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Eureka Productions' Wes Dening set to take on global formats role

LA- and Sydney-based Eureka Productions, backed by Fremantle, is promoting Wes Dening to head of global formats.

Wonderhood Studios hires Naked's Lianne Hickey, promotes execs

UK-based factual prodco and creative agency Wonderhood Studios has hired former Naked executive Lianne Hickey as head of production and promoted Katharine Patrick and Tom Garton.

RTÉ's Suzanne Kelly in the market for teen animation at Annecy, CMC

Suzanne Kelly, head of children’s and young people’s content at Irish pubcaster RTÉ, will be looking for animated content targeting teenagers when she attends Annecy and the Children’s Media Conference this summer.

TBS, Shine Partners, Naver Webtoon launch webtoon producer in South Korea

Japanese broadcaster TBS has teamed up with local manga production outfit Shine Partners and South Korean digital comics platform Naver Webtoon to launch a new production company.

CBBC picks up Studio Ghibli series Ronja the Robber’s Daughter

CBBC, the children's channel from UK pubcaster the BBC, has picked up Japanese anime house Studio Ghibli’s series Ronja, the Robber’s Daughter.

Global SVoD subs to jump by 485m, Netflix to lose top slot to Disney+

Global SVoD subscriptions are set to soar by 485 million to reach 1.69 billion between 2021 and 2027, according to UK firm Digital TV Research.

Dimitri Doganis tells C21FM about Raw TV's stranger-than-fiction docs

Today we hear from Raw TV founder Dimitri Doganis about the Three Identical Strangers, Don't F**k with Cats and The Tinder Swindler maker's approach to creating stranger-than-fiction documentaries.

Sky documentary orders include Italia 90 series with Paul Gascoigne

European pay TV operator Sky has commissioned six new documentaries, including a series about the 1990 World Cup in Italy featuring interviews with players including Paul Gascoigne and Roger Milla.

Paramount+, Globo, Bell pick up Lifetime TV movies from Cineflix

Globo in Brazil and Paramount+ in the UK are among the international buyers to have picked up television movies from London-based distributor Cineflix Rights.

HBO Max international execs Larcher, Duran out at Warner Bros Discovery

Johannes Larcher, head of HBO Max International, and Luis Duran, general manager for the streamer in Latin America, are among the latest top execs to be culled following the merger between Discovery and WarnerMedia.

Two Rivers Media factual head Mick McAvoy to depart after three years

Mick McAvoy, head of factual at Scottish indie Two Rivers Media, is leaving the company after more than three years.

Paramount UK names Firecracker’s Federico Ruiz as factual commissioning editor

Paramount UK has appointed Firecracker Films exec Federico Ruiz as commissioning editor for factual and unscripted programming.

Off the Fence hires trio of int'l executives for sales and coproductions

ZDF Studios-owned factual-specialist producer and distributor Off the Fence has bolstered its senior management with three new hires in the sales and coproduction teams.

Fremantle’s US scripted division strikes development pact with Sarah Condon

Fremantle’s scripted division in LA has inked a development deal with producer Sarah Condon’s US prodco Fair Harbor Productions and is working on a pair of projects, including a remake of acclaimed UK series No Offence.

The CW cuts raft of shows including Dynasty, Charmed, lines up three new titles

US network The CW has axed a raft of shows including Dynasty, Charmed and Legacies and commissioned three new titles in a significant shakeup to its 2022/23 broadcast schedule.

CBS orders three new drama series, cancels B Positive plus three other shows

CBS is taking a trio of new dramas to series, while cancelling four other shows including Magnum PI and B Positive.

NBC cancels SNL star’s comedy Kenan, dramas The Endgame, Mr Mayor

US broadcaster NBC has cancelled heist drama The Endgame after one season, as well as comedy Kenan, fronted by Saturday Night Live star Kenan Thompson, and Ted Danson-starring drama Mr Mayor after two seasons.

Germany’s Quintus Studios hires Little Dot, Funke Digital alums in senior roles

German factual distributor and channel owner Quintus Studios has appointed Olivia Cole as senior media strategist and Christian Gretzler as senior manager of its YouTube and FAST channels.

Banijay Asia preps Indian version of Armoza's Canadian drama Vertige

Banijay Asia is producing an Indian adaptation of Canadian psychological thriller Vertige, which is distributed internationally by ITV Studios-backed Armoza Formats.

BlackBox, EO Media option drama based on Spanish video game firm's story

UK-based BlackBox Multimedia and EO Media in Latin America have optioned the book La Historia de Dinamic for a high-end Spanish drama series about the origins of the video game industry.

Prime Video adapts Israeli dramedy about escort service for women in France

Amazon's Prime Video is working on a French adaptation of an Israeli drama series about male sex workers with Mediawan Group-owned Oberkampf Productions and Story Nation Productions.