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Banijay’s Scottish label IWC hires creative head
IWC, a Banijay Group Company, has hired Mark Downie as creative director. Based in Glasgow,…
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RLJ hires UKTV exec as MD of Acorn Media
RLJ Entertainment has hired UKTV exec Catherine Mackin as the managing director of Acorn Media…
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eOne plans comedy with creators of Skins, People Just Do Nothing
Entertainment One (eOne) is partnering with Skins creator Bryan Elsley and the trio behind BBC/Netflix…
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US broadcast M&A reaches $5.11bn for 2018
US broadcast station mergers and acquisitions (M&A) raised $5.11 billion in the second quarter of…
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BBC & C4 plan £500m to bid for UKTV
The BBC is in talks with Channel 4 (C4) to make a £500 million ($657…
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BBC Two orders first VR property show
BBC Two has commissioned Remarkable Television to make Watch This Space, a virtual reality property…
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Middlechild hires ex-Boundless exec as development head
Middlechild has appointed former Boundless exec Tony Dillamore (pictured right) as its head of development….
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YouTube picks up Jordan Peele sci-fi comedy
YouTube has ordered a half-hour sci-fi comedy from Oscar winning director Jordan Peele, as it…
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AMC sets programming leadership team
AMC Networks has set a new programming leadership team that will work to serve its…
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Disney preps SVOD service launch with exec reorg
The Walt Disney Company has reorganised its marketing executives as it steps ups its plans…
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Mark Burnett becomes MGM chairman
MGM has promoted Emmy Award-winning producer Mark Burnett to chairman of its Worldwide Television Group….
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TBI Weekly: Is Spotify joining the TV hustle?
This week, Spotify hired a TV veteran as its new content chief, which some predict…
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HBO Nordic greenlights first Norwegian original
HBO Nordic has greenlit its first original Norwegian series Beforeigners, created by Anne Bjørnstad and…
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Sky Vision & Welsh gov’t extend programming fund
Sky Vision, the international distribution and production arm of Sky, and the Welsh Government have…
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US Justice Department approves Disney’s $71.3bn Fox bid
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has approved Disney’s bid for Fox assets, so long…
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Xilam raises €22.33m for company expansion
Xilam Animation has secured €22.33 million (£19.72 million) after selling some of its shares to…
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eOne nabs DRG exec for acquisitions
Entertainment One (eOne) has named DRG’s Kate Cundall as vice president of acquisitions. Cundall will…
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ESG brings in Filmlance’s Blomgren to head scripted EMEA
Endemol Shine Group (ESG) is set to charge up its non-English scripted portfolio by appointing…
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Parrot Analytics: 49% of US consumers unwilling to pay for any SVOD services
Nearly half of US consumers are unwilling to pay for even one streaming on-demand service,…
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Trends watch: NATPE Budapest International
Ahead of this year’s event, TBI speaks to NATPE president and CEO JP Bommel on…
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Trends watch: NATPE Budapest – Red Arrow Studios International
Red Arrow’s Bo Stehmeier, SVP of global sales at its international arm, discusses the hottest…
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Will Smith acquires German distributor Telepool
Will Smith and director Mark Forster have teamed up to acquire German distributor Telepool. Smith…
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ITVS America taps Sonar veteran for operations
ITV Studios America has hired Sonar’s CFO and executive VP of strategy Peter Keramidas as…
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In-demand: Spain (June 18-24, 2018)
The series finale of Sense8 had Spanish viewers demanding the title more than local-language originals…
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Gray TV to buy Raycom Media for $3.65bn
Atlanta-based TV station Gray Television has said that it will buy rival broadcaster Raycom Media…
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YouTube steps up originals game with Kirsten Dunst series
YouTube Premium has ordered Kirsten Dunst-starring dark comedy On Becoming a God in Central Florida,…
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C4 drama head partners with The Forge
Indie drama company The Forge has secured Channel 4 (C4) drama boss Beth Willis to…
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Banijay launches Italian studio headed by Endemol Shine exec
Banijay Group has launched Banijay Studios Italy, which will be led by former Endemol Shine…
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Netflix launches ad celebrating black creators as controversial comms chief departs
Netflix unveiled an ad during Sunday’s BET Awards that celebrates black creators on its platform,…
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UKTV’s Dave teams with Vice for its first game show
UKTV channel Dave is making its first programme with Vice Studios named Beat The Internet…