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Matthew Humberstone
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Walter Presents two new Scandi dramas
Channel 4’s foreign language streaming service Walter Presents has secured two new shows from Red…
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NBCU formats division sells Hollywood Game Night to SVT Sweden
NBCUniversal International Formats has unveiled a deal with Swedish public broadcaster SVT for the format…
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Vivendi to shut down Studio+ platform
Vivendi is to shut down Studio+, the mobile-focused short-form content platform it launched with much…
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Dori licenses Russia’s Road To Calvary to ERT Greece
Distributor Dori Media Group has signed an agreement with Greece’s public broadcaster ERT for Russian…
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Spun Gold secures true crime commissions from UK’s 5STAR
UK producer Spun Gold Television has won a raft of crime commissions from 5STAR, part…
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BBC unveils drama slate built on int’l partnerships
The BBC has unveiled a slate of new scripted content which underlines how reliant the…
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TBI hires Manori Ravindran as editor
Television Business International (TBI) has hired Manori Ravindran as editor, following the departure of Jesse…
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Show of the week: For the Love of Spock
After Leonard Nimoy’s passing in 2015, his son, director Adam Nimoy (Gilmore Girls), chose to…
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US gov’t to appeal merger go-ahead for AT&T, Warner
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) is to appeal the court decision approving the merger…
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UK pledges ‘best possible arrangements’ for broadcast sector
The UK has promised to seek the “best possible arrangements” for the broadcast sector in…
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Netflix unveils overall deal with La Casa De Papel’s Pina
Netflix has secured an exclusive talent deal with writer/producer Alex Pina, the creative mind behind…
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Boat Rocker hires eOne’s Spergel to head ventures expansion
Toronto-based studio Boat Rocker Media has named Andrew Spergel to the newly-created role of EVP,…
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NBCU licences Real Housewives format to M-Net South Africa
NBCUniversal International Formats has licensed its Real Housewives format to leading South African broadcaster M-Net….
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Icon Films to make Judy Garland film For Sky Arts
UK indie producer Icon Films has been commissioned by Sky Arts to produce a 60-minute…
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Euro Parliament makes ‘trilogue’ agreement on EU audiovisual landscape
The European Parliament’s culture and education committee has approved a ‘trilogue’ political agreement on revision…
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Netflix’s cost of adding new customers has ‘rocketed’
Netflix’s US subscriber additions are beginning to slow and the cost of adding new customers…
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Netflix secures talent deal with Jason Bateman’s Aggregate
SVOD platform Netflix has unveiled a first-look, multi-year deal across film and television with Aggregate,…
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Lionsgate strikes deal with Dear White People’s Simien
Lionsgate has unveiled an overall deal with Justin Simien, creator, writer and producer of feature…
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TF1 France orders Endemol Shine’s Big Bounce Battle
Endemol Shine France has been commissioned by TF1 France to create a local version of Endemol Shine’s…
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TCB hands DCD Rights exec a multi-territory sales role
Distributor TCB Media Rights has appointed Lenneke de Jong to the newly created role of…
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BBC announces two new VR projects
The BBC has announced two new virtual reality projects for the BBC VR Hub that…
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21st Century Fox ups Sky bid to £24.5bn
Twenty-first Century Fox has increased its offer for Sky to £24.5 billion (€27.7 billion), outbidding…
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Former Sky chief Sam Chisholm passes away
Former Sky chief executive Sam Chisholm has died after a short illness. Chisholm, who was…
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COBA says ‘urgent clarity’ is needed on Brexit transition
The UK’s Commercial Broadcasters Association (COBA) has called for “urgent clarity” on whether there will…
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‘SVOD stacking’ adds growth to subs market, says Ampere
The continued growth of the subscription video-on-demand market is being fuelled by ‘SVOD stacking’ as…
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Sky bid heats up for Fox, Comcast
21st Century Fox is expected to receive a green light from culture secretary Matt Hancock to…
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Show of the week: Bud Empire
Filming for Bud Empire (fka Bud Dynasty) began on the day a ‘4/20’ pro-cannabis event…
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Content Innovation Awards: entry deadline extended
Due to exceptional demand, Digital TV Europe and TBI have extended the deadline for entries…
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Kew-backed EMG launches Essential Scripted
Sydney and LA-based Essential Media Group (EMG) has launched Essential Scripted, a new international arm focused on…
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Netflix explores new premium price tier for 4K/HDR
Reports are circulating this week that streaming service Netflix is trialling new premium services in…