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London TV Screenings Insights: Emmanuelle Namiech, CEO, Passion Distribution
As buyers flock to the UK for London TV Screenings and BBC Studios Showcase this…
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London TV Screenings Insights: Paul Heaney, CEO, BossaNova
As buyers flock to the UK for London TV Screenings and BBC Studios Showcase this…
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London TV Screenings deals round-up (AM)
Banijay sells NZ drama ZDF in Germany, Acorn TV in the US, and TVNZ in…
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Checking the industry’s pulse ahead of London TV Screenings
We are just days away from the start of London TV Screenings and BBC Studios…
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WBD posts $103m streaming profit in 2023, studio & network revenues declines
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has posted a turnaround in its streaming fortunes with a $103m…
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London TV Screenings Insights: Cathy Payne, CEO, Banijay Rights
Ahead of buyers landing in the UK for London TV Screenings and BBC Studios Showcase…
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London TV Screenings Insights: Kelly Wright, MD of distribution, Keshet International
Ahead of buyers landing in the UK for London TV Screenings and BBC Studios Showcase…
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Hulu expands ESPN’s ‘Chad Powers’ sketch into full series
US streamer Hulu has ordered Chad Powers, a half-hour comedy series based on an Eli…
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Banijay strikes format deals for ‘The Fifty’ in Germany & ‘Location, Location, Location’ in NZ
Banijay has struck two format deals with The Fifty being adapted in Germany, while Location,…
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Cineflix Rights prepares 100-hour lineup ahead of London TV Screenings
Cineflix Rights has unveiled its distribution lineup ahead of London TV Screenings next week, with…
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Asylum Entertainment Group expands into Canada under Texas Crew’s Brad Bernstein
Endeavor-owned Asylum Entertainment Group is expanding into Canada, with the opening of a new Vancouver…
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BBC Studios LA Productions recruits ‘Ghosts’ execs to North American scripted team
BBC Studios Los Angeles Productions has appointed creative executives Rachel Bendavid and Angie Stephenson to…
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London TV Screenings Insights: David Smyth, EVP, content sales & partnerships, Fox Entertainment Global
Ahead of buyers landing in the UK for London TV Screenings and BBC Studios Showcase…
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London TV Screenings Insights: Ruth Berry, MD, ITV Studios Global Partnerships
Ahead of buyers landing in the UK for London TV Screenings and BBC Studios Showcase…
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Sweden’s SVT acquires 280-hour BBC Studios factual package
Swedish public broadcaster, Sveriges Television AB (SVT) has struck a deal with BBC Studios for…
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Banijay details distribution lineup ahead of London Screenings
European production and distribution giant Banijay has unveiled its 2024 slate across scripted, factual and…
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Korea’s Something Special & MBN strike distribution & production pact
Seoul-based Something Special has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with MBN to represent the…
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Netflix hires former NBCU TV chairman Jeff Gaspin for unscripted post
Netflix has appointed former NBC Universal Television Entertainment chief Jeff Gaspin as VP of unscripted…
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BBC drama boss warns of “peak caution” as pubcaster unveils 12 scripted commissions
Lindsay Salt, director of drama at the BBC, has warned that the industry has shifted…
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Reef founder Richard Farmbrough launches factual firm Somersault Studio, preps BBC Easter show
Former Reef Television CEO, Richard Farmbrough, and executive producer Owen Rodd have partnered to launch…
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Sales round-up: WBITVP acquires dating format; Escapade to shop ‘Dancing Daggers’; Rainmaker extends No Equal pact
WBITVP acquires dating format Warner Bros. International Television Production (WBITVP) has acquired relationship format Boys…
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News round-up: Oxygen True Crime adds duo; Star Channel extends ‘Silent Library’; CBC orders ‘Let’s Go, Bananas!’
Oxygen True Crime adds duo Oxygen True Crime in the US has expanded its originals…
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UK producers call for mandatory Channel 4 ‘out-of-London’ commissioning quotas
UK TV trade body Pact and TAC, the association for Welsh indies, have both called…
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‘The Flatshare’ firm 42 hires Universal alum as chief operating officer
Los Angeles and London-based management and production company 42 has appointed Universal International Studios alum…
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Buyer’s Profile: Chris Oliver-Taylor, ABC (Australia), chief content officer
In this ongoing series, TBI speaks to key buyers about the shows they want and…
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Fremantle to acquire Asacha Media Group
Fremantle has struck a conditional agreement to acquire global production company Asacha Media Group. The…
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ITV Studios hires Fremantle veteran Tony Stern to head international legal & business affairs
Fremantle veteran Tony Stern has been hired as director of legal & business affairs, international,…
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German & Finnish drama top Red Arrow Studios Int’l slate ahead of London Screenings
Red Arrow Studios International has detailed a slate across scripted, formats and factual entertainment programming…
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GRB Media Ranch sells ‘Relative Justice’ & ‘Untold Stories Of The ER’ into Europe & MENA
GRB Media Ranch has struck deals for its shows Relative Justice and Untold Stories Of…
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Monster Entertainment to shop Argentinean animation ‘Tales Of Terror For Franco’
Irish distributor Monster Entertainment has picked up Argentinean 4K animated series Tales Of Terror For…