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TBI Weekly: Virgin Media’s potential channel wipeout
This week, Virgin Media’s carriage disputes with content providers dominated the conversation in the TV…
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US Prime users want free shipping not content, says TDG
The vast majority of Amazon Prime users in the US still sign up for the…
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HBO Europe adds two for originals, including ITV Studios exec
HBO Europe has appointed ITV Studios’ Camilla Curtis and Calle Cruzada’s Patricia Nieto to its…
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In-demand: Ireland (July 16-22, 2018)
Newcomers from Sacha Baron Cohen’s Who Is America? to Netflix’s Insatiable have made an instant impression on…
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ESG hit Humans heads to China
Endemol Shine Group has revealed that Endemol Shine China will partner with local production house…
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Ofcom slams UK PSBs for ignoring older children
Older children are being let down by UK broadcasters, according to Ofcom research showing that…
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Former Sony exec Andy Kaplan joins QYOU India
The former president of Sony Pictures Worldwide Networks, Andy Kaplan, has joined QYOU India as…
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Boilermaker strikes multi-picture deal with Arclight Films
The newly launched Boilermaker Entertainment has signed a multi-picture deal with global media company Arclight…
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Netflix launches Spanish production hub
Netflix has established its first European production hub in Spain, after the streamer revealed that…
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Expectation adds execs from C4 & Minnow
Expectation Factual has appointed two senior executive producers, Minnow Film’s Ruth Kelly and Channel 4’s…
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Sony looks to sell stake in Crackle
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) is looking to sell a piece of its streaming service, Crackle,…
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A&E expands Nightwatch across the US
A&E Network is set to expand its hit US series Nightwatch into Nightwatch Nation, a…
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Univision’s chief revenue officer departs
Univision Communications, the company serving Hispanic America, has revealed that Tonia O’Connor has decided to…
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ITV Studios taps Silver Reel exec for global acquisitions
ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) has hired Silver Reel Partners’ Bea Hegedus as VP…
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DHX closes $235m Peanuts sale with Sony
DHX Media has closed its sale of a minority stake in Peanuts to Sony Music…
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BBC’s Linsey expands role to head content partnerships
BBC Studios has revealed that from September chief creative officer Mark Linsey (pictured) will take…
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Show of the week: Bad Habits, Holy Orders
In a first for the Catholic Church, a convent takes on a group of raucous…
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Shonda Rhimes reveals upcoming Netflix projects
Netflix and Shonda Rhimes revealed the projects the TV veteran has been working on since…
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Filmstruck hires MUBI exec as int’l content director
Turner International and Warner Bros.’ streamer Filmstruck, has appointed MUBI’s Quentin Carbonell as the UK-based…
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Walmart’s SVOD move confirmed
It has been confirmed that Walmart is looking to enter the subscription-video space to compete…
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Comcast drops bidding war with Disney
Comcast has dropped the bidding war with Disney to acquire assets from 21st Century Fox…
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Parrot Analytics: Netflix Emmy nominations are overvalued
Parrot Analytics analysis of 2018’s Emmy nominations claims that this year’s awards are potentially over-valuing…
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TBI Weekly: Are physical game shows the current format favourites?
There seems to be an abundance of physical game show formats this year, trumping the…
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Studio Lambert taps Left Bank for scripted head
Studio Lambert is expanding its drama team with Left Bank Picture’s Julie Clark joining in…
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Fremantle launches UK comedy label Hare and Tortoise
FremantleMedia has launched new UK production label, Hare and Tortoise, replacing its scripted comedy label…
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Zodiak Kids joins forces with Icelandic brand Tulipop
Banijay Group’s Zodiak Kids has entered a co-development and coproduction deal with Icelandic lifestyle brand…
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Walmart plans SVOD service to take on Netflix
Walmart plans to launch a video streaming service that will directly challenge Netflix and Amazon,…
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DRG makes first commission with Manson doc
DRG has made its first ever commission, Manson’s Bloodline, a documentary series produced by MY…
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Showtime defends Baron Cohen comedy
Showtime has defended Sacha Baron Cohen’s new comedy Who Is America? against claims that he…
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CBS & RTL Belgium sign multi-year content deal
CBS Studios International and RTL in Belgium have signed an exclusive, multi-year content agreement for…