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Richard Middleton
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AMC Networks ups Emily Gotto to become SVP of acquisitions & production at Shudder
AMC Networks has upped Emily Gotto to become its SVP of acquisitions and production for…
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TBI Weekly: How to remain afloat despite churning unscripted waters
TV’s unscripted sector is facing unprecedented pressure around the world as commissioners shift strategies. But…
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Sky lands five-part action drama ‘Atomic’ from Vice’s Pulse Films
Sky has ordered five-part action drama Atomic from Vice Studios-owned Pulse Films. The series follows…
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Paramount+ picks up Nova Festival documentary ‘We Will Dance Again’
Paramount+ is to launch the worldwide premiere of We Will Dance Again, the documentary about…
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Skai TV in Greece buys Hamas terrorist attack doc ‘#NOVA’ from Yes Studios
Skai TV in Greece has picked up Yes Studios documentary that explores the Hamas terrorist…
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Disney boss Bob Iger details ‘pretty dramatic’ spending cuts for linear shows
Disney boss Bob Iger has outlined how he views the future of its linear channels,…
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Disney’s FX & Hulu to extend ‘Shōgun’ with development on two further seasons
FX is set to extend scripted show Shōgun by two further seasons after the drama,…
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France 2 to launch French gameshow format ‘Qui Restera Dans La Lumière?’
France 2 is preparing to launch a new gameshow from Banijay France that features 100…
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RedBird IMI completes $1.45bn acquisition of All3Media
US investment firm RedBird IMI has completed its acquisition of All3Media from Warner Bros. Discovery…
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Opinion: The power of good distribution
TBI’s resident format expert Siobhan Crawford wonders why distribution has a bad name in some…
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WBD remakes UK news quiz for CNN, ‘Harry Potter’ cooking show for Food Network
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has unveiled a raft of shows for CNN including a US…
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Banijay eyes strong second half of 2024 as Q1 production & distribution revenues fall
Banijay is expecting the delivery of shows such as SAS: Rogue Heroes and Marie Antoinette…
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Exclusive: Movies fuel Pluto TV’s FAST channels, as US popularity of medium tops pay TV
Movies are providing a major driver of viewership on Pluto TV’s FAST channels, according to…
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Netflix lands rights to live NFL games & unveils Will Ferrell, Tim McGraw series
Netflix is expanding its live sports push by snagging rights to Christmas Day NFL matches…
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UK’s ITV extends Black history quizzer ‘Sorry I Didn’t Know’ into fifth season
The UK’s ITV has extended Sorry I Didn’t Know, the country’s first ever quizshow centred…
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‘Bluey’ & ‘Hey Duggee’ land on int’l nets as BBC Studios strikes deals
BBC Studios (BBCS) kids shows including Bluey and Hey Duggee have been sold to a…
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‘Everyone Else Burns’ prodco Jax Media hires CAA & Disney alums for UK
Animal Control and Everyone Else Burns producer Jax Media has landed execs from Creative Artists Agency…
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India’s JioCinema preps HBO’s ‘House Of The Dragon’ S2 for 17 June
Indian streaming service JioCinema is to offer the second season of HBO’s House Of The…
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Derren Lawford’s DARE Pictures names Honey Bee co-founder as MD
Derren Lawford’s DARE Pictures has hired the co-founder and COO at UK indie Honey Bee…
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ITV Studios rejigs global partnerships, ups sales chief Tom Clark & co-pro exec Jemma Harvey
ITV Studios (ITVS) has rejigged the management team at its global partnerships team with Tom…
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Amazon orders Waller-Bridge’s ‘Tomb Raider’ & remakes C4 format amid unscripted push
Amazon has made a series order for its Phoebe Waller-Bridge penned adaptation of Tomb Raider…
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ProSiebenSat.1 ‘on right track’ as record Joyn performance drives Q1 results
ProSiebenSat.1 has seen AVOD revenues at streamer Joyn surge by 50% and group revenues rise…
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Series Mania & Beta launch third Seriesmakers scheme, offering $54,000 prize
French festival Series Mania and Germany’s Beta Group have launched the third edition of creative…
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Andy Kaplan & George Chien’s KC Global to shutter GEM in Japan
Andy Kaplan and George Chien’s KC Global Media is shuttering its Japanese linear network GEM…
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RTL Netherlands & FTV Prima get ‘Stranded On Honeymoon Island’
RTL Netherlands and Czech Republic’s FTV Prima have both ordered local versions of Red Arrow…
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Disney+ orders first Central & Easter European original with crime drama ‘Breslau’
Disney+ has ordered a period drama from Poland, marking the streamer’s first original scripted series…
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Roku Channel to offer Major League Baseball games for free
The Roku Channel is bolstering its sports offering after picking up rights to 18 Major…
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Sony Pictures Entertainment profits down 10% following Hollywood strikes
Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) profits fell by almost 10% over the past year, with revenues…
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UK prodco Signpost restructures with move to ITVS’s MultiStory Media
Signpost Productions, the UK-based firm behind BBC show Robson Green’s Weekend Escapes, is restructuring its…
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Warner Bros. Discovery names Hulu alum as GM in Japan, Chieko Nishi to lead networks
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has rejigged its senior ranks in Japan with the hire of…