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Richard Middleton
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TBI Weekly: Will US strikes provide the great Hollywood reset?
Actors union SAG-AFTRA joined the Writers Guild of America this week in downing tools, as…
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BBC alum Claire Urquhart joins S4C in Wales to lead new commercial content fund
Welsh-language broadcaster S4C has hired former BBC exec Claire Urquhart to head up a new…
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Exclusive: VP of acquisitions & programming at TelevisaUnivision’s ViX to step down
Maria Ines Rodriguez, VP of acquisitions & programming at TelevisaUnivision’s Spanish-language streamer ViX, is stepping…
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Disney explores ABC, FX, Nat Geo future as CEO Bob Iger admits linear TV ‘definitely broken’
Disney CEO Bob Iger is exploring the future of its linear TV assets such as…
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ITV pulls back from buying All3Media, confirms it is no longer ‘actively exploring’ acquisition
ITV has pulled back from a potential acquisition of All3Media. The UK-based broadcaster, which is…
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TBI expands Content Innovation Awards with new MIPCOM CANNES partnership
Television Business International (TBI) has struck a partnership with MIPCOM CANNES that will see the…
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Disney explores India future with sale or JV among options as competition bites
Disney is exploring the future of its Indian TV and streaming business, with a sale…
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UK’s Channel 4 defends CEO’s record pay deal & sets September to detail new content needs
Channel 4 in the UK handed its CEO Alex Mahon a record-breaking pay deal last…
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France Télévisions reveals Autumn line-up as focus shifts to brand rather than channels
France Télévisions has outlined plans to develop its sports, young adult (YA), drama and entertainment…
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US boom has led to ‘dying’ Canadian industry says WGC, with earnings down 22% over five years
The US industry’s production push into Canada over the past decade has left the Canuck…
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Sky Studios UK comedy chief Jon Mountague to step down after more than a decade
Jon Mountague is to leave UK-based Sky Studios after more than a decade overseeing its…
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‘All Quiet On The Western Front’ prodco Amusement & Ink Factory adapt Nino Haratischvili’s ‘The Eighth Life’
Fighting With My Family prodco The Ink Factory has linked up with All Quiet On…
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Neshama hires Incendo’s Brook Peters for new sales arm, takes on Fox shows in Canada
Canada’s Neshama Entertainment has hired Incendo Productions exec Brook Peters to head up a new…
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BBC Studios revenue hits $2.6bn but channels & streaming suffer as profits fall 24%
BBC Studios (BBCS) has provided some good news for its embattled public broadcaster parent by…
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Cineflix Rights & Pluto TV roll ‘American Pickers’ out as first single-brand FAST channel in Canada
Cineflix Rights is launching its first-ever single-brand FAST channel in Canada, with an American Pickers…
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‘Secret Chef’ duo Wheelhouse & David Chang forge development & production pact
US media firm Wheelhouse is cooking up more programming with chef David Chang, following their…
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BBC Studios backs ex-Lime exec Sarah Tyekiff’s format firm Mettlemouse Entertainment
BBC Studios (BBCS) is backing former Lime Pictures’ exec Sarah Tyekiff’s nascent format prodco Mettlemouse…
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Germany’s ZDF & Acorn TV among first buyers of France TV’s ‘Best Of Us’
ZDF in Germany and Acorn TV in the UK are among buyers of French crime…
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Australia’s ABC installs Netflix & Stan execs to lead scripted, factual
The ABC in Australia has added former Netflix and Stan execs to oversee its scripted…
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Amplify Pictures lands Great Mountain investment & names Netflix exec as content chief
100 Foot Wave producer Amplify Pictures has sold a minority stake in the business to…
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France’s TF1 remakes Spanish drama ‘La Caza: Monteperdido’
TF1 is onboard a French adaptation of Spanish drama La Caza: Monteperdido, with Banijay France…
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Berlusconi’s eldest children to take joint control of Mediaset owner Fininvest
No single child of the late Silvio Berlusconi is to have a controlling interest in…
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NBCU’s Susan Rovner exits as Donna Langley handed TV remit amid exec overhaul
NBCUniversal (NBCU) entertainment chief Susan Rovner is leaving the company following an overhaul of its…
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Chernin’s North Road hires Showtime & Paramount alum David Nevins as CEO
Peter Chernin’s The North Road Company has landed former Showtime and Paramount Global exec David…
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TF1 in France & Vox in Germany remake HBO Max dating format ‘My Mum, Your Dad’
TF1 in France and Vox in Germany have greenlit local remakes of HBO Max’s dating…
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‘Boiling Point’ prodco Ascendant Fox hires Netflix exec, strikes BBC Studios development deal
Boiling Point prodco Ascendant Fox has added a former Netflix acquisitions exec and a producer…
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UK’s female exec representation declines as Diamond data highlights diversity stagnation
The number of female execs in the UK industry is facing ongoing decline following the…
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Fremantle names Seb Shorr to new COO role for drama & film division
Fremantle has upped its EVP of commercial & business affairs Seb Shorr to the newly-created…
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France’s M6 buys from HBO Max, preps original drama & eyes “novelty” competition shows
French broadcast group M6 has picked up HBO Max show Hacks and unveiled a raft…
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Scotland’s STV Studios buys Greenbird Media for $27m from Keshet International
Scotland’s STV Studios has bought UK-based producer group Greenbird Media after striking a £21.4m ($27m)…