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Richard Middleton
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News round-up: Viaplay greenlights Covid-19 drama; Discovery UK’s lifestyle orders; NHK’s Coronavirus cruise doc
Viaplay orders social distancing drama Nordic Entertainment (NENT) Group has ordered a drama produced under…
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SPI & StarTimes launch Turkish drama & gaming networks in Africa
Channel provider SPI/FilmBox has partnered with Chinese-owned African pay TV platform StarTimes to launch Turkish…
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CBS greenlights ‘Silence Of The Lambs’ sequel despite Covid-19 uncertainty
CBS has handed out three new scripted commissions – including a straight-to-series order for a…
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BBC Studios names sales & format head Ding Ke to oversee China
BBC Studios (BBCS) has appointed its head of content sales & formats Ding Ke to…
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Andy Kaplan & George Chien’s KC completes SPT network deal in Asia
KC Global Media Entertainment, the company launched by Sony Pictures Television (SPT) alums Andy Kaplan…
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Britbox boards ITV’s Covid-19 drama series ‘Isolation Stories’
BBC Studios and ITV’s North American streamer BritBox is onboard Isolation Stories, the limited series…
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TBI Weekly: A writer’s view on lockdown in Santa Monica
Cold Courage writer Brendan Foley reflects on his personal experiences of Covid-19 under lockdown in…
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EOne lines up HBO alum Michael Lombardo to head TV division
Hasbro-owned producer and distributor Entertainment One (eOne) has lined up former HBO programming president Michael…
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TBI’s Content Innovation Awards 2020 are now open for entries
TBI’s Content Innovation Awards are now open for entries to celebrate the very best of…
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Dealing with Covid-19: Behind the scenes of Facebook’s self-shot show
TBI’s extensive coverage of how Covid-19 is affecting the TV industry today hears from Phil…
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O2 & Virgin Media confirm merger, plan to invest $12bn on ‘converged platform’
Telefonica and Liberty Global have confirmed the merger of their UK operations. The 50-50 merger…
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Netflix strikes overall deal with Ricky Gervais, extends ‘After Life’
Netflix has struck a multi-year overall deal with Ricky Gervais at the same time as…
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TBI Special Report Part Three: AVOD, SVOD & FTA: What’s Next?
Covid-19 has blindsided most of the TV business but the severity of the repercussions on…
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Apple TV+ hires BBC factual chief Alison Kirkham
Apple TV+ has hired BBC factual chief Alison Kirkham for its UK-based operations. She will…
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BBC & Pact strike terms of trade deal, ending long-running iPlayer dispute
The BBC and UK producer body Pact have agreed a far-reaching new terms of trade…
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Dealing with Covid-19: Surprising rewards & daily challenges of the ‘new normal’
TBI’s ongoing coverage of the impact of Covid-19 on the TV industry continues with Rian…
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Endemol Shine extends deals for Truly Original’s Glenda Hersh & Steven Weinstock
Endemol Shine Group has extended the deals of Glenda Hersh and Steven Weinstock, toppers at…
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Disney+ lands 54m subscribers but Mouse House left reeling by Covid-19
Disney+ has racked up more than 54 million subscribers since its launch barely six months…
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HBO Max broadens unscripted with Selena Gomez, expands comedy offer
WarnerMedia’s soon-to-launch US streamer HBO Max has made a straight-to-series order for a cookery show…
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ITV reveals another $37m in cuts & confirms 800 staff furloughed as ads slump
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has revealed the immediate impact of the Covid-19 crisis on its…
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European viewers warm to AVOD as Covid-19 impacts incomes
With the current financial climate appearing more uncertain amid the global pandemic, consumers are becoming…
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BBC Studios hires BBC Four chief Cassian Harrison as SVP commissioning
BBC Studios has appointed Cassian Harrison, the editor of UK culture-skewing channel BBC Four, to…
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NBCU creates new division for Peacock & TV, revamps news
NBCUniversal (NBCU) has revealed a major restructuring affecting swathes of its operations, including the creation…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Painting Covid-19’s impact by numbers
Lockdown might be the new normal for large swathes of the world’s population but its…
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Liberty Global & Telefonica in talks over Virgin Media-O2 merger
Telefonica and Liberty Global are reportedly in talks to merge UK operators O2 and Virgin…
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Exclusive: Keshet’s MD of global content Sebastian Burkhardt exits
Keshet International (KI)’s MD of global content Sebastian Burkhardt has left the company, TBI has…
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NBC hires CBS Entertainment alum Sharon Vuong for alternative
NBC has hired Sharon Vuong, who left CBS Entertainment earlier this month, as its SVP…
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ITV cancels summer ‘Love Island’ as Covid-19 hits reality juggernaut
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has cancelled its ratings juggernaut Love Island after being unable to…
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NEM Dubrovnik postponed & combined with Zagreb event
NEM Dubrovnik has become the latest event to be postponed following the Covid-19 pandemic. The…
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ViacomCBS rejig continues with Jill Offman to depart
The extensive management rejig at ViacomCBS in the US has continued in the UK with…