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Richard Middleton
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Mediawan & French firm ZAG launch JV to expand ‘Miraculous’ franchise
European production giant Mediawan has partnered with French producer ZAG to create a raft of…
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‘Cocomelon’ owner Moonbug hires Ashley Maidy from ‘Arcane’ gaming firm Riot
Cocomelon owner Moonbug Entertainment is looking to expand its consumer products efforts with the hire…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Unpicking Prime Video’s strategy for ‘Fallout’
Amazon Prime Video’s release of Fallout marked the streamer’s first video game-based TV series. With…
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Fox & Gordon Ramsay unveil ‘food & lifestyle’ platform Bite
US broadcaster Fox has deepened its ties with celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay by launching a…
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Tim Haines’ Loud Minds & White Spark in Oz partner for immersive experiences
Tim Haines’ London-based prodco Loud Minds has struck a partnership with Australia’s White Spark Pictures…
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NBC preps Belgian format ‘Destination X’, ‘The Americas’ for 2025
US broadcaster NBC will launch its remake of Belgian format Destination X and the second…
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A+E, SVT visit Caravan & PBS show ‘Field of Vampires’ following Abacus deals
A+E Networks has snagged rights in Europe to upcoming history documentary Field of Vampires, which…
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Netflix’s ‘Top Boy’ lands BAFTA TV Awards, as ‘Happy Valley’ star Lancashire wins again
Netflix drama Top Boy and Happy Valley star Sarah Lancashire were among the stand-out winners…
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Vix content chief Rodrigo Mazon to leave TelevisaUnivision streamer
Rodrigo Mazon, chief content officer & EVP at TelevisaUnivision’s Spanish-language streamer Vix, is stepping down….
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TBI Weekly: Why commissioners should be hunting their own ‘Baby Reindeer’
With Netflix’s Baby Reindeer currently dominating the cultural water cooler conversation, Anthony Kimble, TBI’s resident…
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Exclusive: Great Point closure points to ‘end of TV investment’ in UK
Investor confidence in the TV & film sector is set to plummet in the wake…
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ABC in Oz adapts French format ‘The A Talks’ & orders Endemol Shine show ‘Headliners’
The ABC in Australia has unveiled new shows including a local remake of French format…
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Banijay Rights lands former BBC Studios sales exec in Germany, Poland
Banijay Rights has hired a former BBC Studios exec to oversee sales in German-speaking countries…
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The North Road Company hires Netflix, HBO alum to head business affairs
Peter Chernin’s The North Road Company has landed a former Netflix exec as its head…
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Fremantle’s Q1 revenue drops 9%, advertising & streaming growth fuels RTL Group
Fremantle made a stuttering start to 2024 with revenues declining almost 10%, but parent company…
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‘100 Foot Wave’ prodco Amplify develops ‘Clone High’ scribe’s Native comedy
100 Foot Wave producer Amplify Pictures has started development on a comedy series from Siena…
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Paramount+ drama ‘Serial Killer’s Wife’ sells into Europe, Japan
Antena 3 in Spain, TV4 in Sweden and Wowow in Japan are among buyers of…
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Discovery+ extends ‘Vs’ format with Taylor Swift & Scooter Braun installment
Warner Bros. Discovery UK & Ireland is to explore the feud between Taylor Swift and…
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SeriesFest unveils ‘Potluck Ladies’ & ‘Breakthrough’ among Awards winners
Canadian scripted show Potluck Ladies and a documentary exploring what happens when elite athletes are…
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RTL Deutschland ups former Netflix exec to become chief content officer
Former Netflix exec Inga Leschek is to become chief content officer at RTL Deutschland from…
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TBI Weekly: How ‘Gomorrah’ put Italian drama on the map
Few shows have done as much to put Italian TV drama on the map as…
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News round-up: BBC’s ‘Gavin & Stacey’ set for finale; DocuBay orders identity doc; ‘Split’ returns to BBC
BBC’s Gavin & Stacey set for finale BBC comedy Gavin & Stacey is to air…
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Prime Video adapts novel ‘The Girlfriend’ with Robin Wright to star & direct
Amazon’s Prime Video has ordered an adaptation of Michelle Frances’ The Girlfriend, with Robin Wright…
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Sony & Apollo table $26bn offer for Paramount, shares surge 13%
Paramount shares have surged more than 10% after Sony Pictures Entertainment and private equity outfit…
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S4C in Wales orders local-language version of ‘The Voice’
Welsh-language broadcaster S4C has struck a deal for a local version of ITV Studios format,…
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ITV orders Double Jeopardy drama based on Ann Ming memoir
ITV has ordered an adaptation of Ann Ming’s memoir about the UK’s Double Jeopardy law,…
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Asylum Entertainment & Tyler Perry launch unscripted venture
Asylum Entertainment Group has struck a new joint venture with Tyler Perry Studios, which has…
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Prime Video & ITVS’s Tomorrow Studios land Jessica Biel & Elizabeth Banks thriller
Amazon’s Prime Video has ordered a Jessica Biel- and Elizabeth Banks-starring thriller from ITV Studios-backed…
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Stampede Ventures hires UTA’s Jim Meenaghan as COO
Former UTA partner Jim Meenaghan is to join US-based prodco Stampede Ventures in the newly…
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ProSiebenSat.1 defeats MFE proposal to split up company
ProSiebenSat.1 has fought off a proposal from shareholders Media For Europe (MFE) and PFF to…