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Richard Middleton
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CBC welcomes Family Feud to Canada after Fremantle deal
Canada’s CBC is preparing to launch a local version of classic gameshow format Family Feud…
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TBI Weekly: How and why private equity is getting into TV
It’s been a busy few months for M&A execs around the world. From Banijay’s acquisition…
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Super Channel rejigs exec team, names chief content officer
Canadian broadcaster Super Channel has revamped its senior executive team, including naming a chief content…
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Why there’s nothing virtual about the potential of VR
Briege Whitehead, who heads up Australian production firm White Spark Pictures, explains how virtual reality…
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True North appoints Norma Wisnevitz as COO
UK producer True North has appointed former Channel 4 Growth Fund executive Norma Wisnevitz as…
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Fremantle, BRON Ventures back prodco from ‘El Chapo’ duo Camila Jimenez and Silvana Aguirre
Fremantle has taken a 25% stake in The Immigrant, the recently launched prodco co-founded by…
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NBCUniversal combines domestic, international arms as Kevin MacLellan steps down
NBCUniversal is to combine its domestic and global divisions following news that international and distribution…
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MGM partners with China Star Omnimedia for format push
MGM Television has linked up with China Star Omnimedia on a new development and production…
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20th Century Fox TV appoints Jennifer Gwartz for scripted development
Disney-owned 20th Century Fox TV has appointed producer Jennifer Gwartz as its EVP of development…
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Kids round-up: eOne’s ‘Ricky Zoom’ heads to Nordics; Dansschool hires ODMedia for expansion
Ricky Zoom lands in Nordics NRK in Norway and SVT in Sweden have struck deals…
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Sky’s Zai Bennett on ‘huge’ HBO deal, Sky Studios pipeline and Peacock collaborations
Sky’s director of programmes Zai Bennett has outlined a multi-pronged approach to commissioning involving indies,…
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Arte acquires ‘The Pleasure Principle’ from Beta Film
Franco-German network Arte has picked up crime series The Pleasure Principle from Germany’s Beta Film….
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WarnerMedia lifts lid on HBO Max, confirms plans for AVOD version
AT&T has officially lifted the lid on HBO Max, announcing that the streamer will launch…
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Deals round-up: Kanal D strikes Comcast deal; Pro TV returns to ‘Vlad’; Globoplay pounces on ‘Evil’
Turkish scripted channel Kanal D Drama is to become available in the US after distributor…
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Sky Arts, Hulu, SBS acquire Margaret Atwood doc from Kew Media
Sky Arts in the UK, US streamer Hulu and SBS in Australia are among buyers…
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All3Media International appoints A+E alum to oversee unscripted
All3Media International has appointed A+E Networks UK alum Rachel Job to oversee its unscripted content….
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Sky confirms HBO output deal and HBO Max co-production pact
Sky has unveiled details of its new output deal with HBO-owner WarnerMedia and confirmed it…
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Facebook strikes UK, Lat Am, Asia deals with Viacom for original series
Facebook has agreed a deal that will see Viacom Digital Studios International (VDSI) produce a…
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TBI Masterclass prepares to launch with Sky’s Zai Bennett
TBI is preparing to kick off its new ‘Masterclass’ sessions with an in-depth interview with…
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Exclusive: Sky strikes five-year HBO output deal, preps HBO Max co-productions
Comcast-backed pay TV operator Sky has secured a five-year extension to its output deal with…
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What Sky Crime’s launch means for the true crime genre (Column)
Will Hanrahan, founder and creative director of UK-based FirstLook TV, reflects on the launch of…
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Deals round-up: NENT extends Danish drama; Netflix adds World War II docuseries; ABC renews ‘Rookie’
NENT returns to Those Who Kill Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has commissioned a second…
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US, UK and Nordic prodcos strike deals for Media Ranch format ‘Watch!’
Producers in the US, the UK and the Nordics are among those to have picked…
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Corie Henson leaves Fox to oversee unscripted for WarnerMedia’s TBS, TNT & truTV
WarnerMedia has appointed former Fox and Electus exec Corie Henson to head up unscripted for…
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Disney+ scores ITV Studios, Spoke Studios docuseries with LeBron James
Disney+ is working with ITV Studios and basketball star LeBron James on a 10-part docuseries…
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Armoza Formats strikes Hunan TV development deal, launches ‘Dance Smash’
ITV Studios-owned Armoza Formats has struck a co-development deal with Chinese broadcaster Hunan TV, with…
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Magnify books Norwegian comedy ‘Couples Therapy’ into Denmark
DR in Denmark is to air a remake of Norwegian shortform comedy Couples Therapy, which…
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HBO Max to launch in Latin America, unveils ‘free’ US deal
HBO Max is set to expand into Latin America after the streamer’s parent AT&T-owned WarnerMedia…
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Gunpowder & Sky hires Primal Media alum for unscripted
LA-based producer Gunpowder & Sky has hired former Primal Media exec Paul Evans to oversee…
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Banijay agrees deal to buy Endemol Shine Group
Banijay Group has agreed a deal to acquire Endemol Shine Group (ESG), creating a production…