More Edinburgh TV Festival News – Page 140
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NewsChannel 4 and Top Boy creator reunite for resistance drama
Army of Shadows hails from Blue Lights indie Two Cities Television and StudioCanal
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NewsParamount signs multi-year deal with Stranger Things creators
The Duffer Brothers will create television, film, and streaming projects for the media giant
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NewsNetflix partners with YouTuber for kids competition show
Mark Rober production outfit is working with Jimmy Kimmel’s Kimmelot on upcoming series
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NewsChina’s COL unveils microdrama sales arm
Global distribution operation aims to tap into surging interest in shortform scripted series
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NewsMichael Sheen urges greater support for underrepresented talent
Actor outlines his own efforts to nurture new talent during opening session of this year’s Edinburgh TV Festival
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NewsAfF seeks project director
Ally Castle in acting role after Michelle Woods unable to take up appointment
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NewsNexstar strikes $6.2bn Tegna deal to create US giant
The CW owner will operate a huge US broadcast network with more than 250 stations if deal goes through
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NewsDisney hires Netflix APAC’s co-head
Tony Zameczkowski to oversee streaming as Mouse House doubles down on regional growth strategy
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NewsIn brief: Sid Gentle scheme; ZDF and Mediawan buy Espresso titles; MFE extends ProSiebenSat.1 offer period
Honey indie will fund student production for Edinburgh Fringe in 2026
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NewsFox names Dana Tafoya-Cameron to lead Bento Box
Krapopolis outfit also hires Netflix exec to run studio content operations, with president Brett Coker retiring
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NewsC4 orders Steven Moffat 10 Downing Street drama
Hartswood Films series follows the inhabitants and staff of the prime minister’s residence
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NewsBBC Studios hires Leonine exec to lead new German label
Highly regarded Nina Etspüler drafted in to run comedy and reality label out of Munich
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NewsStreamers and super-indies join Action for Freelancers’ working groups
All3Media, BBC Studios and Disney commit to collaborate over key industry issues
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NewsNetflix heads back to Dept. Q
Left Bank to produce second series of Edinburgh-set procedural which comes shortly after S1 success
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NewsBanijay’s A Fábrica Mexico & US Hispanic names scripted chief
Santiago Zapata was recently showrunner on Disney+ series Los Montaner and wrote Netflix’s La Firma
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News5 launches environmental strand
Broadcaster seeks to work with nations and regions indies on short films spotlighting positive stories
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NewsGlenn Close stars in Playground drama for C4
Maud (w/t) centres on an older woman with a killer’s instinct
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NewsBBC appoints interim Local director
Robert Thompson to take over from Jason Horton in acting role
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NewsSeven things not to miss at Edinburgh
Broadcast outlines some of the industry’s priorities and which sessions will spotlight them