NEWS & FEATURES

• Aussie drama duo heads to Channel 5, UKTV
  UK-based broadcasters Channel 5 and UKTV have picked up a pair of Australian drama series from distributor DCD Rights.
• Disney, Discovery board Dinosaur Train
  NEWS BRIEF: Disney Channel in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and Discovery Channel in MENA have acquired the fifth season of Dinosaur Train, which will debut this summer in the US on PBS Kids.
• South Australian Film names acting CEO
  The South Australian Film Corporation has appointed its head of production, development, attraction and studios as acting CEO.
• Crime + Investigation heads to Germany
  A+E Networks EMEA has continued to roll out its dedicated crime channel Crime + Investigation around Europe with a launch in German-speaking markets.
• Richards confirmed atop Talkback
  Fremantle-owned UK producer Talkback has confirmed Jonno Richards as its MD and hired an experienced executive producer for a newly created factual entertainment role.
• Element hires C4 exec for TV push
  Irish film and television prodco Element Pictures has hired a drama commissioner from Channel 4 in the UK to lead its TV development.
• Many happy returns
  Marc Ceccarelli and Vince Waller, co-executive producers of SpongeBob SquarePants, reflect on 20 years of the iconic property.
• Propagate partners filmmaker Antoine Fuqua
  US production company Propagate has signed a multi-year deal with filmmaker Antoine Fuqua and his prodco to make TV series.
• TVN renews Big Brother after comeback
  Polish commercial channel TVN has ordered another run of Big Brother from Endemol Shine Group after the success of its recent comeback series.
• Les Batelières toon studies Islam
  French prodco Les Batelières Productions is developing an animated series that aims to educate children about the history and teachings of Islam.
• Whizz Kid adapts 'woke' satire
  UK-based Whizz Kid Entertainment has taken TV rights to a satirical comedy character created by comedian and writer Andrew Doyle.
• Fremantle appoints new gameshow execs
  Fremantle has appointed new showrunners and executive producers to two of its long-running gameshows, The Price is Right and Let’s Make a Deal.
• Awesome Media sets up graphic novel studio
  Awesome Media & Entertainment, the UK-based IP and production company founded by writer and producer Jeff Norton, is launching a graphic novel studio.
• A&E gives Live Rescue new timeslot
  US cablenet A&E is moving its factual series Live Rescue from its original Monday evening timeslot to Thursday.
• [email protected] TV adapts LGBT mystery novel
  Agatha Raisin producer [email protected] TV is adapting an LGBT-themed novel set in the UK seaside city of Brighton alongside its author.
• Evolution ups Baskin, grows team
  Non-fiction prodco Evolution Media, owned by US studio MGM, has promoted executive producer Alex Baskin to president and hired a Studio 71 exec to create and develop new projects.
• Netflix explores Oceans with Honeyborne
  Netflix has announced the first blue-chip natural history series to emerge from its partnership with the production company set up by Blue Planet II producer James Honeyborne.
• CN Studios grows Fungies! toon
  US kidscaster Cartoon Network has greenlit a new original series developed as part of its studio’s international artists initiative about a mushroom kid who lives in a prehistoric town.
• Jobs axed in Sky Vision restructure
  The planned closure of parts of Sky Vision by NBCUniversal International following its parent company Comcast's acquisition of Sky has led to multiple job losses at the distributor and producer.
• MTV, Combs get band back together
  US music and entertainment channel MTV is remaking hit reality format Making the Band with rapper and record producer Sean Combs, aka P Diddy.

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