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Matthew Humberstone
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eOne takes international rights to Global TV’s ‘Family Law’
Entertainment One has acquired international distribution rights to new Canadian legal drama Family Law, produced by Seven24…
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Amazon hires Sony’s Mike Hopkins to lead video business
Amazon has hired Sony Pictures Television chairman and former Hulu CEO Mike Hopkins to oversee…
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Romania’s Antena signs up for local version of ‘Love Island’
Romania has become the 15th territory to order a local version of ITV Studios’ and…
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Exclusive: ‘Masked Singer’ tops K7’s list of best-selling formats in 2019
The Masked Singer has emerged as 2019’s format of the year in consultancy K7 Media’s…
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Banijay raises $2.6bn for Endemol Shine acquisition
Banijay Group has finalised a refinancing drive to raise €2.4bn ($2.6bn) for its acquisition of…
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PBS bites at Blink’s pet documentaries
UK indie Blink Films has produced two new documentaries about the history and secret lives of…
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Lionsgate strikes streaming output deal Starzplay
Lionsgate has agreed an output deal with its Starz’s international streaming platform Starzplay for split…
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AMC’s Film & Arts explores tango and classical in ‘Breaking Music’
AMC Networks International’s Latin American arts and entertainment network, Film & Arts, has commissioned single…
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BBCS Showcase: Insights into BBC Studios’ offerings in Liverpool
Mark Reynolds, director of Unscripted, BBC Studios At this month’s BBC Showcase, a key launch…
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Well-being: Networking – be the best meeting of the day
In this month’s Well-being column, former BBC Studios exec and corporate wellness coach Tracy Forsyth…
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TBI’s UK Screenings map: Check out what’s on, where and when
Buyers attending Screenings face a multitude of events taking place over the week, so TBI…
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‘Parasite’ makes Oscars history, Obama’s ‘American Factory’ takes doc prize
South Korean film Parasite made Oscars history last night, becoming the first non-English language feature…
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From Slough House with love?
Apple TV+ has turned to a familiar genre for its first European drama, but what…
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Disney switches on Disney+ in UK for existing users
Disney has activated streamer Disney+ in the UK for existing subscribers ahead of its March…
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TBI Weekly: Six key takeaways from Realscreen in New Orleans
I’ll just admit it. I think Realscreen, the non-fiction (OK, reality) television conference that kicks…
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Renowned Films hires ‘Love Island’ commissioner
London and LA-based Renowned Films has hired former ITV and Channel 4 commissioner Kate Maddigan…
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BBC Natural History Unit plunges into ‘Waterhole’ for BBC Two and PBS
BBC Studios’ Natural History Unit is producing new BBC Two series ‘Waterhole’ (w/t), a specialist…
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NATPE briefs: Spain’s Mediapro Studio links with Erik Barmack’s prodco; ‘Top Chef’ to return to Brazil and Panama
Spain’s Mediapro Studio links with Erik Barmack’s prodco The Mediapro Studio has agreed a development…
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The Content Group buys ‘Dance Moms’ producer Collins Avenue from Kew Media
The Content Group, part of Steve Michael’s Asylum Entertainment Group, has acquired Dance Moms producer…
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All3Media strikes bumper Latin American deal with Acorn TV
AMC Networks’ streaming service Acorn TV has acquired more than 180 hours of content from…
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Amazon orders Italian and Latin American originals
Amazon has stepped up its investment in original shows in Italy and Latin America, ordering…
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BBC Two orders social history format ‘Unforgotten’ from Blink Films
BBC Two has commissioned a new three-part social history format from Blink Films, Unforgotten (w/t),…
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‘Blown Away’ producer Marblemedia readies three factual series
Toronto-based Marblemedia, the producer of Netflix hit Blown Away, is travelling to Realscreen next week…
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Kids round up: Aardman hops off with Brave Bunnies rights; Gibbs Smith, ThinkTank team for BabyLit
Aardman hops off with Brave Bunnies rights Aardman has acquired distribution rights for Ukraine-based Glowberry’s…
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Netflix acquires Chinese animated series ‘Scissor Seven’
Netflix has added to its growing animation offer, acquiring Chinese animated series Scissor Seven. The…
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Animation studio Trioscope launches with Netflix WWII series ‘The Liberator’
Producers L.C. Crowley and Brandon Barr and animator and VFX artist Grzegorz Jonkajtys have launched Trioscope Studios,…
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ITV Studios strikes raft of scripted deals in US
US buyers including Hulu, Acorn TV, PBS Distribution and BritBox North America have acquired a…
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Cineflix Rights signs first-look deal with Curious Films
Cineflix Rights has closed a first-look development deal with UK indie Curious Films. The partnership…
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HBO to spoof Royal family with animated series ‘The Prince’
HBO Max has greenlit The Prince, an animated comedy series inspired by Family Guy producer…
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RTE greenlights original travel format from Green Inc
Northern Ireland indie Green Inc is producing a new original travel entertainment format, High Road…