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Naman Ramachandran In today’s Global Bulletin Tim Gerhartz to head Red Arrow Studios International; “Fisherman’s Friends 2” begins U.K.

Naman Ramachandran In today’s Global Bulletin, All3Media International achieves global sales on “The Drowning”; Tokyo Broadcasting System and Zee Entertainment announce content partnership; Armoza Formats, The Film and TV Charity set appointments; and Shahid VIP reveals carriage deals.All3Media International has sold four-part thriller “The Drowning” to AMC Networks’ streamers Sundance Now and Acorn TV.

Naman Ramachandran In today’s Global Bulletin, Sky releases “The Colour Room” first look; BBC sets pandemic series “Extra Life”; Oble sells Portuguese drama “3 Women”; IFFSA Toronto launches talent fund; the Writers Lab U.K.

Naman Ramachandran In today’s Global Bulletin, Adriatic film festivals create online event; Vertigo takes “Censor” for U.K./Ireland distribution; Rankin mentors BBC photography challenge series; Eccho Rights and Lightbox hire and promote staff; and Blue Ant International reveals MipTV slate.The Sarajevo Film Festival, Zagreb Film Festival, Belgrade Film Festival, and Herceg Novi Film Festival have joined hands for an Adriatic regional online film festival.

Naman Ramachandran In today’s Global Bulletin Canadian Screen Awards nominations announced; BET U.K. launches on My5, Pluto TV; Caro Kriel to head Thomson Foundation; Denmark’s TV2 commissions “Taboo” format; and Germany’s ZDF completes Trojan Horse documentary.The sixth and final season of “Schitt’s Creek” leads both the television and overall Canadian Screen Award nominations with 21 nods, followed by “Cardinal: Until The Night” and “Trickster” with 15 nominations each.

Naman Ramachandran In today’s Global Bulletin, the BBC ups arts and music programming; BBC Studioworks hires Universal’s Katie Leveson; “Promising Young Woman” gets Sky Cinema release in the U.K.; HBO Europe commissions “The Informant”‘; and Hulu picks up Israeli series “Juda.”BBC is doubling investments in arts and music programming on BBC Two over the next two years and will commit to at least eight major arts and music boxset series for BBC iPlayer each year.A new structure will see arts and

Naman Ramachandran In today’s Global Bulletin, TVA commissions second season of “Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s” Canadian version “Escouade 99”; Series Mania launches training program Eureka Series; U.K.’s Channel 4 hires digital commissioning head; and Russian series “Squared Zebra” wins Reed Midem award.French Canadian network TVA has commissioned a second season of “Escouade 99,” the first international version of NBCUniversal Formats‘ hit series “Brooklyn Nine-Nine.”Shooting on the second season has

Naman Ramachandran In today’s Global Bulletin, musical “Anything Goes” sets London revival; iZen signs diversity pact with LineLight; BET launches in Brazil; MTV’s “True Life Crime” gets U.K. version; and Banijay’s refreshed “Changing Rooms” format returns to Germany and U.K.Cole Porter and P.G. Wodehouse’s classic musical “Anything Goes,” will open at London’s Barbican Theatre from July 23 for a 12-week summer engagement.

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Naman Ramachandran In today’s Global Bulletin, Steven Knight’s “SAS: Rogue Heroes” starts shooting, Agnieszka Holland’s “Charlatan” cleans up at Czech Lion Awards, BBC Comedy hires “I May Destroy You” producer Tanya Qureshi, Content Catalyst Fund adds executives and reveals slate and George Takei’s “Allegiance” streams on BroadwayHD.Filming is underway on BBC One drama series “SAS: Rogue Heroes,” from “Peaky Blinders” creator Steven Knight.

Naman Ramachandran In an unaired clip from Oprah Winfrey’s explosive CBS interview, Prince Harry addresses racism in the U.K., which he says helped to drive him and wife Meghan Markle away to the U.S.In the clip, which aired on CBS This Morning on Monday, Winfrey asks: “Did you leave the country because of racism?”Prince Harry, after a long pause says: “It was a large part of it.”Harry goes on to say that he was at a fundraiser, where, “One of the people at that dinner said to me, ‘Please don’t

Naman Ramachandran In an unprecedented move Amazon Prime Video India has apologized for its Indian original series “Tandav,” some parts of which had offended members of the ruling Hindu nationalist dispensation.The series, created by Muslim filmmaker Ali Abbas Zafar, featured a scene in which a character, played by Muslim actor Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, portrayed the Hindu God Shiva. Amazon quickly edited the scene and Zafar apologized.

Naman Ramachandran In today’s Global Bulletin, a Prince William and Kate Middleton wedding documentary gets Europe sales; Leonine’s SEO Entertainment taps Constantine executive Sebastian Heinlein; Daryl McCormack joins Emma Thompson in “Leo Grande” cast; Flame distributes a David Attenborough documentary and Portfolio boards mockumentary “Decoys.”Cineflix Rights has pre-sold Royal Wedding documentary “The Day Will and Kate Got Married” to TV4 (Sweden), YLE (Finland), TV2 (Denmark), NRK

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.

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”

Naman Ramachandran In today’s Global Bulletin, “Celebrity Game Face” gets Middle East version; Sophia Loren to get Legend Award; UKTV announces diversity and inclusion writing programs; and Flora Campbell appointed as chair of the Royal Television Society Northern Ireland center.A Middle East version of NBCUniversal Formats’ hit comedy gameshow “Celebrity Game Face” is launching in a weekly primetime slot on Abu Dhabi TV and the ADtv app, the first international series adaptation of the

Naman Ramachandran In today’s Global Bulletin, Transilvania Film Festival sets summer edition; The Story Lab pacts with Japan’s Fuji TV for unscripted formats; Court TV launches on U.K. platform Freeview; and U.K.

