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Richard Middleton
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Asacha Media launched by ex-Endemol Shine & Zodiak chiefs
Endemol Shine Group’s former COO Marina Williams has linked up with ex-Zodiak Media France CEO…
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Netflix reaches record share price, surpasses Disney market cap
Netflix’s share price has struck a record high amid the Covid-19 pandemic, with the company…
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Exclusive: AVOD decline likely as Covid-19 hits once-surging sector
The Covid-19-induced slump in advertising spending is set to have deep repercussions on the until…
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Sky unveils doc & nature channel launch dates, donates to Covid-19 fund
European pay-TV operator Sky will launch its two new UK factual channels – Sky Documentaries…
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News round-up: Disney+ preps ‘Mandalorian’ docuseries; GRB’s comedy deal; DRG expands slate
Disney+ preps The Mandalorian docuseries Disney+ is to launch an eight-part docuseries exploring the creation…
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Endemol Shine lands multiple ‘MasterChef’ deals in Nordics
TV4 in Sweden has commissioned the country’s first local version of culinary competition series MasterChef…
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Food Network orders takeout from ‘Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives’
Discovery’s US cabler Food Network has ordered a three-part lockdown special version of Diners, Drive-Ins…
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‘Better Call Saul’s Bob Odenkirk launches prodco & inks SPT deal
Better Call Saul star Bob Odenkirk has launched a new production outfit and struck a…
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TBI Factual: True crime’s conundrum over copycats & causes
Are true crime shows fuelling their own fame-hungry criminals? Tim Dams explores whether the genre’s…
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Canadian court approves Beyond’s $2.6m deal for TCB Media
Australia- and UK-based distributor and producer Beyond International (BYI) has been given the greenlight to…
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NBCU’s Peacock launches amid ‘significant’ Covid-19 impact
NBCUniversal (NBCU) has rolled out its new streaming service Peacock to select users in the…
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News round-up: TF1, Globo take Beta drama; BBCS extends in Russia; Two Rivers gets ‘Top Dog’; MTV’s Gobstopper deal
BBCS extends Russian deal with Friday! Russian free-to-air channel Friday! has extended its deal for…
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HBO Europe orders Covid-19 inspired self-shot drama
HBO Europe is preparing to air a five-part anthology series based around the theme of…
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BBC Studios appoints Rebecca Glashow as Americas president
BBC Studios has appointed Rebecca Glashow, the former co-head of ViacomCBS-owned Awesomeness, as president of…
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EOne’s chief strategy officer Peter Micelli to depart
Entertainment One’s (eOne) chief strategy officer Peter Micelli is leaving the transatlantic producer and distributor,…
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Quibi eyes TV as first week download figures emerge
Quibi’s CEO Meg Whitman has said the short-form streaming service was downloaded more than 1.7…
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Sony invests $400m in Chinese streamer Bilibili
Sony is ploughing $400m into streaming and entertainment service Bilibili, in a deal that will…
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TBI Formats: What’s next for feel-good formats?
Warm formats that allow for co-viewing have been centre-stage for broadcasters over many years, but…
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Reality commissions boom as Netflix & linear nets ramp up orders
SVOD streaming providers significantly ramped up the amount of reality TV programming on their services…
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News round-up: ZDFE sets sail with Magellan; ‘Greatest Dancer’ lands in China; Sundance Now adds Aussie drama
ZDFE marks Magellan’s 500th anniversary Germany’s ZDF Enterprises (ZDFE) has launched a documentary to mark…
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Disney+ reaches 50 million subscribers in five months
Disney+ has reached 50 million subscribers worldwide within five months of its initial launch, the…
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Netflix’s ‘Tiger King’ slow burn revealed as ‘La Casa De Papel’ soars
Netflix’s hit Spanish drama La Casa De Papel (aka Money Heist) was the most in-demand…
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SeriesFest in Denver moves online with streamed panels, premieres
Denver-based SeriesFest is moving online, with its panels, premieres and competition strand to be made…
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UK’s C4 slashes $300m from budget as advertising plummets
Channel 4 in the UK has unveiled almost £250m ($310m) of cost-cutting measures to deal…
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TBI Factual: How Arrow generated returns from UGC
The way shows are being produced is changing fast and User Generated Content (UGC) is…
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Dealing with Covid-19: How to keep the cameras rolling
TBI’s latest coverage of the impact of Covid-19 on the global content business hears how…
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Quibi day one downloads just 7.5% of Disney+
Quibi, the ambitious mobile-only short-form streamer helmed by industry stalwart Jeffrey Katzenberg, amassed a respectable…
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WarnerMedia poaches Freeform boss for global kids, young adult role
WarnerMedia has appointed the president of Disney’s US cablenet Freeform to head up the global…
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Covid-19 drives apocalyptic drama demand in Europe, crime declines
Fantasy and apocalyptic drama are among the genres most in demand by viewers affected by…
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UK’s Covid-19 fund opens as survey reveals huge hit on freelancers
The UK’s Covid-19 Film and TV Emergency Relief Fund has opened for applications after being…