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Richard Middleton
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Sweden’s SVT expands Eva Beckman content role, Jan Helin & Andreas Bedinger to exit
Swedish pubcaster SVT has reshuffled its senior content team with Eva Beckman named programme director,…
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Chicken Soup for the Soul shares dive 15%, Redbox owner eyes ‘strategic opportunities’
Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment (CSSE) shares have plummeted more than 15% after the…
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Hopes rise of US writers strike progress as AMPTP tweaks AI, writers room & viewing proposals
Hopes are rising that the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and The Alliance of Motion…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: How the UK’s linear decline supports a streaming surge
The way we watch content is changing fast as eyeballs shift from linear programming on…
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WGA to resume AMPTP talks next week as writers union considers proposals
The US writers strike could be inching closer to a resolution, after the Writers Guild…
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MGM Alternative & GroupM prep dog docuseries for UK’s Channel 5
Paramount-owned Channel 5 in the UK has commissioned a four-part series about dogs from MGM…
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Apple TV+ preps another Lionel Messi docuseries from Smuggler Entertainment
Apple TV+ has picked up another Lionel Messi docuseries, this time tracking the footballer as…
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TBI Weekly: What Barbie teaches us about branded content
TBI’s resident branded content expert, Luci Sanan, explains what the global success of Barbie tells…
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TVNZ’s ‘Down For Love’ heads to Netflix following TVF global sale
Netflix has picked up TVNZ show Down For Love, the dating series that follows people…
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WGA & AMPTP to resume talks as US strike extends beyond 100 days
The Writers Guild Of America (WGA) and The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers…
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BBC Four in UK picks up Stan & Sundance Now drama ‘Black Snow’
BBC Four in the UK has acquired Black Snow, the Australian crime drama that was…
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Netflix UK lines up Jack Thorne environmental drama with Jodie Whittaker, Robert Carlyle
Netflix in the UK is linking up with Jack Thorne, former Doctor Who star Jodie…
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Fremantle’s Joni Day exits after decade to join Apploff Entertainment
LA-based production company Apploff Entertainment has landed Fremantle exec Joni Day as its EVP of…
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Blue Ant Media buys Marblemedia as Canadian market consolidates
Blue Ant Media has snapped up fellow Canadian producer Marblemedia, as well as its sales…
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Zee Entertainment & Sony India’s $10bn merger back on after regulatory greenlight
The merger of Zee Entertainment Enterprises and Sony’s Indian unit is back on after regulators…
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LGBTQ+ streamer OUTtv commissions first South African original
OUTtv, the LGBTQ+ television and streaming service, has commissioned its first South African original series….
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Netflix Japan expands unscripted as local strategy enters ‘new phase’
Netflix has unveiled a raft of unscripted commissions for its service in Japan as it…
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Warner Bros. Discovery names Andrew Georgiou as UK & Ireland chief
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is shuffling its exec deck in the UK and Ireland, following…
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Lionsgate postpones Starz split after eOne deal, prepares for Lat Am exit
Lionsgate, fresh from its acquisition of Entertainment One, has delayed plans to split from Starz…
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A+E reshuffles Lifetime as EVP & head of programming Amy Winter exits
A+E Networks has rejigged its senior programming team following the exit of Amy Winter. The…
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Disney+ outlines AVOD launch in Europe & explores future in ‘multiple’ markets
Disney CEO Bob Iger has admitted the Mouse House will cut investment in local programming…
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Parade Media & India’s Reliance Jio link to roll out FAST channel Biopic
UK and Singapore-based content distributor and FAST channel provider Parade Media Group’s tech incubator subsidiary,…
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The CW eyes Fox comparison as sports & unscripted focus stems losses
Nexstar CEO Perry Sook has admitted that The CW will look “increasingly like Fox” over…
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Endeavor expects US strikes to cause $25m monthly revenue hit
Endeavor expects the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA strikes in the US to cost…
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Fremantle & Ukraine’s STB partner on first ever ‘Got Talent’ feature doc
Fremantle and Ukraine broadcaster STB have partnered on a new feature documentary that reveals the…
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Hallmark Media president & CEO Wonya Lucas to step down at year’s end
Hallmark Media president & CEO Wonya Lucas is to step down at the end of…
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ITVX takes Australian comedy ‘Fisk’ to UK following ABC Commercial deal
Australian hit comedy Fisk is heading to the UK following a deal with streamer ITVX….
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Warner Bros. Discovery’s EMEA chief Priya Dogra to step down
Warner Bros Discovery (WBD)’s president & MD for EMEA, Priya Dogra, is to leave the…
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RTL profits plummet 50% as advertising woes hit Germany, Fremantle target remains
European media giant RTL has seen its profits nose dive thanks to a moribund German…
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Altice chief Drahi expresses ‘shock’ at alleged corrupt practices
Altice boss Patrick Drahi used the Altice International first half debt investors call today to…