Naman Ramachandran In today’s Global Bulletin, streamer Now TV creates powder artwork for ‘ZeroZeroZero’ series launch; ViacomCBS U.K.

Naman Ramachandran In today’s Global Bulletin, Korea’s IU joins the cast of Kore-eda Hirokazu’s “Broker”; Bertelsmann sells Groupe M6; Red Arrow takes series “Blackout”; Shorts festival sets dates; and ITV commissions game show “Moneyball.”Lee Ji-eun, the popular Korean singer-actor better known as IU, has joined the cast of “Broker,” Japanese auteur Kore-eda Hirokazu’s debut Korean-language movie.

Naman Ramachandran In today’s Global Bulletin, Miguel judges BBC fashion show; representation plummets across U.K. TV; AMC launches channel in Spain; Synchronicity signs first-look deal with All3Media; WFTN produces Sydney Harbour show; ESPN Plus takes West Indies cricket rights; Patrick Irwin joins Ringside; and U.S.

Naman Ramachandran In today’s Global Bulletin, Facebook News launches in the U.K.; Paul Feig begins Netflix shoot in Belfast; Storyglass hires Steve Carsey, Laura Jones joins Blink; The TV Foundation bows Black talent podcast; Conecta Fiction sets dates; Enact invests in post outfit Evolutions; and Locarno sets Alberto Lattuada retrospective.Social media giant Facebook is rolling out Facebook News, an aggregator within the Facebook app that features news from hundreds of national, local and

Naman Ramachandran In today’s Global Bulletin, Sky reveals diversity goals; Stan pacts with Walter Presents for international drama; LevelK sells “Tove”; and Abacus boards Martin Scorsese-hosted doc “The Oratorio.”Comcast’s pay tv operator Sky has announced a goal for 20% of its U.K. and Ireland workforce to be from Black, Asian or minority ethnic backgrounds by 2025, and at least 5% of these to be Black.

Naman Ramachandran In today’s Global Bulletin, London TV Screenings set for March; NENT, Dopamine pact for unscripted; Pact promotes Jane Muirhead; CinefestOz gets spinoff; and Eccho Rights sells “8 Words.”The annual London TV Screenings event, where distributors All3Media International, Banijay Rights, eOne, Fremantle and ITV Studios will showcase their spring slates to international buyers, will take place March 1-12.As previously announced, the screenings will be virtual this year, with the

Naman Ramachandran In today’s Global Bulletin, Inclusive Cinema addresses racism; Sky goes green; Sovereign acquires “Verdict”; Blackstone buys “Stars Wars” building; and Swipe pops champagne documentary.The U.K.’s Inclusive Cinema project has launched a guide for improving the cinema experiences of ethnically diverse audiences and staff — a directive that challenges institutions to make good on their Black Lives Matter and anti-racism statements from 2020.The guide, titled “Dismantling

Naman Ramachandran In today’s Global Bulletin, Gugu Mbatha-Raw headlines BBC’s “The Girl Before”; VFX veteran Oikonomopoulou joins Cinesite; Channel 4 appoints Ally Castle as disability lead; Meihodo festival reveals winners; Snipple Animation launches U.K. originals outfit; and “Little Birds” and “My Big Family Farm” sell worldwide.Gugu Mbatha-Raw (“The Morning Show”) is set to star in a BBC adaptation of J.P. Delaney’s best-selling novel “The Girl Before,” with 42 (“Military Wives”)

Naman Ramachandran In today’s global bulletin, the U.K. live music industry aims for summer return; Studio Lambert bolsters unscripted department; Channel 4 commissions luxury hotel series; and About Premium Content boards Pierre Cardin documentary.U.K. Music, the umbrella body representing the collective interests of the country’s music industry, has published a report setting out the economic, social and cultural value of live music, along with a blueprint for reviving live music after

Naman Ramachandran In today’s Global Bulletin, Italy’s Oscar contender “Notturno” named European Movie of the Year; U.K.

Naman Ramachandran In today’s global bulletin, U.K. union Bectu calls for a group to curb racism; Amazon Prime Video buys AMC’s “Soulmates;” biopic on Indian hockey legend Dhyan Chand greenlit; gameshow “Family Fortune” renewed for another season; and TF1 gets record numbers for gameshow “District Z.”A new report published by U.K.

Naman Ramachandran In today’s bulletin, ITV Studios sells Emmy winner “Schitt’s Creek”; Abacus Media Rights scores distribution rights for Nick Broomfield’s BBC documentary “Last Man Standing: Suge Knight and the Murders of Biggie & Tupac”; A+E Networks sells titles across Europe; and ViacomCBS’s free streamer Pluto TV launches in Brazil.Following “Schitt’s Creek‘s” Emmy awards sweep with nine wins, including outstanding comedy series, ITV Studios has closed several new deals for Eugene and

Naman Ramachandran In today’s bulletin, the BBC acquires Warner Bros. TV titles; U.K.’s National Theatre launches a streamer; ZDF chief is set to get an International Emmy in 2021; and Martin Luther King and Robin Williams films set release dates.The BBC has acquired “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” “Pretty Little Liars” and the spin-off “Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists” from Warner Bros.