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		<title>BBC, Magic Light unveil Christmas toon The Baddies with Brydon, Smith and Steadman</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 19:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Waller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The BBC and Magic Light Pictures have announced The Baddies, a new half-hour animated special coming to BBC One and BBC iPlayer this Christmas, based on the picture book by Dame Julia Donaldson and Axe...]]></description>
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		<title>Fox agrees US$22bn Roku takeover to boost streaming, CTV and advertising business</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 11:38:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[US media giant Fox Corporation is to acquire Roku in a deal that values the streaming platform and technology company at US$22bn. Fox and Roku said they have entered into a definitive agreement under w...]]></description>
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		<title>UK government announces blanket social media ban for under-16s, including YouTube</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 10:21:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Clive Whittingham</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UK's Labour government has followed Australia's lead by unveiling a ban on social media use for under-16s. Prime minister Keir Starmer unveiled plans this morning to ban teenagers from Snapchat, Ti...]]></description>
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		<title>M6, BBC take second trips to Destination X</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 09:54:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>C21 Reporters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEWS BRIEF: Belgian adventure reality format Destination X has been recommissioned by both M6 in France and the BBC in the UK, coming soon after new local adaptations were greenlit in Ukraine (Sweet TV...]]></description>
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		<title>ITV to spend more time at Fletchers’ Family Farm</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 09:42:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEWS BRIEF: UK commercial broadcaster ITV1 and ITVBe have commissioned a second season of Fletchers' Family Farm, offering more episodes about former Emmerdale star Kelvin Fletcher and actor and model ...]]></description>
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		<title>Cake teams with WEP to relaunch classic Voltron catalogue</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 09:34:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Pickard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEWS BRIEF: London-based kids&#8217; content specialist Cake and US entertainment studio World Events Productions (WEP) have signed an international distribution partnership for classic animated TV sci...]]></description>
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		<title>CBC creates two new documentary funds targeting copros and creators</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 09:30:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BANFF: Canadian public broadcaster CBC is launching two new funds as part of its C$7m (US$5m) injection into documentaries. The CBC Co-Production Fund is designed to give established filmmakers new fin...]]></description>
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		<title>BBC unveils new docs on Maze escape, Aberfan disaster, Muslim life after 9/11</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 09:06:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Waller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DOCFEST: The BBC&#8217;s factual department has unveiled four documentary commissions, including films exploring the Maze prison escape, the Aberfan disaster and life for British Muslims in the 25 year...]]></description>
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		<title>Lifted is Nobody&#8217;s Fool when it comes to longform reality TV</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 09:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nico Franks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kat Hebden, director of development and new business at ITV Studios-owned Lifted Entertainment, maker of reality/quizshow Nobody&#8217;s Fool, on why the next Love Island won&#8217;t be created for a s...]]></description>
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		<title>C4, Boots team up with comics on branded series</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 08:59:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>C21 Reporters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEWS BRIEF: UK public broadcaster Channel 4 has partnered with high street retailer Boots on a new branded entertainment series, Summer Unboxed with Maisie &#38; Joel (5&#215;15'), starring comedians M...]]></description>
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		<title>Nigeria&#8217;s Trino appoints Paramount alumnus Richard Aseme for international drive</title>
                                    <link>https://www.c21media.net/news/nigerias-trino-appoints-paramount-alumnus-richard-aseme-for-international-drive/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 08:52:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Waller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lagos-based Trino Motion Pictures has appointed Richard Aseme, former VP of international distribution and marketing at Paramount Pictures, to its advisory board as the Nigerian production and distribu...]]></description>
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		<title>SBS commissioning head John Godfrey to step down after 18 years</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 08:50:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Waller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SBS head of commissioning John Godfrey is to leave the Australian public broadcaster next month after 18 years, during which he played a central role in shaping its commissioning strategy and bringing ...]]></description>
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		<title>Fred Media relaunches FAST channel Life Down Under with Seven Network content</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 08:44:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Waller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Australian distributor Fred Media, part of the WTFN Group, is relaunching its international FAST channel Life Down Under this month, adding hundreds of hours of programming from strategic partner Seven...]]></description>
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		<title>Lesley Manville criticises ‘abhorrent’ pressure on young actors to promote careers</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 08:36:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Pickard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; MCTV: Mum and Magpie Murders star Lesley Manville has said she has never considered fan reaction when taking on an acting role and expressed sympathy for young actors who are urged to promote th...]]></description>
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		<title>Cross showrunner Watkins teases Muhammad Ali biopic as coming-of-age story</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 08:35:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Pickard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MCTV: Cross showrunner Ben Watkins has previewed his forthcoming Muhammad Ali biopic The Greatest as an intimate coming-of-age story that show's a different side to the boxer not seen on screen before....]]></description>
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		<title>Prime Video renews Vikings scribe Michael Hirst&#8217;s Bloodaxe ahead of premiere</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 08:07:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Pickard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MCTV: Prime Video's upcoming Viking drama Bloodaxe, created, written and executive produced by father-and-son team Michael and Horatio Hirst, has been renewed for a second season ahead of its premiere....]]></description>
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		<title>Spain&#8217;s Movistar, Japan&#8217;s NHK join buyers of Cineflix Rights factual titles</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 08:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jordanpinto871443</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Movistar in Spain, NHK in Japan and RSI in Switzerland have picked up documentary coproduction Can Dogs Talk? from Cineflix Rights, as part of 270 hours' worth of sales closed by the UK-based distribut...]]></description>
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		<title>Denmark&#8217;s DR extends hit police academy drama The Uniform for S2</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 07:53:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Pickard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MCTV: Danish police drama Uniformen (The Uniform) has been renewed by broadcaster DR for a second season, with filming scheduled to begin in February 2027. Executive producer Jonas Allen, from Miso Fil...]]></description>
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		<title>Controversial SVoD regulation pause will allow &#8216;rethink&#8217; says Canadian minister</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 07:46:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jordanpinto871443</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BANFF: Canadian culture minister Marc Miller has said the government's shock decision to press pause on regulating US streaming services will enable it to “stand in the eye of [the] hurricane and hav...]]></description>
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		<title>Muse grows unscripted pipeline via pact with Canadian publication The Walrus</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 06:56:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jordanpinto871443</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Montreal-based Muse Entertainment has struck a first-look development deal with The Walrus to adapt the Canadian publication's journalism and stories into documentaries and unscripted series. The partn...]]></description>
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		<title>US DoJ claims PSKY-WBD combo will &#8216;increase competition&#8217; as it clears merger</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 06:37:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jordanpinto871443</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has approved Paramount Skydance (PSKY)'s US$110bn acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery (WBD), saying the merger will “increase competition” across the media and e...]]></description>
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		<title>BBC&#8217;s Jack Bootle &#8216;craving&#8217; pitches that tackle &#8216;climate by stealth&#8217; DocFest hears</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 13:23:35 +0000</pubDate>
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