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Amazon gains Euro rights for Disney titles
Amazon is launching two new series exclusively for Prime Video as part of a new…
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Blue Ant crafts CCTV9 co-production
Blue Ant Media-owned Beach House Pictures has entered into a partnership with China’s CCTV9, which…
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US trumps Europe in binge-watching stakes, says Ampere
Binge viewing is more common in the US than in Europe but is rapidly becoming…
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MTG promises ‘more growth and higher profits’ post split
MTG’s decision to split the business in two will create greater focus and flexibility and enable more…
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Playground to adapt The Mermaid & Mrs Hancock
UK and US-based producer Playground has gained film and TV rights for Imogen Hermes Gowar’s…
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Proper TV rejigs senior team
Canada’s Proper Television has made a number of changes to its senior team after Boat…
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Vice confirms Vivendi’s Delport as int’l chief
Vice has confirmed that it has appointed former Vivendi Content head Dominique Delport as its…
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Montgomery names Spoke’s leadership team
Brent Montgomery, ITV America’s former CEO, has named the team he will work with to…
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Nickelodeon parts with Drake & Josh producer Dan Schneider
Nickelodeon has parted ways with Dan Schneider, the producer of popular kids’ shows such as…
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Viacom invests in Trevor Noah prodco with first-look deal attached
Viacom is set for a strategic partnership with Day Zero Productions, an international production and…
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Amazon greenlights Spielberg and Bardem miniseries
Amazon Studios has greenlit a straight-to-series order of a four-hour miniseries based on the epic…
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LA-based Brits Mirren & Carmichael launch TV outfit
LA-based Brits Simon Mirren (Versailles) and Jamie Carmichael have teamed to launch a TV and…
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Fremantle NA appoints Glankler as commercial president
FremantleMedia North America (FMNA) has moved Rick Glankler to the newly created position of president…
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HBO completes European OTT rollout with Poland launch
HBO now offers direct-to-consumer services across its entire HBO Europe footprint, after launching HBO GO…
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MTG appoints Sweden CEO
MTG has appointed its head of Nordic Entertainment Operations, Filippa Wallestam, as the new chief…
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Apple plans Spring/Summer 2019 launch for originals slate
Apple is set to release its range of TV titles for Spring or Summer 2019,…
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30 years of TBI: Women in TV (1990)
TBI turns 30 this year, and to celebrate we’re publishing a series of archive articles…
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Liberty Global drops Multimedia Polska takeover
Liberty Global has withdrawn its €690 million takeover offer for Polish cable operator Multimedia Polska, the…
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ITVS appoints PBS’s Mike Kelley to US sales
ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) has appointed Mike Kelley as senior vice president for…
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UKTV invests in drama with Collie Cousins as first commissioner
Multichannel broadcaster UKTV has appointed Philippa Collie Cousins as its first dedicated drama commissioner. Reporting…
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BBC to launch dance format with Simon Cowell’s Syco
The BBC has commissioned Simon Cowell’s (pictured) Syco Entertainment and FremantleMedia UK’s Thames to produce…
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October lands exclusive deal with Rio Ferdinand director
October Films has signed an exclusive partnership with the director behind Rio Ferdinand: Being Mum…
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FX, Donald Glover exit Deadpool animated series
FX, Donald Glover and Marvel Television have all excited a deal which would see them…
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Keshet is on The Search with Youngest Media
Keshet International has teamed with indie entertainment studio Youngest Media to produce a brand new…
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Netflix and Formula 1 partner for exclusive docu-series
Netflix has partnered with Formula 1 for a season-long collaboration on a docu-series that follows…
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Modern Times Group carves business in two
Modern Times Group (MTG) is to split in two, with its European free and pay…
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Fox to air Meghan Markle special
Fox is set to air a two-hour special named Meghan Markle: An American Princess on…
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Netflix discovers Diagnosis doc series from trio
Netflix has commissioned a new documentary series from Scott Rudin Productions, Lightbox and The New…
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TBI Weekly: Everyone’s looking at toons for grown-ups
This week, Hulu’s deal with Nick Weidenfeld, the former Adult Swim head of development, shows…
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Bruce Tuchman invests in ‘Netflix of stand up comedy’
Bruce Tuchman, former president of AMC Global and Sundance Channel Global, has invested in NextUp,…