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Viacom bolsters Pluto TV with seven new channels
Viacom has further bolstered its Pluto TV AVOD with seven new channels. The most noteworthy…
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BritBox president: “We didn’t consider advertising”
BritBox president Soumya Sriraman has brushed aside the possibility of an ad-supported model for the…
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BFI’s Young Audiences Content Fund: a fund indeed for a nation in need
The UK children’s industry is already feeling the benefit of a new $70m fund but…
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Disney boss Bob Iger steps down from Apple board
Disney CEO Bob Iger has announced his resignation from Apple’s board. According to a filing from Apple,…
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YouTube rejigs kids content strategy
YouTube is rethinking its approach to kids content after parent company Google agreed to pay…
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Amazon plots Fire TV expansion in Europe
Amazon is planning to launch its Fire TV offering in additional markets in Europe outside…
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Netflix greenlights Australia-produced thriller ‘Clickbait’
Global streamer Netflix has ordered an eight-part thriller entitled Clickbait from Australia-based producers Matchbox Pictures and Tony…
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Steve Harvey to produce African versions of ‘Family Feud’
Steve Harvey, who hosts the US version of Fremantle-owned gameshow format Family Feud, has secured…
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Asian streamer Viu to remake ‘Pretty Little Liars’ in Bahasa
Pan-Asian streaming platform Viu has unveiled plans to remake ABC Family/Freeform cult YA series Pretty…
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Discovery LatAm picks up slate of ESI non-scripted shows
Endemol Shine International (ESI) has licensed a raft of factual entertainment shows to Discovery Latin…
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Looking Glass rebrands as LGI Media, appoints new MD
Australia-based distribution company Looking Glass International has rebranded as LGI Media. The company, which specialises…
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The Sacred Riana to star in Fremantle scripted horror series
Fremantle has joined forces with Indonesia’s Wahana Kreator Nusantara on a scripted horror anthology called…
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Chinese Film & TV Exhibition hails global participation
Jianing Shen, EVP of CITVC (China International Television Corporation), has unveiled the exhibitor line-up and…
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Reddit dips toe into live broadcasting with ‘Reddit Public Access Network’
Social forum site Reddit has launched its first broadcasting tool. The site, which is the…
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Apple TV+ goes head-to-head with Disney as pricing, launch details emerge
Apple could be rolling out its premium streaming service for $9.99 per month starting in…
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TBI Well-being: The 7 essential tricks to working a room
In this month’s Well-being column, former BBC Studios exec and corporate wellness coach Tracy Forsyth…
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Viacom to beam German channels directly to cars with Access deal
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) is adding a selection of its channels to mobile IT…
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Pluto TV delivers for Viacom as user base grows by 50%
Viacom’s AVOD business Pluto TV saw its monthly user base rise by 50% between Viacom’s…
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ProSiebenSat.1 bolstered by Discovery JV Joyn
German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1’s profits took a hit in the second quarter as the company invests…
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Discovery leans into DTC with “specialty stores” strategy
Discovery is “assertively leaning in” to build new direct-to-consumer businesses with a “specialty stores” strategy…
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Kwesé TV shutters as Econet blames Zimbabwe economic crisis
Econet Media’s pan-African satellite TV service Kwesé TV is shutting down today, with parent company…
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CBS, Viacom agree on management team for merged company
The on-again, off-again CBS/Viacom merger looks to be entering its final stages, with the companies…
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Football bodies condemn pirate streamer BeoutQ, call for action from Saudi Arabia
A group of top-tier international football organisations have collectively issued a condemnation of Saudi pirate…
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ITV boss defends ‘Love Island’ as half-year results unveiled
ITV boss Carolyn McCall has defended Love Island’s duty of care as the broadcaster prepares to…
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TBI opens submissions for MIPCOM Hot Picks
It’s that time of year again. TBI is now accepting submissions for our upcoming MIPCOM…
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Show of the week: ‘Property Brothers: Forever Home’
Forever Home (40 x 60 minutes) is a new spin on twin brothers Drew and…
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RTL Group sets up exclusive formats unit
RTL Group is stepping up its efforts to build exclusive content with the launch of…
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Writer’s Room: Richie Mehta. Turning timeline into takes for ‘Delhi Crime’
Writer-director Richie Mehta on how he deconstructed India’s notorious 2012 gang-rape case for a seven-part…
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Content Innovation Awards entries deadline fast approaching
The deadline to enter the 2019 Content Innovation Awards is fast approaching, with this year’s…
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Show of the week: ‘One Planet: Seven Worlds’
Set to air in the autumn, One Planet: Seven Worlds is billed as the latest…