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Mark Layton
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Mediaset España brings the drama with Turkish hit ‘One Love’
Mediaset España has acquired Turkish drama series One Love. The series, which is produced by…
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Pluto TV launches on Philips Smart TVs in 25+ European & Lat Am countries
Paramount-owned FAST service Pluto TV is to launch on Philips Smart TVs in more than…
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‘Smurfs’ prodco Ellipse Animation creates int’l financing role for Xilam’s Morgann Favennec
Ellipse Animation, the French studio behind The Smurfs, has appointed Xilam Animation alum Morgann Favennec…
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TBI Weekly: From UK slowdown to global reset at the Edinburgh TV Festival
The 2023 edition of the Edinburgh TV Festival is wrapping up after four schedule-busting days…
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‘Clarkson’s Farm’ is “bigger than Jeremy”, say Amazon bosses
Clarkson’s Farm is “bigger than Jeremy”, the Prime Video UK team has said at Edinburgh…
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Channel 4 “more honest” about commissioning slump & “never asked for” in-house production powers
Channel 4 has “perhaps been a bit more honest” about the commissioning slowdown than other…
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Sky UK reveals cut in scripted & factual programming hours
European pay-TV giant Sky expects to commission fewer hours of scripted and factual programming in…
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ITV ad revenue “enormous”, no plans to cut spend as broadcaster seeks ‘Saturday Night Takeaway’ replacement
ITV has no plans to cut commissioning spend despite the current economic challenges facing the…
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Louis Theroux calls for “confrontational, surprising & upsetting” TV in MacTaggart Lecture
Broadcaster and filmmaker Louis Theroux has called on the TV industry to take more risks…
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Paramount UK’s Ben Frow secretly resigned last year due to burnout
Paramount UK and Channel 5 content chief Ben Frow has revealed that he secretly resigned…
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Disney+ kicks off ‘Adidas vs. Puma’ docuseries from David Beckham’s Studio99
Disney+ UK has commissioned World War Shoe: Adidas vs. Puma (working title) a new docuseries…
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Time Studios rejigs leadership as co-heads Mike Beck & Alexa Conway depart
Time Studios, the production arm of New York-based magazine Time, has rejigged its team following…
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Max renews ‘And Just Like That…’ for third outing
Warner Bros. Discovery streamer Max has renewed US comedy-drama And Just Like That… for a…
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Scottish HETV & film spending more than doubled in 2021
Production spend on Scottish high-end TV (HETV) and film grew by 55% between 2019 and…
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Eccho Rights recruits Little Dot Studios’ Caitlin Meek-O’Connor
International distributor Eccho Rights has hired Little Dot Studios’ Caitlin Meek-O’Connor as commercial digital director…
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Sky orders “morally complex” doc from Louis Theroux’s Mindhouse
European pay-TV giant Sky has ordered Tell Them You Love Me, a documentary feature about…
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UKTV moves into FAST channels with Samsung TV Plus & Pluto TV launches
BBC Studios-owned comcaster UKTV has launched four FAST channels on Samsung TV Plus and Pluto…
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UK could soon face actors strike, warns Equity chief, as SAG-AFTRA welcomes solidarity
UK actors may strike within the next 12 months, Equity chief Paul Fleming has warned,…
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Netflix adds to Australian originals with dramas & OneFour rap group documentary
Netflix has commissioned four new Australian originals, including two drama series, a scripted movie and…
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Momo Film & Bros Studio partner to adapt Kenaz webtoons
Momo Film, the Beach House Pictures-owned Singapore production company, has signed a co-production deal with…
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MTV & Paramount+ extend ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ franchise
MTV and Paramount+ have extended RuPaul’s Drag Race and several of its spin-offs for new…
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‘Derry Girls’ creator Lisa McGee reunites with Hat Trick for next Channel 4 show
Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee has reunited with Hat Trick Productions to set her next…
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Netflix expands factual sports slate with NASCAR docuseries
Netflix has ordered a new sports docuseries that goes behind the scenes to meet the…
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E4 enters ‘Love Triangle’ with UK version of Banijay dating format
E4 in the UK has commissioned a local version of Love Triangle, the relationship format…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Behind the numbers of Eastern Europe’s pay-TV staying power
Pay-TV’s resilience in Eastern Europe means it continues to hold the advantage over online video…
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BBC Studios rejigs factual arm, with Alan Holland to head specialist unit
BBC Studios (BBCS) has spun a Specialist Factual Productions unit out of its Factual division…
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US OTT revenues to stall by 2029 as subs “stutter” in maturing market
The US OTT boom is over, according to a new report from Digital TV Research…
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Film and TV Charity expands pot as UK workforce faces “unprecedented” financial woes
The UK-based Film and TV Charity has expanded its existing budget by £500,000 ($636,000) to…
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Channel 5 journeying ‘Into The Congo With Ben Fogle’
Paramount-owned UK broadcaster Channel 5 has commissioned Into The Congo With Ben Fogle (working title),…
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News round-up: Small World IFT adds ‘Noot Vir Noot’; A&E investigates ‘The Chicano Squad’; NHK acquires Espresso docs
Small World IFT adds ‘Noot vir Noot’ Small World IFT, the US-based global TV format consultancy…