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Viacom launches digital unit with new VP in place
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has launched Viacom Digital Studios International (VDSI), a new unit…
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Tencent to acquire film & TV outfit New Classics Media
China Literature Limited, the publically listed e-books unit of Tencent holdings, is set to acquire…
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Banijay’s Temptation Island heads to Germany
Reality format Temptation Island is set to launch in Germany on RTL and TV Now….
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Tandem, Bron Studios set for thriller from The Bridge scribe
Tandem Productions, a Studiocanal company, and Bron Studios are set to produce a gritty dramatic…
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Netflix CFO David Wells steps down
Netflix’s chief financial officer David Wells is to step down after helping the company choose…
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Caravan to produce New Order doc for Sky
British factual indie Caravan has been commissioned by Sky Arts to produce a feature-length documentary…
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Network Ten greenlights Endemol Shine’s Ambulance
Network Ten has commissioned a season of Dragonfly’s (part of Endemol Shine UK) Ambulance for…
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Netflix orders Paul Rudd comedy series
Netflix has ordered a comedy series starring Paul Rudd, titled Living With Yourself. Rudd will…
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Jeopardy! to make streaming debut on Hulu
Hulu has acquired the syndicated game show Jeopardy!, which made its debut on the streamer…
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Apple orders comedy from It’s Always Sunny duo
Apple has given a straight-to-series order to a half-hour comedy by It’s Always Sunny in…
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Lionsgate inks first-look deal with faith-based trio
Lionsgate has signed a multi-platform film and TV first-look deal with Andrew and Jon Erwin…
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ProSiebenSat.1 takes Endemol Shine’s Younger to Germany
ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE has secured a deal with Endemol Shine International for the hit US…
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Middlechild hires BBC exec as head of digital
Middlechild Productions has appointed BBC Factual’s Matt Ralph to head up a newly created digital…
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NBCU eyes streaming service that pays users to watch
Comcast’s NBCUniversal is considering a new approach to streaming services, where it would launch a…
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TBI Weekly: Disneyflix takes shape
Disney’s upcoming streaming service was high on everyone’s mind this week, as new details were…
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BBC Studios appoints C4’s Ralph Lee as content director
BBC Studios has appointed Channel 4’ s creative officer Ralph Lee as director of content….
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Kiri & Love Island among the most watched UK titles in 2018
The UK’s most watched broadcasted titles for the first half of 2018 have been revealed…
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HBO teams with Axio for limited doc series
US premium cable network HBO is teaming up with political media company Axio to produce…
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In-demand: Benelux (July 30 – August 5, 2018)
Orange Is the New Black’s (OITNB) latest season is making waves in Benelux, since its launch…
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C4 commissions Born Famous from Studio Ramsay
Channel 4 has commissioned a four-part series from Studio Ramsay, which brings the teenage offspring…
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CBS orders competition format Million Dollar Mile
CBS has ordered Million Dollar Mile, a new 10-episode competition series that challenges everyday athlete’s…
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AT&T acquires full stake in Otter Media
AT&T has acquired The Chernin Group’s controlling interest in Otter Media, the joint venture between…
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Fox posts offer note for Sky deal
Twenty-First Century Fox has put in an offer document and form of acceptance for its…
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CTV acquires Roseanne spin-off
Canada’s CTV has acquired the Roseanne spin-off series for this October. The Connors is an…
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Jeffrey Katzenberg’s New TV platform raises $1bn from major studios
New TV, an entertainment platform built for easy, on-the-go, mobile viewing, and backed by major…
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Silberwasser to depart NBCU’s Telemundo
Telemundo president, Luis Silberwasser, is to depart the company after four years with the US…
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Amazon’s head of unscripted exits after investigation
Amazon’s head of unscripted, Heather Schuster, is to exit the company after an internal investigation…
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Fremantle remasters Baywatch classic episodes
FremantleMedia International is remastering the long-running hit TV series, Baywatch, which was originally filmed in…
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ITVS GE hires NBCU’s Wilcox for EMEA sales
ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) has appointed NBCU’s David Wilcox as senior vice president…
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Show of the week: Royal Wives of Windsor
As the buzz settles from May’s Royal Wedding, TV execs are asking themselves how they…