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Disney, Netflix, Warner Bros. Discovery & others make abortion promise as Roe v. Wade overturned
Disney, Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) are among a number of US-based media giants to…
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Red Arrow’s ‘Love Is Blind’ prodco Kinetic moves into scripted with WME’s Melissa Myers
Red Arrow Studios (RAS) is backing a new US-based drama outfit that has been launched…
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Fremantle names WME partner to oversee literary acquisitions for global drama
Fremantle has appointed former WME agent and partner Raffaella de Angelis to oversee its literary…
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Banijay’s Yellow Bird US options Krystal Sutherland novel
Banijay Group-owned Yellow Bird US is preparing to adapt Krystal Sutherland’s A Semi-Definitive List Of…
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Apple drops Richard Gere-starring remake of Israeli drama
Apple has dropped its Richard Gere-starring drama Bastards, which was set to be a…
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Pilgrim names WME exec as business affairs head
Pilgrim Media Group has appointed WME exec David Harris to serve as senior vice president…
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IMG hires BBC exec for scripted push
IMG has hired Laura Andrews for a push into premium scripted. Andrews comes to IMG…
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Ex-ICM exec Pippa Lambert joins WME
Packaging specialist and talent agent Pippa Lambert is joining WME and relocating from London to…
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Ex-MGM TV chief joins IMG in ents push
Former MGM Worldwide Television president Gary Marenzi has IMG Media has head of entertainment sales…
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Donald Trump, Univision settle $500m legal case
The US$500 million legal case between US Hispanic broadcaster Univision Communications and American presidential hopeful…
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SundanceTV buys BBC-Keshet autism drama
American cable channel SundanceTV has added to its overseas drama ranks by acquiring the British…
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NBC to remake Anthony Horowitz drama
NBC is developing an American network version of ITV’s 2009 drama Collision, which Foyle’s War…
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Legendary taps talent agent for top scripted job
US studio Legendary Television has appointed a WME talent agent as its president of scripted….
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Ex-Zodiak USA execs open up new indie
Geno McDermott and Joanne Inglott (pictured above right) have launched a new US-based indie producer,…
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US deal for Rising Star
ABC has ordered a ten-episode US version of Rising Star, the next-generation singing format distributed…
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USA orders action drama from Tim Kring, Gideon Raff
USA Network has commissioned a six-episode run of DIG, an action adventure event series from…
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Kevin Costner signs first-look deal with Lionsgate venture
Hatfields & McCoys star Kevin Costner has signed a first-look deal with Lionsgate and Thunderbird…
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AT&T is ‘latest Hulu suitor’
US telco AT&T is reportedly in discussions about making a joint bid for Hulu, marking…
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DirecTV reportedly among US$1bn-plus bidders for Hulu
US pay TV provider DirecTV is one of three bidders offering upwards of US$1 billion…
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Hulu international chief ‘departs ahead of sale’
Hulu’s senior VP of international, Johannes Larcher, has reportedly stepped down from the firm ahead…