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Discovery “continuously monitoring” Coronavirus in Japan amid Olympics fears
Discovery has told TBI sister title Digital TV Europe that it is “continuously monitoring” the…
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Nippon TV’s hit scripted format ‘Mother’ set for Thai adaptation
Thailand’s Line TV has become the latest operator to acquire Japanese scripted format Mother. Production…
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UK’s Channel 5 hands first commission to Woodcut Media
UK broadcaster Channel 5 has ordered a six-part history documentary series, marking its first commission…
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Nordic streamer Viaplay unveils ‘fiction and reality’ romcom from Denmark
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group)’s streamer Viaplay is preparing to launch a Danish romantic comedy…
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Red Arrow’s Studio71 hires US sales chief
Red Arrow’s Studio71 has hired Kristin Mason to oversee its US sales operation. Mason becomes…
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ITV & BBC Studios streamer BritBox to launch in Australia
ITV and BBC Studios UK-content streamer BritBox is to launch in Australia later this year….
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Reed Midem cancels MIPTV as Coronavirus spreads in France
MIPTV has been cancelled following the Coronavirus outbreak in France. Reed Midem, the company which…
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Exclusive: What happened at Kew Media? (part 1)
Kew Media Group’s (KMG) move into administration last week prompted searching questions from all those…
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Format round-up: Gil Formats strikes in US; FRAPA adds ITVS’ Beale; Global Agency sale; Media Ranch latest
Gil Formats strikes in US with 44 Blue Red Arrow Studios-backed 44 Blue Productions has…
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Sony closes offices in UK, Poland as Coronavirus concerns spread
Sony has closed offices in the UK and Poland as concerns over the spread of…
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MGM bolsters UK unscripted team with Primal Media addition
MGM has continued to ramp up its recently minted UK unscripted team by appointing Primal…
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UK confirms plan to exit Creative Europe funding program
The UK will not participate in the next Creative Europe funding program, which has awarded…
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All3Media’s Little Dot Studios unveils acquisitions plans and first prodco deal
All3Media-backed digital content creator and distributor Little Dot Studios has unveiled the first of series…
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Disney+ European launch event cancelled amid Coronavirus fears
Disney has cancelled the European launch event for Disney+, scheduled for this week, in light…
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Deutsche Telekom eyes distribution deal for Disney+
Deutsche Telekom is reportedly in talks with Disney for distribution of Disney+. According to Bloomberg,…
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Show of the week: Small Axe
This anthology series is made up of hour-long stories that have been conceived and written…
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‘Netflix of sport’ service DAZN reveals global expansion plans
Sports streamer DAZN will expand to more than 200 countries and territories in 2020, up…
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Deals round-up: Dave expands ‘Expedition’; ‘Epic Yellowstone’ sales; Drive preps ‘Shackleton’ project
UKTV’s Dave returns to Expedition With Steve Backshall UKTV has ordered a second season of…
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Series Mania to go ahead but ‘hygiene measures’ in place
Drama-skewing festival Series Mania will go ahead as planned despite the spread of Coronavirus across…
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BritBox joins ITV’s true crime drama ‘The Pembrokeshire Murders’
ITV and BBC Studios’ North American streamer BritBox has boarded a forthcoming true crime drama…
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Sky strikes multi-year deal for Disney+ in UK and Ireland
NBCUniversal-backed UK broadcaster Sky has agreed a multi-year deal with Disney that will see its…
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Denmark’s TV2 names new acquisitions chief as Anette Romer steps down
TV2 Denmark’s long-serving exec Anette Romer is stepping down as head of acquisitions this summer,…
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Closing date fast approaching to enter TBI, Omdia distribution survey!
TBI has linked up with Omdia Channels and Programming Intelligence to launch a survey into…
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MIPTV in doubt after France issues Coronavirus ‘gathering ban’
MIPTV organiser Reed Midem is “monitoring developments” as the annual market – due to take…
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Endemol Shine’s ‘MasterChef’ franchise expands in Asia with Disney, Heliconia deals
Broadcasters in Thailand and Indonesia have ordered local versions from Endemol Shine’s MasterChef franchise, while…
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Nippon TV & Red Arrow’s gameshow format ‘Block Out’ lands in Europe
Producers in Iberia, the Netherlands and France have picked up rights to Nippon TV and…
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Banijay Rights strikes pact with Nav Raman & Ali Quirk’s Chatterbox
Banijay Rights has struck a first-look deal with Chatterbox that hands the sales division of…
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German studio Leonine launches prodco with comedian Oliver Pocher
Private equity-backed German studio Leonine has launched a production outfit with comedian Oliver Pocher. Pool…
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Cineflix Rights appoints Miramax exec as head of scripted
Cineflix Media has appointed Miramax exec James Durie to a newly created role overseeing drama…
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Kew Media Group enters administration as asset sale begins
Kew Media Group (KMG) has been placed into administration and its directors – including founders…