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Richard Middleton
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News round-up: BBC extends ‘Capture’, hits ‘Heights’; GoQuest sells Indian drama; Bafta names chairman
BBC lands The Heights, extends The Capture BBC One in the UK has acquired the…
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Nordic streamer Viaplay links with Lillyhammer’s Henriette Steenstrup for dramedy
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has ordered a comedy-drama written by and starring Lillyhammer actress…
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UK’s ITV2 replaces Covid-19 hit ‘Love Island’ with Australia’s 2019 version
ITV2 in the UK is to replace its Covid-19 hit reality show Love Island with…
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Hilary Strong & Bob Benton’s ILP strikes ‘eight-figure’ literary estates deal
Hilary Strong and Bob Benton’s recently launched IP management firm International Literary Properties (ILP) has…
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Roku unveils new ‘live TV guide’ and slew of channels from A+E, ABC
Ad-supported streamer Roku is moving further to replicate live TV by launching an on-screen channel…
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ViacomCBS hires Paramount’s acquisitions EVP for Nick & Awesomeness
ViacomCBS has appointed Paramount Pictures’ EVP of worldwide acquisitions Syrinthia Studer to work across live…
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ITV Studios snags second window sales for ‘Bodyguard’
ITV Studios (ITVS) has struck a raft of deals for its scripted series including Jed…
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Aussie drama ‘Secrets She Keeps’ told to Germany, Denmark & Norway
Nordic-based C More and Germany’s RTL Crime have snagged rights to six-part psychological thriller The…
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Endemol Shine expands AVOD offering in US with Vizio deal
US-based TV manufacturer Vizio has struck a deal that will see Endemol Shine Group-curated online…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Tracking Amazon Prime & Hulu’s next moves
Amazon Prime Video and Hulu might look like similar streamers on the surface but underneath…
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Spanish OTT use rises with 40% using streaming services
Over four in 10 Spanish homes with internet access were accessing streaming video services such…
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HBO Max faces analyst scorn, rejigs ‘Love Life’ & takes ‘Big Bang’ spin-off
HBO Max’s recent roll-out has been handed a dour assessment by two leading US analysts,…
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‘Surviving R. Kelly’s Dream Hampton joins Cineflix’s Tulsa Race Massacre docuseries
Dream Hampton, the exec producer behind Lifetime’s docuseries Surviving R. Kelly, has been attached to…
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US overtakes China as home of AVOD, with global spending to top $53bn by 2025
The US has overtaken China to become the biggest spender on AVOD services, with global…
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TBI Weekly: What HBO Max’s Amazon dispute tells us about SVOD’s
WarnerMedia’s roll-out of HBO Max earlier this week went without a hitch, even if its…
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UK host Richard Bacon strikes overall deal with NBCU’s Universal Television
UK-based TV and radio host Richard Bacon, who also created US gameshow format The Hustler,…
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News round-up: Germany’s Redseven returns to production; BBC Two, Arte explore US foreign policy; Silverlining’s ‘Farm’ to open in July
Redseven returns for Sat.1’s The Taste Red Arrow Studios-owned German producer Redseven Entertainment has returned…
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WarnerMedia to launch HBO Max originals in Asia via channels & HBO Go
WarnerMedia is rolling out at least 15 originals commissioned by its recently launched US SVOD…
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Apple TV snags Gal Gadot-starring drama ‘Hedy Lamarr’ from Showtime
Apple has given a straight-to-series order to Hedy Lamarr, an eight-episode drama starring and exec…
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Disney’s Freeform hires former Netflix, AMC exec as president
Disney’s young adult cablenet Freeform has appointed former Netflix exec Tara Duncan as its president….
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Dealing with Covid-19: Why lockdown has expanded my horizons
TBI’s extensive coverage of the impact of Covid-19 on the TV business hears today from…
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Amazon Prime hits back as HBO Max fights for carriage control
Amazon has hit out at HBO Max after the two companies failed to strike a…
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Exclusive: Rai, Asacha Media’s Stand By Me prep first Italian Covid-19 drama
Italian pubcaster Rai is preparing to air the first scripted series to be filmed and…
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Exclusive: AVOD streamers could offer ‘first window, exclusive’ potential
Almost a third of distributors believe advertising-funded (AVOD) streamers could become buyers of first window…
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Mediaset España launches global SVOD service Mitele Plus
Mediaset España has launched an international version of its Mitele Plus subscription streaming service, offering…
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Acorn TV takes US, UK, Oz rights to Nordic drama ‘The Sommerdahl Murders’
Global streamer Acorn TV has joined France’s Mediawan and others in picking up rights to…
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NENT Studios UK buys former Kew Media drama ‘The Dead Lands’
NENT Studios UK (fka DRG) has acquired New Zealand drama The Dead Lands after its…
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California production return on hold as proposals fail to materialise
Proposals that could have seen TV production restarted in California have been delayed after the…
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TBI Weekly: Five reasons why TikTok is the one to watch
It has been a busy week for social media darling TikTok, which has become the…
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Studio71 hires ex-Fulwell73 exec Joe Varley to head UK development
Red Arrow Studios-owned Studio71 has hired former Fulwell73 exec Joe Varley as its director of…