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Mark Layton
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Exclusive: Sunny Side’s Mathieu Béjot on bringing “new blood” to factual
Sunny Side of the Doc is back as a physical event this week after two…
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C4, Love Nature & Maramedia share wildlife content demands
UK broadcaster Channel 4, Love Nature and Scottish prodco Maramedia have shared their wildlife and…
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Exclusive: Monte-Carlo CEO on streaming power & growing the festival
Monte-Carlo TV Festival boss Laurent Puons says that the rise of global streaming services has…
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Exclusive: BBC Arts boss seeks cultural history & eyes co-pros for increased scale
The BBC is looking for contemporary cultural history content, particularly for its BBC2 channel, as…
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Albert launches new tool to promote ‘planet friendly’ storytelling
BAFTA-owned Albert, a UK film and television sustainability organisation, has unveiled a new tool to…
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Paramount+ announces factual originals ahead of UK & Ireland launch
Paramount+ has commissioned a slate of new UK original factual productions ahead of its launch…
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CBC & Netflix comedy ‘Workin’ Moms’ to end on seventh season
Canadian comedy series Workin’ Moms, which airs on CBC in Canada and streams on Netflix,…
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Network TV ‘can’t sustain’ action shows of scope, says ‘Terminal List’ showrunner
There is “no way” that upcoming Amazon Prime Video action series The Terminal List could…
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Monte-Carlo panel voices concern over “scary” studio cuts & streaming “power & influence”
Streaming services have too much “power and influence” and their rapid content expansion could lead…
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Exclusive: WBD looks to broaden kids offer in EMEA & eyes coproductions
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) EMEA is looking to broaden the appeal and range of its…
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Amazon animation boss talks rights flexibility & building “bigger worlds”
Amazon Studios is looking to create franchises with its animation content and said that while…
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Humble Bee Films hires former Wall To Wall MD as exec chair
UK prodco Humble Bee Films has appointed former Wall To Wall MD Richard Thomson as…
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AVOD adoption overtakes SVOD in US, reports claims
Consumers in the US are adopting ad-supported streamers at a faster rate than their non-ad-based…
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Paramount+ strikes TVing deal to power South Korea launch
Paramount+ has continued its international expansion, rolling out in South Korea. The SVOD is available…
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China’s Baidu eyes potential $7bn iQiyi sale
Chinese tech giant Baidu is reportedly in talks to sell off its controlling stake in…
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Exclusive: Disney’s Orion Ross talks rights, serialised storytelling and ‘Bluey’ love
Disney EMEA is looking to commission complex, serialised animated series and “grounded” pre-school comedies, its…
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Disney orders trio of new animations & extends slew of existing titles
Disney has unveiled a trio of new animated series and announced renewals and additional episode…
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Lupus Films to adapt Benji Davies’ ‘Storm Whale’ trilogy
UK prodco Lupus Films is adapting Benji Davies’ Storm Whale children’s books as a trio…
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First Look president Maria Zuckerman exits after less than year in role
Maria Zuckerman is stepping down as president of First Look Media-owned US prodco Topic Studios…
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Canada’s TVA orders French language version of ITVS ‘I’m A Celebrity…’ format
Canada’s Quebecor Content has commissioned a French-language version of the ITV Studios game show format…
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‘I May Destroy You’ prodco Various Artists hires C4 commissioner as head of comedy
Various Artists Limited (VAL), the UK production company behind BBC & HBO drama I May…
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Kids round-up: ITV & Cartoonito acquire ‘Mumfie’; ABC Australia & Disney Japan attend ‘Supernatural Academy’
ITV & Cartoonito acquire ‘Mumfie’ ITV and Cartoonito are among a slew of broadcasters across…
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Mediawan’s Method Animation to reboot ‘The Magic Roundabout’
Mediawan Kids and Family label Method Animation is rebooting French children’s stop-motion animation classic Le…
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ITV acquires ‘Tiny World’ prodco Plimsoll Productions
The UK’s ITV has acquired a controlling stake in local natural history producer Plimsoll Productions…
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TBI In Conversation: A Welsh perspective and gov’t dissatisfaction ahead of the Wales Screen Summit
With the first-ever Wales Screen Summit (Copa Cyfryngau Cymru) launching tomorrow, TBI’s Mark Layton caught…
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Disney Branded TV promotes new EVP of TV animation
Disney Branded Television has promoted Meredith Roberts to EVP of TV animation. Roberts previously served…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Digging into Netflix & Amazon’s int’l strategies
Tim Westcott, Omdia’s senior principal analyst, digital content and channels, delves into the differing…
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German broadcasters go Beyond for factual content
German broadcasters including Sky Deutschland and RTL have acquired a slew of new factual content,…
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Fabrique d’Images launches new JVs with KMBO & Radar
Fabrique d’images, the Luxembourg-based animation studio behind shows such as Percy’s Tiger Tales and Polo,…
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SkyShowtime snags BBC Studios exec as head of programming
Pan-European streamer SkyShowtime has appointed BBC Studios’ Jon Farrar as head of programming. Farrar will…