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Richard Middleton
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Apple TV+ hires Disney+ EMEA scripted exec Johanna Devereaux
Apple TV+ has landed Disney+ exec Johanna Devereaux to oversee its scripted efforts. Devereaux, who…
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Banijay’s 51 Minds names Bunim/Murray chief to replace outgoing Christian Sarabia
Banijay Americas has reshuffled its senior exec team again, this time with Below Deck prodco…
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TBI Weekly: What’s working & what isn’t in international coproductions
Cold Courage scribe Brendan Foley reflects on what’s working and what isn’t in the emerging…
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Beta Film & Danny Goldman launch Omega Global Media sales firm & set first project
Germany’s Beta Film and industry veteran Danny Goldman have launched a new distribution business focussing…
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AMC+ sets ad-supported tier pricing at $4.99 per month
AMC Networks has unveiled pricing for the ad-supported version of its AMC+ streaming service. The…
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Showtime EVP of scripted Amy Israel joins senior exec exodus
Showtime’s scripted chief, Amy Israel, has become the latest senior exec to depart after more…
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WBD’s JB Perrette outlines Max’s global roll-out strategy
Warner Bros Discovery (WBD)’s streaming chief JB Perrette has outlined how the company is approaching…
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Canada’s CBC expands FAST with comedy channel carrying ‘Schitt’s Creek’, ‘Kim’s Convenience’
Canadian broadcaster CBC has launched a new FAST channel carrying original comedy series, sketch shows…
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Actors union SAG-AFTRA to resume talks with AMPTP on Monday
With the US writers strike now over, actors union SAG-AFTRA has confirmed it is to…
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A+E Networks names veteran Mark Garner to lead global FAST channel push
A+E Networks has named veteran exec Mark Garner to the newly created position of EVP…
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News round up: ITV orders New Pictures drama; BBC visits the ‘Undertakers’; BBC Studios rejigs brands team
ITV orders New Pictures drama ITV in the UK has ordered scripted thriller Protection from…
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‘Sherwood’ prodco House hires Broke & Bones exec Louise Sutton to run ‘House North’ arm
House Productions, the UK firm behind BBC drama Sherwood, has hired Black Mirror exec Louise…
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WGA ends US writers strike & reveals details of far-reaching new deal with AMPTP
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has formally ended its strike action against the Alliance…
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Australian producers win battle to reinstate New South Wales funding schemes
Australia’s New South Wales government has backtracked on plans to slash state funding programs, a…
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Starz cancels ‘Heels’, ‘Run The World’ & ‘Blindspotting’, drops ‘The Venery Of Samantha Bird’
Starz has trimmed its scripted output with three cancellations and the axing of The Venery…
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ZDF, Arte exec Martin Pieper joins Germany’s Gebrueder Beetz Film Production
ZDF and Arte documentary veteran Martin Pieper is leaving the broadcasters to join Germany’s Gebrueder…
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BBC hires Dragonfly’s Tom Pullen as commissioning editor
Dragonfly’s head of documentaries, Tom Pullen, has left the Banijay-owned firm to become a commissioning…
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MIA director Gaia Tridente on 2023 event & what to expect
MIA Ahead of Mercato Internazionale Audiovisivo (MIA)’s return to Rome next month, event director Gaia…
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News round-up: Love Nature unveils factual trio; Talpa rebrands to Talpa Studios; Nat Geo preps ‘Predators In Action’
Love Nature unveils factual trio Blue Ant Media’s Love Nature has unveiled a new slate…
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Hulu & Britbox acquire BBC & Sister drama ‘Better’
US streamer Hulu and Britbox have picked up rights to BBC drama Better, produced by…
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WGA & AMPTP strike ‘tentative’ deal to end US writers strike after five months
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has reached a “tentative agreement” with the Alliance of…
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TBI Weekly: Unpacking the reality of being a producer
TBI’s man in LA, Arrested Industries CEO Anthony Kimble, draws a line between the hugely…
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Amazon Prime Video to introduce advertisements from 2024
Amazon is to introduce advertisements on its Prime Video service from next year, the retail…
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News round-up: Prime Video remakes ‘Good Luck Guys’; BBC buys Hulu’s ‘Love, Victor’; ProgramBuyer hires Vubiquity alum
Prime Video remakes Good Luck Guys Amazon’s Prime Video has ordered a local remake of…
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WBD to expand UK studio at Leavesden, with production capacity to soar by 50%
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has unveiled plans to expand its UK studio at Leavesden, with…
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NBC reboots ‘Got Talent’ in US with ‘AGT: Fantasy League’
NBC in the US is spinning off another version of Fremantle and Syco Entertainment’s Got…
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Rupert Murdoch to step down as chairman at Fox & News Corp, with son Lachlan succeed
Fox Corporation and News Corp chairman Rupert Murdoch is to step down from his roles…
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CAA’s Bryan Lourd urges US execs to ‘bother to understand’ creative process
CAA chairman Bryan Lourd has urged US studio executives to “bother to understand” the creative…
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WBD’s Andrew Georgiou says ‘eventual’ Max UK launch part of thinking around TNT Sports
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) exec Andrew Georgiou has discussed the rationale behind the creation of…
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ITV ‘of course’ looking again at ‘great business’ All3Media, says Carolyn McCall
ITV CEO Carolyn McCall has confirmed that the broadcaster is looking again at a potential…