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Lux Vide names chief corporate officer

Italian production company Lux Vide has appointed a former Rai exec as its chief corporate officer.

Story Lab cooking format heads to Belgium

SBS in Belgium has ordered a local version of a French live cooking format that launched while France was in lockdown in March.

Disney channels in UK go dark

Streamer Disney+ has become the home to all Disney Channel shows and movies in the UK after three of The Walt Disney Company

Rai, Canal+ to play Hide & Seek

Broadcasters including Rai in Italy and Canal+ in Poland have picked up Ukrainian crime noir series Hide & Seek from ZDF Enterprises, the commer…

WGBH Boston takes on The Blob

US public broadcaster WGBH Boston has pre-bought factual series The Blob: A Genius Without a Brain from France’s Arte Distribution.

A+E picks up Live PD host’s new show

A+E Networks in the UK and EMEA has pre-bought a recently greenlit series from Live PD host and executive producer Dan Abrams and Justice Networ…

Kino Polska signs for Disney movies, series

SPI International-owned Polish broadcaster Kino Polska has agreed a content deal with The Walt Disney Company to bring movies and TV series to i…

Elisa Viihde takes Rabbit Films thriller

Finland-based streaming platform Elisa Viihde has commissioned a thriller series from Finnish indie Rabbit Films.

RTL reveals new management structure

European media giant RTL Group has appointed a new chief operating officer and chief financial officer as part of a restructure of its leadershi…

Netflix to adapt Killing scribe’s novel

Netflix has re-teamed with a Danish production company to adapt the debut novel from the creator and writer of The Killing, Søren Sveistrup, int…

Canal+ blames Netflix as CanalPlay axed

French pay TV broadcaster Canal+ is to close its SVoD service CanalPlay due to a fall in subscription numbers and increased competition in the m…