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Matthew Humberstone
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Dan Cutforth, Jane Lipsitz launch Alfred Street Industries
Reality producers Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz, the founders of Project Runway indie Magical Elves,…
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Steve Michaels’ Asylum launches drama label Clovis Entertainment
Asylum Entertainment Group has launched new scripted label Clovis Entertainment, which will be run by…
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TVF closes raft of factual sales in Spain
Factual distributor TVF International has closed a raft of sales to broadcasters across Spain. Public…
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TBI Weekly: Making sense of the tug of war for BritBox (Column)
The reported friction between the BBC and ITV over windowing shows for their joint SVOD…
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Bob Iger: Disney is watching Georgia fall-out “very closely”
Disney has joined Netflix in expressing reservations about shooting in Georgia over the state’s controversial…
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Netflix hires Monika Shergill to run Indian originals
Netflix India has appointed Monika Shergill as head of original programming in the country. Shergill…
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Sony’s Funimation buys anime distributor
Sony Pictures Television’s anime subsidiary Funimation has acquired UK anime distributor Manga Entertainment. Manga is…
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Fifty Fathoms’ Patrick Spence sets up new drama label at ITV Studios
BAFTA-winning drama producer Patrick Spence is to join ITV Studios, where he will set up…
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Netflix threatens to pull productions from Georgia
Netflix has become the first major Hollywood studio to weigh in on Georgia’s abortion law,…
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BAFTA, Netflix partner to take talent scheme global
Netflix has boarded BAFTA’s flagship new talent scheme Breakthrough Brits, replacing Burberry as the initiative’s…
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BBC One explores a year in the life of Sainsbury’s supermarket
BBC One has commissioned ITN Productions to produce 6 x 60 minute access documentary Inside the Supermarket. The…
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Canal+ acquires pay-TV operator M7
Vivendi-owned Canal+ has agreed to acquire international pay TV operator M7 group from private-equity investor…
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Formats round-up: ‘Guess My Age’ in Greece; Movistar+ adapts ‘No More Boys…’
Greece to adapt Vivendi’s ‘Guess My Age’ Greek commercial broadcaster Skai has ordered a local…
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Show of the week: The Murders
Distributor: APC Studios Producer: Muse Entertainment Broadcaster: NBCUniversal International Networks (Europe, Africa), Citytv (Canada) Logline:…
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Netflix steps up Arabic production
Netflix has greenlit its third original Middle Eastern series, Paranormal. Paranormal is based on the…
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Informa acquires majority of IHS Markit TMT
TBI’s parent company Informa is acquiring the majority of IHS Markit’s TMT assets. The agreement…
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Endeavor files for IPO amid writers clash
Endeavor, the Hollywood talent agency and media empire, has announced it is filing for an…
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‘Gentleman Jack’, ‘Riviera’ and ‘The A Word’ win recommissions
Three high profile British dramas — Gentleman Jack, Riviera and The A Word — have won series…
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ITV2, Hulu partner on zombie canal boat comedy ‘Zomboat!’
ITV2 and Hulu have partnered for the first time to commission a zombie comedy from…
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Warner Bros. appoints new TV leadership team
Industry veterans Susan Rovner and Brett Paul have been appointed as presidents of the company’s…
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ITV rebrands Shiver label as MultiStory Media
ITV Studios has rebranded its production label Shiver as MultiStory Media, as part of a…
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‘Love Island’ reveals key changes to contestant duty of care
ITV has outlined new duty of care processes for contestants in its hit reality series…
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Animated series ‘Flying Animals’ sold to Janson Media
Animation and family entertainment distributor Media I.M. has licensed its social-purpose animated Flying Animals franchise…
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Georgia faces film and TV backlash following anti-abortion bill
Georgia, the biggest state for filming in the US, is facing a growing backlash from…
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Nat Geo Wild scoops up DRG’s ‘Predator Land’
National Geographic has acquired natural history series Predator Land from DRG for its global Nat…
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‘Game of Thrones’ finale sets HBO viewing record
The final episode of Game of Thrones saw a record 19.3m US viewers tune in…
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Ulla Streib joins Tin Roof’s Blink and Outline
Indie investment group Tin Roof Media has hired Ulla Streib in the new role of…
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BBC Studios hires Naomi Carter from Tinopolis
BBC Studios Productions has appointed Naomi Carter to the newly created role of director of…
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TCB strikes global deals for original docs
Over a dozen broadcasters have pre-bought TCB Media Rights’ original commission Egypt’s Unexplained Files, including…
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Alibi snaps up pair of US crime dramas
UKTV has acquired two US scripted shows, Waco and I Am The Night, for its…