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Richard Middleton
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HBO Max orders Sofia Helin-starring Swedish sex comedy
HBO Max has ordered a new Swedish comedy starring The Bridge’s Sofia Helin from Fremantle-backed Miso…
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Studiocanal taps Antonio Banderas for ‘Monster Of Florence’
France’s Studiocanal is remaking bestselling novel The Monster Of Florence, with Antonio Banderas set to…
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YouTube TV launches 4K viewing & offline downloads
YouTube TV, the cord-cutting OTT service from Google’s video platform of the same name, has…
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John de Mol’s Talpa strikes format JV with France’s Satisfaction
John de Mol’s prodco Talpa has struck a deal that hands exclusive rights to produce…
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NATPE Budapest cancelled until 2022 as Delta variant hits plans
The National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) has cancelled its Budapest-based event until 2022,…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Inspecting streamers surging spending
Streamers spent more than $220bn on producing and licensing shows during 2020, up more than…
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BBCS rejigs Docs Unit as Amy Flanagan steps down
BBC Studios (BBCS) Factual Productions has appointed Alan Holland to lead its Documentary Unit, replacing…
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WarnerMedia bolsters kids by hiring Disney, Playmobil execs
WarnerMedia has appointed former Disney and Playmobil execs to its recently formed kids team in…
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NBC cancels ‘Good Girls’ as potential Netflix deal scuppered
US broadcaster NBC has cancelled Christina Hendricks-starring drama Good Girls after moves to save the…
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CBS comedy head Julie Pernworth exits after two decades
CBS’s head of comedy development Julie Pernworth is stepping down after more than two decades with…
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AMCNI extends channels pact with M7 in CEE
Luxembourg-based M7 Group has struck a multi-year extension to its distribution deal with AMC Networks…
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Fremantle-owner RTL Group sells Belgian arm for $300m
European broadcaster RTL Group has sold its Belgian division, including three channels and streamer RTL…
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TBI Weekly: Navigating the changing world of buyers
Streamers dominate the headlines with big budget originals, but delve deeper and it’s spending on acquisitions that has…
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Spain’s Movistar+ restructures as entertainment director exits
Cristina Burzako, the recently appointed CEO of Telefónica-owned pay TV operator Movistar+, has restructured the…
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Round-up: ITV America & Blumhouse TV set unscripted pact; Small World steers ‘My Perfect Supercar’; Kanal D’s ‘Hekimoglu’ travels
ITV America & Blumhouse TV set unscripted pact US-based Blumhouse Television has struck a multi-year,…
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Fremantle appoints C4, BBC Studios alum to lead UK talent
Fremantle has hired Victoria Roye from UK broadcaster Channel 4 as head of its talent division….
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TikTok & Fox’s Tubi link up for millennial reunion show
Fox-owned AVOD streamer Tubi has linked ups with TikTok on a live ‘reunion special’ trivia…
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Exclusive: CuriosityStream snags raft of shows from Insight TV
US-based factual outfit CuriosityStream has picked up more than 80 hours of programming from millennial-focused…
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Apple TV+ orders first Anglo-French drama from ‘Spiral’ scribe
Apple TV+ has expanded its European originals with its first Anglo-French drama, which has been…
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A+E buys into Newen’s Canadian prodco Reel One
A+E Networks has taken a 35% stake in Reel One Entertainment, the Canadian producer-distributor owned by…
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France to force streamers to allocate 20-25% revenue to EU & local content
Streamers such as Netflix, Amazon and Disney+ will be forced to allocate between 20-25% of…
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NBCU owner Comcast eyes ViacomCBS or Roku deal, according to report
NBCUniversal (NBCU) owner Comcast is exploring a potential tie-up with US-based media giant rival ViacomCBS…
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Streamers surge with more than 700 US, UK & EU services launched since 2017
The number of VOD services launched in the US, UK and EU territories has increased…
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Entertainment One rejigs scripted with hire of Fox, A&E alum
Hasbro-owned Entertainment One (eOne) has rejigged its scripted division by hiring Fox drama exec Gabriel…
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ViacomCBS names MTV exec to lead Paramount+ and Pluto TV’s global content plans
ViacomCBS has appointed Tanya Giles, general manager of MTV Entertainment Group, to a new role…
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Warner TV unveils first French original with fantasy comedy
Warner TV in France has partnered with Mediawan Group’s Making Prod for its first original…
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Arab-language broadcaster Makan preps Armoza’s ‘Who’s Asking?’
Arab-language public broadcaster Makan has ordered a local version of Armoza Formats show Who’s Asking?….
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Netflix, Amazon & Disney+ face UK regulation as gov’t addresses ‘blatant disparity’
The UK government has confirmed it will explore tighter regulation on streamers such as Netflix,…
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Shahid VIP, BBC prep Carlos Ghosn doc from MBC Studios & France’s Alef One
Middle East streamer Shahid VIP and the BBC have picked up rights to an upcoming…
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Indian SVOD Zee5 launches in US, Canada & details 200+ originals
South Asian streamer Zee5 has unveiled an array of original shows for its service, which…