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Jesse Whittock
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Who to meet in Cannes: David Mortimer, Tinopolis
Name: David Mortimer; Company: Tinopolis Former NBCUniversal International unscripted chief David Mortimer heads into his…
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TBI Distributors Survey 2017 – Part 4
In the final part of our Distributors Survey, we discover what sort of buyer is…
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DR drama chief exits for own venture
DR’s long-serving drama chief, Piv Bernth, is exiting the Danish pubcaster to create her own…
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Blue Ant launches toon studio
Canada’s Blue Ant Media has launched an animation studio, Look Mom! Productions. The unit will…
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MIPCOM slates Warner Bros. & Nippon TV
Warner Bros. International Television Production A breakout series from Australia is among four new primetime…
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TBI Distributors Survey 2017 – Part 3
The third part of our industry-wide survey considers the shape of the market, and how…
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Apple orders Spielberg anthology drama
Apple has kicked off its push into high-end scripted programming with the commission of Amazing…
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Electus launches 6/26 int’l copro model
US producer-distributor Electus has created a new international coproduction model for unscripted programmes dubbed ‘6/26’….
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New financier taps Van Den Bussche for TV push
Transatlantic media investment group MCap has appointed former Zodiak Media and Endemol Peter Van Den…
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Disney SVOD service launches in Ireland
The Walt Disney Company has launched its family-focused SVOD service DisneyLife in Ireland. A multi-account…
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TBI Distributors Survey 2017 – Part 2
The second part of our five-day feature revealing all about the international distribution industry in…
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Who to meet in Cannes: Sumi Connock, BBC Worldwide
Name: Sumi Connock; Company: BBC Worldwide Sumi Connock was just days into her new role…
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MIPCOM slates – Red Arrow & Zed
Red Arrow International A Red Arrow International format in which families hand over responsibility of…
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Kew acquires Paul Heaney’s TCB Media Rights
Kew Media Group has struck a deal to buy Paul Heaney’s TCB Media Rights for…
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BBC among French sci-fi drama buyers
The UK’s BBC Four, Germany’s RTL and DR in Denmark have boarded a French sci-fi…
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Red Arrow teams with new Ringbakk prodco
Red Arrow Entertainment Group has signed a commercial and creative partnership with a new LA-based…
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UKTV restructures acquisitions & channels teams
British channels group UKTV has created five channel director posts in a restructure that looks…
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Who to meet in Cannes: Charlotte Walls, Catalyst
Name: Charlotte Walls; Company: Catalyst Global Media London-based Catalyst Global Media heads to MIPCOM as…
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MIPCOM slates – Rai Com & Mediapro
Rai Com The latest titles from Italian distributor Rai Com includes new episodes of the…
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TBI Distributors Survey 2017 – Part 1
In the first part of TBI’s annual Distributors Survey, which brings together the independent thoughts…
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Harvey Weinstein fired over allegations
Harvey Weinstein has been fired from the company he co-founded with his brother after multiple…
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Show of the Week: Japandemonium
British broadcasters have long had an obsession with Japanese gameshow TV. Just this month Comedy…
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Nordic pubcasters combine to fight SVOD threat
Public broadcasters in Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Iceland are forming an alliance to combat…
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Ex-Motion & C4 exec joins Reel One’s drama push
Dominic Schreiber, formerly of Channel 4 and Motion Content Group, has joined drama producer and…
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Originals investment pushes up Netflix price
Netflix has hiked its prices once again, with the SVOD giant claiming this is due…
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Fremantle’s Lamb lands major BBC post
FremantleMedia’s Suzy Lamb has landed the entertainment and music genre director post at BBC Studios….
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ZDFE chief Coridass to exit after 25 years
ZDF Enterprises president and CEO Alexander Coridass has resigned after a quarter of a century…
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Iger confirms exit from Disney CEO post in 2019
Bob Iger will step down as chief executive of The Walt Disney Company in 2019,…
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HBO Nordic teams with Turner for kids OTT service
HBO Nordic and Turner EMEA have joined forces to create Toonix, a kids-focused OTT service….
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Amazon bags ITV drama as US original
Amazon Prime Video has acquired exclusive US rights to ITV drama Fearless. All six episodes…