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NewsTony Vinciquerra: Hollywood strike impact ‘far more severe’ for the US than people realise
Mipcom: Sony Pictures boss says last year’s industrial action forced productions out of US
NewsFremantle hires former Cinecittà Studios boss
Nicola Maccanico appointed chief of Fremantle Italy Group, while Bruno Fallot upped to head France, Iberia and Israel
NewsNetflix reaffirms EMEA content strategy in wake of streamer levies
Territory boss Larry Tanz says company will invest in ‘variety’ of programming claiming no buyer can match streamer’s ambition
NewsSkydance Media sweetens offer for Paramount Global
David Ellison-led company reportedly offers improved terms for both voting and non-voting Paramount shareholders, and provides more cash
NewsTrio win series development prizes at Seriesmakers
Kevin Macdonald, Barbera Albert and Erik Matti were among the winners of Series Mania’s development lab
NewsUK and Spain lead European streamer scripted orders
European Audiovisual Observatory report shows countries had more fiction commissions in 2022 than counterparts
NewsMaxime Saada: StudioCanal growth a key priority
Canal+ chief exec talks importance of investing in in-house production arm
NewsCattleya co-founder to join Federation Studios
Marco Chimenz will be setting up international co-productions
NewsCasey Bloys: tackling SVoD profitability key to HBO tentpole investment
Content chief admits SVoD world is not as profitable as pay-TV has been
FeaturesNetflix in Europe: the inside story of the streamer’s rise, growing pains and next steps
Tim Dams discovers how the streamer is tackling a competitive market
NewsUK government to reform high-end TV tax relief
HETV projects qualifying threshold remains at £1m; documentaries to be added to tax relief measures
NewsEuropean showrunner programme secures EU and Netflix funding
The second edition of the English-language programme is now open for applications until 3 April
NewsDisney+’s The Good Mothers wins inagural Berlinale Series Award
House-Wildside co-pro tells true stories of women who defy ‘Ndrangheta
NewsBFI earmarks £6m for documentary filmmaking
Doc Society reappointed to distribute funding across features and shorts
NewsAnton launches UK label with ex-Fremantle execs
Sangeeta Desai and Sarah Doole to lead London-based TV production arm
NewsBanijay takes majority stake in MoviePlus
Super-indie acquires a 51% share in the Israeli film and TV producer
NewsSkyShowtime chief: “plenty of growth” in Europe streaming market
Monty Sarhan believes European SVoD’s USP is “quality over quantity”