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Sister
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News round-up: BBC’s ‘Gavin & Stacey’ set for finale; DocuBay orders identity doc; ‘Split’ returns to BBC
BBC’s Gavin & Stacey set for finale BBC comedy Gavin & Stacey is to air…
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Sister recruits former Netflix comedy chief Jane Wiseman to head US television
Jane Featherstone and Liz Murdoch‘s Sister entertainment group has hired former Netflix comedy chief Jane…
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Sister hires former Netflix exec as president of strategy & business affairs
This Is Going To Hurt producer Sister has hired former Netflix exec Efrain Miron to…
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BBC, ITV & UK scripted firms face probe over possible breach of freelance competition laws
UK broadcasters the BBC and ITV, along with several local scripted production companies, are under…
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Hulu & Britbox acquire BBC & Sister drama ‘Better’
US streamer Hulu and Britbox have picked up rights to BBC drama Better, produced by…
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‘Chernobyl’ producer Sister hires former Netflix content chief Cindy Holland as global CEO
Chernobyl producer Sister has hired former Netflix content chief Cindy Holland as its global CEO,…
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Sister’s Jane Featherstone talks up ‘reignited distribution’ opportunity as industry faces ‘painful correction’
The industry is facing a “painful” correction as streamers rein in spending, according to Sister…
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Sister & France’s Satisfaction invest in Richard Bacon’s new format firm Yes Yes Media
UK producer Sister has invested in Yes Yes Media, the nascent production firm from former…
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ITV expands drama team ahead of ITVX launch, with Mammoth Screen’s TV chief among hires
UK commercial broadcaster ITV is expanding its drama team ahead of the launch of streamer…
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Jane Featherstone’s Sister lands ‘Everything I Know About Love’ producer
I May Destroy You and Everything I Know About Love producer Simon Maloney has joined Landscapers prodco…
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Sister to adapt Abi Morgan’s ‘This is Not a Pity Memoir’, with author attached to direct
This Is Going To Hurt producer Sister has optioned the rights to adapt This is…
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‘Chernobyl’ producer Sister hires Amazon Studios UK scripted chief
Chernobyl producer Sister has hired Amazon Studios’ head of UK scripted as an exec producer….
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Netflix orders ‘One Day’ series among five UK originals
Netflix has commissioned a slew of new UK-based productions, as it continues to build upon…
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News round-up: Murdoch’s Sister buys into music venue Koko; NBA’s Patterson launches prodco; Discovery UK expands true crime
Sister buys into music venue Koko Elisabeth Murdoch, Jane Featherstone and Stacey Snider’s prodco Sister…
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UK’s Sister opens northern office, led by producer Lucy Dyke
UK-based prodco Sister is opening a new office in the city of Manchester in the…
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UK prodco Home Team hires Jessica Hill from Sister for development push
The End of The F***ing World producer Dominic Buchanan and Bennett McGhee (Mogul Mowgli) have…
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Sales round-up: MagellanTV, TVF & Furnace co-pro science show; Viaplay picks up first-ever Faroese drama; ZDFE shops Nazi slave doc
MagellanTV, TVF & Furnace co-pro science show Global SVOD service MagellanTV has ordered a new…
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HBO, Sky partner with Sister on baby-focused drama
UK-based pay TV operator Sky has linked up with HBO in the US on a…
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Disney’s ABC Studios strikes scripted deal with Sister-backed Springhill
Disney-owned ABC Studios has struck an overall scripted deal with LeBron James’ Springhill Entertainment, whose…
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LeBron James’ SpringHill secures $100m from investors, incl ‘Chernobyl’ prodco Sister
Chernobyl producer Sister is among companies to have invested $100m in basketball star LeBron James’…
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AMC joins BBC on Ben Whishaw-starring ‘This Is Going To Hurt’
AMC in the US has joined the UK’s BBC on an adaptation of Adam Kay’s…
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Murdoch, Featherstone & Snider’s Sister invests in podcast firm Campside
Elisabeth Murdoch, Stacey Snider and Jane Featherstone’s production outfit Sister has invested in a new…
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Exclusive: Korea secures first remake deal for Abi Morgan drama ‘The Split’
Abi Morgan’s hit scripted series The Split, the UK drama from Chernobyl producer Sister, is…
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Murdoch, Snider and Featherstone’s prodco Sister appoints creative exec
Elisabeth Murdoch, Stacey Snider and Jane Featherstone’s production outfit Sister has appointed Kate Fenske as…
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Sky Atlantic, HBO order crime drama from Olivia Colman’s new prodco
Sky Atlantic and HBO have ordered a four-part crime drama that is being co-produced by…
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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…