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Richard Middleton
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TCB’s Paul Heaney & Dina Subhani depart following Beyond acquisition
TCB Media Rights CEO Paul Heaney and the UK-based distributor’s exec director Dina Subhani are…
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Lionsgate, HBO Max execs admit insurance remains ‘unanswered question’
Insuring productions against the threat of future Covid-19 outbreaks remains an “unanswered question” for the…
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Apple TV joins as copro partner on Cineflix’s Israeli drama ‘Tehran’
Apple TV has struck a co-production deal with Cineflix Rights and Israeli network Kan 11…
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France TV appoints ex-Netflix, Canal+ exec to head programming
France Télévisions has appointed the former head of documentaries for Netflix in EMEA as programming…
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Amazon Studios remakes Israeli autism drama ‘On The Spectrum’
Amazon and Jason Katims (Parenthood) have linked up with the Israel producer behind Netflix hit…
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UK’s ITV cancels winter version of reality juggernaut ‘Love Island’
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has cancelled the winter version of its hit format Love Island,…
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Banijay & Bear Grylls’ prodco The Natural Studios moves into scripted
Banijay and Bear Grylls’ joint venture prodco The Natural Studios (TNS) is expanding into drama…
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Red Arrow hires A+E alum Joel Denton to head int’l distribution
Red Arrow Studios (RAS) has appointed former A+E Networks exec Joel Denton as acting president…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Unpacking how Disney+ struck gold in the UK
Disney+ might still be less than three months old in the UK but that hasn’t…
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ViacomCBS ends relationship with ‘Live PD’ producer Big Fish Entertainment
ViacomCBS has “ended its relationship” with Big Fish Entertainment, the MGM-owned producer behind shows such…
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China’s iQiyi goes global with A+E Network’s first Korean drama
A+E Networks has unveiled its first foray into Korean drama with an adaptation of a…
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WarnerMedia to shutter HBO Go as HBO Max takes centre stage
WarnerMedia is to shut down its HBO Go mobile app in the US as it…
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AMC joins BBC on Ben Whishaw-starring ‘This Is Going To Hurt’
AMC in the US has joined the UK’s BBC on an adaptation of Adam Kay’s…
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TBI Weekly: Five Covid-19 takeaways as LA resumes production
Producers in the Hollywood state might be able to return to shooting from today –…
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Dealing with Covid-19: Reacting to risk & ensuring diversity
TBI’s Covid-19 focused strand of longer form pieces today hears from LA-based producer and co-founder…
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Virgin Media takes Scottish streamer STV nationwide and adds All 4
Virgin Media has extended the reach of STV Player, the TV app from Scottish commercial…
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BBC facing $82m shortfall as BBC Studios dividend ‘not going to happen’
The UK’s BBC is looking at a £65m ($82m) budget black hole after it emerged…
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LA officials hand out 10-page document as TV production permitted again
LA-based producers have been handed a 10-page document detailing how they can safely resume TV…
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YouTube unveils $100m content fund ‘to amplify black voices’
YouTube has revealed the first project to emerge from a new $100m content fund designed…
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PopTV chief becomes latest ViacomCBS departure, headed for Audible
Amazon has hired the president of ViacomCBS’s US cable network PopTV as chief content officer…
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News round-up: ‘Black Widows’ heads to India; SundanceNow gets ‘Upright’; Hulu scraps ‘Harlots’; SeriesFest update; W4free latest
India’s Zee5 adapts Black Widows Indian streamer Zee5 has struck a deal with NENT Studios…
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Exclusive: Erik Barmack’s Wild Sheep ‘accelerates’ move into docuseries & animation
Erik Barmack, the former Netflix exec who drove the streamer’s much-vaunted international content strategy, has…
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Jane Marlow, Virginia Orr launch Donut Films, strike OUTtv deal in Canada
UK-based scriptwriter and TBI journalist Jane Marlow has linked up with producer Virginia Orr to…
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ViacomCBS’s Maria Kyriacou named chair of Creative Diversity Network
The UK’s Creative Diversity Network (CDN) has appointed ViacomCBS exec Maria Kyriacou as its new…
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LA County confirms TV & film production return from 12 June
LA-based film and TV production has been given the greenlight to recommence from 12 June,…
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A&E pulls hit cop show ‘Live PD’ in wake of George Floyd killing
US cabler A&E has cancelled its hit unscripted police series Live PD, a week after…
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Disney+ becomes third-largest SVOD in the UK, report claims
Disney+ has already emerged as the third-largest subscription streaming service in the UK. According to…
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EOne confirms HBO alum Michael Lombardo as global TV president
Hasbro-owned producer and distributor Entertainment One (eOne) has confirmed that former HBO programming president Michael…
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Kew Media alums Greg Phillips & Graham Begg launch sales firm, snag BBC comedy
Former Kew Media Distribution (KMD) execs Greg Phillips and Graham Begg have launched a new…
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Dealing with Covid-19: How Banff moved mountains to get online
TBI’s coverage of Covid-19’s impact on the TV business hears today from Jenn Kuzmyk, exec…