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UK Media Entertainment News@UKMediaEnts · 3 h

Starz orders fourth spin-off in crime drama franchise with prequel Power: Origins c21media.net/news/starz-ord…

UKMediaEnts's tweet card. Starz in the US has greenlit a prequel to its crime drama series Power, delving into the origin story of fan-favourite characters Ghost and Tommy.

UK Media Entertainment News@UKMediaEnts · 3 h

WBD hires ITV’s Sasha Breslau to lead content acquisitions for HBO Max UK and Ireland c21media.net/news/wbd-hires…

UKMediaEnts's tweet card. Warner Bros Discovery has appointed Sasha Breslau from UK commercial broadcaster ITV as VP of content acquisitions for HBO Max in the UK and Ireland.

UK Media Entertainment News@UKMediaEnts · 3 h

Former Left/Right exec Anneka Jones joins Maxine Productions to head development c21media.net/news/former-le…

UKMediaEnts's tweet card. Sony Pictures Television-backed Maxine Productions, the US prodco behind Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of TV, has hired former Left/Right exec Anneka Jones as executive VP of development and current.

UK Media Entertainment News@UKMediaEnts · 3 h

ITV Studios takes majority stake in Spain’s Plano a Plano c21media.net/news/itv-studi…

UKMediaEnts's tweet card. ITV Studios in the UK has taken a majority stake in the Spanish scripted production company Plano a Plano.

UK Media Entertainment News@UKMediaEnts · 3 h

Ex-WBD exec Laura Crowson joins Canada’s Thunderbird as global development SVP c21media.net/news/ex-wbd-ex…

UKMediaEnts's tweet card. Vancouver-based studio Thunderbird Entertainment has named former Warner Bros Discovery development exec Laura Crowson as senior VP of global development at its unscripted prodco Great Pacific...

UK Media Entertainment News@UKMediaEnts · 3 h

Netflix to explore Jussie Smollett hate crime hoax in documentary from prodco Raw c21media.net/news/netflix-t…

UKMediaEnts's tweet card. Netflix has ordered a documentary examining the now-notorious hoax in which American actor Jussie Smollett staged a hate crime against himself.

UK Media Entertainment News@UKMediaEnts · 3 h

Global anime platform Crunchyroll to stream four animated series from China’s Tencent Video c21media.net/news/global-an…

UKMediaEnts's tweet card. Epic animated fantasy series Lord of Mysteries headlines a slate on content from Chinese streamer Tencent Video to be launched on anime VoD service Crunchyroll.

UK Media Entertainment News@UKMediaEnts · 3 h

MGM+ UK, Disney+ Lat Am and Sky Italia among buyers for Outlander prequel c21media.net/news/mgm-uk-di…

UKMediaEnts's tweet card. A host of buyers from across Europe, the Middle East and Asia, Latin America and Asia Pacific have picked up the rights to the Outlander prequel series Outlander: Blood of My Blood.

UK Media Entertainment News@UKMediaEnts · 3 h

BBC & NBCU hunt for more unscripted format ideas - Televisual televisual.com/news/bbc-nbcu-…

UKMediaEnts's tweet card. The BBC and NBCUniversal announced the next stage of their unscripted development partnership, building on the success of The Traitors and the launch of Destination X in the US and UK.

UK Media Entertainment News@UKMediaEnts · 3 h

Breslau moves from ITV to head HBO Max UK Acquisitions - Televisual televisual.com/news/breslau-m…

UKMediaEnts's tweet card. Warner Bros. Discovery has appointed ITV's Sasha Breslau as Vice President Content Acquisitions for HBO Max in the UK & Ireland.

UK Media Entertainment News@UKMediaEnts · 3 h

Warfare: the sound story - Televisual televisual.com/news/warfare-t…

UKMediaEnts's tweet card. Recently released feature film Warfare, produced by DNA Films and A24, follows a platoon of Navy SEALs embark on a dangerous mission in Ramadi, Iraq, with the chaos and brotherhood of war retold...

UK Media Entertainment News@UKMediaEnts · 3 h

Sandpaper to chart Taylor Swift's rise for C4 - Televisual televisual.com/news/sandpaper…

UKMediaEnts's tweet card. Channel 4 is to explore the global phenomenon of Taylor Swift in a two-part series from Sandpaper Films.

UK Media Entertainment News@UKMediaEnts · 3 h

UKTV ups North and Rosen, following Watsham's departure - Televisual televisual.com/news/uktv-ups-…

UKMediaEnts's tweet card. UKTV senior executives Steve North and Hilary Rosen are to be handed expanded remits to take on greater responsibility for channels and content, following Richard Watsham’s decision to step down as...

UK Media Entertainment News@UKMediaEnts · 3 h

Tia Shenton named RTS Young Technologist of the Year - Televisual televisual.com/news/tia-shent…

UKMediaEnts's tweet card. Tia Shenton, Broadcast Engineer at Techex has been named as the winner of its annual RTS Young Technologist of the Year Award, Shenton was selected to receive the prestigious award, instituted in the...

UK Media Entertainment News@UKMediaEnts · 3 h

Misan Harriman joins White Man Walking as ep - Televisual televisual.com/news/misan-har…

UKMediaEnts's tweet card. Filmmaker, photographer and social activist Misan Harriman has joined the production team of White Man Walking, a feature-length BBC Storyville documentary, as executive producer. The film is...

UK Media Entertainment News@UKMediaEnts · 3 h

ITV Studios takes majority stake in Plano a Plano advanced-television.com/2025/07/23/itv…

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What’s on Paramount+ | NOT AFFILIATED@whatsonpplus · 7 h

Here we go Skydance just made the “we promise to eliminate DEI” letter that helped Verizon and T-Mobile get their mergers through the FCC.

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Jeff Daniels Scolds Trump Voters: ‘I Hope You’re Losing Tons of Money, Those of You Who Thought This Would Be OK’ variety.com/2025/tv/news/j…

UKMediaEnts's tweet card. Jeff Daniels hopes Trump voters are "losing tons of money" and says Donald Trump is not just a bad American but a bad human being.

UK Media Entertainment News@UKMediaEnts · 4 h

Skydance Tells FCC It Will Create CBS News Ombudsman, Eliminate DEI at Paramount hollywoodreporter.com/business/busin…

UKMediaEnts's tweet card. The company said it would commit to a "comprehensive review" post-transaction.

UK Media Entertainment News@UKMediaEnts · 4 h

BBC & NBCUniversal Seeking Original British Idea For Next Show From Partnership That Brought ‘The Traitors’ & ‘Destination X’ To The World deadline.com/2025/07/bbc-nb…

UKMediaEnts's tweet card. The BBC & NBC are seeking the next show from 'The Traitors', 'Destination X' partnership.