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TF1 to shut down TVOD service MYTF1VOD by end of July

French media giant TF1 is planning to shut down its TVOD service MYTF1VOD by the…

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Rob Smith leaves BBC Studios in LA, Valerie Bruce promoted

Rob Smith, general manager of BBC Studios (BBCS) in LA, has stepped down after nine…

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Former A+E chief Edward Sabin launches new LA prodco; offers low-cost content

Edward Sabin, the former head of international at A+E Networks has launched Cypher Content, a…

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UK’s Sky beefs up new factual channels with doc slate

The Comcast-owned, UK media group Sky has revealed a slate of nine new original documentaries…

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Kids round-up: MediaCorp Singapore seeks more ‘Counting With Paula’; ‘Fox & Hare’ goes global; BBC gets an ‘Itch’ and more…

‘Counting With Paula’ renewed in Singapore; travels to Spain MediaCorp Singapore has commissioned 60 new…

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Edgar Wright and collaborators launch new prodco; Netflix shows already lined up

British filmmaker Edgar Wright has partnered with past collaborators Nira Park, Joe Cornish and Rachel…

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‘The Last Dance’ heads to ABC, but another ESPN/Netflix co-pro unlikely

US network ABC has picked up the ESPN Films and Netflix co-produced sports documentary The…

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News round-up: APC’s Jane Goodall doc goes global; ‘Harry Potter’ producer adapts ‘Treachery Of Spies’; RTS goes online

APC acquires global rights to Jane Goodall doc Paris-based co-pro and distribution outfit About Premium…

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UK’s Sky Crime orders Beverley Allitt true crime doc

British pay TV channel Sky Crime, part of the Comcast-owned Sky Group, has commissioned the…

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‘Normal People’ goes global in slew of deals

Romantic drama Normal People, from Irish prodco Element Pictures, has been picked up for broadcast around…