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Richard Middleton
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RTS appoints BBC Three’s Fiona Campbell as Northern Ireland chair
The UK’s Royal Television Society (RTS) has appointed Fiona Campbell, controller of BBC Three, to…
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Endemol Shine France’s head of int’l Malika Postansque to step down
Endemol Shine France exec Malika Postansque is to leave the company after almost two decades…
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UK’s Atomized Studios hires Sky, YouTube alum for broadcast push
UK-based Atomized Studios has hired former Sky commissioning editor and YouTube exec Marvyn Benoit as…
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ITV Studios rejigs EMEA sales & distribution by hiring Lionsgate exec
ITV Studios (ITVS) is rejigging its global sales operation by appointing Lionsgate exec Gisela Asimus…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Unpacking the $70bn+ online video ad market
Last week, we explored the huge potential of the global video advertising market, with revenues expected to…
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Deals round-up: Beyond engineers raft of sales; ZDF Enterprises gets Naked; Nippon TV & WBITVP expands ‘Mute it!’; Sony snags Beta series
Beyond engineers raft of sales Blue Ant Media in Canada, RTHK in Hong Kong, Discovery…
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Argonon expands with Hat Trick’s ex-head of factual for new indie Studio Leo
US- and UK-based production group Argonon is expanding its indie roster by launching a new…
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BBC Studioworks promotes Rebecca Williams to senior commercial manager
BBC Studioworks in the UK has promoted Rebecca Williams to become senior commercial manager at…
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BBC & PBS link for Greta Thunberg three-part climate docuseries
The BBC in the UK has unveiled a raft of new documentaries, including a three-parter…
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Disney+ ‘to surpass Netflix within five years’, with 300m subs predicted
A new report has made the bold prediction that Disney+ will surpass Netflix for global…
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News round-up: HBO Max extends ‘Search Party’; Cineflix claims Hoff quartet; Red Arrow snags ‘Stealing The Show’
HBO Max extends Search Party HBO Max has extended comedy series Search Party into a…
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TBI Kids: Unpacking animated co-productions & global potential
As Kidscreen gets underway, Helen Dugdale explores the rise in co-productions between Western and Eastern…
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Banijay’s ‘Lego Masters’ builds new versions in Denmark, Finland
Denmark’s TV2 and MTV3 in Finland have ordered local versions of Banijay-owned format Lego Masters. Banijay’s…
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Walter Presents strikes ZDFE deal to bolster Aussie streamer Stan’s offering
Drama streamer Walter Presents has picked up a raft of shows from Germany’s ZDF Enterprises…
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Entertainment One rejigs EMEA sales, with Dan Gopal departing
Hasbro-owned Entertainment One (eOne) has rejigged its sales team in Europe, the Middle East and…
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200 million in US ‘using free AVOD services each month’
Almost 200 million Americans are using AVOD services on a monthly basis, a new report…
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NBC reinvents ‘The Wheel’ for the US
US broadcaster NBC has ordered a local version of UK format The Wheel. The 10-part…
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HBO Max preps surfing docuseries from ‘Love Fraud’ prodco
US cablenet and streaming sibling HBO Max are preparing to launch a docuseries from the prodco…
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France’s ‘Mystery Duets’ snagged by ITVS for US, UK, Oz & Nordics
ITV Studios (ITVS) has picked up remake rights to French singing format Mystery Duets in…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Exploring the booming online video ad market
Revenues from the global video advertising market are expected to grow by more than 70% over the…
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Pluto TV launches in France with ‘iCarly’ & ‘Star Trek’ among offering
ViacomCBS’s ad-supported streaming service Pluto TV has launched in France, with shows including Star Trek…
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Disney TV Studios forms new ‘creative acquisitions’ unit for IP adaptations
Disney Television Studios has launched a ‘creative acquisitions’ division that will secure rights to books,…
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ViacomCBS strikes huge deal with ‘Yellowstone’s Taylor Sheridan to fuel Paramount+
ViacomCBS has struck a huge new deal with the co-creator of Yellowstone and ordered a spin-off…
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Germany’s Palatin invests in Frank’s Rocket Rights & Benmore’s Rights Booster
German firm Palatin Media has invested in David and Matthew Frank’s recently launched TV distribution firm…
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Saudi’s SBC orders reboot of Korean format ‘Drive Thru OKE’ with NBCU
Dubai-based producer Ogmented has struck a deal to produce a local version of NBCUniversal Formats-owned…
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Banijay rejigs NL Film execs after Kaja Wolffers moves to Amazon Prime
Banijay’s Dutch production outfit NL Film has appointed a new senior management team, following creative…
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Endemol Shine Boomdog preps Bear Grylls for Lat Am ‘Into The Wild’
Endemol Shine North America (ESNA)’s Mexico-based production firm Endemol Shine Boomdog is developing a Latin…
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Sky Studios promotes Jupiter execs in bid to ‘turbocharge’ US operations
Comcast-owned Sky Studios has brought its various US production entities under the control of Jupiter…
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CBC unveils comedy & drama chiefs for new-look scripted division
Canadian broadcaster CBC has hired two new execs and promoted two others to the key…
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Jonathan & Simon Chinn’s Lightbox exits C4’s Indie Growth Fund
Simon and Jonathan Chinn’s London and LA-based production company Lightbox is to exit Channel 4’s…