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Richard Middleton
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Univision unveils global streamer plans & hires Netflix exec to lead expansion
US-based Spanish-language broadcaster Univision has revealed plans to launch a global streaming service and has hired…
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Round-up: ‘Moominvalley’s Gutsy snags $6m from Rovio; ‘Undercover Boss’ returns in UK; Discovery+ investigates Hillsong scandal
Moominvalley’s Gutsy snags $6m from Angry Birds firm Moominvalley prodco Gutsy Animations has secured €5m ($6m)…
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‘Yellowstone Supervolcano’ prodco Wildflame names creative director
Yellowstone Supervolcano producer Wildflame Productions has promoted Llinos Griffin-Williams to become its creative director as part…
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France TV joins Federation & So Press on MH370 docuseries
France Télévisions has linked up with French prodcos Federation Entertainment and So In Love on…
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UK’s Particle 6 hires A+E, Disney alum for US expansion
UK-based Particle 6 Productions has appointed former A+E Networks exec Raj Kalra to a newly…
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Lookout Point duo & BBCS alum Helen Jackson launch Endeavor-backed prodco
Damian Keogh is departing as MD of UK prodco Lookout Point to launch a new Endeavor…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: What can we learn from pay-TV’s slight decline?
Pay-TV subscriptions declined in 2020, but the extent of the fall might raise eyebrows given…
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Sky Studios rejigs factual with new remit for Barnaby Shingleton
Sky Studios has appointed Barnaby Shingleton to become director of factual, with a new remit that includes…
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UK’s Ofcom ‘to regulate streamers’ incl Netflix, Amazon & Disney+
UK media regulator Ofcom is set to bring Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+ and other streaming services under…
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Love Nature, PBS & Sky join for ‘Osprey’ special
Blue Ant Media’s Love Nature, PBS in the US and Sky Nature in the UK…
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Asacha Media buys ‘Sanditon’ prodco Red Planet Pictures
Sanditon and Death In Paradise producer Red Planet Pictures has been acquired by European outfit…
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Disney+ fires up African animation with ‘Kizazi Moto’
Disney+ has unveiled two new animated projects from Africa, including a 10-part series that explores…
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CuriosityStream orders Blue Ant & Jupiter docuseries
Factual streamer CuriosityStream has ordered a 20-part docuseries that explores numerical facts linked with major…
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Starz original programming president Christina Davis departs
US cablenet Starz’s president of original programming Christina Davis is stepping down from her position,…
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TBI Weekly: How Roku growth is expanding opportunity
AVOD operator Roku this week ordered a second season of scripted series Die Hart, marking…
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HBO Max expands reality dating with ‘FBoy Island’
HBO Max has ordered a 10-part reality dating series hosted by comedian and actress Nikki…
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BBC Studios hires BBC commissioner for history & arts docs
BBC Studios Productions has appointed former commissioner Abigail Priddle as creative director for the history…
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News round-up: Sky, Yes TV buy ‘Cured’; Walter Presents strikes deal with NTV; BBC expands Mary Berry’s cooking
Sky, Yes buy Cured from Drive Sky in the UK and Italy has picked up rights…
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NBCU’s Peacock orders ‘Ted’ remake, based on movie franchise
NBCUniversal (NBCU)’s streamer Peacock has made a straight-to-series order for a TV show based on…
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Carbon Trust explores CO2 footprint of streaming
One hour of streaming video has a carbon footprint equivalent to boiling an average kettle…
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Locksmith names C4 & Illumination alum as CEO, as Sarah Smith steps down
Liz Murdoch-backed Locksmith Animation has rejigged its senior team, with Natalie Fischer appointed as CEO…
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India’s Voot & Germany’s Deutsche Welle join up for ‘Her’
Indian AVOD streamer Voot has linked up with German-based international broadcaster Deutsche Welle on a…
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Amazon, HBO Max & Waave among ‘Conversations With Friends’ deals
Amazon, HBO Max, Lionsgate Play and Waave are among a slew of companies to have pre-bought…
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Indian streamer Zee5 to roll out in US
Indian streamer Zee5 is to launch in the US later this month, offering more than…
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All3Media acquires NENT Studios UK
All3Media has acquired NENT Studios’ UK distribution business – formerly known as DRG – from…
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UK’s Virgin Media outlines huge OTT shift during pandemic
The chief TV and entertainment officer at UK operator Virgin Media O2 has said that the country…
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Formats round-up: NBCU snags Quebec comedy rights; Canada’s Global returns to ‘Big Brother’
NBCU snags Quebec comedy rights NBCUniversal Formats has acquired remake rights in the Middle East,…
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RTÉ & Acorn TV unveil diamond thriller with Canadian & Belgian partners
Irish pubcaster RTÉ has again linked up with AMC Networks-owned streamer Acorn TV, this time on…
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Disney’s Hulu expands home renovation with Red Arrow deal
Disney-owned streamer Hulu has struck a far-reaching deal with Red Arrow Studios International (RASI) that…
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Sky expands docs with Minnow Films, BBCS & RAW commissions
UK-based pay TV operator Sky has commissioned five new shows for its documentary-focused channel, including a three-parter about…