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Animation studio Snipple launches UK-based originals division, with $8m Barclays funding
Philippines-based animation studio Snipple has announced a new UK-based original content division, Snipple Originals, along…
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News round-up: Discovery+ teams with Starzplay for MENA launch; Facebook Watch returns pregnancy docuseries
Discovery+ teams with Starzplay for MENA launch Discovery has announced plans to roll-out its new…
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‘Little Birds’ flies to Starzplay & more in global deals
Starz-owned streamer Starzplay is among a host of global platforms and broadcasters that have picked…
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NBC to remake Oz’s ‘Secret Bridesmaids’ Business’
US network NBC is developing Ties That Bind, a new drama series based upon Seven…
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UK doc ‘My Big Family Farm’ travels in slew of global deals
Broadcasters in Canada, Australia, and across Europe, Asia, CIS and the Baltics have acquired UK…
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BBC extends ‘Death In Paradise’ for two more seasons
UK pubcaster the BBC has recommissioned the Red Planet Pictures-produced crime drama Death In Paradise…
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Sky CEO Jeremy Darroch steps down, succeeded by Comcast’s Dana Strong
Jeremy Darroch, CEO of European pay-TV and broadband group Sky, is stepping down after 13…
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BBC chairman named as ex-Goldman Sachs banker Richard Sharp
Former Goldman Sachs banker Richard Sharp is to be named as the next chairman of…
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Israel’s Reshet 13 launches new international studio
Israeli broadcaster Reshet 13 is to launch a new studio named 13Global, with a focus…
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BBC to air educational content for UK’s locked-down children
UK pubcaster the BBC has vowed to deliver “the biggest education offer in its history” by…
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Endeavor Content & Korea’s Bon Factory strike content pact
Endeavor Content, the distribution and finance arm of US-based Endeavor, has inked a multi-year deal…
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Endemol Shine Boomdog hires Teleset alum to head operations
Javier Perez Teuffer Lopez has been appointed as SVP of operations and business affairs for…
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UK production to continue despite lockdown
TV and film production in the UK can continue despite the country’s latest nationwide lockdown,…
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Studio Lambert boosts unscripted team with senior hires
All3Media-owned UK-and-US-based prodco Studio Lambert has appointed Toni Ireland and Stephen Yemoh as staff executive…
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News round-up: C4 orders hotel docuseries; Blue Ant sells 300 hours; Haystack launches political channels
Channel 4 orders hotel docuseries UK comcaster Channel 4 has commissioned a new three-part factual…
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Africa to exceed 50 million pay-TV subs by 2026
The African pay-TV market is set to reach 51 million subscribers by 2026. According to…
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VOD subscriptions to hit 2bn by 2025, suggests new research
There will be nearly two billion active VOD subscriptions globally by 2025, according to a…
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Disney raids US streamer Hulu & ABC for Star’s initial content offering
Disney has unveiled some of the first titles to launch on its new Star branded…
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Commissioning round-up: Showtime orders ‘Yellowjackets’; BBCS & Bilibili announce ‘Ancients’; Viaplay takes ‘We Children From Bahnhof Zoo’
Showtime orders ‘Yellowjackets’ ViacomCBS-owned US network Showtime has given a series order to drama pilot…
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Tiger Aspect appoints David Simpson as comedy head
Banijay-owned UK prodco Tiger Aspect has promoted Man Like Mobeen exec producer David Simpson to…
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TBI Wrap 2020: Off The Fence’s Ellen Windemuth; Cottonwood’s David Michel; Green Inc.’s Stephen Stewart; NENT Studios UK’s Richard Halliwell
As a tumultuous year for the industry draws to a close, TBI talks to execs…
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Mark Miller on Great Pacific’s scripted move, a factual boom and writing words vs cheques
Great Pacific Media’s Mark Miller tells TBI deputy editor Mark Layton about the company’s move…
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TBI’s 2020 Wrap: Fox’s Michael Thorn; Yes Studios’ Danna Stern; CuriosityStream’s Clint Stinchcomb; Nippon TV’s Mikiko Nishiyama; TikTok’s Rich Waterworth
As a tumultuous year for the industry draws to a close, TBI talks to execs…
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Kids round-up: Quintet launch heralds ‘Ivor The Engine’ return; Sensical preps streamer; Wildbrain goes DTC with Samsung
Quintet launch heralds Ivor The Engine return Quintet Pictures – a cross-platform production company focusing…
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Starzplay launches on Viaplay in Nordics
Starz-owned international streaming service Starzplay is launching on Viaplay tomorrow, as part of a carriage deal…
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Netflix orders docuseries based on Pope Francis book
Netflix has ordered a new four-part documentary series based upon Pope Francis’ book Sharing The…
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UK eyes Ofcom regulation for Netflix and other streamers
A UK culture minister has suggested that Netflix could be brought under Ofcom regulation, as…
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Round-up: SBS & Vice Media renew partnership; Viasat World & ZDFE strike factual deal; TVF International strikes first-look with Attitude Pictures
SBS & Vice Media renew partnership Australian broadcaster SBS has renewed its content partnership with…
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Exclusive: Drama drives Vuulr deals as US leads online sales
The demand for scripted drama content has remained steadfast this year, according to online rights marketplace…
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TBI’s 2020 Wrap: NENT Group’s Filippa Wallestam; Fremantle’s Jens Richter; eOne’s Noel Hedges; Viu’s Sahana Kamath
As a tumultuous year for the industry draws to a close, TBI talks to execs…