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Monday round-up: Latest news, deals & hires

All the latest news from the global content industry on Monday, 2 February

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Cineflix Rights & Canada’s Cream partner on Deep Water Secrets

Hearst Networks UK/EMEA pre-buy eight-part series that is being co-financed by sales firm

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Quintus Studios preps Danger Play with Vice TV

Factual series pre-sold to youth-skewing operator in US and will also launch on German operator’s AVOD network

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HBO adapts The Chain with Damon Lindelof

Writer previously partnered with HBO on The Leftovers and Watchmen

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