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TBI Tech & Analysis: Why M&A activity doubled in two years

The global TV industry is streamlining, with a sharp uptick in M&A activity over the past 12 months. Mark Layton digs into the numbers to see who is spending the most, where and on what. In the past 12 months it has felt like barely a week has passed without an acquisition deal of one […]

TBI Weekly: How Korea’s wave is changing course

South Korean producers and broadcasters make regular appearances in TBI news but recent deals suggest the country’s content wave could be moving in a new direction, writes Richard Middleton. The Korean wave has been lapping shores in the West for almost a decade now, most notably via K-pop bands like BTS, innovative entertainment formats such as The […]

Endemol Shine channels join US AVOD Stirr

Banijay Group-owned Endemol Shine is launching four of its digital linear entertainment channels on US AVOD service Stirr. The initial roll out will see channels Wipeout Xtra, which is dedicated to various shows in the physical game format, and Deal Or No Deal, featuring the US version of the global quiz format, made available as 24-hour […]

Scottish streamer STV expands VOD content by 270 hours

STV, the free-to-air Scottish broadcaster, has announced a significant expansion of its STV Player VOD service with 270 hours of on demand content and two new live streaming channels. The streamer, which is free with ads or £3.99 per month without, is the exclusive home of the ITV Network schedule in the country, with the […]

UK Screenings: Endemol Shine

2020 is set to be a decade-defining year for Endemol Shine Group but it’s not just because of the Banijay Group takeover. Matt Creasey talks to Richard Middleton For years, the ad-supported side of streaming was the largely ignored sibling to glossy and glamorous SVOD’s, but the industry is shifting fast. As operators such as […]

Banijay bosses discuss drive for scale, Endemol sale

Banijay Group’s top brass have spoken out about the business’s drive to achieve scale as speculation heats up around its ongoing acquisition talks with Endemol Shine Group, which has been on sale for more than a year. Speaking at MIPTV in Cannes on Monday (8 April), Banijay chairman Stéphane Courbit and CEO Marco Bassetti discussed a […]

Endemol Shine’s Boomdog & Televisa take ‘Masked Singer’ to Mexico

Televisa Studios and Endemol Shine’s Boomdog are set to co-produce an adaptation of The Masked Singer for Mexico. Boombdog and Televisa have licensed The Masked Singer from Mun Hwa Broadcasting Corp. (MBC) in South Korea. Both companies will produce and adapt this format for the Spanish speaking market, which will be released in 2019. The […]

Magnify scores first scripted format deal with YLE’s ‘Mental’

Andrea Jackson’s Magnify Media has struck its first scripted format deal, selling Mental into France Télévisions’ VOD platform Slash, with a 10 x 23-minute series set to go into production in May with delivery this Autumn. The original series is produced by It’s Alive Productions and Finland’s state broadcaster YLE. The French adaptation is a co-production from Paris-based Black Sheep Films and […]

Diederick Santer to step down as Kudos CEO

Diederick Santer is to step down from his role as CEO at Endemol Shine prodco Kudos, after four years at the helm. Santer will be succeeded by Karen Wilson and Martin Haines, who will step up as joint managing directors. Wilson is currently chief creative officer and has been with the company since 2001, producing […]

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