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Richard Middleton
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Nordic duo NENT & Telenor get greenlight to merge pay TV divisions
Viaplay owner NENT Group and fellow Nordic operator Telenor Group have been given the greenlight…
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ITV’s Kevin Lygo cools on ‘Love Island’ return & reveals lockdown fears
ITV director of television Kevin Lygo has admitted that the return of hit UK reality…
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RTL streamers post 34% growth but Fremantle revenues dip
Fremantle-owner RTL Group has seen positive growth for its streaming services, with TV Now and…
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Scottish streamer STV expands VOD content by 270 hours
STV, the free-to-air Scottish broadcaster, has announced a significant expansion of its STV Player VOD…
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ViacomCBS slashes senior execs, Smithsonian president to depart
ViacomCBS has made a slew of changes to the senior management ranks at MTV, Pop,…
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BBC ‘not immune’ to Covid-19, seeks factual entertainment formats
BBC Two controller Patrick Holland has said the UK broadcaster is “not immune” to the…
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NENT resumes unscripted sale & appoints DRG’s Halliwell to head UK division
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has resumed the sale of its non-scripted production interests and…
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Channel 4’s Ian Katz eyes brand-funded shows to deal with ‘very tight budgets’
The UK’s Channel 4 is looking to expand its brand-funded programming output as it attempts…
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Disney Channels Worldwide veteran Nancy Kanter to step down
Disney Channels Worldwide EVP of content & creative strategy Nancy Kanter is to leave the…
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Western Europe SVOD ‘to double’ by 2025 as Covid-19 boosts numbers
Western Europe is set to see SVOD subscriptions double to over 197 million by 2025,…
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Kids round-up: Scholastic, SPT develop ‘Goosebumps’; D360 lands ‘AnimalFanPedia’; Dandelooo joins with JPL Films
Scholastic, SPT develop Goosebumps Publishing outfit Scholastic Entertainment is joining forces with Sony Pictures Television…
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Netflix preps Covid-19 anthology show from ‘Orange Is The New Black’ team
Netflix is moving into the Covid-19 programming business with an anthology series from the team…
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BBC explores quarantining drama casts as appetite for UK shows soars
The BBC will order more UK dramas to avoid a content shortfall caused by Covid-19…
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Murdoch, Featherstone & Snider’s Sister invests in podcast firm Campside
Elisabeth Murdoch, Stacey Snider and Jane Featherstone’s production outfit Sister has invested in a new…
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News round-up: CityTV preps ‘Canadian Family’s Got Talent’; Armoza’s lockdown gameshow; ZED seeks pre-sales
CityTV preps Canadian Family’s Got Talent Canada’s CityTV is prepping a lockdown-related version of Fremantle…
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Sky expects to delay international drama shoots until 2021
European media giant Sky is to delay filming on its dramas that have elements shot…
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Netflix & Michelle Obama reveal launch of ‘Becoming’ documentary
Netflix is preparing to launch a documentary from Michelle and Barack Obama’s prodco Higher Ground…
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Endeavor, Motive Pictures to adapt Terry Pratchett’s ‘Discworld’ novels
UK producer Motive Pictures, its backer Endeavor Content and Narrativia, the indie launched by the…
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ITV Studios reveals ‘ready-to-buy’ unscripted slate for spring & summer
ITV Studios (ITVS) has unveiled its ‘ready-to-buy’ non-scripted slate for spring and summer, which the…
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Endemol Shine puts ‘Peaky Blinders’, ‘The Hour’ onto US & Euro AVOD channels
Endemol Shine Group (ESG) has expanded its direct-to-consumer activities with new drama-focused AVOD channel launches…
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WarnerMedia owner AT&T names John Stankey as CEO
Randall Stephenson is to retire as AT&T CEO and will be replaced by president and…
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Dealing with Covid-19: Unpacking the ‘force majeure’ clause
The latest installment of TBI’s ongoing coverage around the impact of Covid-19 on the global…
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News round-up: Stan in Oz snags ‘Baker & The Beauty’; Red Arrow’s ‘Protection’ partnership; ITV & BBC mentor scheme
Stan snags The Baker And The Beauty Australian streamer Stan has acquired US drama The…
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Sky reveals streaming surge & ‘box-set effect’ of Covid-19 lockdown
European pay TV operator Sky has published a raft of data revealing how viewing habits…
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The Ink Factory extends 127 Wall co-financing deal, promotes Rod Henwood
The Night Manager and The Little Drummer Girl prodco The Ink Factory has struck a…
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Banijay Rights rejigs senior execs with another Endemol Shine addition
Banijay Rights, fresh from confirming Cathy Payne as head of the distribution division, has added…
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TBI Weekly: How one exec turned his Covid-19 crisis around
Former Discovery Networks International exec Adam Jacobs stepped down from his role at UK indie…
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News round-up: Love Nature unveils blue chip duo; BET+ visits eOne’s Diggstown
Love Nature greenlights blue chip duo Blue Ant Media’s Love Nature 4K has greenlit two…
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Newly acquired Tubi offers ‘Masked Singer’ from parent Fox
Tubi is to offer episodes from the US version of unscripted hit The Masked Singer,…
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Apple adapts ‘Shrink Next Door’ podcast with Paul Rudd & Will Ferrell
Apple TV+ has handed an eight-episode straight-to-series order to The Shrink Next Door, based on…