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TBI Weekly: Why 2024 could look rather like 2014 as streamers hunker down
It’s almost a decade since Amazon Prime Video struck a pact with the BBC that…
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Netflix lands BMG & Pulse Films doc ‘Lewis Capaldi: How I’m Feeling Now’
Netflix has picked up rights to a documentary that follows musician Lewis Capaldi as he…
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Amazon extends revival trend to save JJ Abrams’ ‘Batman: Caped Crusader’ after HBO Max cancellation
Amazon has saved another show, this time landing former J. J. Abrams’ Batman: Caped Crusader,…
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Philippines’ ABS-CBN spins off local hit ‘The Bagman’ as int’l coproduction
Philippines-based broadcaster ABS-CBN has unveiled its latest drama coproduction, which is a spin-off from the…
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UK’s ITV to close kids channel CITV as ITVX takes centre stage
UK broadcaster ITV is to shut down its kids-focused linear network CITV later this year…
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News round-up: STV Studios snags ‘Good Girls Die Last’ rights; Armoza preps ‘Bingo’ for MIPTV; Blue Ant launches pet-focused FAST channel
STV Studios snags Good Girls Die Last rights Elizabeth Is Missing producer STV Studios has…
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Paramount CEO dismisses $3bn Showtime bid, says ‘no sense in selling anywhere near that price’
Paramount turned down a bid of around $3bn for Showtime because it would not have…
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Germany’s ZDF lands Shine TV’s UK literacy format ‘The Write Offs’
ZDF in Germanuy has ordered a local version of UK literacy format, The Write Offs….
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Opinion: How to engage with advertisers & why unbranded shows are about to boom
Former Story Lab exec & brand-funded programming expert Luci Sanan tells TBI why advertisers and…
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Banijay hires Netflix & BBCS alum Chris Sussman as part of $60m Growth Fund push
Former Netflix and BBC Studios (BBCS) exec Chris Sussman has struck a first-look deal to…