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Richard Middleton
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Relationships, resilience & rebates in Western Australia
Briege Whitehead, founder of Australian producer White Spark Pictures, tells TBI how the past year…
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‘Say Yes To The Dress’ prodco Half Yard’s CEO steps down, Hoogstra upped
Say Yes To The Dress producer Half Yard Productions has appointed Dirk Hoogstra as its CEO, with…
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WarnerMedia reveals HBO Max global plans, as streamer gains studio’s movie slate
WarnerMedia will roll out HBO Max into Europe and Latin America during the second half…
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‘Witless’ prodco Objective Media appoints first head of comedy
All3Media-owned Objective Fiction has appointed GameFace and Witless producer Charlotte Lewis as its first head…
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Discovery+ will rival Netflix & Disney+ globally, says CEO David Zaslav
Discovery CEO David Zaslav says new streamer Discovery+ will rival Disney+ and Netflix’s global dominance…
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All3 buys ‘Our Planet’ & ‘Perfect Planet’ producer Silverback Films
All3Media has acquired blue chip natural history producer Silverback Films, the UK-based firm behind The…
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Round-up: Lifetime, E4 welcome ‘Married At First Sight Oz’; Pasiones preps Globo’s ‘Total Dreamer’; Sky Pick orders ‘Paranormal’ special
Lifetime, E4 get Married At First Sight Australia UK channel E4 and Lifetime in the…
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Lionsgate’s streamer Pantaya partners with ‘Falco’ prodco Dynamo & Sony for cannabis thriller
Lionsgate-backed Spanish-language streamer Pantaya has linked up with the producer behind Amazon’s Falco for a…
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Discovery unveils SVOD/AVOD global streamer, with 1,000 hours of originals
Discovery has unveiled its global streaming service Discovery+, which will offer more than 1,000 hours…
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Italy’s Rai 1 remakes TV3 Catalunya format ‘Merlí’ with Banijay
Italy’s Rai 1 has commissioned a local remake of TV3 Catalunya’s scripted format Merlí, with Alessandro D’Alatri attached…
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ATF: Cineflix Rights deals; SPI acquires Earth Touch docs; Network 10 buys All3’s Cube; APC sells Man in Room 301
Asian broadcasters claim Cineflix deals Broadcasters in Japan, South Korea and Hong Kong have struck…
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Netflix axes first African original ‘Queen Sono’ as cancellations continue
Netflix has cancelled its first African original series Queen Sono, despite previously extending the show…
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HBO Max strikes Charlize Theron TV deal, snags comedy series ‘The Middle’
HBO has struck a first-look deal with Hollywood A-lister Charlize Theron, while also continuing its…
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Short-form streamer Quibi formally shuttered as asset sell-off heats up
Short-form and short-lived streaming service Quibi has officially ceased operations just seven months after launching,…
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ATF round-up: Abacus sells into Asia; South Korea’s Watcha bags ‘Possession’; Blue Ant strikes crime deals
Nat Geo, Wowow among Abacus’s ATF deals National Geographic and Wowow Japan are among companies…
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UKTV hires ViacomCBS & C5 exec Andrea Amey to lead digital, Tom Davidson exits
BBC Studios-owned UKTV has hired Andrea Amey from ViacomCBS-owned UK broadcaster Channel 5 to lead…
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Discovery completes deal to buy New Zealand’s Mediaworks
Discovery has completed its deal to acquire a raft of free-to-air channels from New Zealand…
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BBCS Production sets 20% target for BAME, disability & low-income inclusion
BBC Studios (BBCS) has introduced a four-pronged strategy designed to improve diversity and inclusion…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Where next for pay-TV in a streaming future?
Fateha Begum, principle analyst at TBI sibling OMDIA, tells Richard Middleton about the key trends facing pay-TV…
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BBC Studioworks appoints BBCWW alum as commercial director
UK-based BBC Studioworks has appointed former BBC Worldwide (BBCWW) exec Jon Noakes as its commercial…
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Exclusive: YouTube unveils talent docs with ‘White Helmet’ prodco
YouTube has launched three new 20-minute documentaries exploring the lives of three of its creatives…
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Newen appoints NBCU & Sky Vision alum as EVP of distribution
French production group Newen has appointed former Sky Vision and NBCUniversal (NBCU) exec Leona Connell…
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TBI Weekly: Six lessons from six months of HBO Max
Today marks six months to the day since WarnerMedia’s US SVOD service HBO Max launched…
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China’s Alibaba & Tencent ‘held talks’ to acquire rival iQiyi, report claims
Chinese online giants Alibaba and Tencent have both held separate talks with Baidu over…
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How do you Zoom? What your virtual background says about you
TBI’s favourite corporate wellness coach Tracy Forysth discusses Zoom calls, contrasting colours and visually interesting…
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News round-up: China extends ‘Got Talent’; Daro launches AVOD streamer; Drive takes ‘Shared Planet’; Hits enters India
China’s Got Talent extended Fremantle and Syco Entertainment have revealed a seventh season of China’s…
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Amazon Prime, Endemol Shine France prep remake of Japanese comedy format
Amazon Prime Video is working with Endemol Shine France to produce a new version of…
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Germany’s Leonine hires former Red Arrow Studios creative chief Nina Etspueler
Private equity-backed German studio Leonine has hired Red Arrow Studios’ former group creative director Nina…
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Netflix settles ‘Black Mirror’ lawsuit over interactive ‘Bandersnatch’ episode
Netflix has settled a long-running lawsuit over an Emmy-winning interactive episode from its Black Mirror…
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Studio Lambert’s Tania Alexander leaves ‘Gogglebox’ prodco
Studio Lambert’s Tania Alexander, who oversees the All3Media-owned prodco’s UK hit series Gogglebox, is leaving…