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NBC’s Carnival reshuffles as Neame takes executive chair role
NBCUniversal International has named Gareth Neame as executive chairman of UK-based prodco Carnival Films. Neame,…
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T Group buys Big Boots for new digital studio plan
T Group Productions will acquire Big Boots Studios, an outfit dedicated to engagement platforms as…
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Pilgrim names WME exec as business affairs head
Pilgrim Media Group has appointed WME exec David Harris to serve as senior vice president…
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Apple builds worldwide content team with True Jack hire
Apple has hired Michelle Lee, who served as head of development for Jason Katim’s True…
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BBC has Picnic at Hanging Rock with Fremantle acquisition
UK pubcaster the BBC has secured UK rights for FremantleMedia International’s Picnic at Hanging Rock….
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Parrot Analytics appoints Cisneros to directors board
Cisneros Media’s Adriana Cisneros has joined the board of directors at Parrot Analytics, the TV…
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Netflix set for new French comedy
Netflix is set to launch its next French original comedy, which will be available exclusively…
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Channel 4 goes Inside the EU with doc series
Channel 4 (C4) has commissioned a series from October Films that follows a group of…
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Legendary names Josh Grode new CEO
Legendary Entertainment has named Josh Grode as its new CEO almost a year after the…
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Discovery ups stake in Oprah Winfrey Network
Discovery Communications has paid US$70 million to gain a majority stake in the Oprah Winfrey…
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Sarandos confirms House of Cards restart
After some deliberation on the status of House of Cards (HOC) season six, Netflix content…
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Netflix buys in more from China
Netflix has deepened its ties with China’s streaming service iQiyi by ordering more Chinese originals…
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Iflix commissions first Malaysian original
Emerging markets-focused streaming service Iflix is launching its first-ever original drama series in Malaysia, KL…
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Television’s love affair with the People’s Princess
Yearlong activities have taken place to mark the twentieth anniversary of Princess Diana’s death, and…
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Netflix reimagines Sabrina the Teenage Witch
An untitled Sabrina the Teenage Witch series is coming to Netflix, which will be based…
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Kapital hires Fox vet for business ops
Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment has hired Fox veteran Sandra Ortiz to oversee business affairs and…
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The studio on Ramsay’s street – celebrity chef on his next moves
In two decades, Gordon Ramsay has gone from making food programming a staple diet for…
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Pilgrim signs Lip Sync Battle’s Greenberg
Pilgrim Media has signed a development and production deal with Josh Greenberg, the showrunner and…
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BBC launches VR production studio
The BBC has launched a virtual reality production studio, BBC VR Hub, in a bid…
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Google: YouTube should not be regulated like a broadcaster
Google’s European president Matt Brittin has said it is “appropriate” that YouTube is not subject…
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TBI Weekly: Netflix looks to China – again
This week it has become apparent that Netflix is looking to China once more, but…
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Studio 100 acquires Little Airplane Productions
Studio 100 has taken over kids prodco Little Airplane Productions. With this US acquisition, Belgium’s…
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Sky UK lands CBS dramas SEAL Team & Instinct
CBS Studios International has offered first-window broadcast rights to Sky UK for new drama SEAL…
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NBCU’s Matchbox hires Endemol Shine scripted exec
NBCUniversal International Studios (NBCUIS)-owned Australian producer Matchbox Pictures has hired well-known exec Mimi Butler. She…
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C4 appoints ex-Garden CEO to Indie Growth Fund board
Channel 4 (C4) has appointed The Garden’s former CEO Nick Curwin to its Indie Growth…
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NBC promotes Evans to current role
NBC has promoted 22-year veteran Bruce Evans to executive vice president of current programming. Evans…
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Discovery restructures EMEA team
Discovery Communications is changing the structure of its EMEA business, after naming Susanna Dinnage as…
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Viacom int’l COO switch with Tolosa transforming
Viacom International Media Networks has named a new COO, as current incumbent Jose Tolosa moves…
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Studio Ghibli appoints new president
Japanese animation company Studio Ghibli has appointed Kiyofumi Nakajima as its new president. Nakajima will…
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Netflix brings in Chinese & Korean series
Netflix has acquired its first online Chinese drama, Day and Night, and will bring in original…