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Richard Middleton
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BANFF unveils Master Class details & exclusive screenings
The Banff World Media Festival (BANFF) has unveiled further details of its Master Classes, featuring…
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Finland’s Rabbit Films CEO & creative director lead management buy-out
The CEO and creative director of Finnish production company Rabbit Films have led a partial management buy-out…
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AMC+, See-Saw & Warwick Thornton prep Australian drama ‘Firebite’
AMC Studios has greenlit a new Australia-based fantasy series for its streaming service AMC+, which…
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Canada’s CityTV returns to ‘Got Talent’ after decade hiatus
CityTV in Canada has ordered a second season of competition format Got Talent, almost a decade after…
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Roku extends first ‘original’ as ‘Die Hart’ enjoys ‘spectacular debut’
Free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) service The Roku Channel has ordered a second season of scripted…
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‘Broken Harts’ prodco Jupiter hire Anonymous alum, unveils projects
Broken Harts producer Jupiter Entertainment has hired a former Anonymous Content exec and revealed details…
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Indian AVOD streamer Voot preps Australian road trip drama
Indian streamer Voot is preparing to launch an Australia-based six-part drama as its latest original series. Khwabon…
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UK’s C4 invests in Apple TV+ prodco Paper Entertainment
Channel 4’s Indie Growth Fund has taken a minority stake in Julien Leroux’s Paper Entertainment….
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Why Amazon expanded streaming in India
Kia Ling Teoh, senior analyst for TV, video & advertising at research powerhouse Omdia, explores…
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Hal Vogel & Ringside launch new firm Slate, as Daybreak co-founders exit
Daybreak Pictures co-founders David Aukin and Hal Vogel are leaving the Tinopolis-owned UK producer, with…
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‘Outback Truckers’ firm Prospero rejigs team as Punchard exits
Outback Truckers outfit Prospero Productions has rejigged its senior management team, with Julia Redwood now sole owner…
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C5 expands diversity-focused Indie Initiative with ‘Posh Sleepover’ & ‘Greatest Toys’ orders
ViacomCBS-owned Channel 5 has unveiled two commissions to have come out of its diverse led…
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Federation raises $60m to fuel int’l expansion & acquisitions
In Treatment producer Federation Entertainment has secured a €50m ($60m) investment to fuel its international expansion, with potential…
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TBI Weekly: How Korea’s wave is changing course
South Korean producers and broadcasters make regular appearances in TBI news but recent deals suggest the…
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Germany’s Tellux, Italy’s Indiana & UK’s Born Wild link with Eccho on mockumentary
CJ ENM-owned Eccho Rights has linked up with German producers Tellux Film, Indiana Production in…
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Hulu serves up more food with All3’s ‘Baker’s Dozen’ competition format
Disney-owned streamer Hulu has ordered another food-related show, this time a baking competition format from All3Media-owned Bright Spot…
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WarnerMedia’s president of France, Benelux & Germany to step down
WarnerMedia’s president of France, Benelux, Germany, Austria and Switzerland Iris Knobloch is stepping down, after…
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Aussie streamer Stan names SBS exec as director of programming
Australian streamer Stan has hired the channel manager from domestic pubcaster SBS to oversee its…
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ABC Signature names CJENM exec to work on drama development
Disney-owned production division ABC Signature has hired an exec from South Korea’s CJENM to work…
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Portugal’s RTP1 returns to MasterChef as Oz welcomes celeb spin-off
Portugal’s RTP1 and Network 10 in Australia have ordered new seasons from the Masterchef franchise….
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ITVS & BBCS strike drama adaptation pact in India
ITV Studios (ITVS) has agreed a deal that will see UK rival BBC Studios (BBCS)…
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Exclusive: BBC Studios to miss MIPCOM for second year
Green Planet distributor BBC Studios (BBCS) will have no physical presence at MIPCOM in October for…
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Round-up: Sony Pictures alum starts prodco; TF1 returns to ‘Good Singers’; Abacus adds Beatles doc
Sony Pictures alum starts prodco Former Sony Pictures International Productions executive Luke Scrase has launched…
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ProSiebenSat.1 has ‘open mind’ to merger as Mediaset looks to ‘engage’
German media giant ProSiebenSat.1 would be open to a merger, CEO Rainer Beaujean has told…
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Basque streamer Euskaltel launched by broadcaster EITB & regional telco
Regional Spanish cable operator Euskaltel has teamed up with Basque Country broadcast group Euskal Irrati…
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Saudi’s Shahid VIP expands drama push with sci-fi show ‘Hell’s Gate’
Saudi Arabian streamer Shahid VIP is expanding its big budget drama offering with a new…
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Paramount+ takes MTV’s ‘Shore’ franchise to Rio de Janeiro
ViacomCBS-owned streamer Paramount+ has ordered a new iteration of its Shore franchise, this time set…
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TBI Weekly: What drove Amazon’s acquisition of MGM?
Another week, another billion dollar deal – but what drove retail giant Amazon to buy…
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Round up: Hollywood welcomes ‘Line Of Duty’; Silverlining unveils ‘World’s Most Beautiful Landscapes’; Smithsonian goes ‘Searching For Secrets’
Hollywood welcomes Line Of Duty Canadian broadcaster Hollywood Suite has picked up exclusive broadcast rights…
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Amazon expands Italian scripted push with mafia & YA series
Amazon has commissioned a dark mafia comedy for its Prime Video service in Italy, along…