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Mediapro Studio Buys 'Game Of Thrones' Firm Fresco Film The Mediapro Studio has bought Fresco Film, the Malaga-based production services company that played a key role in Game of Thrones filming in Spain, helping to establish a lucrative tax credit system in the process. Mediapro sees the acquisition…

Rumpus Signs Entertainment Boss The producer of RuPaul-hosted CBS gameshow Lingo is heading to Late Night Lycett indie Rumpus, as the STV Studios-backed outfit moves to its next phase. Adeel Amini is taking on the newly-created role of Head of Entertainment, several months after Rumpus founders Iain W…

Ventana Sur Heads To Uruguay The 16th edition of LatAm market Ventana Sur is heading to Uruguay this year. Taking place between December 2 and 6 in Uruguay’s capital Montevideo, the market is backed by Canne’s Marché du Film and will see a wealth of players from the local industry and from abroad…

Jacob Rees-Mogg Series Heads To Discovery+ The docu-series following controversial Conservative politician Jacob Rees-Mogg, who has previously been dubbed the “Honourable Member for the 18th century,” is landing at Discovery+. The series from At Home with the Furys producer Optomen has been widely…

Willem Dafoe Named Artistic Director Of Venice Theatre Department Willem Dafoe has been named Artistic Director of the Venice Biennale's Theatre Department. Dafoe will hold the role for a two-year term from 2025 to 2026. The appointment was confirmed by the department board, headed by Pietrangelo…

Peter Farrelly's ‘Balls Up’ With Mark Wahlberg & Paul Walter Heads To Queensland Peter Farrelly's Amazon MGM Studios and Skydance-backed action comedy Balls Up, starring Mark Wahlberg (The Family Plan) and Paul Walter Hauser (The Instigators), has set the Australian state of Queensland as its…

Netflix UK Picks Up Idris Elba Doc About Gold Netflix has picked up UK rights to Idris Elba’s doc feature about gold. Gold: A Journey with Idris Elba sees the Luther star embark on an adventure that explores the precious metal’s meaning, how it has shaped cultures, religions, and entire economies…

Singapore Turbulence Doc Sells Around The World A wealth of broadcasters have funded a fast-turnaround doc about turbulence following the tragic Singapore Airlines disaster. Turbulence: How Safe is Your Flight? has landed investment from ITV (UK), Seven (Australia), WELT (Germany), TV4 (Sweden), MTV…

BBC Adapting Jacqueline Wilson’s Ode To ‘The Railway Children’ The BBC is adapting Jacqueline Wilson’s Primrose Railway Children for TV, the author’s ode to E. Nesbit’s timeless classic. The CBBC feature length follows Phoebe, her older sister Becks, younger brother Perry and their mum who are living…

Canal+ Ups Stake In Asian Streamer Viu France’s Canal+ has increased its stake in Viu to 36.8% as part of its $300M investment in the Southeast Asian streamer. This represents the last instalment of the cash injection and follows a strategic agreement Canal+ struck with Viu parent PCCW last year in…

James Nesbitt & Matt Willis Board Netflix’s Next Harlan Coben Series Further cast has been unveiled for Netflix’s next Harlan Coben adaptation from Nicola Shindler’s Quay Street. James Nesbitt (Stay Close, Bloodlands) and Love Is Blind host and former Busted singer Matt Jay-Willis have joined…

V Channels Expands Into Kids Entertainment V Channels has teamed with WWPS TV  to expand into the kids’ content arena with the acquisition of the 3D animated Puffins series. V Channels will launch a dedicated YouTube channel to showcase all 250 episodes of the animated content controlled by WWPS-TV…