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Richard Middleton
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HBO Europe alums launch Bucharest-based EastWest Prods
Former HBO Europe execs Wayne Henry and Alina David have launched a new Romanian-based production…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: What Disney+ Hotstar’s Indonesia success tells us about global streaming
Disney+ Hotstar has stormed into Indonesia with incredible success since launching last year, while other…
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DR’s drama director Christian Rank departs amid “deadlock”
Danish pubcaster DR is revamping its scripted division, with current drama chief Christian Rank stepping…
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Round up: Blue Ant’s HauntTV lands on Roku; Vuulr hits 2k hours in Q3; Prime snags cinema docs
Blue Ant’s HauntTV lands on Roku Canada’s Blue Ant Media has launched its FAST (free…
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Show of the Week: Showtrial
Showtrial comes from World Productions, the UK firm behind hit drama Bodyguard, and explores the…
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Nippon TV unveils new business & scripted formats
Dragons’ Den creators Nippon TV has unveiled two new formats for the international market, with…
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Arrested Industries & Merzigo snag 3,000 hours from Spain’s RTVE
Anthony Kimble and Merrily Ross’s firm Arrested Industries and Turkish aggregator Merzigo have struck a…
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Netflix & ‘Unorthodox’ creator Anna Winger strike pact & reveal projects
Netflix has struck a multi-year partnership with Anna Winger and her production company Airlift Productions,…
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TBI Weekly: What attending a post-Covid event feels like
NEM Dubrovnik offered another indicator that the face-to-face events circuit is beginning to spark back…
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Round-up: Keshet 12 orders more ‘Dessert’; UKTV’s Drama snags Father Brown spin-off
Keshet 12 orders more Dessert Israeli network Keshet 12 has re-commissioned The Perfect Dessert for…
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Exclusive: Russian giant Star outlines originals & library play for Lava
Russia’s Star Media is to produce original dramas for its soon-to-launch global streamer Lava, while…
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Vice looks to serve ‘global identity’ as youth audience expands
Vice Media is looking to serve a “global identity” as it ramps up local programming…
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English-language drama replaced by local originals as demand ramps up
English-language drama is increasingly being replaced by local-language scripted series as demand for domestic content…
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BFI’s London Film Festival reveals first full series agenda
The BFI’s London Film Festival (LFF) has revealed its first full series programme for the…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Diving into Asia & Oceania’s streaming potential
Pay-TV is stagnating in Asia and growth has already largely come to a halt in…
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CJ ENM’s ‘I Can See Your Voice’ sells into five European countries
Five deals have been struck across Europe for local versions of hit South Korean music…
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BBCS names Jonny Keeling to replace Julian Hector as head of NHU
BBC Studios (BBCS) Productions has appointed Jonny Keeling as the next head of its renowned…
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Russia’s Star Media launches global streaming service Lava
Russian production company Star Media has unveiled new streaming service Lava, which promises to offer…
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Lat Am SVOD market ‘to add 50 million subs by 2026’
The Latin American SVOD market will add more than 50 million paying subscribers over the…
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Asacha Media’s Picomedia & Banijay’s WeiT unveil Italian-Russian drama ‘Kurgan’
Asacha Media Group (AMG)’s Picomedia in Italy and Banijay’s WeiT Media in Russia have joined…
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TBI Show of the Week: The Winemaker
The Winemaker is a thrilling tale involving a murderous plot and the Mafia, all set…
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TBI Weekly: What we learned from SeriesMania in Lille
SeriesMania in France wrapped yesterday following a three-day Forum that welcomed drama professionals from across…
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RTL Deutschland names co-CEOs as Bernd Reichart takes new role
RTL Group has named Matthias Dang and Stephan Schäfer as the new become Co-CEOs of…
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SBS in Oz buys Norwegian-German terrorist drama ‘Furia’
Australian public broadcaster SBS has become the first company to strike a pre-sale deal for…
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Jim Allen to step down as MD at Banijay’s RDF Television
Jim Allen, MD at RDF Television, is stepping down from the business after 12 years…
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John de Mol’s Talpa strikes exclusive format deal with Eureka in Oz
Marble Mania creator Talpa has linked up with Holey Moley firm Eureka Productions to expand…
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Sony Pictures Television distribution veteran John Weiser exits
Veteran Sony Pictures Television (SPT) exec John Weiser is stepping down after more than 30…
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ITV’s Asif Zubairy steps down as entertainment commissioner
ITV entertainment commissioner Asif Zubairy has left the UK commercial broadcaster. Zubairy joined ITV in…
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Nutopia hires Nat Geo alum Geoff Daniels for unscripted entertainment
Welcome To Earth producer Nutopia has hired former Nat Geo EVP Geoff Daniels to a…
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News round-up: Passion sells crime in Oz/NZ; ‘I’m A Celebrity…’ lands in Finland; ScreenSkills launches animation scheme
Passion sells crime in Oz, NZ Nine Network in Australia is among a number of…