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Richard Middleton
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AMC Networks advertising & content licensing revenues dive, but streaming rebounds
AMC Networks has seen its advertising revenue plunge 18% in Q3, with the US-based operator…
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Netflix trims scripted team with trio of directors incl Carnival alum Alex Sapot departing
Netflix has trimmed its drama division according to US reports, with three directors among those…
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Sweden’s TV4 seeks drama chief as Piodor Gustafsson exits to return to production
TV4’s head of drama, Piodor Gustafsson, is stepping down from the Swedish commercial broadcaster after…
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BBC extends Dutch format remake ‘The Traitors’ ahead of second season launch
The UK’s BBC has greenlit a third run of hit format The Traitors, ahead of…
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Sky Witness & streamer Now enter ‘Fire Country’ following Paramount deal
Comcast-owned Sky Witness and sibling streamer Now in the UK have picked up rights to…
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Paramount+ losses narrow as US studio unveils two new ‘Yellowstone’ franchises
Paramount Global narrowed losses from its streaming business to $238m in the latest quarter assisted…
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South Korea’s CJ ENM & Saudi Arabia’s Manga Productions strike content pact
South Korea’s CJ ENM has struck a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to create new programming…
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Paramount+ expands ‘branded hub’ strategy with Streamz in Belgium
Paramount Global is expanding its Paramount+ branded third-party partnership strategy with a deal in Belgium….
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WBD’s James Gibbons reveals APAC exec team with Japan country manager to step down
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD)’s Asia Pacific president James Gibbons has outlined his team for the…
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BBC Studios rejigs in EMEA with hire of Paramount Global VP of sales, Simon Cottle to retire
BBC Studios (BBCS) has hired a distribution exec from Paramount Global and promoted two existing…
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Exclusive: Dori Media’s CEO Nadav Palti on why business matters amid Israeli conflict
Sitting in the Dori Media booth at MIPCOM ten days ago, the business of selling…
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BBC Studios factual commercial director lands at Endeavor’s IMG
BBC Studios (BBCS) commercial director of factual, Ian Moffitt, has taken up the newly created…
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BBC Studios to roll out NHU content via new pact with social media app WeAre8
BBC Studios (BBCS) has partnered with WeAre8 on a ‘first of its kind’ deal that…
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NBC leads Primal Media & Group M’s reality format ‘The Underdog’ into the US
NBC in the US is developing STV Studios’ reality format The Underdog, following a deal…
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Australia’s White Spark launches virtual reality tech business Surround Sync
Perth-based production and VR company White Spark Pictures has launched a new technology business that…
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Spanish Sales Insights: Movistar Plus+ International’s general manager, María Valenzuela
TBI has partnered with Audiovisual From Spain to get the low-down from some of the…
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BBC Studios restructures docs unit with BBCS podcast chief & Wonderhood exec appointments
BBC Studios (BBCS) has restructured its documentary division with podcast exec Georgia Moseley and Wonderhood…
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Sony & Zee’s $10bn merger back on track (again) after Indian giant’s CEO cleared by regulators
Sony’s $10bn merger with Zee Entertainment Enterprises looks to be back on track, after the…
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Media giant GroupM’s North America CEO Kirk McDonald to exit
Media giant and content investor GroupM is looking for a new CEO for its North…
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Warner Bros. Discovery strikes content pact with Taiwan Mobile & TAICCA
Warner Bros. Discovery has struck a pact to create and distribute Taiwanese original content locally…
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Wildbrain & BBCS alum Deirdre Brennan joins Screen Australia as CEO
Wildbrain’s COO Deirdre Brennan is leaving the company to head up funding body Screen Australia….
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Mediapro chief Jaume Roures ousted after 30 years amid reports of sale talks
Spanish giant Mediapro has made the shock move to dismiss its managing partner Jaume Roures…
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Youngest Media’s David Flynn & ITVS’s South Shore launch unscripted label Plegazoid
Former Youngest Media founder David Flynn has re-emerged with a new production outfit, this time…
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Show of the Week: While The Men Are Away
This irreverent Australian dramedy is set during World War II and follows the experiences of…
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TBI Weekly: Why branded content will take centre stage in 2024
With MIPCOM in the rear view mirror and the industry now looking ahead to 2024,…
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Irish crime drama ‘Kin’ lands on UK’s BBC
Irish crime drama Kin has been picked up by the UK’s BBC. The eight-part series…
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Prime Video cues up Ronnie O’Sullivan snooker doc from Beckham’s Studio 99
Amazon Prime Video is preparing to launch a new feature-length documentary following snooker star Ronnie…
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Paramount+ axes remake of ‘Fatal Attraction’ & Kiefer Sutherland’s ‘Rabbit Hole’
Paramount+ has cancelled its remake of 1980s movie Fatal Attraction and its Kiefer Sutherland-starring espionage…
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Hasbro blames eOne revenue drop on US strikes, Lionsgate sale to wrap ‘end of year’
Hasbro has revealed plunging revenues at soon-to-be sold Entertainment One (eOne) as a result of…
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BBC appoints ex-BBC News exec Jess Brammar to Charlotte Moore’s content board
The BBC has named Jess Brammar to a key editorial role working with content chief…