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Mark Layton
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Sales Talk: BBC Studios’ Louise McNab on emerging voices & bigger bets
Buyers, hungry for new content, are making their way to the UK capital for meetings, presentations and…
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Sales Talk: Passion Distribution’s Emmanuelle Namiech on flourishing UK & new routes to market
Buyers, hungry for new content, are making their way to the UK capital for meetings, presentations and…
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Sales Talk: StudioCanal’s Beatriz Campos on Belgian shows & the power of multi-windowing
Buyers, hungry for new content, are making their way to the UK capital for meetings, presentations and…
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News round-up: Omens Studios appoints executive chairman; Viaplay to debut F1 docs
Omens Studios appoints executive chairman Animation company Omens Studios has appointed Jimmy Kim as executive…
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Scripted round-up: Peacock to adapt ‘Twisted Metal’; Vertigo & Hollywood Gang team for Foreign Legion drama; ABC orders David E Kelley mystery
Peacock to adapt ‘Twisted Metal’ Peacock has commissioned a live-action adaptation of the Twisted Metal…
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HartBeat Productions launches unscripted & alt-scripted unit, led by former Big Breakfast chiefs
HartBeat Productions, the US label founded by US actor and comedian Kevin Hart, is launching…
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Paramount+ gets underway on third UK original with ‘Flatshare’ adaptation
Paramount+ has commissioned its third UK original series, with an order for the drama Flatshare,…
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Stellify Media hires Dr Pluto & STV Studios alums to head development
Belfast-based indie Stellify Media has made two new hires to co-head its development team. Sam…
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How scripted formats could dominate drama
Scripted formats are travelling further than ever before, particularly female-led and family-focused dramas. Mark Layton…
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Round-up: Seven takes WTFN duo; Thai remake of ‘Doctor Foster’; Portugal welcomes ‘The Tourists’
Seven Network takes two from WTFN Australia’s Seven Network has commissioned two shows from local…
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Sales Talk: Hat Trick Intl’s Sarah Tong on acronyms & ‘Ozark’s return
Buyers, hungry for new content, are making their way to the UK capital for meetings, presentations and…
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Sales Talk: ITV Studios’ Ruth Berry on British boom & Ben Whishaw fandom
Buyers, hungry for new content, are making their way to the UK capital for meetings,…
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Sales Talk: Banijay Rights CEO Cathy Payne on rising FAST & poignancy of ‘The Crown’
Buyers, hungry for new content, are making their way to the UK capital for meetings, presentations and…
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Viaplay orders first Dutch originals; strikes Starzplay & Hayu deals in region
NENT Group streamer Viaplay has unveiled its first two Dutch scripted originals ahead of the…
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Starz to expand ‘Outlander’ world with prequel series in development
US network Starz is reportedly in development on a prequel series to its hit historical…
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Unpacking the beta male in Ranga Bee’s ‘Avoidance’ with Romesh Ranganathan & Ben Green
With BBC Studios Showcase kicking off today, TBI’s Mark Layton talks to Romesh Ranganathan and…
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TBI Weekly: What’s hot ahead of The London TV Screenings?
With London Screenings getting underway next week, TBI checked in with execs from international distributors…
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Warner Bros. Discovery aims to compete, not “win spending war”
David Zaslav does not believe that the merged Warner Bros. Discovery needs to outspend rivals…
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Fremantle Australia places entertainment, reality & game shows under Eureka
Fremantle Australia is restructuring its operations to bring the development and production of all entertainment,…
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‘Love Island’ US moves from CBS to Peacock with two-season pick-up
The US version of ITV Studios dating format Love Island is moving from CBS to…
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‘Bleak’ ScreenSkills report highlights disability discrimination in UK animation
A staggering 74% of disabled animators in the UK industry believe that the sector discriminates…
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US broadcast giant Tegna agrees $5.4bn sale
US broadcaster Tegna has announced a $5.4bn deal to sell itself to a pair of…
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Saloon Media promotes Betty Orr to SVP & expands production team
Blue Ant Media-owned Canadian prodco Saloon Media has upped Betty Orr to SVP of production,…
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Viaplay takes DreamWorks Animation streaming rights in NBCU deal
NENT Group SVOD Viaplay has taken exclusive streaming rights for more than 400 episodes from kids…
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Roku Channel takes ABC Australia drama ‘The Newsreader’ for US debut
Roku has acquired Australian drama The Newsreader as a Roku Channel exclusive for its US…
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Discovery+ takes ‘Say Yes To The Dress’ to Dubai in first MENA spin-off
Discovery is launching Say Yes To The Dress: Dubai, the first Middle East-based spin-off of…
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Dandelooo appoints partner Marion Claret to head French animation studio Ooolala
French animation production and distribution company Dandelooo has appointed Marion Claret to head its animation…
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Exclusive: Shorts Int’l expands European FAST channels with LG deal
AMC Networks-backed Shorts International has struck a deal with LG to continue its European FAST…
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Mediawan & Laurent Zeitoun’s Good Hero forge co-pro & development partnership
European media group Mediawan and Death Of Stalin producer Laurent Zeitoun and Gregory Ouanhon’s creative studio…
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Former Southern Star boss Neil Balvanes dies, aged 77
Neil Balnaves, the Australian philanthropist and former Southern Star Group boss has died in a…