NEWS & FEATURES

• TCM tastes A Forbidden Orange
  WarnerMedia-owned channel TCM in Spain is producing a documentary about Stanley Kubrick's seminal 1971 film A Clockwork Orange ahead of the movie's 50th anniversary in October.
• FX orders more New York Times docs
  Disney-owned US cablenet FX has ordered more feature documentaries from the production arm of newspaper The New York Times as part of an ongoing agreement between the two companies.
• Mash Report revived by UKTV's Dave
  Multichannel broadcaster UKTV has greenlit a reboot of satirical news series The Mash Report for comedy entertainment channel Dave.
• Baker's mix
  Filmmaker Christin Baker talks about her fledgling prodco’s new slate of projects featuring underrepresented voices.
• WarnerMedia adds to Cartoonito slate
  WarnerMedia Kids & Family has greenlit one animated series and acquired three European shows for its soon-to-launch preschool programming block Cartoonito in the US.
• Sky rebrands Sky1, adds new channel
  NBCUniversal-owned Sky in the UK is rebranding its flagship Sky1 channel as Sky Showcase and launching a new service called Sky Max.
• HBO Go gets On the Job in SE Asia
  WarnerMedia-owned VoD service HBO Go has greenlit a Filipino crime drama for its subscribers in South-East Asia, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
• OTF to shop WaterBear doc originals
  European producer and distributor Off the Fence has added original documentaries from streaming platform WaterBear Network to sales catalogue.
• Record revenues for German pay TV, SVoD
  Pay TV and SVoD services are more popular than ever in Germany, with revenues generated by the sector topping €4bn (US$4.7bn) in 2020.
• BritBox tops two million subs outside UK
  BritBox, the joint-venture SVoD service from ITV and the BBC, will launch in South Africa on August 6 after reaching two million subscriptions outside of the UK.
• MBC puts on Masked Talent
  Korean pubcaster MBC has commissioned a spin-off from hit singing competition format The Masked Singer in which contestants will display their talent while masked.
• Flexibility 'key to Korean format success'
  South Korean formats' international success has been boosted by IP owners being more open to format changes than their European counterparts, according to the MD of the prodco behind the UK version of The Masked Singer.
• Hulu expands Vice content deal
  Disney-owned US streamer Hulu has expanded its existing deal with Vice Distribution, adding 50 more hours of Vice programming to its library.
• Banijay France acquires DMLS TV
  Banijay has acquired French music and entertainment producer DMLS TV as part of the European production and distribution giant's continued expansion.
• HBO's Days of Abandonment to shoot in Oz
  HBO Films feature Days of Abandonment will be filmed in Sydney and regional New South Wales in Australia, lured by grants from the federal and NSW governments.
• ABC quizshow debunks fake news
  Australian pubcaster the ABC has ordered a quiz panel show in which the co-hosts and comedians will be asked to call out fake news and misinformation.
• Paramount+ prepares for 6 Festivals
  Paramount+ and producer Invisible Republic have revealed more details about 6 Festivals, the ViacomCBS-owned streamer's first Australian feature film commission.
• Tune in to C21FM today from 10am
  Today we hear from Silverprint Pictures creative director Kate Bartlett and director Lee Haven Jones about new ITV crime drama The Long Call.
• A+E discovers Lost Relic Hunters
  A+E Networks UK has commissioned a spin-off from Lost Relics of the Knights Templar for its History Channel in parts of Europe.
• Banijay's Survivor returns to India
  General entertainment network Zee Tamil in India has commissioned a reboot of classic reality format Survivor, almost 10 years after it last aired in the country.

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