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1 week ago | 
c21media.net | Neil Batey
Channel 4 in the UK has commissioned a fast turnaround documentary special about the first 100 days of US president Donald Trump’s second term in office. The 1×60’ factual show, Trump Revolution: 100 Days That Changed the World, is produced by ITN Productions (ITNP) and will air on April 24.
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1 week ago | 
c21media.net | Neil Batey
LA-based international development and production company Fabel Entertainment (Bosch) has promoted Jasmine Russ to the position of senior vice president. Upped from her previous role as VP of production & development, she will now be responsible for leading the company’s creative direction and guiding its pipeline of original projects.
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1 week ago | 
c21media.net | Neil Batey
US broadcast network NBC has commissioned a new business competition format created, executive produced and hosted by comedian and talk show host Jimmy Fallon. On Brand with Jimmy Fallon is produced by B17 Entertainment and Universal Television Alternative Studio in association with Electric Hot Dog. It sees Fallon start a marketing agency and recruit go-getting staffers to work on high-profile advertising campaigns for major brands.
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1 week ago | 
c21media.net | Neil Batey
Distributor Banijay Rights is launching the first FAST channel dedicated to reality show The Osbournes across the US, UK and Canada. The 24/7 channel will feature all seasons of the original MTV reality series, featuring heavy metal icon Ozzy Osbourne, manager wife Sharon and their children Jack and Kelly.
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1 week ago | 
c21media.net | Neil Batey
South Korean entertainment giant CJ ENM has announced a slate of music-related content and revealed plans to strengthen its K-pop culture platform Mnet Plus. The company celebrated the 30th birthday of music channel Mnet and outlined its vision for the future at an event in Seoul, where executives revealed details of upcoming programming, for K-pop fans and broader audiences, often in collaboration with international partners.
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1 week ago | 
c21media.net | Neil Batey
Paramount-owned Comedy Central UK has commissioned an entertainment format called Jimmy Carr’s Am I the A**hole?. Devised and produced by indie prodco Tuesday’s Child (Lego Masters), the show is based on the popular Am I the Asshole? Subreddit, where people seek judgement from strangers to help them settle everyday conflicts. The 8×60’ series invites members of the public to appear before host Jimmy Carr and a panel of two other comedians to ask their hilarious and sometimes shocking questions.
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1 week ago | 
c21media.net | Neil Batey
Amazon-owned streamer Prime Video in the UK and Ireland has acquired a package of 10 true crime documentaries from London-based distributor Sphere Abacus, including an investigation into an infamous murder case. The Murder of Joanna Yeates (1×90’), produced by Woodcut Media, launches on April 22 and details how the case became a national obsession when the body of the Hampshire-born architect was found on Christmas Day 2010.
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1 week ago | 
c21media.net | Neil Batey
UK public broadcaster the BBC has revealed a slate of new factual and arts programming, including its re-imagined version of Walking with Dinosaurs, which will be returning to screens after an absence of more than 25 years. Made by BBC Studios in coproduction with ZDF and France Télévisions, the six-part series takes viewers on a journey back through time to reveal the life stories of long-lost giants such as tyrannosaurus rex.
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1 week ago | 
c21media.net | Neil Batey
The UK has fallen behind South Korea as the nation producing the most viewed non-US content on Netflix, according to UK research firm Ampere Analysis. Ampere’s new report reveals that K-content accounts for 85 (17%) of the top 500 most popular non-US shows and films on the platform, with hit series such as Squid Game and Kingdom attracting huge numbers of streams.
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2 weeks ago | 
c21media.net | Neil Batey
Alexandra Jousset has been appointed to the role of deputy editorial director at Studio TF1-owned prodco and press agency CAPA. Reporting to Patrice Lorton, head of editorial, her remit includes strengthening CAPA’s presence on streaming platforms. She is also tasked with developing international coproductions by identifying new partners. Jousset has previously contributed as both a producer and director to some of CAPA’s films over the last three years.
