BBC One makes Three drama order
UK channel BBC One has commissioned a pair of dramas, one based on a trilogy…
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Pascal Pictures exec to launch See-Saw US
Negin Salmasi is leaving the prodco of former Sony Picture Entertainment boss Amy Pascal to…
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BBC First extends Dutch distribution
BBC Worldwide is upping the distribution of BBC First in the Netherlands after agreeing a…
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History to open Blue Book with Robert Zemeckis
US cable channel History has ordered a straight-to-series drama from Forrest Gump director Robert Zemeckis….
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eOne backs Brad Weston prodco
Transatlantic producer-distributor Entertainment One and Comcast-owned Universal have put their weight behind a new content…
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Netflix adapts fantasy saga The Witcher
Netflix is working on a series adaptation of the fantasy novel and video game saga…
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Sundance orders first SVOD scripted series
New US streaming service Sundance Now has become the latest SVOD platform to order an…
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CBS names Europe copro chief
The international studios arm of US broadcaster CBS has named a new coproductions chief in…