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The CW eyes UK, Canada acquisitions as new season pushed to January
US broadcaster The CW has pushed the launch of its 2020/2021 season to January and…
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NBC buys Canadian drama ‘Transplant’ as Covid-19 coping strategies continue
NBC has become the latest US broadcaster to acquire existing scripted product to avoid the…
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Banijay’s ‘Survivor’ enters Lat Am for first time with Azteca deal
Long-running reality format Survivor is moving into Latin America for the first time after Mexican…
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Exclusive: MENA streamer Shahid reveals budgets & int’l plans in TBI Talks (watch here)
To watch TBI Talks on demand, please click above Middle East-based streamer Shahid is looking…
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BBC unveils production return for ‘Top Gear’ & ‘EastEnders’, as Europe opens up
The UK’s BBC has revealed plans to restart production on some of its key shows…
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News round-up: VIA orders Armoza dating format; SVT snags ‘Fittest Family’; ShortsTV update
VIA orders Armoza’s ‘lean production’ dating format South African lifestyle channel VIA has ordered a…
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BBC, FX adapt ‘Great Expectations’ with Steven Knight, Tom Hardy
The BBC and US cabler FX have greenlit a six-part limited series adaptation of Charles…
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Netflix & Sky Crime land on Znak & Co’s true crime three-parter
Netflix and UK network Sky Crime have picked up a Texas-based three-part documentary that follows…
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Apple TV+ strikes first-look deal with Scott Free Productions
Apple TV+ has struck an international first-look deal with Scott Free Productions, the Ridley Scott-led…
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Disney in shock move to premiere ‘Hamilton’ via SVOD
Disney has sent shockwaves through the streaming industry by deciding to pull the planned theatrical…
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UK producer-financier Goldfinch launches drama & factual TVOD service
Goldfinch, the UK-based independent producer-financier, has launched TVOD service BirdBox.Film. Split across three channels –…
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Red Arrow’s Bo Stehmeier to return to ZDFE’s Off The Fence as CEO
ZDF Enterprises (ZDFE) has appointed Red Arrow Studios International’s president Bo Stehmeier as CEO at…
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Lockdown drives BBC iPlayer to new highs, helped by ‘Killing Eve’
The UK’s BBC has revealed that Sunday, May 10 was the busiest day ever for…
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Amazon snags UK rights to Eleventh Hour’s spy thriller ‘Alex Rider’
Amazon Prime Video has acquired UK rights to Alex Rider, the coming of age spy-thriller…
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News round-up: Fugitive forges Gil format pact; Globo extends eco drama; Keshet makes bumper MasterChef order
Fugitive agrees Gil Format deal in UK Anthony Kimble’s development & financing outfit Fugitive has…
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Premiere Digital expands EMEA presence with BBCS, Vubiquity execs
Media services, technology and distribution outfit Premiere Digital is launching its activities in the UK…
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Banff unveils four-month event program & ‘Snowpiercer’ panel
The Banff World Media Festival has unveiled a four month-long series of online content starting…
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Studiocanal takes full control of ‘Crossing Lines’ prodco Tandem
French producer and distributor Studiocanal has taken 100% control of Tandem Productions (aka Studiocanal TV)…
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Premiere Digital boosts product development team
Media services, distribution and technology company Premiere Digital has boosted its product development team with…
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News round-up: The CW buys Cineflix’s ‘Coroner’; IWC secures C4 order; GRB acquires unscripted duo
The CW claims Cineflix’s Coroner US network The CW has picked up CBC’s drama series Coroner…
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Jeffrey Katzenberg blames Quibi’s slow uptake on Covid-19
Jeffrey Katzenberg has admitted that the performance of his shortform streamer Quibi has been “not…
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Private equity firm KKR buys into Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1
Private equity outfit KKR has revealed that it has acquired a 5.2% stake in German…
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Endemol Shine strikes Plex deal, expands AVOD play with ‘Gracepoint’ & ‘MasterChef’
Endemol Shine Group’s push into the direct-to-consumer market is being further accelerated by a multi-territory…
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Fox leads 2020 fall slate with Spectrum Original series ‘LA’s Finest’
Fox in the US is attempting to avoid Covid-19’s impact on production by leading its…
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Netflix forges Fandango pact for Elena Ferrante novel, orders Swedish drama
Netflix has linked up with My Brilliant Friend producer Fandango to adapt another novel from…
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ViacomCBS plans to launch ‘broad SVOD’ service within 12 months
ViacomCBS plans to launch an international pay TV streaming product in multiple markets within the…
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Beta Film hires ‘Fauda’ exec Koby Gal-Raday from Israel’s Yes
Atlantic Crossing and Babylon Berlin producer Beta Film has appointed the chief content officer at…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Breaking down the numbers for 2019/20
2019 might seem like a different world to the Covid-19 dominated landscape we live in…
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Global SVOD subs to rocket by 80% by 2025, fuelled by Covid-19
Global SVOD subscriptions will grow by 519 million between 2019 and 2025 to 1,161 million…
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Dealing with Covid-19: Forward thinking from New Zealand
TBI’s coverage exploring the impact of Covid-19 on the TV industry takes us to New…