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Mark Layton
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‘Griselda’ was Netflix’s most-watched show of past seven days
Crime drama Griselda, true crime docuseries American Nightmare and Harlan Coben adaptation Fool Me Once…
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UK industry workers facing “extreme” financial struggles, reports Film and TV Charity
Almost half of UK freelance industry workers are struggling to manage financially, according to a…
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A+E Networks takes 50% stake in Rachael Ray’s Free Food Studios
A+E Networks in the US has formed a joint venture with Free Food Studios, the…
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Exclusive: Banijay’s NL Film rejigs senior leadership, with Dennis Cornelisse named MD
Banijay Benelux is reorganising the senior team of its Amsterdam-based Modern Love prodco NL Film,…
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Paramount to cut back on int’l originals as Bob Bakish confirms further lay-offs ahead
Paramount CEO Bob Bakish has confirmed further lay-offs are expected as the US company plans…
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Scripted round-up: PBS brings hit UK Post Office drama to US; ARTE boards ‘Douglas Is Cancelled’; Peacock to adapt ‘Long Bright River’
PBS brings hit UK Post Office drama to US PBS Masterpiece in the US has…
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Narrative-owned UK kids channel Tiny Pop to go fully digital
UK kids’ broadcast group Narrative Entertainment has announced plans to take pre-school channel Tiny Pop…
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Blue Ant Media alums Solange Attwood & Asha Daniere launch Serial Maven Studios
Former Blue Ant Media execs Solange Attwood and Asha Daniere have launched Serial Maven Studios,…
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Senior Corus execs Lisa Godfrey, Pam Westman & Jeff Norton exit in leadership restructure
Canadian broadcasting group Corus Entertainment is restructuring its original content leadership ranks, with several senior…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: How rising streaming costs have set the table for pay-TV gains
As streaming costs increase, the price benefits over classic pay-TV are anticipated to disappear in…
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Show of the Week: Moominvalley
Finnish author Tove Jansson’s beloved Moomins live on in this CGI-animated family series inspired by…
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News round-up: Blue Ant brings ‘Old Enough!’ to Canada; Amuz renews Casablanca partnership
Blue Ant brings ‘Old Enough!’ to Canada Blue Ant Studios has secured the Canadian rights…
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US-based Big Media & Slovakia’s Nunez NFE form JV for JOJ World factual channel
New York-based factual production company and channel provider Big Media and Slovakian prodco Nunez NFE…
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Kelly Luegenbiehl exits Netflix after eight years, as Jinny Howe expands remit
Kelly Luegenbiehl, Netflix’s UK-based VP of franchise and spectacle series, is exiting after more than…
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Former ITV commercial director William Van Rest launches JEM Media Ventures
Former ITV exec William van Rest has launched JEM Media Ventures, a new UK-based company…
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TBI Weekly: Five Spanish-language shows on the acquisition trail
With Spanish-language shows taking centre stage at Content Americas this week in Miami, TBI picks…
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BBC expands ‘The Traitors’ offering with US, Australian & New Zealand acquisitions
UK pubcaster the BBC has acquired the Australian and New Zealand versions of Dutch reality…
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Prime Video greenlights NCAA doc ‘The Money Game’ & acquires family drama ‘The Baxters’
Amazon streamer Prime Video has commissioned The Money Game, a docuseries examining the impact of…
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New Pictures & Kit Harington’s Thriker Films partner on ‘Empire Of Dirt’
All3Media-backed New Pictures and Kit Harington and Daniel West’s Thriker Films have partnered to produce…
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News round-up: Paramount+ picks up ‘As We Speak’; NextCypher enters ‘Deathlands’; OUTtv launches on Freeview UK
Paramount+ picks up ‘As We Speak’ Paramount+ has picked up feature documentary As We Speak:…
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Amazon orders ‘Malice’, UK original with David Duchovny & Jack Whitehall
Amazon has ordered Malice, a new UK original drama for streaming service Prime Video, starring…
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NBCU Lat Am picks up ‘The Traitors’ & Kardashians doc in All3Media Int’l deal
NBCUniversal Latin America has acquired both the first season of Peacock’s US version of Dutch…
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Sony & Bardel alum Rick Mischel acquires Yeti Farm, launches Artists Animation Studio
Veteran animation producer Rick Mischel has formed a Canadian studio after acquiring Pete The Cat…
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Buyer’s Profile: Richard Watsham, CCO, UKTV & global director of acquisitions, BBCS/UKTV
As the new year gets underway, TBI speaks to key buyers about the shows they…
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How Spain is riding the scripted co-production trail
TV networks and streamers have tended to monopolise rights, but that mentality is changing in…
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Passion Distribution partners with CoLab X for branded content opportunities
Tinopolis-owned Passion Distribution has partnered with CoLab X, the branded content agency set up last…
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Netflix orders Raël alien cult docuseries from Banijay France-backed KM
Netflix has commissioned Raël: The Alien Prophet, a four-part docuseries exploring how a UFO-inspired religion…
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Mexico’s TV Azteca joins ‘The 1% Club’ for first Lat Am adaptation
Mexican broadcast group TV Azteca has licensed BBC Studios entertainment format The 1% Club, bringing…
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Channel 4 acquires Welsh-lanaguage Wildflame doc ‘Sex, Me & Disability’
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has acquired Wildflame Productions’ Welsh-language documentary Sex, Me And Disability. Originally…
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Ex-Channel 4 entertainment chief Phil Harris launches Fremantle-backed unscripted firm
Phil Harris, the former head of entertainment at UK broadcaster Channel 4, has launched Boldprint…