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Richard Middleton
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Disney+ secures ‘unprecedented’ 30 million downloads in fourth quarter
The Disney+ app was downloaded more than 30 million times in the fourth quarter of…
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Deals round-up: Amazon signs up Brad Pitt’s prodco; Tricycle bites into Peach; Britbox unveils slate
Amazon Studios has signed an overall deal for TV with Brad Pitt’s production outfit Plan…
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UK’s Channel 4 unveils natural history, true crime shows for 2020
Channel 4 in the UK has unveiled a raft of new shows for 2020, with…
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Edinburgh Int’l TV Festival rejigs by hiring Variety’s Stewart Clarke, promoting Campbell Glennie
The Edinburgh International TV Festival has revamped its senior team by promoting director of education…
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News round-up: TCB finances Woodcut show; Sky returns to ‘Britannia’; DCD deals ahead of Natpe
Woodcut, TCB set sail with Smithsonian Smithsonian Channel has greenlit the second season of Combat…
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BBCS names Nick Percy to head merged distribution in Europe
BBC Studios has consolidated its distribution operations across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Nick…
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BBC expands Claire Sillery’s role as part of specialist factual restructure
The BBC in the UK has rejigged its specialist factual division following the departure of…
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AMPLE launches true crime division, hires All3Media & 44 Blue Productions alum to run it
AMPLE Entertainment, the US prodco behind Facebook’s 9 Months With Courteney Cox, has launched a…
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News round-up: ‘Batwoman’ lands on C4; Sony preps 40th ‘Dragon’s Den’; Vietnam puts on GoQuest’s ‘Ruby Ring’
UK’s C4 adds Batwoman for E4 Channel 4 in the UK has picked up Warner…
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Former MGM exec joins ’50 Central’ prodco Back Roads to head development
Back Roads Entertainment, the US producer behind BET Network’s 50 Central, has appointed former MGM…
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BBC Studios names chief marketing officer
BBC Studios has re-appointed Nicki Sheard to oversee all marketing for the UK-based organisation. Sheard…
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ViacomCBS unveils global restructure, with new role for Maria Kyriacou
ViacomCBS has restructured its international networks leadership team, with new roles for senior execs including…
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TBI’s forward thinkers: TCB’s Hannah Demidowicz, eOne’s Stuart Baxter & AMC’s Harold Gronenthal
Hannah Demidowicz, Commissioning editor, TCB Media Rights Your role signalled a significant shift as distributors…
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Fremantle appoints Polka, Turner alum for Lat Am scripted development
Fremantle has appointed Manuel Martí to a newly created position overseeing scripted development for Latin…
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News round-up: Marblemedia’s scripted push; Gil Formats show travels; More4 orders Fulwell73’s Auschwitz doc
Marblemedia unveils scripted push Canadian producer Marblemedia has acquired rights to M.G. Hennessey’s novel The…
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ITV Hub hits 500 million hours viewed in 2019
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has seen viewing hours on its ITV Hub catch-up service grow…
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TBI’s forward thinkers: Banijay’s Tim Mutimer; Kew’s Jonathan Ford; NATPE’s JP Bommel; Cottonwood’s David Michel
Tim Mutimer, CEO, Banijay Rights What will the single biggest challenge be for distribution over…
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World Productions founder Tony Garrett dies aged 83
World Productions’ founder Tony Garnett has died at the age of 83. Garnett worked on…
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MBC’s South Korean format ‘The Masked Singer’ reaches 50 country milestone
South Korean broadcaster MBC has said its hit singing format The King Of Mask Singer…
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NBCUniversal strikes $200m deal for ‘Family Guy’ creator Seth MacFarlane
Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane has struck a $200m deal with NBCUniversal (NBCU) in a…
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NBC orders BBC Studios blue chip series, closes Peacock Productions
NBC has ordered a 10-part blue chip wildlife series from BBC Studios’ Natural History Unit…
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The CW names Mark Pedowitz as chairman & CEO
Warner Bros. Entertainment and ViacomCBS have promoted Mark Pedowitz to become chairman and CEO at…
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Show of the week: Orphans Of A Nation
Set both in São Paulo and amidst the refugee crisis resulting from the war in…
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TBI Weekly: The decade ahead
TBI has spoken to an array of leading execs from around the world to get…
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Exclusive: Endemol Shine to wind down Turkish arm despite insolvency failure
Endemol Shine Group (ESG) will continue to wind down Endemol Shine Turkey (EST) despite an…
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BBC Studios preps ‘culture & engagement plan’ after NAO report
BBC Studios has said it plans to launch a three-year ‘culture and engagement plan’ as…
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FX chief John Landgraf unveils latest annual drama findings
John Landgraf, FX Networks and FX Productions chairman, has unveiled the latest findings from his…
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Sky-backed Jupiter appoints Hudson Media’s Chris Spry for development
Sky-backed US producer Jupiter Entertainment has rejigged its senior management team, appointing Chris Spry from…
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Synchronicity Films options Craig Russell’s ‘Lennox’ novels
The Cry prodco Synchronicity Films has optioned rights to Craig Russell’s Lennox novel series, with…
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Netflix prepares Turkish docudrama from Karga Seven Pictures
Netflix is preparing to launch a new English-language Turkish docudrama produced by Red Arrow Studios’…