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Mark Layton
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Opinion: Why it’s time to forego growth and return to storytelling basics
Bo Stehmeier, CEO of My Octopus Teacher producer Off The Fence, argues that it’s time…
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News round-up: CBS Reality orders true crime docuseries; RTVE returns ‘Joker’; Banijay UK names DE&I ambassador
CBS Reality orders true crime docuseries CBS Reality has commissioned Murder: Fight For the Truth,…
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Nat Geo Channels US picks up ‘Border Patrol’ as BossaNova strikes factual deals
Nat Geo Channels US and Bell Media in Canada are among broadcasters to acquire a…
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‘Hair Love’ producer Carl Reed launches animation studio Composition Media
Carl Reed, producer of Oscar-winning short film Hair Love, has launched US animation studio Composition…
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M-Net re-teams with Quizzical Pictures & Fremantle for South African crime thriller
South African pay-TV channel M-Net has commissioned crime thriller White Lies, an international co-pro from…
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Disney TV rejig hands John Landgraf Nat Geo & Onyx Collective, while Simran Sethi adds Freeform
Disney Entertainment co-chair Dana Walden is reshuffling the TV division, with expanded roles for FX…
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Opinion: In the long run… I’ll always love a limited series
In the latest instalment of his TBI column, LA-based exec Anthony Kimble, co-CEO and founder…
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Ukraine One Year On: Volodymyr Borodyansky, co-founder of the Organisation of Ukrainian Producers
Twelve months since the Russian invasion, TBI talks to Ukrainian media organisations about how they…
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London TV Screenings round-up: BBCS sells ‘Dr Foster’ to Nippon TV, extends ZDF pact; Fremantle shops ‘Islands’; Roku & TVNZ in ITVS sales
BBCS sells ‘Doctor Foster’ to Nippon TV, extends ZDF pact Nippon TV has acquired BBC…
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MGM TV unscripted co-head, Brian Edwards, exits three months after promotion
Brian Edwards, the co-head of MGM alternative television, is leaving the Amazon-owned company three months…
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Amazon Prime Video Canada cooks up restaurant docuseries with Pixcom
Amazon Prime Video has ordered Pendant Ce Temps En Cuisine, a docuseries going behind of the…
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Netflix expands ‘Pokémon’ franchise with stop-motion series
Netflix has partnered with The Pokémon Company on a new stop-motion animated series set in…
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Ukraine One Year On: Volodymyr Zavadiuk, head of big shows at 1+1 Media
Twelve months since the Russian invasion, TBI talks to Ukrainian media organisations about how they…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: How merging with Showtime will boost Paramount+ profitability
Omdia analyst Sarah Henschel assesses Paramount Global’s plan to merge Showtime and Paramount+ and how…
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Paramount alum Laura Abril lands at Buendia Estudios
Spanish production company Buendia Estudios has appointed former Paramount exec Laura Abril as EVP scripted…
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News round-up: Channel 4 orders Paula Yates doc; BBC returns ‘The Traitors’; TF1 & CBC in ‘House of Windsor’ deals
Channel 4 orders Paula Yates doc UK broadcaster Channel 4 has ordered a two-part docuseries…
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WBD sues Paramount Global over ‘South Park’ streaming rights dispute
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is suing Paramount Global for streaming new episodes of the adult…
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Channel 5 investigates ‘The Earl, His Lover, The Escort And Her Brother’ from Spun Gold TV
Paramount-owned UK broadcaster Channel 5 has ordered a feature-length documentary around the life and murder…
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BBC Studios extends Zinc Media Group distribution deal
BBC Studios has extended its first-look distribution deal with UK factual specialist Zinc Media Group….
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Ukraine One Year On: Daria Leygonie-Fialko, founder of ‘The Trace’ firm Space Production
Twelve months since the Russian invasion, TBI talks to Ukrainian media organisations about how they…
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News round-up: TV3 Estonia challenges ‘Mastermind’; Peacock investigates Robert Wone murder; Asylum strikes NY Post first-look deal
TV3 Estonia challenges ‘Mastermind’ TV3 Estonia has licensed the BBC Studios quiz format Mastermind, with…
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Xilam Animation names new CCO & Cube Creative GM in restructure
Xilam Animation, the French animation indie behind the Oggy franchise, has made several promotions –…
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Exclusive: Ukraine One Year On – The fight to keep the cameras rolling
One year into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Mark Layton investigates how producers and broadcasters in…
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WBD eyes further savings & FAST push amid revenue losses
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has reported a net loss of $2.1bn during the fourth quarter…
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Viaplay series & kids head Stephen Mowbray exits
Stephen Mowbray, Viaplay Group’s head of series & kids, has exited the company. A spokesman…
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All3Media’s Aurora snags The Story Lab US exec for originals push
UK sports-focused prodco Aurora Media Worldwide has hired The Story Lab US exec Bianca Schwartz…
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News round-up: Sky UK picks up ‘Beep & Mort’; Batal Boys producing ‘Pickleballers’; Blue Ant shops custody battle doc
Sky UK picks up ‘Beep & Mort’ Sky UK has acquired Australian kids’ series Beep…
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BritBox International grows 300% in three years to hit 3m subs
BritBox International, the joint-venture streaming service operated by BBC Studios and ITV Studios, has hit…
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BBC Studios inks first-look deal with Big Owl Pictures, Oz firm led by WB alum Shaun Murphy
BBC Studios has stuck a first-look deal with Australian production firm Big Owl Pictures. The…
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Tiger Aspect ups drama chief to MD, hires Sky Studios’ ‘Chernobyl’ producer
Banijay UK scripted label Tiger Aspect has upped head of drama Lucy Bedford to managing…