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c21media.net | Jordan Pinto
US unscripted producer Bunim/Murray Productions (BMP) is partnering with X Games on a reality competition series marking the 30th anniversary of the action sports event. X Games Battleground will bring together 30 X Games athletes, including current stars and past champions, to compete in a series of extreme challenges inspired by the history of the games, with all-round female and male champions being crowned at the end.
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c21media.net | Jordan Pinto
All3Media International has picked up the global distribution rights to four crime-focused projects from UK indie Candour Productions, including the two-part ITV doc The Essex Millionaire Murders, which explores the deaths of millionaires Carol and Stephen Baxter.
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sports.yahoo.com | Joel Bracken |Jordan Pinto
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c21media.net | Jordan Pinto
US-based studio A24 is growing its UK operation with the hire of Lookout Point co-CEOs Laura Lankester and Will Johnston, who are exiting their roles at the BBC Studios-backed production company. Based in London, the execs will work alongside the heads of A24’s UK office, Piers Wenger and Rose Garnett. They will be tasked with helping to “expand, shape and grow the studio’s global television slate,” said A24.
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c21media.net | Jordan Pinto
CJ ENM America, the US-based studio division of the South Korean media company, has named former Rideback executive Courteney Tarantin as its new VP of scripted television. Based in LA, Tarantin will work across development and production of original scripted series, in addition to adapting IP from CJ ENM’s catalogue. She will also serve as a creative lead for scripted projects and act as a “strategic link” between CJ ENM’s international production partners and studios in the US, said the company.
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c21media.net | Jordan Pinto
Warner Bros veteran Mickie Steinmann, who has led the studio’s Canadian operations for nearly two decades, is set to retire later this year. Toronto-based Steinmann sent a note to colleagues and friends on Wednesday revealing that he has made the decision to retire on October 1.
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c21media.net | Jordan Pinto
Gregg Moscot, the former chief operating officer at Sony-backed unscripted prodco B17, is launching a venture aimed at helping producers and networks navigate the complex and fast-changing world of international television production.
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c21media.net | Jordan Pinto
Netflix and Legendary Television are reportedly in early development on a reboot of the 1974 children’s adventure sci-fi series Land of the Lost. Sid and Marty Krofft, who developed the original NBC series, are attached to the new version. Marty Krofft’s daughter Deanna Krofft Pope, who is the development VP at their production company, is producing the project. Deadline was first to report the news. The original iteration of the show ran for three seasons (43 episodes) on NBC from 1974 to 1976.
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c21media.net | Jordan Pinto
Lionsgate has signed a deal with US pay TV operator DirecTV to launch a curated channel featuring programming from its 20,000-title film and television catalogue. Lionsgate Collection will be made available across DirecTV’s satellite and streaming platforms, including its FAST service, MyFree DirecTV. The initiative brings together Lionsgate’s vast library, including titles such as Weeds, Nurse Jackie, Now You See Me and The Expendables, with DirecTV’s reach and advertising infrastructure.
