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Jesse Whittock
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Inbetweeners prodco creates Sibling rivalry for BBC Three
The Zodiak Media-owned producer behind E4 comedy The Inbetweeners has been commissioned to create a…
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TBI’s 2013 in review – part one
In this week-long series of articles, TBI editors Stewart Clarke and Jesse Whittock take a…
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Endemol ‘buys into Israeli channel’
Big Brother creator Endemol has bought into Reshet, the Israeli company that jointly franchises local…
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Ketelaar, Pflueger joining Sat.1 in reshuffle
Ex-Blazhoffski CEO Taco Ketelaar and RTL Croatia programming chief Kaspar Pflueger are joining German channel…
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Legendary Television signs Ben Stiller prodco Red Hour
Legendary Pictures’ new television unit has followed the addition of ex-Warner Bros. chief Bruce Rosenblum…
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Analysts trumpet intn’l Netflix expansion plans
Analysts have backed Netflix’s expansive international launch strategy and stated its recent original programming deal…
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BBC lines up Twenty Twelve successor
The UK’s BBC has commissioned W1A, a spiritual successor to its London Olympic Games satire…
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Channel 5 tracks Jacko’s Last Hours, feels the love
UK broadcaster Channel 5 has commissioned a series looking into the last hours of late…
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Discovery channels find Irish carriage
Irish pay TV operator UPC has added three more Discovery Networks-owned channels to its TV…
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Netflix ‘gearing up for French launch’
Streaming service Netflix reportedly has France in its sights as a possible new launch territory….
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SVT buys Ay Yapim Turkish thriller
Swedish pubcaster SVT has acquired a Turkish thriller, which it will run stripped across weekdays…
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BBC Worldwide, ITV Studios snag high end Oz dramas
BBC Worldwide and ITV Studios Global Entertainment are among distributors that have snapped up new…
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BBC cancels Ripper Street after ratings trouncing
UK pubcaster the BBC has cancelled Ripper Street before the end of its second season…
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FremantleMedia opens Norway office with Nordisk exec
Superindie FremantleMedia is opening an office in Oslo, Norway, and has poached the creatve chief…
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S4C invests in Miles Bullough’s Wildseed
Welsh pubcaster S4C has taken a stake in IP incubator Wildseed Studios. S4C will take…
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Page, Neillis in FremantleMedia, Sky Vision job swap
The former head of acquisitions at Sky Vision, Angela Neillis, is joining FremantleMedia to become…
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IPO values Nine parent at $1.7bn
Australian broadcaster Nine Network’s parent will join the Australian Stock Exchange on Friday, with its…
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Tricon poaches eOne exec for factual hire
Producer-distributor Tricon Films & Television has hired Jeffrey Hevert from fellow Canadian-based firm Entertainment One….
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Blacklist gets early renewal at NBC
The Blacklist, the most successful of this year’s batch of new season broadcast dramas, has…
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News brief: Guru ups Robson to production chief role
Canada’s Guru Studios has promoted Amy Robson to become VP, production at the Justin Time…
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ATF deals: August, MediaCorp
Broadcast deals for kids programming were struck on the opening day of the Asia TV…
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Asia’s super heroes
Are Asian television companies finding new ways to reboot the animated boys’ action genre? Jesse…
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Chernin Group buys anime streaming site
Peter Chernin’s media investment group has acquired a majority stake in anime streaming platform Crunchyroll….
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BBC One goes Grey with primetime comedy
UK terrestrial BBC One has commissioned a six-part comedy starring the likes of Russ Abbott,…
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Asian nets grab ITV Studios ents formats
Broadcasters in Vietnam, China and Korea are reversioning entertainment formats from ITV Studios Global Entertainment….
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Walking Dead, Made in Chelsea ‘key to music discovery’
Television is becoming the key driver in digital music discovery, according to new stats from…
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Show of the week: Crossing Lines
Of all the international scripted coproductions out there, Crossing Lines might truly represent the most…
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SVT bags major BBC Worldwide content deal
Swedish pubcaster SVT has scored a major programming deal with BBC Worldwide, TBI has learned….
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Oz, Nordic nets shop at Liberty of London
Australia’s Foxtel and Norway’s NRK have pre-bought new UK doc series Liberty of London, which…
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Netflix buys NBCU scripted shows for the Netherlands
Netflix’s Dutch service has acquired dramas including Suits, Downton Abbey and Bates Motel (pictured) as part of…