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Richard Middleton
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Plans to cut Made in NSW fund labelled a ‘disaster’ by Screen Producers Australia
Australian producers have labelled plans to cut state funding programs in New South Wales as…
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Federation hires TF1’s head of drama Anne Viau following launch of prodco Quelle Aventure!
Federation Studios has appointed former head of drama at TF1, Anne Viau, as a producer…
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ITV Studios lands Banijay, Beyond alums as Beth Hart among execs upped in Oz rejig
ITV Studios in Australia has restructured its senior creative and production team, with Beth Hart…
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SkyShowtime hires Netflix alum Kai Finke as content chief with Jon Farrar exiting
SkyShowtime has named Netflix alum Kai Finke as its chief content officer, with Jon Farrar…
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TBI Weekly: Ahead of MIPCOM, does anyone actually have any money?
As the industry gears up for MIPCOM in a month’s time, TBI’s resident format expert…
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Amazon Studios UK & Northern Europe chief Dan Grabiner exits to launch production outfit
Amazon Studios UK & Northern Europe chief Dan Grabiner is stepping down to launch his…
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News round-up: Carlsen Verlag & Beta prep ‘Superbikes’; Viaplay enters Greece; Chris Bangle launches prodco
Carlsen Verlag & Beta prep SuperBikes Publisher Carlsen Verlag and Beta Film have linked with…
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Gucci owner Artémis buys US agency CAA from investment firm TPG
Gucci owner François Henri-Pinault’s Artémis has acquired a majority stake in Creative Artists Agency (CAA)….
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Roku Channel pulls more than 30 shows including Quibi content as part of cost-cutting strategy
A day after Roku said it would be reviewing its content strategy, more than 30…
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BBC Studios hires Drum Studios exec Elanor Lee to lead production at new specialist factual unit
BBC Studios (BBCS) has landed Drum Studios exec Elanor Lee as its head of production…
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Apple TV+ taps UFA Fiction for ‘Where’s Wanda?’, streamer’s first German-language commission
Apple TV+ has made its first German-language commission with a UFA Fiction dark comedy titled…
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Exclusive: Private equity & trade buyers circle Asacha Media as potential sale explored
Private equity companies and a clutch of trade buyers are understood to be circling Asacha…
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Antenna Studios CEO Michael Iskas exits Greek production unit
Antenna Studios CEO Michael Iskas is leaving the company, two years after setting up the…
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Disney & Comcast set Hulu talks for 30 September with $27.5bn valuation set to rise
Hulu’s future could be decided sooner than had been previously thought, after Comcast CEO Brian…
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Warner Bros. suspends top overall deals, with Berlanti, Abrams & Bill Lawrence among those affected
Having recently admitted that the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes will cost it up to $500m,…
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European Writers Club hires Danish Film Institute alum Noemi Ferrer
The European Writers Club (EWC) has hired Noemi Ferrer, the former head of international at…
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Viaplay’s head of scripted in Norway becomes latest exec to depart Nordic streamer
Viaplay’s head of scripted content in Norway, Tanya Nanette Yildiz Badendyck, has become the latest…
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Steve Mnuchin’s Liberty Strategy Capital buys 5.5% stake in Lionsgate
Liberty Strategy Capital, a Washington DC-based private equity firm set up by former US treasury…
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Canada’s Super Channel ups comms chief Kim Ball to content boss, replacing retiring Jackie Pardy
Super Channel in Canada has named its chief communications officer Kimberley Ball to replace chief…
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CBS drafts ‘NCIS Sydney’ to plug scheduling gap amid impact of US strikes
CBS has lined up NCIS Sydney to plug one of its primetime gaps, as the…
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French scripted deals fuel record $231m int’l sales, as streamer deals power growth
French programming enjoyed strong sales last year driven by scripted although pre-sales and international coproductions…
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Disney & Charter Communications dispute raises questions over pay TV future in US
A major carriage deal battle has broken out in the US between content/channel provider Disney…
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Saudi Arabia’s MBC Group extends kids pact with Paramount’s Nickelodeon
Saudi Arabia-based MBC Group has extended its programming deal with Paramount Global Content Distribution, with…
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Beyond’s Michael Murphy departs to relaunch consultancy Rockabill Media
Beyond Distribution’s former manager Michael Murphy is leaving the business to relaunch consultancy firm Rockabill…
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UK’s Channel 4 enters US market with FAST in ‘pivotal moment’ for broadcaster
Channel 4 (C4) is entering the FAST ecosystem by launching two offerings in the US,…
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Federation’s ‘Bardot’ travels across Europe with AMC Iberia, TVP & Nova among deals
AMC Iberia in Spain, TVP in Poland and Nova in Greece are among companies to…
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German SVOD subscribers to overtake UK by end of 2023, research reveals
Germany will have more SVOD subscriptions than the UK by the end of this year,…
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TBI Weekly: Content Innovation Awards 2023 shortlist revealed
The Content Innovation Awards 2023 shortlist has been unveiled ahead of the ceremony at MIPCOM…
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TBI reveals Content Innovation Awards 2023 shortlist, with record-breaking number of submissions
Television Business International (TBI) has unveiled the shortlist for the Content Innovation Awards 2023 (CIA’s),…
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Warner Bros. Discovery extends HBO Go reach in Malaysia & expands channels with Unifi
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is expanding its channels operation in Asia, while also extending the…