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Matthew Humberstone
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Well-being: You can’t wear a crown if your head is down
In this latest well-being column, corporate wellness coach Tracy Forysth provides five physical exercises to…
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TBI Buyers Guide: Test Video
Distributor Cineflix Rights Producer Sagafilm Broadcaster NRK (Norway) Episodes 8×60’ Genre Drama Synopsis A populist…
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Show of the week: Steel Monsters
Steel Monsters has a pretty focused target demo, Gerrit Kemming, MD at Quintus Media, tells…
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Scaling new heights
Rebooting scripted series has become big business, but it remains a flawed science. Stephen Arnell…
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Show of the week: Unchained
Israel-based producer and distributor ADD Content previously sold Fauda to Netflix and is now bringing…
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TBI Talks: Capitalising on Asia’s Global Reach
As the content business looks to return to some sort of normalcy, TBI Talks turns…
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Show of the week – Costa Rica: The Rise Of Nature
One for the natural history lovers, this three-parter explores Costa Rica, which offers a range…
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Show of the week: Shadowplay
Created by Måns Mårlind, whose previous shows include The Bridge and Midnight Sun, this Berlin-based…
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Show of the week: Dark Woods
German drama has become increasingly sought after over the past couple of years and Dark…
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Show of the week: Sing Or Spin
First showcased at MIPCOM in October last year, this dizzying new music entertainment format is…
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Show of the week: Tony Robinson’s VE Day: Minute By Minute
This special has been commissioned by Discovery and will be of interest to acquisition execs…
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Show of the week: Run
This half-hour comedy, which had been due to receive its world premiere at Series Mania…
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TBI Scripted: Is a deluge of drama causing a Nordic thaw?
Scandinavian producers have become prolific over recent years but is a deluge of scripted product…
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Show of the week: You Sleep, You Lose
You Sleep, You Lose was not originally destined to be a primetime gameshow, but rather…
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Scripted Hot Pick: We Got This
The death of real-life Prime Minister Olof Palme rocked Sweden and the world in the…
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Scripted Hot Pick: Dark Woods
German drama has become increasingly sought after over the past couple of years and Dark…
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Scripted Hot Pick: Shadowplay
Created by Måns Mårlind, whose previous shows include The Bridge and Midnight Sun, this Berlin-based…
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Scripted Hot Pick: Unchained
Israel-based producer and distributor ADD Content previously sold Fauda to Netflix and is now bringing…
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Scripted Hot Pick: The Minister
This rather timely drama delves into what might happen if the person in charge of…
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Scripted Hot Pick: Run
This half-hour comedy, which had been due to receive its world premiere at Series Mania…
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Show of the week: Kate & Koji
This British sitcom has been co-written and produced by Drop The Dead Donkey scribes Andy…
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BBC doc ‘The Last Unicorn’ hopes to discover extinct rhinos
The BBC has greenlit The Last Unicorn, a one hour documentary special following the search…
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Simon Andreae to run Fremantle in UK
Fremantle has appointed Simon Andreae as CEO of its UK business, and has fully acquired…
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Lifetime hires Winter as head of programming
Cable channel Lifetime has named Amy Winter as its new EVP and head of programming….
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Canneseries unveils 10-strong drama line-up
Canneseries has unveiled a 10 strong drama competition line-up for its third edition, which runs…
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Disney promotes Kelly Campbell to Hulu president
Following the shock announcement that CEO Bob Iger has stepped down with immediate effect, Disney…
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Viaplay orders eco thriller ‘The Swarm’ from ‘Games of Thrones’ producer Frank Doelger
Scandinavian streamer Viaplay has ordered ecological thriller The Swarm, an eight-part English-language drama from Game…
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HBO Max ties with kids’ author Mo Willems
HBO Max has struck an exclusive, multi-year deal with children’s author Mo Willems. As part…
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SVT orders crime drama ‘Blackwater’ from ‘The Killing’ producer Piv Bernth
The Killing producer Piv Bernth is adapting hit Swedish crime novel Blackwater for broadcaster SVT…
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Disney shocks industry as Bob Iger steps down as CEO
Walt Disney Company boss Bob Iger is stepping down as chief executive in move that…