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In-demand: Spain (June 18-24, 2018)
The series finale of Sense8 had Spanish viewers demanding the title more than local-language originals…
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Australia’s ABC takes indigenous drama to France TV
ABC Commercial, the commercial arm of Australian public broadcaster ABC, has sold indigenous Australian drama Redfern…
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YouTube steps up originals game with Kirsten Dunst series
YouTube Premium has ordered Kirsten Dunst-starring dark comedy On Becoming a God in Central Florida,…
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C4 drama head partners with The Forge
Indie drama company The Forge has secured Channel 4 (C4) drama boss Beth Willis to…
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Banijay launches Italian studio headed by Endemol Shine exec
Banijay Group has launched Banijay Studios Italy, which will be led by former Endemol Shine…
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Apple orders immigration anthology series from Big Sick duo
Apple has ordered immigrant anthology series Little America from The Big Sick’s Lee Eisenberg and Alan…
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Acorn TV & All3Media team for Aussie drama
Acorn Media Enterprises (AME) has partnered with All3Media International to distribute ABC Australia six-part drama…
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House producer signs with Sony Pictures TV
Liz Friedman, the senior producer of top medical drama House, has signed a multi-year deal…
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Apple to develop best-selling novel Shantaram
Apple is set to develop Gregory David Robert’s best-selling novel Shantaram, with American Hustle’s Warren…
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RMC Découverte acquires Endemol Shine’s Hunted
Endemol Shine Group has licensed hit factual format Hunted to French broadcaster RMC Découverte. Under…
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Apple orders J.J. Abrams music dramedy
Apple has ordered a J.J. Abrams musical dramedy named Little Voices, which will star Waitress…
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UKTV & RTÉ board Sharon Horgan drama
UKTV has partnered with RTÉ to bring Sharon Horgan (Catastrophe) drama Women on the Verge…
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ABC Studios Int’l & Stan set to launch global original
Australian streamer Stan is to launch a new original series by The Kettering Incident’s (pictured)…
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Netflix orders Canadian drama Northern Rescue
Netflix has ordered CBC original drama Northern Rescue, and will have all rights outside of…
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Natalie Dormer to produce and develop Vivien Leigh drama
Picnic at Hanging Rock’s Natalie Dormer is teaming with UK prodco Mainstreet Pictures and Fremantlemedia…
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Endemol Shine NA options Celia Cruz scripted series
Endemol Shine North America (ESNA) and Major TV have optioned the right to late Latin…
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UK Writers’ Guild calls commissioners to “let women tell their stories”
The Writers’ Guild of Great Britain (WGGB) is calling on commissioners to hire more female…
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Hulu lands US rights to Federation’s Bad Banks
Hulu has acquired the US streaming rights to Bad Banks, Federation Entertainment’s European thriller series…
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Hulu picks up thriller from Wattpad, AwesomenessTV & Grammnet
Hulu has made a straight-to-series order of Light as a Feather, a thriller from Wattpad…
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BBC Studios invests in drama start-up Moonage Pictures
BBC Studios has acquired a minority stake in British scripted drama start-up Moonage Pictures. Moonage…
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STV ups Armspach to head up drama
STV Productions has promoted Claire Armspach to the newly created role of head of drama…
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Sky Italia to co-produce Clooney’s Catch 22 as C4 brings it to the UK
Sky Italia has confirmed that it will co-produce George Clooney (pictured) drama Catch-22, alongside Paramount…
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France Télévisions, Rai, ZDF drama pact takes on Netflix
European public broadcasters France Télévisions, Rai and ZDF have unveiled the first projects to be…
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Facebook orders Catherine Zeta-Jones scripted title
Facebook has ordered a new scripted series starring Catherine Zeta-Jones for Facebook Watch. Queen America…
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Discovery & Walter Presents launch drama service in Italy
Channel 4’s VOD service for foreign-language drama, Walter Presents, will be teaming up with Discovery…
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Fremantle inks first TV deal with author Paulo Coelho
FremantleMedia North America (FMNA), together with Random House Studio and Dancing Ledge Productions, has signed…
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BBC Two orders Riz Ahmed original among new slate
BBC Two has ordered a new original drama from actor and comedian Riz Ahmed (pictured)…
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Amazon to up video spend throughout 2018
Amazon said it plans to increase its spend on video throughout 2018, after the company…
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Netflix continues to invest in sci-fi with new original
Netflix has ordered sci-fi drama Another Life, as it continues to commission titles in the…
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Forest Whitaker to star in Epix mobster series
MGM-owned cable channel Epix has given a straight-to-series order for ABC Signature Studios-produced drama, Godfather…