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Richard Middleton
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TBI Scripted: How a ‘non-writers room’ helps to deliver authentic stories
Amelia Baker and Mackenzie Munro are co-founders of LA, London and Toronto-based drama prodco Blonde…
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Deals round-up: Parade picks up docs; ‘Australian Dream’ goes global; ‘Cennet’ travels; Eros Now adds NBCU shows
Parade expands unscripted slate UK and Singapore-based distributor Parade Media has added 40 unscripted shows…
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Amazon unlocks 40 kids & family shows for non-Prime subscribers
Amazon is making a portion of its children’s programming available for free as the world…
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Pay TV in Russia, Turkey, Africa adapt to Covid-19 with free channel offers
Pay TV operators around the world have launched a range of free windows to audiences…
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An in-depth analysis of Disney+ launch in Europe & Covid-19’s impact
Disney+ lands in countries across Europe – excluding France – today amid a pandemic that…
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France’s TF1 prepares for “significant” Covid-19 impact, as ads & production hit
French commercial broadcaster TF1 has said that its performance this year will be significantly impacted…
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Taiwanese movie hit ‘More Than Blue’ gets TV remake
Taiwanese romantic movie More Than Blue is getting a TV reboot, with the team behind…
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UK’s Creative Industry Federation urges $17.5bn support for freelancers
The UK’s Creative Industry Federation has called on the country’s government to provide £15bn ($17.5bn)…
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Nucleus Media adds Butch Kaplan for action drama ‘Heresy’
International producer and distributor Nucleus Media Rights has attached Butch Kaplan (The Notebook, Fear The…
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Banff cancels annual festival as Covid-19 claims latest TV event
The Banff World Media Festival has been cancelled, joining a long list of TV markets…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Streaming through the crisis
Streamers are facing unprecedented demand as locked-down households look for entertainment – to the extent…
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Show of the week: La Unidad
A truly international drama, La Unidad combines locations across France, Spain and Morocco with a…
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Merman, ‘Peep Show’ execs unveil $290m funding for new UK studio
A proposal for a new UK-based production studio has received £250m ($290m) in funding from…
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Ted Sarandos sees ‘no disruption to Netflix output for next few months’
Netflix content chief Ted Sarandos has said its content pipeline should remain unaffected “over the…
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ITV slashes production by $120m, suspends long-running shows
UK broadcaster ITV is planning to reduce its programme budget by at least £100m ($115m)…
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BBC launches kids portal within iPlayer
The BBC has launched a children’s version of its iPlayer. Housed within the UK public…
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News round-up: ProgramBuyer, ONE launch free offers; Wowow orders more ‘Cold Case’; All3 adds Covid-19 show
ProgramBuyer unveils free MIPTV service Screening service ProgramBuyer is launching a new, free feature for…
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ProSiebenSat.1 doubles down on comedy amid Covid-19 lockdown
German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has launched two fast turnaround comedy series – an interactive show from…
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Covid-19 round-up: German broadcasters to shoulder costs; Oprah launches Apple show; Rakuten TV adds free films
Apple launches Oprah Talks Covid-19 Oprah Winfrey has launched an Apple TV+ show exploring the…
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Disney+ delays French roll-out as Apple & Amazon cut streaming quality
The roll-out of Disney+ has been delayed across France in the wake of the Coronavirus…
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TBI Weekly: Six takeaways from a week with Covid-19
It might feel like you’ve been stuck indoors for months but for most readers outside…
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NENT suspends unscripted sale, cuts programming spend as Covid-19 bites
Niklas Ekstedt in Four Hands Menu Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has suspended the sale…
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Netflix agrees to curb European bandwidth by 25% for 30 days
Netflix has agreed to reduce its bandwidth usage across Europe as the continent battles to…
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AMC appoints Lionsgate’s Dan McDermott as programming president
Former Lionsgate exec Dan McDermott has been appointed as president of original programming at US-based…
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News round-up: Viu picks up Mediacorp content; Mena.tv drops fees to support industry
Viu picks up Mediacorp content PCCW Media Group’s pan-regional OTT video service Viu has struck…
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Dealing with Covid-19: Why sports shutdown could mean rights windfall
Tim Westcott, research director of channels & programming at TBI sibling Omdia, casts his eye…
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Australian screen industry seeks federal support, launches survey
Screen Producers Australia (SPA), the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA), the Australian Directors Guild…
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Canadian screen industry unites against Covid-19
Telefilm Canada, the Canadian Media Producers Association and the National Film Board of Canada are…
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UK screen directors demand ‘urgent’ government support for freelance workers
Directors UK, which represents 7,000 British screen directors, has called on the government to offer…
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UK’s TCB greenlights factual duo, strikes deal with Channel 4
UK-based producer and distributor TCB Media Rights has greenlit two more original factual titles, one…