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Fremantle to develop South African drama with Multichoice
Fremantle is set to join forces with African pay TV operator Multichoice to develop an…
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A+E to develop first int’l scripted copro
A+E Networks International has begun development on its first international, scripted coproduction, Miss Scarlet…
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Viaplay to launch original comedy drama Love Me
Nordic streaming service Viaplay, owned by Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT), is set to launch new…
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Canada’s CBC takes Fremantle mini-series Butterfly
Canadian national broadcaster CBC has acquired Butterfly, a mini-series the follows the story of an…
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Acorn TV secures US rights to DCD drama My Life is Murder
Acorn TV has secured US rights to DCD Rights’ primetime drama My Life is Murder,…
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Keshet, ABC team for political drama Black B*tch
Keshet International (KI) has partnered with Australia’s ABC and Screen Australia to bring Blackfella Films’…
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Fremantle launches scripted podcast label
Fremantle has launched Storyglass, a new scripted podcast label that will be headed by former…
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BBC launches first VR comedy experience for People Just Do Nothing
The BBC has unveiled its first ever virtual reality comedy film – a VR spin-off…
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Sky drama head moves to Netflix
Sky UK’s head of drama Anne Mensah is to exit the company for Netflix and…
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Network Ten to rebrand streamer with CBS titles in tow
Network Ten is set to launch its rebranded streamer 10 All Access this December with…
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Netflix loads up on German originals with five new titles
Netflix is set to produce five new German originals, following the success of 2018 supernatural…
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Apple to roll out TV streamer globally
Apple is set to launch its TV streaming service globally in 2019, according to reports….
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Bodyguard smashes BBC viewing records ahead of Netflix launch
BBC One drama Bodyguard smashed viewing records, drawing 17.1m people for its finale. The figure…
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Studiocanal’s La Porta Rossa gets Russian remake
Studiocanal and TV-3 Russia have inked a deal to give the studio’s crime thriller La…
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Robert Kirkman’s Skybound & SPT launch scripted venture
Skybound Entertainment and Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has launched Skybound Galactic, a new venture formed…
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Scandi nets team for series based on murdered journalist Kim Wall
Denmark’s TV 2 and Sweden’s TV4 and C More have partnered with Miso Film to…
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Snap launches first full slate of originals
Two years after launching its first original series Good Luck America, Snap has launched its…
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Jodie Whittaker’s Doctor Who draws 8.2m at launch
The Sunday premiere of the BBC’s latest season of Doctor Who, starring Jodie Whittaker as the…
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Netflix content set to be “meaningfully stronger” in 2019
When compared to its 2018 slate, Netflix’s 2019 wares are to be “meaningfully stronger”, according…
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UK indies: ITV backs new indie, Endemol expands Zeppotron
Men Behaving Badly scribe Simon Nye and Tiger Aspect MD Sophie Clarke-Jervoise (pictured) have teamed to…
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China sets restrictions to limit foreign TV shows
China’s Radio and Television Administration is set to limit foreign TV content across its platforms. …
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DR to cut back on int’l drama following channel cuts
Danish public broadcaster DR will focus increasingly on regional content following significant budget cuts that…
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Netflix partners with Daredevil showrunner for Brazilian original
Netflix has partnered with the showrunner behind Marvel’s Daredevil, Douglas Petrie, for new Brazilian original,…
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Acorn TV joins Virgin Media thriller
Acorn Media Enterprises has inked a copro deal with All3Media International, Company Pictures and Element…
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Netflix orders Korean original My First First Love
Netflix is adding another Korean original to its platform, this time the eight-part romance title…
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Hootenanny comedy The Bisexual scores presales with Canal+, Stan
Ahead of its debut on Hulu and the UK’s Channel 4, Hootenanny comedy The Bisexual…
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Netflix revives Designated Survivor after ABC cancellation
Netflix will bring back Designated Survivor for a third season, after the show was cancelled by ABC…
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Propagate develops Saudi-American title with Jack Ryan actress
Global indie studio Propagate has signed a development deal with actress Dina Shihabi (Tom Clancy’s…
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A+E to launch scripted title Project Blue Book globally
A+E Networks is set to launch its latest scripted series Project Blue Book at MIPCOM…
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Red Bull & Beta Film pick up first network partner for JV series
Red Bull and Beta Film have partnered with the first network, Germany’s ARD/Degeto, for the…