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Mark Layton
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Spoke Studios appoints president, EVP moves to Wheelhouse
US prodco Spoke Studios has appointed former Shed Media and High Noon exec Pam Healey…
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Red Arrow Studios Int’l takes global rights to CBC’s ‘Plan B’ remake
German distributor Red Arrow Studios International has acquired global distribution rights to the upcoming English-language…
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TBI In Conversation: John Irwin talks Shakira, TikTok & NBC’s ‘Dancing With Myself’
John Irwin, president of LA-based production house Irwin Entertainment, talks to TBI’s Mark Layton about…
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True North founders step down, COO takes reins in leadership rejig
Jess Fowle and Andrew Sheldon, the founders of Sky Studios-owned UK indie True North, are…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: How producers can outfox the NFT scammers
After a recent NFT scam led to a halt in production, consultant solicitor Julian Wilkins…
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Netflix’s Sarandos stands by Chapelle & Gervais over trans jokes
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos has restated his defence of comedian Dave Chapelle, as well as…
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Belgium’s VTM renews ‘Big Job Switch’ social experiment format
VTM in Belgium has renewed social experiment format The Big Job Switch for a second…
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Netflix & Channel 4 link for ‘Five Star Chef’
Global streamer Netflix and UK broadcaster Channel 4 have teamed to jointly commission Five Star…
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Disney+ makes double order for ‘Star Wars’ animation
Disney+ is boosting its animated Star Wars offering, with two news shows heading to the…
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A+E, Amazon, Banijay and Warner Bros. Discovery join Coded For Inclusion initiative
A+E Networks, Amazon Studios, Banijay Americas and Warner Bros. Discovery have signed on to support and participate in…
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Netflix & Amazon to adapt Sony games ‘Horizon’ & ‘God Of War’
Netflix and Amazon Prime Video have partnered with Sony for TV shows based on the studios’ video…
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Channel 4 links with Crackit, Two Rivers & Uppercut for unscripted projects
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has commissioned two new unscripted projects; property show Key To A…
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Atomic Cartoons hires former Disney exec to head up development
Atomic Cartoons, the kids & family division of Canada’s Thunderbird Entertainment Group, has appointed former…
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BossaNova snags Beyond alum as new head of sales
UK-based Searching For Michael Jackson’s Zoo distributor BossaNova has appointed Beyond Rights’ Holly Cowdery as…
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How Collective Media gave new wings to Smithsonian’s ‘Air Warriors’
Andrew Barron, series producer at UK factual prodco Collective Media Group, discusses taking over production…
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News round-up: Endemol Finland snags Aamu producer; Kumu &Wattpad team; MagellanTV to debut SS docuseries
Endemol Finland snags Aamu producer Banijay’s Endemol Shine Finland has appointed Aamu Film Company’s Paria…
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Scott Brothers hires former Leopard exec for unscripted development
Scott Brothers Entertainment, the prodco founded by Property Brothers hosts Drew and Jonathan Scott, has…
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Jupiter Entertainment ups development exec to SVP
Sky-backed Snapped prodco Jupiter Entertainment has promoted Chris Spry to SVP of development. Spry, who…
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Inaugural Wales Screen Summit unveils June launch details
A new industry event, the Wales Screen Summit (Copa Cyfryngau Cymru), is launching in the…
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NFT theft halts production on ‘Robot Chicken’ creator Seth Green’s show
Seth Green, the co-creator of Adult Swim’s Robot Chicken, has been scammed out of several…
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Moonbug acquires Singapore’s One Animation & plans for ‘Oddbods’ global expansion
UK-based Cocomelon outfit Moonbug Entertainment has acquired One Animation, the Singapore-based media company and production…
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Candle Media extends acquisition spree with Spanish-language studio Exile Content
Blackstone-backed Candle Media’s acquisition spree continues as the Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs-led firm has…
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Netflix & Canal+ back Franco-African women’s animation mentorships
Global streamer Netflix and France’s Canal+ are among a host of companies and organisations to…
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Exclusive: Irwin Entertainment links with Greg Berlanti for factual shows
LA-based Irwin Entertainment is in talks with multiple scripted producers including Greg Berlanti to develop…
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TBI In Conversation: How India reinvented US anti-hero ‘Ray Donovan’
Locomotive Global’s Sunder Aaron tells TBI’s Mark Layton what lies behind India’s scripted formats boom…
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UK subscribers embrace SVOD in face of cost-of-living crisis
Overall SVOD subscription numbers are increasing in the UK, despite the country’s current cost-of-living crisis,…
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Newen’s iZen launches factual prodco with Tomás Ocaña
iZen, the Spanish subsidiary of Newen Studios, has launched a new factual production company, Capa…
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ABC Signature head of current exits after three decades
Stephanie Leifer, EVP and head of current programming at ABC Signature, and one of Disney-owned…
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China’s Tencent seeks kids adventure from Zodiak France & Korea’s Pingo
China’s Tencent Video has ordered Shasha & Milo, a new CGI animated series co-produced by…
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NHK, Asharq News & Now TV strike Espresso factual deals
Japanese pubcaster NHK, MENA broadcaster Asharq News and Hong Kong’s Now TV have each struck…