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Audible appoints Marshall Lewy to head up original content for North America

Amazon’s podcast and audio storytelling division, Audible, has officially announced the appointment of former Wondery chief content officer Marshall Lewy as head of content for North America. In the ...
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BBC Studios lines up international pre-sales, copro deal for “Blue Planet III”

As the BBC Studios Showcase kicks off in London this week, the commercial arm of the UK pubcaster is lining up pre-sales and further copro deals for its upcoming tentpole ...
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RTL Hungary closes in on Talpa Studios’ “Catch Us If You Can”

RTL Hungary has commissioned an adaptation of Talpa Studios’ reality format Catch Us If You Can. The 10-episode season is set to launch on the network this year, with episodes also ...
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Netflix releases “Famous Last Words” episode featuring late actor Eric Dane

Netflix has released a new episode of its posthumous documentary series Famous Last Words, this time featuring actor Eric Dane, who passed away on Thursday (February 19) at the age ...
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Versus appoints Michelle Fino as head of content partnerships

New York City-based creative studio Versus (The Choice is Yours, Where is Private Delaney?) has appointed former Crackle head of branded content Michelle Fino as its head of content partnerships. Fino ...
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BBC commissions slate marking Sir David Attenborough’s 100th birthday

The BBC has commissioned three programs to mark Sir David Attenborough’s upcoming 100th birthday on May 8. This includes Making Life on Earth: Attenborough’s Greatest Adventure, which goes ...
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“An inspiration to us all”: Frederick Wiseman passes away at 96

Globally renowned documentarian Frederick Wiseman has passed away at the age of 96. Wiseman’s production company, Zipporah Films, announced the filmmaker’s passing on Monday (February 16), via a ...
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HBO sets doc on Fukushima disaster from “Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes” director

HBO has set a March 10 premiere and same-day streaming date on HBO Max for the feature documentary Fukushima: A Nuclear Nightmare, from director James Jones (Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes) ...
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U.S. judge sets trial date for U.S. president Trump’s lawsuit against the BBC

A Florida judge has set a trial date for U.S. president Donald Trump’s US$10 billion lawsuit against the BBC, stemming from a controversial edit used in the pubcaster’s current affairs ...
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BBC acquires Simon Draper’s Miriam Margoyles doc

BAFTA-winning filmmaker Simon Draper’s hour-long doc Miriam Margoyles Made Me Me has been acquired by the BBC and is set to air this spring. The film, which was shot entirely on ...
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Banijay’s Lucas Green on how “Let’s Play Ball” and other formats are bridging the digital/linear divide

While the debate about whether YouTube can be considered “television” continues to rage in some industry spaces, an increasing number of content companies are more focused on the synergies between ...
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Primitives licenses “Down the Road” adaptation to M6 Group’s Gulli

Belgium-based formats distributor Primitives has licensed a French adaptation of its Down the Road format to M6 Group-owned Gulli. The adaptation, locally known as Sur la route 21 (pictured), will ...