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Richard Middleton
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TBI Weekly: All the buzz from Berlinale
German film festival Berlinale is wrapping up a milestone edition and as Nick Edwards reports,…
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Kew Media Group faces administration as bank calls in debts
Kew Media Group (KMG) is facing administration after being served with a demand for payment…
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Univision sells majority stake to US investment duo Searchlight & ForgeLight
US Spanish-language broadcaster Univision has agreed to sell off a majority stake in the company….
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Talpa Network appoints eOne, Endemol Shine alum as head of acquisitions
John de Mol’s Talpa Network has appointed former Entertainment One and Endemol Shine exec Erik…
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NBCUniversal strikes ‘nine figure’ deal with ‘Law & Order’ creator Dick Wolf
NBCUniversal (NBCU) has struck a reported ‘nine-figure deal’ to retain the services of Law &…
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ViacomCBS names head of programming for revamped streaming offer
ViacomCBS has made a raft of changes to the senior exec team leading its streaming…
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Discovery appoints Hulu’s Lisa Holme to oversee content, eyes single streamer potential
Discovery has appointed Hulu exec Lisa Holme to a newly created role overseeing content for…
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Red Arrow’s Kinetic Content lands production deal with Scott Teti
Red Arrow Studios-backed Kinetic Content has inked an exclusive production deal with showrunner/producer Scott Teti….
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‘Backyard Builds’ prodco Frantic Films buys itself out of Kew Media Group
Canadian producer Frantic Films has become the latest company to buy itself out of the…
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Northern Ireland’s Green Inc opens Dublin office ahead of UK’s European Union exit
Northern Irish producer Green Inc has launched a new office in the Republic of Ireland….
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Disabled face ongoing battle for representation in TV, according to UK’s Diamond report
Disabled people continue to face ongoing challenges both in front of and behind the camera…
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Netherlands’ NPO1 orders remake of Keshet’s scripted format ‘The A Word’
Netherlands-based public broadcaster EO has ordered a local adaptation of Keshet International’s (KI) scripted format…
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News round-up: ProgramBuyer names FNG alum as head of sales; Silverlining sells orgasm doc; StarzPlay adds ‘The Great’
ProgramBuyer appoints ex-Fox Networks Group exec Online distribution outfit ProgramBuyer has named Nina Bareta as…
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Comcast expands AVOD battleground with Xumo acquisition
NBCUniversal parent Comcast has made its latest move in the fast-growing AVOD battleground by acquiring…
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Disney’s new boss Bob Chapek to focus on direct-to-consumer services
Direct-to-consumer products such as Disney+ and Hulu are the “most important” to the Mouse House’s…
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Propagate forges production & development pact with Germany’s Constantin
US producer and distributor Propagate is partnering up with European outfit Constantin Entertainment on a…
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TBI Weekly: How MIPTV’s travails reflect the industry it seeks to serve
For better or worse, MIPTV has undergone something of a revolution over the past 12…
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Exclusive: Germany’s RTL orders local version of hit Israeli dramedy ‘Stockholm’
German broadcaster RTL has ordered a local adaptation of Israeli black comedy Stockholm for its…
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Endeavor Content buys into ‘The Little Drummer Girl’ prodco The Ink Factory
Endeavor Content is taking a minority stake in The Ink Factory, the London and LA-based…
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Exclusive: ZED preps Iraq docuseries for France Télévisions, ZDF & NRK
France Télévisions has ordered a four-part docuseries that will delve into the past 40 years…
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SPT buys into The Whisper Group, Channel 4 Indie Growth Fund exits
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has taken an undisclosed stake in UK-based non-scripted and sports-skewing production…
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UK’s BT preps flexible pay-TV packages to compete with streamers
UK telco BT has launched a range of new ‘flexible’ TV packages in a bid…
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Viu originals drives Asian streamer to 41 million monthly active users
Viu, the Hong Kong-based OTT video service, has secured over 40 million monthly active users….
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A+E alum Sean Cohan departs Wheelhouse Entertainment after just over a year in role
Former A+E Networks veteran Sean Cohan has emerged in a new role at data measurement…
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News round-up: Series Mania adds ‘Homecoming’ creator Eli Horowitz to line-up; Insight TV expands with fuboTV
Series Mania adds Homecoming’s Eli Horowitz to line-up Eli Horowitz, the creator and showrunner of…
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MGM hires Two Halves co-founder to bolster UK-based unscripted division
MGM Television has further expanded its unscripted interests by appointing the co-founder of All3Media-backed Two…
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ITV defends itself in wake of Caroline Flack death, as ‘Love Island’ returns
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has defended itself against growing criticism that it did not do…
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BBC faces mounting pressure as British government looks to downsize broadcaster
The UK’s BBC is facing further doubts over its future after reports emerged that the…
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Deals round-up: Amazon snags Russian drama for Europe; Drive to sell Aussie bushfire doc
Amazon snags Russian drama Amazon has picked up Moscow-based drama Russian Affairs for it service…
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Viaplay strikes extended content deal with Disney in Nordics
Disney has struck an extended content deal with Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group), providing the…