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Acorn TV orders fourth season of Dalgliesh without 5 involvement

AMC Global Media’s streaming service Acorn TV has greenlit a fourth season of British detective drama Dalgliesh, with former ...
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BBC Studios promotes BritBox exec Jon Farrar to chief content officer for D2C

BBC Studios, the commercial arm of UK pubcaster the BBC, has promoted BritBox exec Jon Farrar to chief content officer for ...
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Channel 4 adds YouTube format Random or Related? to the family

UK public service broadcaster Channel 4’s YouTube channel, Channel 4.0, has commissioned an original format in which its ...
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View TV Studios agrees three-project unscripted pact with producer David Leepson

View TV Studios, the content division of California-based connected TV and media company View TV, has signed a three-project ...
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Bell Media, Sony co-commission drama created by David Shore, Freddie Highmore

Canada’s Bell Media and Sony Pictures Television have jointly commissioned a drama series from House creator David Shore and ...
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RTL Croatia heads for Love Island after ITV Studios closes remake deals

RTL Croatia has ordered its own versions of ITV Studios’ reality formats Love Island and Game of Chefs for its linear channels and streaming platform Voyo. The agreement makes Croatia the 28th ...
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TF1, Rai Kids and RTBF commission third season of preschool series Alice & Lewis

Broadcasters TF1 in France, Rai Kids in Italy and Belgium’s RTBF have jointly commissioned a third season of animated preschool series Alice & Lewis. Coproduced by Studio TF1’s Blue Spirit Productions ...
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Ex-Max, Hulu acquisitions exec Jonathan Melber named head of global licensing at Apple TV+

Apple TV+ has appointed former Hulu and Max acquisitions executive Jonathan Melber as its head of global licensing. California-based Melber has served as a consultant to the tech giant’s streaming ...
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Lay-offs hit A+E-owned Lifetime, programming VP Nicole Vogel among those leaving

A+E Global Media-owned US cable network Lifetime is making significant cuts to its unscripted team, with several staffers leaving including VP of programming and development Nicole Vogel. Almost ...
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Narrative acquires Sony’s UK channels

Seven channels have been acquired – Sony Movies, Sony Movies Action, Sony Movies Classic, Sony Channel, POP, Tiny POP and POP Max – along with digital assets such as the POP AVoD service. Financial ...
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YouTube troupe The Sidemen launch creator-led production company

YouTube collective The Sidemen are launching Sidemen Productions, a creator-led production company. The announcement coincides with confirmation a third season of reality TV show Inside UK has been ...
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TVNZ chair Alastair Carruthers steps down before end of term

An official announcement has yet to be made by the New Zealand government, however TVNZ has confirmed Carruthers’ intentions to C21 with no further detail supplied at this stage. Carruthers’ exit will ...