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NewsA24 to produce ‘Shuggie Bain’ series for BBC
The acclaimed novel, set in working-class Glasgow in the 1980s, will be adapted by its author Douglas Stuart in his first television series.
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NewsChris Rock to become first person to perform live on Netflix
Entertainer’s comedy special heading to platform in early 2023.
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NewsIsabel Hund to head Legendary and Tobis’ German TV joint venture
Hund has been leading Studiocanal’s German production and acquisition operation for the past decade.
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NewsSee-Saw boosts film and limited series team with trio of new hires (exclusive)
Three new execs will develop their own film and TV slates.
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News‘Boiling Point’ TV series to be made with original creative team for the BBC (exclusive)
The five-episode series will pick up six months from the end of the film.
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NewsBanijay CEO: global streamers’ approach to rights is "not fair"
“If you want to continue to create value, it is smart to leave part of the value creation to the talent and producer.”
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NewsFrance TV Distribution’s French teen drama ‘About Sasha’ sells to Disney+ EMEA (exclusive)
The series is about an intersex teen dealing with a new high school.
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NewsUpgrade Productions appoints Caroline Kusser head of series
The Los Angeles company is developing local-language series and films.
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NewsBanijay to buy producer and distributor Beyond International
Deal is super indie group’s biggest since acquiring Endemol Shine Group in 2020.
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NewsUK’s Film & TV Charity snaps up former BBC News production head
Anna Mishcon will help drive the charity’s mental health resource the Whole Picture Toolkit.
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NewsWarner Bros Discovery’s Gehard Zeiler underlines commitment to theatrical releases
“We believe in exclusive windows for feature films,” says international chief.
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NewsTrio of departures at Sky Studios scripted team
Drama commissioners Gabriel Silver and Liz Lewin and production head Amanda Wilkie-Sweeney are leaving.
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NewsSearchlight Television strikes first-look pact with ‘Nomadland’ director Chloe Zhao
Writer-director makes first foray into television.
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NewsNew UK culture secretary pledges ‘evidence-based’ review of Channel 4 sale and BBC licence fee
Donelan described herself as “somebody that listens” and decides policy “based on evidence”.
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NewsBBC TV drama department hit by departure of three senior executives
Acting head of drama Ben Irving, senior commissioner Manda Levin to leave, while development head Tom Lazenby has deparated.
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News‘Succession’ reclaims best drama series title at Primetime Emmys
The White Lotus takes the biggest Emmy haul and Squid Game makes an international mark.
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NewsBBC licence fee sceptic Michelle Donelan appointed UK culture secretary
Donelan is a former A&E Networks UK marketing exec.
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NewsRealness Institute, Series Mania, Storyboard Collective unveil participants in AuthenticA lab (exclusive)
Kenya’s Angela Wamai, South Africa’s Chantel Clark, Ghana’s Jessica Hagan and Nigeria’s Tony Sebastian Ukpo have been selected.
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NewsAmazon Studios’ European Originals director Georgia Brown to step down
Brown joined the company five years ago in 2017.
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NewsPact and Bectu extend UK TV drama agreement
Termination of existing deal to be postponed until 30 September to allow a solution to be reached