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Sensethefuture options Mike McCormack’s ‘Solar Bones’
Teresa Potocka’s Sensethefuture Pictures has optioned award-winning novel Solar Bones from Irish author Mike McCormack. The…
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Lionsgate picks up int’l distribution rights to Hulu’s ‘Ramy’
Lionsgate has picked up international distribution rights to Hulu comedy series Ramy. The studio has picked…
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Exclusive: Sky Drama exec joins Anne Mensah at Netflix
Sky Drama’s head of development Lindsay Salt has joined Anne Mensah’s scripted team at Netflix,…
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Paramount picks up BYUtv’s ‘Dwight In Shining Armor’ for global
Paramount has picked up international distribution rights to BYUtv’s original comedy series Dwight In Shining Armor. …
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ABC readies Blanchett-fronted ‘Stateless’ immigration drama
Cate Blanchett is to star in Stateless, a six-part drama about the Australian immigration system…
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HBO readies two-hour ‘Game Of Thrones’ documentary
HBO is readying a two-hour documentary that goes behind the scenes on the final series…
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‘Les Mis’ producer Chris Carey boards Dancing Ledge
Les Misérables producer Chris Carey has joined Fremantle-backed Dancing Ledge Productions. The exec, who most recently…
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All3Media America’s Main Event Media launches podcast arm
All3Media America-owned Main Event Media is launching a podcast division. The United Shades Of America…
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ITVS GE sends ‘Bodyguard’ to China
Bodyguard is heading to China. ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) has sold mainland Chinese…
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BBC Studios, ZDF strike strategic content partnership
BBC Studios and Germany’s ZDF have struck a strategic partnership to develop and co-produce a…
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‘Game Of Thrones’ smashes records as HBO bosses contemplate spin-offs
The series eight premiere of Game Of Thrones on Sunday (14 April) smashed ratings records…
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MIPTV: The Big Deals
TBI looks at the top deals struck out of Cannes at last week’s MIPTV market….
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Tencent picks up ‘Miss Fisher’ adaptation
China’s Tencent has picked up a Chinese adaptation of Australian series Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries….
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Cannes Series winners revealed
The winners for the second edition of Cannes Series Awards have been revealed, with Beta…
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Snap unveils new slate of originals
Snap held its first-ever Partner Summit on Thursday (4 April) to unveil a list of…
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Wild Money: The new rules of play in distribution
Distributors are under greater pressure than ever, needing to be nimble, innovative and cash-rich –…
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The big business of dubbing
Quality dubbing will be the key to the continued growth of international drama consumption, and…
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Walter Presents rolls out in Belgium
International drama-focused SVOD service Walter Presents is rolling out in Belgium. The service, which originated…
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ADD Content’s ‘Sirens’ set for Russian adaptation
Content creation and distribution company ADD Content has signed a scripted format deal with Channel…
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Endemol Shine extends ‘The Bridge’ to Croatia, Serbia
Endemol Shine Group (ESG) has secured a deal for a 10 x 50-minute Croatian/Serbian version…
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Les Misérables nabs raft of global sales ahead of Series Mania
Ahead of its national premiere at Series Mania 2019, BBC Studios has struck a raft…
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Banijay Rights signs development deal with Greenacre
Banijay Rights has signed a multi-year, first-look development deal with UK independent production company Greenacre…
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Exclusive: Endemol Shine Poland set for first period drama
Endemol Shine Poland has been signed up to produce its first period drama, Our Century,…
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NBC bolsters scripted team, hires Warner exec
NBC has promoted two scripted executives and hired Warner’s Lisa Roos as SVP of drama…
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Eurodata: Local drama dominated primetime in 2018
Eurodata’s scripted series report for 2018 shows that local drama was the most popular prime…
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“Purposeful” formats, CEE scripted on the rise in 2019
International TV research consultancy K7 Media has unveiled its predictions for 2019, forecasting that Disney+…
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AMC’s comedy channel IFC picks up Fleabag
AMC Network’s comedy channel IFC has acquired British comedy Fleabag, from writer, actor and creator…
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Wildside is developing an Audrey Hepburn drama
Fremantle’s Wildside is developing a drama series on Audrey Hepburn’s life, based on a story…
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iQiyi takes Fremantle’s My Brilliant Friend to China
iQiyi is set to take Fremantle’s critically-acclaimed drama My Brilliant Friend to China. My Brilliant Friend follows…
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NENT taps Discovery Networks exec to head up scripted at Viaplay
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT) has hired Discovery Networks Sweden exec Jon Petersson to head up…