Global Bulletin: Netflix Doubles Down in Nigeria, Scooping Four New Originals

Jamie Lang In today’s Global Bulletin, London’s Christmas Pantomime set to go forward with a significant contribution from The National Lottery; EFM moves its upcoming Italy in Focus sidebar to 2022; “Dramaworld” finishes Season 2 filming; Cake will spotlight animated series “Tish Tash” at Mipcom; and this year’s Frankfurter Buchmesse Film Award winners are announced.Qdos Entertainment and LW Theatres have announced that Julian Clary will headline this year’s “Pantoland at the Palladium”

Hollywood mainstay Matt Damon is 50! The Academy Award winner has been a staple in the industry for decades, and it seems like just yesterday he was breaking onto the scene as the baby-faced writer and star of Good Will Hunting. Matt and his childhood pal Ben Affleck rose to fame alongside each other when the film, which was set in their hometown of Cambridge and drew from their own experiences, went on to receive nine Academy Award nominations and grossed $225 million.

Naman Ramachandran In today’s Global Bulletin, Johnny Depp’s “Minamata and “Crock of Gold” get U.K., Ireland release; a brace of Princess Diana TV documentaries in the works; and MTV debuts short form series.Vertigo Releasing has acquired U.K. and Ireland distribution rights from HanWay Films for Berlin Film Festival title Andrew Levitas’ “Minamata,” starring Johnny Depp, Hiroyuki Sanada, Minami and Tadanobu Asano, and will release the film Feb.

Jamie Lang In today’s Global Bulletin, BBC Studios sells “A Perfect Planet” around the world, Channel 4 announces a World Mental Health Day musical special, “A Space in Time” finds U.K. distribution, ARRI relocates to new Munich headquarters and Evolution Malaga releases full program details for its 2020 festival.BBC Studios has pre-sold its new natural history series “A Perfect Planet” in several major territories.

Naman Ramachandran Ang Lee leads Taipei masterclasses; ITV Studios/Something Special strike formats deal; Sky hires “The Office” producer Anil Gupta; U.K.

Jamie Lang In today’s Global Bulletin, James Cameron heads to Bristol for Wildscreen Festival, Cairo Film Festival moves its dates back a month, Canal Plus ups its stake in MultiChoice Group Ltd., Wheelhouse Entertainment announces a U.S.

Jamie Lang In today’s Global Bulletin, Channel 4 releases a first look trailer and still for Russell T Davies’ “It’s a Sin,” Acorn TV commissions a “Whitstable Pearl” series adaptation, “Two Buddies and a Badger 2 – The Great Big Beast” posts Norway’s best opening weekend box office, and Jackson Wild announces 2020 award winners.Channel 4 in the U.K.

Police are investigating Margaret Ferrier MP after she took an 800-mile round trip from Glasgow to London while positive for Covid-19. Cops are 'looking into' the SNP MP's behaviour after she admitted to travelling to London despite having coronavirus symptoms.

modelFIT and Equinox and also offers personal training services to celebrity clients and normal folks via FaceTime.She's perfected her own LA class, DanceTone, which is dance cardio and toning, all done to perfect indie-pop playlists.Sam goes live with her creative workouts a few times a week, offering the ultimate lunchtime escape. Grab weights and ankle weights if you have them, along with a mat and towel, and get ready to groove along.

Production is back on for Global’s “Private Eyes”.

travel exemption list in a bid to tackle the spike in Covid-19 cases. Turkey, Poland, Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba have been removed from the Scottish Government's list of travel corridors.

Naman Ramachandran In today’s Global Bulletin, branded channels arrive on My5; “Nurses” sells across the world; AMC’s Acorn TV bows in Portugal.Viacom-owned Channel 5 has signed a content partnership deal with AMC Networks International U.K. for two of its branded channels, CBS Reality and Horror Channel, to launch on its VOD service My5.

holidaymakers can travel to. Greece's coronavirus infection rate had already reached the threshold of 20 case per 100,000 people last week, but remained on the 'safe list'.

Jamie Lang In today’s Global bulletin, Cineflix Rights sells three series to Topic in North America, Paco Cabezas is picked to direct “The Gypsy Bride” in Spain, “The Investigation” premieres to year’s-best ratings in Denmark and Planet Nemo by Ankama sells two series to Discovery Kids in MENA.Cineflix Rights, the U.K.’s largest independent TV content distributor, has signed a deal with First Look Media’s platform Topic, sending three series to the North American streamer: “The Minister,” “Happ

Naman Ramachandran BBC Studios sells Steve McQueen’s “Small Axe”; ZDF commissions natural history series “Africa From Above”; “Married at First Sight” gets live wedding; ITV orders game-show format “Game of Talents”; travel format “Heads and Tails” goes to Spain; Jellyfish promotes Natalie Llewellyn; German Film Office opens in New York; and Monte-Carlo TV Festival sets 2021 dates.BBC Studios has secured several global pre-sales for Oscar, BAFTA and Golden Globe-winning filmmaker Steve McQueen‘

Jamie Lang In today’s Global Bulletin, Fremantle passes 130 territories sold for Samuel L. Jackson’s “Enslaved,” Lineup Industries is set to license NHK’s formats slate, Red Sea International awards more than $1 million in grants, and Walter Presents nabs five Nordic series.Samuel L. Jackson’s Epix docuseries “Enslaved: The Lost History of the Transatlantic Slave Trade” will air in 130 territories after Fremantle closed deals including France’s Histoire TV, History in Germany and Movistar Plus

Demi Lovato seems to be doing just fine following her breakup from Max Ehrich! Just hours after news of the pair’s split broke, Tan France posted a video on his Instagram page, which featured Demi looking super happy. She was all smiles as the Queer Eye star panned the camera toward her, and she even giggled as he fangirled over her.

Alec Baldwin might be done having babies.