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Amazon greenlights ‘The Peripheral’ adaptation from ‘Westworld’ creators
Amazon Prime Video has greenlit hour-long sci-fi thriller The Peripheral from Westworld creators Jonathan Nolan…
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Dramacorp-Pampas set sights on major Nordic-German period drama with ‘Great Century’ adaptation
Swedish outfit Dramacorp-Pampas Studios has secured the rights to Jan Guillou’s The Great Century novels…
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Netflix makes first episode of Olivia Colman-fronted ‘The Crown’ free to UK viewers
Netflix is making the first episode of the Olivia Colman-fronted third season of The Crown…
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Sales round-up: Cineflix’s ‘Pure’ soars in Europe; Off the Fence finds ‘Love After Lockup’
Cineflix enjoys ‘Pure’ success in Europe Cineflix Rights has struck a raft of deals with…
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Israeli thriller ‘Fauda’ scores Indian adaptation with Applause
Applause Entertainment is adapting Israeli drama format Fauda for the Indian market. The Aditya Birla…
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Foreign production boosts Australian drama spend to 29-year high
Record levels of foreign production in Australia have helped shatter national records around drama production,…
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John Landgraf: More than half of FX writing staff are women, POC
More than half of US cable channel FX’s writing staff are women or people of…
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Sky Studios expands production pacts with Free@Last TV, Sagafilm
Sky Studios has struck a multi-year development and distribution deal with Agatha Raisin producer Free@Last…
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Anton to co-invest in Newen projects under strategic financing deal
French production giant Newen has struck a strategic funding deal with producer-financier Anton. Under the…
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Amazon commissions German series with comedian Markus Stoll
Amazon Prime Video Germany has commissioned a series with comedian Markus Stoll. The streamer has…
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Exclusive: Drama club Atrium TV scraps ‘One Giant Leap’, sees major gear shift
DRG’s drama commissioning club Atrium TV has undergone a major gear shift in the face…
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Sky Italia rolls cameras on Wildside’s dystopian thriller ‘Anna’
Sky Italia has signed on for Sicilian dystopian thriller Anna from The Miracle producer Wildside….
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VIMN promotes Jill Offman for Viacom International Studios UK’s scripted push
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has promoted Jill Offman to an expanded position at its…
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WarnerMedia’s Greenblatt: HBO Max is “wide open” for global acquisitions, co-pros
WarnerMedia chairman Bob Greenblatt has set out HBO Max’s global ambitions, calling for international acquisitions…
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E4 prospers with ‘Star Trek: Discovery’, ‘Man With A Plan’
Star Trek: Discovery and Man With A Plan are heading to E4. Channel 4’s youth-skewing…
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‘No rules’ and a new chapter for Sky Studios
With the backing of Comcast and knock-out collaborations such as Chernobyl, pay-TV operator Sky and…
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Inside the multimillion-dollar drama trap
Producing high-end scripted product has never been more lucrative, nor more risky. Richard Middleton explores…
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Fremantle España to adapt autobiography of Spanish newspaper boss
Fremantle España is to adapt the explosive autobiography of Spanish war reporter and newspaper editor…
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New Zealand’s Mediaworks Three takes Screentime’s ‘Toke’
Mediaworks Three has commissioned Banijay’s Screentime New Zealand for telemovie Toke. Set in the sleepy…
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Murdoch, Snider and Featherstone team to launch Sister
Elisabeth Murdoch, Stacey Snider and Jane Featherstone have teamed up to launch Sister, a global…
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ITV Studios kickstarts major distribution restructure as Talpa’s John de Mol exits
ITV Studios has kickstarted a major restructure of its distribution business that sees the catalogues…
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Netflix inks overall deal with ‘Stranger Things’ creators, greenlights season four
Netflix has renewed Stranger Things for a fourth season, while striking a film and series…
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Amazon Studios boss leaves door open for ‘Fleabag’ despite Waller-Bridge’s protestations
Amazon Studios boss Jennifer Salke is keeping the door wide open for another season of…
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Acorn, Sky NZ co-commission New Zealand thriller ‘The Sounds’
Acorn Media Enterprises and Sky NZ have teamed to commission local thriller The Sounds. The…
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Amazon strikes overall deal with Phoebe Waller-Bridge
Hot on the heels of her Emmy wins, Fleabag creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge has struck an…
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Oprah Winfrey’s book club series for Apple TV+ takes shape
Oprah Winfrey and Apple have shed light on the structure of the media tycoon’s global…
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Telefónica, Atresmedia join forces for content powerhouse
Spanish telco Telefónica and La casa de papel broadcast group Atresmedia are joining forces for…
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Sales round-up: Hat Trick’s Morgan-Ronaldo interview goes global; Red Arrow’s French ‘Departure’
Hat Trick goes global for Piers Morgan interview with Cristiano Ronaldo Hat Trick International has…
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Sky Studios launches innovation hub out of Leeds
Sky Studios is launching a hub out of Leeds aimed at developing new talent and…
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‘Chernobyl’, ‘Game Of Thrones’ win big at Creative Arts Emmys
HBO’s Game Of Thrones and Chernobyl emerged as the top winners at the weekend’s Creative…