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Richard Middleton
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Round-up: ITVS preps ‘The Chase: Sidemen Edition’; Chaiflicks expands docuseries; S4C & Little Dot extend YouTube push
ITV Studios strikes Sidemen deal ITV Studios quizshow The Chase is set to launch a…
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LA-based talent firm A3 Artists Agency to shut down
LA-based talent firm A3 Artists Agency is closing down, just months after selling off a…
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BBC Studios hires ViacomCBS alum Bartosz Witak to lead CEE operations
BBC Studios has hired former Paramount/ViacomCBS exec Bartosz Witak as General Manager for the Central…
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Sky Studios hires Boffola Pictures’ head of development Emily Allen as commissioner
Sky Studios has hired Boffola Pictures’ head of development Emily Allen as a commissioning executive…
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TBI Weekly: How three deals underline opportunity in a turbulent market
It has been a busy week of news over the past seven days, from the…
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Lionsgate’s TV production revenues fall by 59% as US strikes impact studio
Lionsgate has felt the impact of the US strikes in its Q3 results, with television…
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Fremantle’s former FAST exec Valerio Motti lands at Zixi as MD of Europe
Fremantle’s former VP of FAST channels, Valerio Motti, has joined video delivery company Zixi. Motti…
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Endeavor’s Asylum Entertainment buys into Ian Lamarra’s Soho Studios
Endeavor-owned Asylum Entertainment Group has made an undisclosed investment in Ian Lamarra’s Soho Studios Entertainment…
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Canada’s Bell Media cuts jobs & TV output blaming ‘unsupportive’ government
Bell Canada Enterprises (BCE) is slashing almost 10% of its workforce, with TV output and…
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BBC Studios Productions CEO Ralph Lee to step down after six years
BBC Studios Productions’ CEO, Ralph Lee, is leaving the BBC’s commercial arm in April after…
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Sky restructures Sky Studios & Content teams under Cécile Frot-Coutaz
Sky is overhauling its Sky Content and Sky Studios teams in the UK under a…
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Disney cuts streaming losses, reveals $1.5bn investment in ‘Fortnite’ maker Epic Games
Disney shares have soared 7% after it revealed a $1.5bn investment in Fortnite maker Epic…
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US-based 3 Ball Productions lands Fly on the Wall exec Patrick Agans as president
US-based 3 Ball Productions has hired veteran Fly on the Wall Entertainment exec Patrick Agans…
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‘Mary & George’ prodco Hera Pictures hires Mammoth Screen & Channel 4 execs
Mary & George producer Hera Pictures is bolstering its senior ranks with the hires of…
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Fremantle buys Beach House Pictures from Blue Ant Media
Fremantle has taken a majority stake in Beach House Pictures after buying the company from…
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AMC Networks reboots horror anthology ‘The Terror’ after five-year hiatus
AMC Networks is returning to its horror anthology series, The Terror, after a five-year hiatus….
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Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery & Fox join forces to launch US sports streamer
Disney’s ESPN, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) and Fox have joined forces to launch a new…
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Globo names streaming & international chief to replace veteran Erick Brêtas
Brazilian media giant Globo is restructuring its streaming and international operations with the appointment of…
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Paramount rejigs in UK with Sarah Rose named president of C5
Paramount Global’s Sarah Rose has been promoted to become president of Channel 5 in the…
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Federation, Ananey & Benoît Bringer prep doc exploring 7 October attack on Israel
Investigative journalist Benoît Bringer (The Rise Of Wagner) has joined Federation Studios and Ananey Studios…
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Arrested Industries & Helena Spring to adapt ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ star’s memoir
Anthony Kimble’s Arrested Industries has partnered with Helena Spring Films to create a film based…
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Cineflix Rights expands FAST in US with Real Disaster Channel on Pluto TV
Cineflix Rights has partnered with Pluto TV to launch a new free, ad-supported streaming TV…
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Apple TV+ reveals 2024 slate details with ‘Franklin’ among trio for ITV Studios
Apple TV+ has confirmed dates for a raft of new shows, ranging from ITV Studios…
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Netflix unveils Korean slate with 31 new & returning shows for 2024
Netflix is looking to secure its popularity among fans of Korean content with more than…
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UK’s BBC hires Channel 4 commissioner Cal Turner & promotes RDF alum Jasmyn McGuile
The BBC has hired Channel 4 exec Cal Turner as a commissioning editor across its…
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Banijay closes UK’s RDF Television after three decades of operation
Banijay-owned UK production firm RDF is to close its doors after more than three decades…
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Vice Studios & Blue Ant alum Vanessa Case joins Pluto & Paramount+ in Canada
Vanessa Case, the former Vice Studios and Blue Ant Studios exec, has joined Paramount+ and…
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Canada’s Crave orders first adult animation with Thunderbird’s Atomic Cartoons
Bell Media’s Canadian streamer Crave is moving into adult animation with a new 10-parter from…
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Paramount’s Channel 5 orders royal residence docs with Silverlining attached to sell
Paramount-owned broadcaster Channel 5 has ordered two 90-minute docs that will explore Britain’s leading royal…
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Newen Studios buys ‘Gryphon’ prodco Dog Haus & consolidates operations in Germany
France’s Newen Studios is expanding its activities in Germany by acquiring a majority stake in…