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Series Mania
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HBO drama boss Francesca Orsi wins Series Mania Forum’s Woman In Series Award
HBO drama boss Francesca Orsi has been presented with Series Mania Forum’s fourth annual Woman…
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Exclusive: HBO & HBO Max chief Casey Bloys compares ‘streaming correction’ to Dot-com bubble
HBO & HBO Max chief Casey Bloys has told TBI that the industry remains “right…
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TBI Weekly: Making sense of an eventful Series Mania 2023
Record attendances, a juggernaut of top European and international execs, plus protestors’ running battles with…
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Amazon Prime Video’s James Farrell looks to grow ‘Citadel’ franchise model
Amazon Prime Video’s international chief James Farrell is on the look-out for more international franchises…
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WBD’s new streamer aims to ‘replicate’ cable bundle, says HBO & HBO Max chief Casey Bloys
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD)’s upcoming and as-yet unnamed streamer will aim to replicate the reach…
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Netflix in Nordics & Germany hampered in diverse series wishes by talent shortage
Netflix chiefs in the Nordics and Germany are looking for more diverse subjects such as…
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Ukrainian drama ‘Unspoken’ & Belgium-Uruguay series ‘Invisible Ink’ among Series Mania winners
Ukrainian drama Unspoken has been picked as the winner of the Best Project Award here…
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Paramount+ int’l chief Marco Nobili details franchise strategy & prequel preference
Paramount+ international chief Marco Nobili has thrown more detail on the streamer’s expanding franchise plan,…
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News round-up: ‘Unspoken’ wins Series Mania co-pro prize; Bell Media orders Pixcom’s ‘The Ultimate Fan’; FilmRise strikes National Black TV Media deal
‘Unspoken’ wins Series Mania co-pro prize Ukrainian & Polish war thriller series Unspoken has been…
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Sky Studios eyes more deficit financing as US streaming market cools
Sky Studios is looking to deficit finance more scripted projects without a US partner, as…
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Series Mania round-up: Nevis takes ‘Yop’ to Lille; Sky & SBS buy ‘Christian’; Upgade, ACT 4 & Drugi Plan erupt with ‘Volcano’
Nevis takes ‘Yop’ to Lille Nordic scripted production company Nevis Productions is in development on…
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TBI Scripted: How Black Sheep drama ‘Innermost’ blurs fact and fiction
Black Sheep Productions founders Saar Yogev and Naomi Levari tell Mark Layton why they didn’t…
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Series Mania unveils Lille Dialogues line-up, with Casey Bloys & Cécile Frot-Coutaz
Series Mania has revealed the line-up of guests and speakers to attend its 2023 Lille…
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News round-up: Netflix lands La Liga doc; Fox extends talent deals; Series Mania reveals co-pro pitch shows
Netflix lands La Liga doc Netflix is expanding its sports docs output with a new…
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News round-up: Talpa & Studio Glam ink first-look deal; Series Mania names jury president; C4 picks up ‘Remarkable Places To Eat’
Talpa & Studio Glam ink first-look deal John de Mol’s Dutch format firm Talpa Concepts…
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Series Mania, Telefilm Canada, CNC and BANFF link for Canada-France Series Lab
Organisers of Series Mania Forum, Telefilm Canada, CNC and BANFF World Media Festival have come…
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Series Mania reveals grand prize winner & Forum attendance
Series Mania has named French drama Le Monde De Demain as the grand prize winner…
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Exclusive: AVOD set to boom with $259bn annual revenue by 2025
AVOD streamers are set to flourish over the next three years and will hit revenues…
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HBO Max aims to ‘broaden appeal’ of streamer in Europe, unveils $1m Series Mania pact
HBO Max EMEA exec Antony Root has doubled down on the streamer’s ambitions to “broaden”…
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Fremantle, ITVS shift financing strategies for shows selling into US
Global production groups including Fremantle and ITV Studios (ITVS) are shifting strategies when it comes to…
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Series Mania & Beta Group link on $110,000 film-to-TV funding scheme
French drama event Series Mania Forum has linked up with Germany’s Beta Group on a…
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Russia’s TV & film body Roskino banned from Series Mania
Russian TV & film export body Roskino has been banned from taking part at Series…
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Series Mania set for Lille return in March 2022
The 2022 edition of drama event Series Mania will return to Lille in France next…
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Festival round-up: Edinburgh TV Fest launches Theroux talent search; Series Mania unveils Étoile Award
Edinburgh TV Fest launches Theroux talent search The TV Foundation, the umbrella charity of the…
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Series Mania postponed until August
Series Mania has announced revised dates for its 2021 edition, with both its upcoming festival…
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Series Mania confirms dates & details for physical event in Lille
European drama festival Series Mania has unveiled new dates for its 2021 edition and revealed…
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News round-up: ABC adapts ‘Emergency Call’ for US; France-Israel co-writing residency opens; US-China science co-pro prepped for distribution
ABC orders US version of ‘Emergency Call’ format US network ABC has announced a new…
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Events round-up: NATPE unveils virtual offering; Series Mania reveals Institute & 2021 dates
Series Mania launches Institute, confirms 2021 dates Series Mania is to launch a new Institute…
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News round-up: Series Mania reveals numbers; NPO picks up ‘Love Me’; DocuBay deal
Series Mania reveals online attendees Series Mania has said its first Digital Forum picked up…
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Series Mania organisers launch Digital Forum
Organisers of the recently cancelled French drama festival Series Mania have launched a new online…
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