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News round-up: Escapade boards ‘Grassroots’; RTL II plays ‘Finder$ Keeper$’; NBCU & Disney strike Lat Am kids deals
Escapade boards ‘Grassroots’ Sydney-based distributor Escapade Media has boarded Storyfirst and Hispter Films’s upcoming six-part…
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Disney’s Kareem Daniel is out, as Iger restructures DMED division
Kareem Daniel, the head of Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution (DMED) division is exiting the…
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Disney+ to adapt ‘To Cook A Bear’ as first Nordic original
Disney+ has commissioned an adaptation of Swedish author Mikael Niemi’s murder mystery novel To Cook…
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Disney reinstates Bob Iger as CEO; Bob Chapek makes shock exit
Disney has reinstated Bob Iger as CEO, replacing incumbent Bob Chapek, effective immediately. Iger spent…
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Disney+’s ‘Andor’ gets limited showing on network TV & Hulu
Disney is bringing the first two episodes of the Disney+ Star Wars series Andor to…
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Disney plans job cuts & hiring freeze to deliver streaming profits
Job cuts are expected at Disney as the media giant has begun a hiring freeze…
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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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Disney+ developing ‘WandaVision’ spin-off centered around Paul Bettany’s Vision
Disney+ is in development on a WandaVision spin-off that will see Paul Bettany reprise his…
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Disney’s 20th Television reshuffles drama development with promotion & Lionsgate exec hire
Disney’s 20th Television has reshuffled its drama team by hiring a Lionsgate exec and promoting…
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Viaplay, Alibi, SBS & Disney+ buy Icelandic thriller ‘Black Sands’
Viaplay, UK network Alibi, SBS in Australia and Disney+ are among buyers of Icelandic drama…