Ravi Ahuja, who left Disney at the end of last year, has been named Chairman of Global Television Studios at Sony Pictures Entertainment and Sony Pictures Entertainment Corporate Development.
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Naman Ramachandran In today’s Global Bulletin, BBC comedy “The Cleaner” sets cast; EFP’s ‘Producers on the Move’ program sets May dates; NBCUniversal’s reality streamer Hayu expands in Europe; Indian multiplex chain PVR announces release slate; and MTV International’s “Celebrity Bumps: Famous & Pregnant” to debut in March.Helena Bonham-Carter (“The Crown”) and Greg Davies (“The Inbetweeners”) lead the cast of “The Cleaner,” an adaptation of long-running German comedy series “Der Tatortreiniger”
.Ravi Ahuja, who left Disney at the end of last year, has been named Chairman of Global Television Studios at Sony Pictures Entertainment and Sony Pictures Entertainment Corporate Development.
Elaine Low Senior TV WriterSony Pictures Entertainment has named Ravi Ahuja as chairman of Global Television Studios and its corporate development operations, where he will lead Sony Pictures TV’s domestic and international productions, the studio’s game show franchises and its India business, according to the company.Ahuja will also oversee the company’s corporate development and mergers and acquisitions alongside SPE chairman and CEO Tony Vinciquerra.“Ravi is an extraordinarily talented and
Jamie Lang In today’s Global Bulletin, Women In Motion launches a special International Women’s Day podcast featuring Jane Fonda and Jameela Jamil, Amazon Prime Video announces a new women-fronting original series in India, BritBox heads to Amazon Prime Channels in the U.K., Keshet International acquires three new titles ahead of the London TV Screenings, BBC One unveils new casting for “The Responder,” Young Films Foundation beefs up its writing talent scheme and Paramount Plus goes all in on
Bill Burr has some thoughts about Gina Carano’s firing from The Mandalorian!
Helena Deland and Ouri are now Hildegard. Named after German Benedictine abbess and composer Hildegard of Bingen, the Montreal experimentalists describe the project as "a testament to the intense and often mystical collaborative process; to losing yourself in one another only to emerge as something new." First up to bat is "Jour 2," a hypnotic composition that ebbs in and out of darkness, mining strength in synchronicity.
You may not recognize her name, but actress Barbara Sukowa has pretty much seen it all over her long career. She was the muse of acclaimed filmmaker Rainer Werner Fassbinder and has worked with directors such as David Cronenberg, Lars von Trier, Sebastián Lelio, and Agnieszka Holland.
who was recently fired from the Disney+ show over controversial tweets. The 38-year-old mixed martial arts pioneer — who played ex-stormtrooper Cara Dune on the “Star Wars” spinoff — had tweeted in February that the treatment of conservatives in Hollywood was akin to that of Jews in Nazi Germany.
Jamie Lang In today’s Global Bulletin, RTL Group buys out Disney’s share in Super RTL, Japanese streaming service Meecha prepares to launch later this month and CPH:DOX announces its 2021 Forum titles.Pan-European media giant RTL Group’s largest business unit, Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland, has closed an agreement with The Walt Disney Company’s BVI Television Investments for complete ownership of German kids and family network Super RTL, buying out the House of Mouse’s 50% share and raising
BBC will rerun every episode of Fawlty Towers - but racist remarks from one of the characters will be removed. All 12 episodes of the popular comedy series will air from March 15 as part of the broadcasters Festival of Funny.
Neil Lennon, with John Kennedy in charge as interim boss for the remainder of the season.But Celtic scouts have reportedly watched defensive talent van Ewijk, who has impressed for Den Haag in the Eredivisie this season.However, they face competition to land van Ewijk - who has 18 months left of his contract - from German clubs Schalke, Hamburg, Darmstadt and Belgian side Gent.Get all the latest Celtic news sent straight to your Inbox every day by signing up to our newsletter.We cover every
Bill Burr is the first actor from The Mandalorian to defend his former co-star Gina Carano after she was fired from the Disney+ show.
“I know I’ve said highly problematic, highly hurtful things in the past,” Taylor Nolan, 27, said at the start of her lengthy apology video, posted to Instagram on Sunday (Feb. 28.) Over the weekend, fans on Reddit had dug up some tweets from 2011 and 2012 where a teenage Taylor insulted different ethnic groups like Jews, Asians, and Indians.
Christopher Vourlias Hungarian broadcaster RTL Klub has boarded “Balaton Brigade,” a Cold War spy drama set on the shores of Hungary’s Lake Balaton in the summer of ’86, Variety has learned exclusively.
Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor“News of the World” actor Helena Zengel has joined the ranks of Anna Paquin, Macaulay Culkin and Haley Joel Osment as one of the youngest Golden Globe nominees ever. At the age of 12, she landed a Globe, Critics Choice and SAG nomination in the supporting actress category, putting her on track for an Oscar nod.
Jamie Lang In today’s Global Bulletin, the BBC details its 2021-2023 Diversity and Inclusion Plan, Netflix and Fremantle partner on a new reality series in Spain, NBCUniversal Formats and Banijay Asia Indian remakes of popular formats, MF Yapim preps a Turkish version of “The Split,” BBC Two commissions “Jay’s Workshop” from Ricochet, Uplands TV signs a first look deal with the BBC and Pact hires Nick Sherman and Jules Robinson to back local indies.The BBC has detailed its 2021-23 Diversity and
Naman Ramachandran In today’s Global Bulletin, John Boyega’s UpperRoom sets animation deal with ViacomCBS’s VIS Kids; Germany’s Bavaria Film acquires Story House companies; and International Literary Properties appoints Hilary Strong as U.K./Europe CEO.“Star Wars” and “Small Axe” actor John Boyega‘s UpperRoom Productions has set a deal to present three to five animation projects to ViacomCBS International Studios‘ VIS Kids for development into a long form series.
Leo Barraclough International Features EditorInternational distributor Global Screen, part of Will Smith’s Telepool, has sold crime thriller miniseries “Dark Woods” to U.S., Canada, Spain and France, following its stellar ratings success in Germany.Inspired by a true crime, unsolved for almost 30 years, the six-part show centers on a high-ranking police officer’s desperate search for his sister, and the family’s suffering.
Conservative TV host Greg Kelly has been labelled “desperate” after he ran a segment during the February 19 episode of Greg Kelly Reports, which took aim at Joe Biden’s dog, Champ. The Newsmax anchor said the 12-year-old German Shepherd looked like he came, “from the junkyard” and was “unlike a presidential dog.” He continued, “I want to show you something I noticed.
BBC comedy The Cleaner.The new show, which is due this year, is based on long-running German sitcom Der Tatortreiniger.“I’m thrilled that this remarkable collection of actors has agreed to appear next to me on screen,” Davies said of the cast, which also includes Stephanie Cole, Game of Thrones‘ Donald Sumpter, Shobu Kapoor and more, in a statement.“Scrubbing up blood in a hazmat suit in front of them will be a pleasure.”A synopsis for The Cleaner reads: “Paul ‘Wicky’ Wickstead (Davies), is a
Helena Bonham Carter Joins BBC Comedy ‘The Cleaner’ Helena Bonham Carter and Peep Show star David Mitchell are among those cast in BBC comedy The Cleaner. Written and headlined by Inbetweeners and Taskmaster star Greg Davies, the series is a remake of a German comedy.