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Show of the Week: Secret Treasures Of The Museum
If you’ve ever wanted to take a peek behind the scenes at a major museum,…
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TBI Weekly: Five AI myths busted
Guy Gadney, co-founder and CEO of Charisma.ai, the company behind the artificial intelligence toolkit used in projects…
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Exclusive: Asia & Nordic commissioners on local content focus
Commissioners in Asia and the Nordics have both highlighted the importance of creating original content…
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Apple TV+ orders mental illness anthology from Akiva Goldsman & Tom Holland
Apple TV+ has ordered a 10-part anthology series exploring mental illness from Akiva Goldsman, with…
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Peacock orders ‘Queer As Folk’ remake
NBCUniversal-owned streamer Peacock has ordered a remake of British drama Queer As Folk from Stephen…
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Why showing is better than telling in conservation content
Paul Wooding, managing director of Woodcut West, the Bristol branch of UK indie Woodcut Media,…
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Banijay’s Bunim/Murray Productions ups key exec trio
US-based Banijay-owned unscripted studio Bunim/Murray Productions (BMP) has promoted three senior executives under newly appointed…
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FilmRise ups sales boss Melissa Wohl to SVP
New York-based TV and film studio and streaming network FilmRise has promoted head of sales Melissa Wohl to…
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AMC expands senior leadership roles for streaming focus
US-based AMC Networks has expanded the roles of senior execs Courtney Thomasma, Matt Graham and…
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CBS Studios inks producing deal with ‘me too’ movement founder Tarana J. Burke
CBS Studios in the US has inked an overall deal with racial justice, anti-violence and…
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New French youth-skewing streamer BrutX launches
Brut, the youth-oriented French media outfit created five years ago by Studio Bagel founder Guillaume…
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Discovery+ poaches Facebook Watch unscripted boss Toby Faulkner
Discovery+ has hired Facebook Watch head of unscripted Toby Faulkner as SVP of content for…
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Fox orders mystery baking contest with Joel McHale
US-based Fox has commissioned a new investigative baking competition hosted by Community star Joel McHale….
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WarnerMedia revives Hanna-Barbera for EMEA rebrand
US-based WarnerMedia is resurrecting its Hanna-Barbera animation label as it rebrands Cartoon Network Studios Europe….
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ITVS-owned Lifted boosts development team with trio of senior hires
ITV Studios-owned Lifted Entertainment has announced a trio of senior development hires. Ramy El-Bergamy has…
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Round-up: AMC+ launches on YouTube TV; HBO Max boards Channel 4 chimp documentary; SPI expands in Africa
AMC+ launches on YouTube TV US-based AMC Networks has launched its AMC+ subscription bundle on…
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Cineflix Rights to distribute Nutopia health doc ‘Extra Life’
UK-based Cineflix Rights has acquired distribution rights to Nutopia-produced documentary Extra Life: A Short History…
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ABC acquires BBC Studios wildlife comedy format
US network ABC has picked up a new one-hour unscripted natural world comedy series, based…
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Netflix makes Invictus Games docuseries first order from Prince Harry & Meghan Markle prodco
Netflix has commissioned a new docuseries about the Invictus Games from Archewell Productions, the company…
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ViacomCBS acquires WarnerMedia’s Chilevisión network in Lat Am push
ViacomCBS has agreed a deal to buy WarnerMedia-owned Chilevisión as it expands its reach into…
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News round-up: Acorn TV lands on Prime in Spain; Boat Rocker shops Covid doc
Acorn TV lands on Prime in Spain AMC Networks’ British content streamer Acorn TV has…
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Apple TV+ expands unscripted team in programming push
Apple TV+ has appointed former Lifetime exec Colleen Grogan and Spotify alum Erika Clarke to…
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Food Network & TV chef Guy Fieri ink multi-year content deal
Discovery-owned Food Network has signed a new multi-year exclusive deal with US chef, restaurateur and…
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Paul Feig & Lionsgate re-team for new HBO Max comedy
US streamer HBO Max has ordered 10 x 30-minute comedy Minx from Paul Feig’s Feigco…
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Show of the Week: Whitstable Pearl
The sunny seaside meets murder most foul in this new 6 x 60-minute crime drama…
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TBI Weekly: Embracing autism & disability representation
To mark World Autism Awareness Day on 2 April, TBI deputy editor Mark Layton talks to…
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Round-up: Blue Ant unveils MIPTV slate; Discovery UK orders fact-ent trio; Marvel’s Kevin Feige booked for Banff
Blue Ant unveils MIPTV slate Canadian distributor Blue Ant International has unveiled a new slate…
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Format round-up: BBC orders Storyboard photo format; Mongolia’s NTV enters ‘The Rolling Kitchen’; SimpelZodiak launches mystery dinner show
BBC orders Storyboard photo format UK pubcaster the BBC has ordered an original photography format…
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HBO Max adapts murder doc ‘The Staircase’ into scripted miniseries with Colin Firth
US SVOD HBO Max has ordered The Staircase, a limited scripted series adaptation of the…
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South Korea’s CJ ENM hires Sebastian Kim to head sales & acquisitions
South Korean media giant CJ ENM has hired Sebastian Kim as its new director for…