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Richard Middleton
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Viaplay pushes Q3 numbers again as discussions with investors drag on
Embattled Nordic streamer Viaplay has pushed back the publication of its Q3 numbers again, as…
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UKTV to rename FTA channels and streamer UKTV Play under new ‘masterbrand’ U
BBC Studios-owned UKTV is to rename its free-to-air channels and its free streaming service under…
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Paramount rejigs global streaming team with expanded remits for Jeff Grossman & Amy Kuessner
Paramount Global has rejigged its streaming team with two promotions, including an expanded remit for…
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India’s Zee5 Global reveals aggregation play with South Asian streamers
India-based Zee5 Global is to start aggregating other South Asian streamers within its platform. Zee5…
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Sony & UK’s Guardian Media Group strike extensive deal to turn journalism into scripted & unscripted shows
Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) has struck a far-reaching pact with UK-based news organisation Guardian Media…
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Curiosity Inc hires Blue Ant & Off the Fence alum Ludo Dufour to lead licensing
Factual streamer Curiosity Inc has appointed former Blue Ant Media and Off the Fence exec…
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Fremantle settles with ‘Got Talent’ host David Walliams following off-camera comments
Fremantle has reached an “amicable resolution” with David Walliams, the former host of ITV’s competition…
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Asacha’s Red Planet adapts Sarah Pinborough’s ‘A Matter Of Blood’ after snagging rights to ‘The Dog-Faced Gods’
Death In Paradise producer Red Planet Pictures has optioned the rights to Sarah Pinborough’s The…
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Banijay to ‘ambitiously expand’ branded content with Carlotta Rossi Spencer-led division
Banijay plans to “ambitiously expand” its branded content activities by launching a central, standalone division…
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Opinion: The renaissance of co-production in the age of downturn
As international co-production execs descend upon London tomorrow, TBI’s resident scripted expert and CEO of…
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Paramount’s C5 orders ‘The Wives’, partnering again with Gaumont & Banijay Rights
Paramount’s UK network Channel 5 has extended its recent commissioning flurry with a thriller from…
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‘After The Asteroid’ firm Pernel preps South Africa documentary unlocking unknown origins of mammals
Pernel Media, the Paris-based production company behind After The Asteroid, is preparing a one-off doc…
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Mondo TV’s climate toon ‘MeteoHeroes’ lands in Thailand, Korea & China ahead of ATF
Broadcasters in Thailand, South Korea and China are among those to have picked up shows…
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BBC unveils Charles III documentary from Oxford Films, with Helena Bonham Carter narrating
BBC One in the UK is prepping a 90-minute documentary take viewers behind the scenes…
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Opinion: How the UK’s film & TV industry can lead the world on Generative AI
Jeremy Roberts, head of film & TV at UK legal firm Sheridans, lays out how…
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Canal+, SBS in Oz & AMC Networks Central Europe buy Australian thriller ‘Troppo’ and Germany’s ‘Bonn’
Canal+ in France, Australia’s SBS and AMC Networks Central Europe are among buyers of Australian…
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‘MILF Manor’ firm Spun Gold restructures under 53 Degrees Global, launches Kerene Barefield firm
MILF Manor prodco Spun Gold is restructuring its operations with the creation of 53 Degrees…
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ITV strikes FTA & streaming deal for Disney+ original ‘Extraordinary’ and FX’s ‘Under The Banner of Heaven’
Disney+ and FX originals Extraordinary and Under The Banner Of Heaven are both heading to…
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Finnish fund IPR.VC reveals $110m content fund & hires Ingenious Media exec Andrea Scarso
IPR.VC Management, the Finnish outfit that has backed projects from companies including A24, XYZ Films…
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Yellow Film & TV’s Irish prodco Newgrange hires Wild Atlantic’s Ali Doyle & Joan Lambe
Irish prodco Newgrange Pictures, part of Finland’s Yellow Film & TV, has hired Wild Atlantic…
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Warner Bros. International Television Production’s chief in Iberia steps down after seven years
Warner Bros. International Television Production (WBITVP)’s chief in Spain & Portugal, Sebastián Moguilevsky, is stepping…
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ITV creates brand-funded unit BE Studio to create ‘entirely new formats’
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has launched a new ad-funded entertainment unit to create entirely new…
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Blue Ant Media sets top production & distribution team following Marblemedia deal
Blue Ant Media has set the management team that will oversee its yet-to-be named studio…
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Finland’s MTV3 joins Endemol Shine Australia’s dating format ‘Love Triangle’
MTV3 in Finland has become the third company to remake Australian reality format Love Triangle….
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BBC to rest ‘Top Gear’ for “the foreseeable future” following Freddie Flintoff car crash
BBC motoring show Top Gear is to be rested “for the foreseeable future” following the…
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Sony Pictures Television & Matt Smith’s Circle Circle Films strike production & distribution deal
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has struck a far-reaching partnership with Circle Circle Films, the UK…
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CBS to end cop drama ‘Blue Bloods’ after 14th season
Paramount-owned CBS is bringing the curtain down on cop drama Blue Bloods after 14 seasons….
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Banijay Rights snags ‘Wolf Hall’ from BBC Studios, as BBC & PBS prepare finale ‘The Mirror And The Light’
Banijay Rights has picked up distribution of Wolf Hall from BBC Studios (BBCS), with the…
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Banijay names Endemol Shine Poland MD & rejigs structure under German chief Fabian Tobias
Banijay has re-hired Małgorzata Perkowska-Czaja to become MD of Endemol Shine Poland, replacing the departing…
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Netflix & Max to share ‘Young Sheldon’ in US as Warner Bros. Discovery loosens rights grip
Netflix has picked up rights to former Max exclusive Young Sheldon in the US, underlining…