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Richard Middleton
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Global SVOD subscriptions soar by 28% in 2019, research suggests
Global SVOD subscriptions grew by more than a quarter in 2019, a year with a…
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Disney+ content chief exits to lead Condé Nast Entertainment
Disney+ SVP of content Agnes Chu is leaving the recently launched streamer to take up…
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Netflix to end ratings hit ‘La Casa De Papel’ after fifth season
Netflix is bringing the curtain down on Spanish-language ratings juggernaut La Casa De Papel (Money…
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TBI Weekly: What next for the novel adaptation boom?
With drama producers around the world being forced to put filming on hiatus, development has…
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Comcast results reveal Sky revenue dip, while Peacock hits 10 million subs
Sky managed to retain almost all of its customers through the coronavirus pandemic, but still…
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ITV unveils fall schedule with UK adventure format & expanded ‘Cube’
UK commercial broadcaster ITV is preparing a UK-based adventure format and a variety of studio-based…
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MIPCOM 2020 ‘will not have stands’ amid Palais des Festivals revamp
MIPCOM 2020 will not have exhibition stands in or around the Palais des Festivals, while…
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Weather Channel hands survivalist order to Canadian prodco BGM
US-based cabler The Weather Channel has ordered a survivalist show from Canadian producer BGM, which…
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AMC Networks Entertainment chief Sarah Barnett to step down
AMC Networks Entertainment Group president Sarah Barnett is stepping down from her role at the…
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AMC’s Acorn TV orders Cannes drama from Patrick Nebout’s Dramacorp
AMC Networks’ streamer Acorn TV has ordered a romantic drama set in the French city…
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Sinking Ship names Ayesha Girgla to head distribution
Toronto-based prodco Sinking Ship Entertainment has appointed Ayesha Girgla as its new distribution manager. Girgla…
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HBO Max exec Michael Quigley tapped for NATPE Streaming Plus keynote
HBO Max’s EVP of acquisitions Michael Quigley has been announced as the opening keynote speaker…
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Deals round-up: Blue Ant adds ITN shows; Vuulr cooks with Gusto; BBC picks up ‘Berlin 1945’
Blue Ant signs 30 hours of factual ITN content Blue Ant International has added more…
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Mexico’s TV Azteca remakes Banijay gameshow format ‘Don’t’
TV Azteca in Mexico has ordered a local version of Banijay’s gameshow format Don’t. The…
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Netflix invests in ‘Black Mirror’ duo’s prodco Broke and Bones
Netflix has struck a deal to invest in the recently launched prodco from Black Mirror…
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Chinese streamer iQiyi unveils international expansion plans
Chinese streamer iQiyi has revealed its plans for international expansion following the 2019 worldwide roll-out…
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Submarine preps Matt Haig’s sci-fi novel ‘Echo Boy’ for adaptation
LA- and Amsterdam-based production company Submarine has optioned rights to author Matt Haig’s sci-fi novel…
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Beyond Rights expands slate with UK, Italian & Mexican producer deals
UK- and Australia-based distributor Beyond Rights has added more than 35 hours of factual content…
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ViacomCBS hires Channel 4’s consumer & strategy chief Sarah Rose as COO
ViacomCBS Networks UK has hired one of the execs behind UK broadcaster Channel 4’s streaming…
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eOne joins A+E in dropping physical presence from MIPCOM
Canada-based multinational Entertainment One (eOne) has become the latest company to pull out of attending…
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Universal and AMC settle feud; agree to shorten home release schedule
US film studio Universal Pictures and cinema chain AMC Theatres have set aside their feud…
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News round-up: India’s Zee5 launches first Pakistani original; PBS launches docs on Amazon; Global Agency sells ‘Mr Wrong’
India’s Zee5 launches first Pakistani original India’s Zee5 Global streaming platform will launch its first…
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Exclusive: Argonon CEO hits out at UK government for insurance delay
Argonon CEO James Burstall has said that delays in launching the UK’s £500m ($650m) insurance…
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Fremantle strikes development deal with New Zealand’s Pango Productions
Fremantle has struck a development partnership with Pango Productions, the Kiwi company behind Amazon’s All…
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Sony’s ‘Reckoning’ prodco Playmaker eyes chief as co-founders step down
Sony Pictures Television (SPT)-owned Australian producer Playmaker Media is looking for a new creative chief…
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BBC Studios appoints interim CEO ahead of Tim Davie departure
BBC Studios (BBCS) has appointed its CFO Tom Fussell to become interim CEO from 1…
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UK TV industry welcomes $650m Covid-19 insurance fund
UK producers and broadcasters have welcomed a long-awaited £500m ($650m) government-backed scheme designed to help…
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Sony inks overall deal with ‘Plantagenets’ author Dan Jones
British author, historian and TV presenter Dan Jones has signed an overall deal with Sony…
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Sky Arts to go free-to-air from September in UK
Comcast-owned pay-TV operator Sky will make its Arts channel free-to-air in the UK, the operator…
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HBO takes ‘The First Shot’ at Covid series
HBO has optioned Brendan Borrell’s book proposal, The First Shot, about the hunt for a…