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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…
BritBox president: “We didn’t consider advertising”
BritBox president Soumya Sriraman has brushed aside the possibility of an ad-supported model for the…
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…
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,…
YouTube rejigs kids content strategy
YouTube is rethinking its approach to kids content after parent company Google agreed to pay…
Amazon plots Fire TV expansion in Europe
Amazon is planning to launch its Fire TV offering in additional markets in Europe outside…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Chinese Film & TV Exhibition hails global participation
Jianing Shen, EVP of CITVC (China International Television Corporation), has unveiled the exhibitor line-up and…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
ProSiebenSat.1 bolstered by Discovery JV Joyn
German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1’s profits took a hit in the second quarter as the company invests…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
TBI opens submissions for MIPCOM Hot Picks
It’s that time of year again. TBI is now accepting submissions for our upcoming MIPCOM…
Show of the week: ‘Property Brothers: Forever Home’
Forever Home (40 x 60 minutes) is a new spin on twin brothers Drew and…
RTL Group sets up exclusive formats unit
RTL Group is stepping up its efforts to build exclusive content with the launch of…
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…
Content Innovation Awards entries deadline fast approaching
The deadline to enter the 2019 Content Innovation Awards is fast approaching, with this year’s…
Show of the week: ‘One Planet: Seven Worlds’
Set to air in the autumn, One Planet: Seven Worlds is billed as the latest…