Friday round-up: Latest news, deals & hires
All the latest news from the global content industry on Friday, 6 March
Banijay Entertainment revenues down as ‘disciplined’ market bites
Global giant sees production revenues dip 3.6% while distribution declines 7.2%
Dominic West and Clarke Peters: The Wire allowed audiences to ‘exercise their minds’
Actors and friends hail impact of David Simon’s groundbreaking HBO drama and draw comparisons with buddy travel documentary
FX to close The Bear after fifth season
Jamie Lee Curtis says upcoming series that has just wrapped filming in Chicago will be its last
BossaNova’s US sales exec Holly Cowdery to depart
Paul Heaney-led company to create two new positions to target new territories and platforms
Fremantle names global head of entertainment
NBCUniversal and Lime Pictures alum Ben Crompton to replace Andrew Llinares
Show of the Week: Veronika
A richly layered Nordic noir procedural that has already been recommissioned for two further seasons by SkyShowtime
