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Richard Middleton
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Kids round-up: Cbeebies opens ‘Fred & Pete’s Treasure Tales’; Sky Kids lands Monrae’s gaming series
CBeebies opens Fred & Pete’s Treasure Tales CBeebies in the UK is preparing to debut…
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News round-up: India’s Amazon miniTV buys O4’s Korean shows; Keshet Int’l takes Wayne Couzens doc; ZDF buys Spain’s ‘Crimes’
India’s Amazon miniTV buys O4’s Korean shows Amazon’s AVOD streamer in India, miniTV, has picked…
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Ireland’s RTÉ faces ‘root & branch’ review into Dee Forbes & Ryan Tubridy payment controversy
Irish pubcaster RTÉ is facing a “root and branch” review into the controversy over undisclosed…
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BBC Studios hires Raise The Roof exec Sandy Robertson as head of fact ent production
BBC Studios (BBCS) has hired Raise The Roof exec Sandy Robertson as its first head…
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Opinion: Mapping the Nordic market & what it means to Formatland
Consolidation has been rife across the industry over recent months, so who better than TBI’s…
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Netflix launches HBO’s ‘Insecure’ in US following Warner Bros. Discovery licensing deal
Netflix has launched HBO show Insecure in the US following its recent licensing deal with…
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Warner Bros. Discovery alum to lead Moonbug’s APAC distribution & brand partnerships, Kelly Cooke exits
CoComelon owner Moonbug Entertainment has appointed former Warner Bros. Discovery exec Yasmin Zahid as head…
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AMCNI names Sam Rowden to run new UK & EMEA content unit
AMC Networks International (AMCNI) is restructuring its operations in the UK and EMEA by creating…
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Prime Video Africa hires Multichoice alum Gideon Khobane as director
Amazon Prime Video has hired former MultiChoice exec Gideon Khobane to lead its efforts in…
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Sony LIV & Applause in India remake The Forge’s BBC One drama ‘Dark Money’ as ‘Kafas’
Sony LIV in India has debuted a local remake of Dark Money, the BBC One…
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Paramount’s C5 orders BriteSpark East series exploring UK counties Norfolk & Suffolk
Paramount-owned Channel 5 (C5) has commissioned a six-part series exploring the UK counties of Norfolk…
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UK’s Channel 4 & Disney strike 1,000 hour deal for shows incl ‘Abbott Elementary’, ‘Bones’, ‘Empire’ & ‘The X-Files’
Channel 4’s UK-based streaming service has picked up 10 Disney shows – totalling 1,000 hours…
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WTFN’s Radar MCN hires Beyond & TCB alum Kate Llewellyn-Jones to expanding distribution unit
Australia’s Radar MCN, the six-month-old digital network launched by producer WTFN, is expanding its distribution…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Making sense of North America’s pay-TV & streaming landscape
North America’s pay-TV & streaming landscape is shifting fast. Sarah Henschel, principal analyst at Omdia,…
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Apple TV+ axes Patricia Arquette’s dramedy ‘High Desert’ following mid-May premiere
Apple TV+ has pulled the plug on Patricia Arquette’s dramedy High Desert after just one…
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BBC Two & PBS track down NHU’s six-parter ‘Big Cats 24/7’
BBC Two in the UK and PBS in the US have linked up on a…
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Opinion: Why senior leadership buy-in is not enough when it comes to diversity
Deborah Williams, executive director at the UK’s Creative Diversity Network, asks why diversity in the…
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TBI Weekly: How a month of markets reflects serious concerns
Conecta Fiction in Spain wrapped up a frenetic month of travel in June for TBI…
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NBCU expands FAST universe with ‘Top Chef’, ‘Saved By The Bell’ & Kardashians channels
NBCUniversal is ramping up its FAST network with almost 30 new channels set to be…
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Fox takes Talpa’s ‘Floor’ into US after deal with ‘Holey Moley’ firm Eureka
US broadcast network Fox has picked up rights to Talpa format The Floor, after Eureka…
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CJ ENM’s Korean streamer TVING hires former Disney+ boss as CEO
South Korea’s CJ ENM has appointed a former Disney+ exec to lead its streaming service,…
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Netflix preps Nordic drama ‘Midsummer Night’ from The Global Ensemble Drama
Netflix has unveiled the cast for its upcoming Nordic drama Midsummer Night, which has been…
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Showtime shrinks scripted as ‘Gattaca’ & ‘Seasoned’ pulled and development duo cancelled
Paramount-owned Showtime is extending its squeeze on originals with planned shows including a series adaptation…
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Globoplay, Pickbox & Radio-Canada cool on FAST in Lat Am & CEE
FAST might be seen as a road to relative riches in the US, but execs…
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eOne, Keshet Int’l & Beta talk crime & procedural demand from buyers seeking ‘safe’ options
The squeeze on spending is pushing buyers to commission “safer” scripted series with crime and…
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EBU members eye Nordic 12 expansion & highlight ‘pre-buy network’ as streamers face squeeze
European Broadcasting Union (EBU) members have urged producers to consider the organisation’s ‘pre-buy network’ when…
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Exclusive: TikTok, YouTube & Twitch beat Netflix as Spain’s most popular video service for Gen Z
Netflix popularity among under-25s in Spain lies behind TikTok, YouTube and Twitch, according to new…
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RTVE Play offering “flexibility” as streaming opens up international drama
Spanish public broadcaster RTVE is using its streaming service RTVE Play to provide more flexibility…
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Warner Bros. Discovery orders first Max show in Spain with ‘When Nobody Sees Us’ adaptation
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has greenlit the first show from Spain for its rebranded Max…
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SkyShowtime hires Disney, HBO Max & Netflix execs as streamer’s management roster expands
SkyShowtime’s senior exec team is expanding after the Comcast and Paramount-backed European streamer landed execs…