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Richard Middleton
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Sky Studios names YouTube EMEA chief Cécile Frot-Coutaz as CEO
European media giant Sky has appointed the head of YouTube in EMEA and former Fremantle…
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Factual round-up: Arte & Canal+ among raft of TVF deals in France; Fremantle takes ‘Dreamland’ global
French nets buy TVF’s Negotiators Franco-German cultural channel Arte has secured rights to Venus: Death…
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Drama round-up: BBC, SBS join Sweden’s ‘Hunt For A Killer’; Rainmaker boards ‘Amy Winter’ adaptation; ‘The Phoenix’ rises in Israel
BBC, RTL join The Hunt For A Killer BBC Four in the UK is among broadcasters…
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TBI In Conversation: How Banijay is building its global format empire
Banijay’s global head of content development, James Townley, discusses streamers, pandemic protocols and the popularity…
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ViacomCBS bolsters Paramount+ originals with Kiefer Sutherland espionage drama
ViacomCBS-owned streamer Paramount+ has ordered an espionage drama that has Kiefer Sutherland (Designated Survivor) attached…
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BBC & Amazon’s Western drama ‘The English’ starts filming with Emily Blunt & Chaske Spencer
Mary Poppins Returns star Emily Blunt and The Twilight Saga’s Chaske Spencer have been confirmed…
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Exclusive: Newen’s int’l boss talks Kubik deal & Europe-wide strategy
Newen Group has followed up its deal for iZen Group in Spain by returning to…
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Newen buys into ‘La Zona’ prodco Kubik Films to extend Spanish buying spree
TF1-backed Newen has followed up its recent acquisition of iZen Group in Spain by taking…
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Netflix & Universal appoint IP acquisition execs as creative battle intensifies
Netflix and Universal Content Productions (UCP) have both made key appointments as the battle to…
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Wattpad to supercharge growth, as Korea’s Naver completes $600m deal
South Korean internet giant Naver is planning to supercharge storytelling platform Wattpad, after it completed…
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NBC remakes Spanish dark dramedy ‘Señoras del (h)Ampa’
US broadcaster NBC has ordered a pilot for a local adaptation of Spanish dark comedy Señoras…
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China calls ‘Line Of Duty’ as sixth season goes global
Chinese streamer Pumpkin Film and Spain’s Movistar are among companies to have picked up rights…
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Fremantle hires Storyville’s Mandy Chang as global docs boss
Fremantle has hired Mandy Chang, head of the BBC’s famed factual strand Storyville, as its…
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TBI Weekly: Picking apart the AVOD-SVOD ecosystem
The week started with IMDb TV’s huge originals push and ended with stellar numbers for…
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Roku’s quarterly growth defies predictions, with 18 billion hours watched
Roku has increased its monthly active users (MAUs) by 35% in the first quarter of…
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All3’s Great Scott hires South Shore & Studio Ramsay alums
All3Media-backed Great Scott Media has hired two execs to lead its production and development teams,…
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France’s Arte preps ‘Raising Notre Dame’, as prodco ZED eyes pre-sales
Arte in France has ordered an ambitious three-part series that explores the huge challenges of…
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HBO Max brings Spanish graphic novel ‘García’ to life
HBO Max has greenlit a Spanish-language adaptation of graphic novel García, ahead of the streamer’s…
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TF1 in France & Austria’s ORF join Beta Film drama ‘Sisi’
France’s TF1 and Austria’s ORF have picked up Sisi, the upcoming drama for RTL Group…
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ITV2 spins Monkey’s ‘Celebrity Karaoke Club’ with drag version
ITV2 in the UK has ordered a spin-off version of NBCUniversal format Celebrity Karaoke Club…
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Italy’s Canale 5 orders Vanessa Incontrada drama from Banijay
Mediaset’s Canale 5 in Italy has ordered a four-part female-led detective drama set in Tuscany….
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Round-up: Israeli nets snag TVF shows; Stingray launches FAST channels; Parade sells 555 hours
Israeli nets snag TVF shows Israeli networks including YES Docu have picked up a raft…
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ViacomCBS International Studios & Fasten Films prep ‘Pastor’
ViacomCBS International Studios (VIS) has linked up with Barcelona-based Fasten Films to co-produce new drama…
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Rare TV appoints head of development & unveils first true crime order
Factual producer Rare TV has promoted Susannah Zeff to become its first head of UK…
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Warner Bros. hires Fremantle alum to lead production in France
Warner Bros. International Television Production (WBITVP) has appointed former Fremantle exec Bruno Henriquet to lead…
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Disney’s entertainment president Craig Hunegs steps down
Walt Disney Television’s entertainment president Craig Hunegs is stepping down, just five months after a…
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Sarah Doole makes first Red Productions hire with Hera Pictures exec
StudioCanal-owned UK producer Red Productions has hired Chloe Dunbar from Hera Pictures as its new…
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BritBox UK orders Simon Maxwell drama with Claire Foy starring
BritBox in the UK has ordered a new crime thriller starring The Crown’s Claire Foy….
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NATPE names new board members, incl HBO Max content chief Sarah Aubrey
The National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) has added a raft of execs to…
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ITVS’s Happy Prince hires BBC Studios Drama creative director
ITV Studios-owned drama label Happy Prince, founded by Dominic Treadwell-Collins, has hired BBC Studios Drama’s…