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UK and Spain emerge as the leading European production hubs for global streamers
However, only 9% of fiction titles produced in Europe were commissioned by global streamers says European Audiovisual Observatory report.
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Paramount+ and Apple TV+ grow SVoD presence
Kantar research shows streamer gains in major markets while Netflix remains top dog.
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SkyShowtime hires former Netflix exec as new content head
Head of programming’s shoes to be filled by former Netflix exec Kai Finke.
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Senior eOne execs exit following Lionsgate acquisition
Steve Bertram and Michael Lombardo are exiting the company following the acquisition by Lionsgate.
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Sony Pictures Television boards We Are Parable’s UK Black creative talent programme
Momentum is a collaboration between We Are Parable and Channel 4.
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UK’s Bad Wolf snares New Pictures exec for production post
Emily Russell joins as director of production.
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Sky Deutschland halts scripted originals, says it's "harder for drama series to cut through"
Email to staff talks of ’tough choices on where to spend our investment’
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‘McQueen’ producer Misfits hires Passion Pictures’ Lizzie Gillett
Gillett has been appointed to the newly-created role of head of documentary at Misfits.
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Richard Sharp resigns as BBC chair
Independent report concludes Sharp breached public appointment governance rules.
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Streaming giants set for increased regulation in UK under new government Media Bill
Government legislation outlined by culture secretary Lucy Frazer will modernise the “outdated” 2003 Communications Act.
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Netflix admits to facing diverse talent ‘scarcity’
Germany, Switzerland and Austria content chief Katja Hofem was talking at Series Mania.
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French civil unrest hits Series Mania
Protestors disrupted the Series Mania Festival purple carpet yesterday (March 21).
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Sky Studios bulks up drama team
Katherine Butler and Adrian Sturges join drama team led by UK & Ireland chief Meghan Lyvers.
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Pulse Films hires creative director from Archery Pictures
Judy Counihan joins as scripted creative director.
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Fremantle acquires majority stake in Israeli documentary firm Silvio Productions
Israeli company is behind documentaries including ‘Shadow Of Truth’ and Emmy-nominated ‘Buried’.
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‘The Crown’ producer Left Bank promotes Siân McWilliams to creative director
McWilliams succeeds Suzanne Mackie in the role.
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Amazon Studios restructures US-based global content teams
Development has been realigned under SVoD, AVoD and FAST pillars.
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See-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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Warner Bros Discovery’s Gehard Zeiler underlines commitment to theatrical releases
“We believe in exclusive windows for feature films,” says international chief.