Firat Gulgen, the chairman of Calinos Holding, tells World Screen Newsflash about the value of having offices in both the U.S. and Istanbul as it looks to further its alliances around the world.
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Lionsgate Television Group has inked a first-look deal with Paul Feig, a producer, director, writer and actor, to develop scripted and unscripted TV shows.
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Make It Real is rolling out a new activity line inspired by Nickelodeon’s animated preschool series Sunny Day.
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The digital edition of World Screen's Pre-MIPTV issue, which contains a special report about the latest trends in the thriving drama business, is now available.
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TV advertising revenue in the U.K. totaled £5.11 billion ($7.07 billion) in 2017, down 3.2 percent on the record high set in 2016, according to figures provided to Thinkbox by the British commercial broadcasters.
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The hit British comedy Plebs is being developed for the U.S., with Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s Point Grey Pictures (Preacher, Neighbors, Sausage Party) attached.
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A range of Talpa’s formats, including I Love My Country and Body Talk, have been recommissioned across Central and Eastern Europe.
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BBC has acquired Killing Eve, a new thriller from writer Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag).
Read More »Animated Dramedy from BoJack Horseman Team Greenlit by Amazon
Amazon Studios has given the go-ahead to its first half-hour animated series, Undone, which comes from Michael Eisner's Tornante Company and co-creators Raphael Bob-Waksberg and Kate Purdy (BoJack Horseman).
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