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Disney+ adds 12.1 million subs as streamer eyes ‘Indiana Jones’ series
Disney+ added 12.1 million subscribers in Q4 2022, with the service’s global total now standing…
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News round-up: The CW cuts staff incl longtime comms chief; Peacock hails Hallmark deal; ABC preps ‘Prank Panel’
The CW cuts staff The CW has slashed dozens of jobs as new owner Nexstar…
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ABC extends ‘The Rookie: Feds’ into 22-episode season
Disney’s US network ABC has picked up a full 22-part season of Entertainment One’s The…
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Kids round-up: ABC & BBC team for ‘Spooky Files’; Wildbrain expands ‘Fireman Sam’ & ‘Polly Pocket’; Cottonwood & Ananey partner for ‘Fairy Express’
ABC & BBC team for ‘Spooky Files’ Australia’s ABC and UK pubcaster BBC have co-commissioned…
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SBS & Paramount+ dramas secure $8m Screen Australia funding
A Sydney-based drama for Paramount+ and the first 8 x 30 drama from SBS Scripted Originals are…
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Hulu & HBO Max share ‘exclusive’ rights to hit US comedy ‘Abbott Elementary’
Warner Bros Discovery’s HBO Max and Disney-backed streamer Hulu are to share exclusive streaming rights…
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Fremantle Oz hires ABC’s former head of entertainment & factual as unscripted chief
Fremantle has hired the ABC’s former head of entertainment & factual to lead its unscripted…
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Disney hires Hulu, ABC & Amazon Studio execs for Rob Mills’ Alternative arm
Disney has added Hulu, ABC and Amazon Studio execs to its nascent unscripted production division…
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ABC’s Michael Carrington steps down at Australian public broadcaster
ABC in Australia is looking for a new director of entertainment and specialist after Michael…
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Japan’s NHK snags Australian kids show ‘The Inbestigators’
Japanese broadcaster NHK has picked up rights to Australian kids show The Inbestigators, which debuted…