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Richard Middleton
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TBI Weekly: All eyes on the buyers
We might only be in early February but it already feels as if 2024 will…
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Stuart Ford’s AGC Television to adapt ‘Hook’s Daughter: The Pirate Princess Chronicles’
Stuart Ford’s AGC Television is adapting R.V. Bowman’s Hook’s Daughter book series for TV. The…
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NBC orders pilot for ‘Suits: LA’ following legal drama’s Netflix success
NBC has made a pilot order for Suits: LA, the spin-off from the resurgent legal…
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UK’s high-end TV spending dives 41% as BFI data reveals impact of US strikes
Spending on high-end television production (HETV) in the UK dived 41% last year, with inward…
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Paramount’s Chilevisión returns to ‘Got Talent’ after eight years
Paramount-owned Chilevisión has ordered a local version of Got Talent, two years after the latest…
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Reliance, Murdoch & Paramount-backed Viacom18 strike deal for Disney in India
Viacom18, the Indian firm backed by Reliance Industries, Paramount Global and James Murdoch’s Bodhi Tree…
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Warner Bros. Discovery reveals ‘three category’ approach for Max in Europe
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is to tailor its launch of streamer Max in Europe into…
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Endemol Shine Poland alums Ryszard Sibilski & Julia Oginska join Jake Vision
Endemol Shine Poland’s former MD Ryszard Sibilski and sales chief Julia Oginska have joined Jake…
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Hulu joins France TV, ZDF & Rai drama ‘The Kollective’, with A+E distributing
Hulu has picked up US rights to The Kollective, the upcoming thriller about the journalist…
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ITV Studios hires Mediaset España format chief to lead Iberian’s unscripted push
ITV Studios (ITVS) has hired the formats boss of Mediaset España to lead unscripted creative…
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Banijay’s Endemol France lands TF1 and Canal+ alum to oversee sports push
Endemol France has named Didier Lahaye to a new role overseeing its sports-related output. Lahaye…
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News round-up: ‘Fallen’ heads to US, France; SVT adapts ‘Scarab Flies’; Globo buys ‘Spinners’
Polar+, MHZ Choice buy ‘Fallen’ Polar+ in France and MHZ Choice are among buyers of…
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Mediaset España extends Turkish drama with Calinos series ‘Farah’
Mediaset España is expanding its Turkish drama offering with the acquisition of Farah. The show,…
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Sky to cut 1,000 jobs in UK & Ireland as engineers bear brunt of satellite decline
European media giant Sky is cutting 1,000 jobs in the UK and Ireland, as it…
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STV Studios takes majority stake in ‘Blue Lights’ producer Two Cities
Scotland’s STV Studios has increased its stake in Blue Lights and Patrick Melrose producer Two…
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Satisfaction Iberia makes first senior hires with David Llanes & Jordi Rosell
Satisfaction Iberia, the recently launched Spain-based prodco led by former Mediacrest executive director Daniel Domenjó,…
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Exclusive: Channel 4 cuts reflect broadcaster ‘being forced to evolve and fast’
Channel 4’s refocused strategy on streaming unveiled yesterday that includes more than 200 job losses…
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Spain’s Mediapro restructures with Laura Fernández Espeso set to replace Juan Ruiz de Gauna
Spanish giant Mediapro is restructuring its business and senior exec structure, with Laura Fernández Espeso…
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Canada’s Blink49 names eOne alum Tara Long as president of global unscripted
Former Entertainment One (eOne) exec Tara Long is linking up again with fellow eOne alum…
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UK’s Channel 4 cuts 18% staff, closes channels & makes ‘significant shift’ to ‘streaming-first’ content
Channel 4 in the UK is cutting 18% of its workforce and will close channels…
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UK’s Channel 4 poised to reveal cuts of more than 200 jobs this week
Channel 4 in the UK is poised to reveal cuts of more than 200 jobs…
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Netflix to visit Banijay’s ‘Temptation Island’ following five-season run on USA
Netflix has snagged US rights to Banijay format Temptation Island, following a five-season run on…
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Viacom18’s Colors adapts ‘November Rain’, marking first continuing drama for BBCS India
Viacom18’s Colors network in India has partnered with BBC Studios (BBCS) on a scripted romantic…
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Paramount’s Maria Kyriacou to exit amid shift away from international content
Paramount’s Maria Kyriacou is stepping down from the company after four years in the role,…
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Former Sky Vision exec Niki Page joins producer & AI specialist Deep Fusion Films
Producer and AI specialist Deep Fusion Films has hired former Sky Vision exec Niki Page…
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Lucy van Beek unveils Tailfeather Productions with Netflix & Apple TV+ commissions
Natural history filmmaker Lucy van Beek has launched a new prodco, with commissions from Netflix…
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Mediaset España & Chile’s Canal 13 buy Vix drama ‘Ellas Soy Yo’
Mediaset España and Canal 13 in Chile have picked up Ellas Soy Yo, the biographical…
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Fox’s streamer Tubi takes BBC’s ‘Boarders’ into North America & Lat Am
Fox’s AVOD streamer Tubi has taken exclusive rights in North America and Lat Am to…
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China’s Tencent & Coolabi Productions to develop ‘Warrior Cats’ animation
China’s Tencent Video has struck a deal with Coolabi Productions to develop the Warrior Cats…
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PBS, France TV, NHK, SBS & WELT set Easter Island doc with Blink Films
PBS’s Nova strand in the US is onboard a new documentary from UK factual indie…