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Richard Middleton
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Disney moves ‘Dancing With The Stars’ back to ABC following single season on Disney+
Disney has u-turned on its decision to place long-running entertainment series Dancing With The Stars…
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Movistar Plus+ rejigs management, hands entertainment & fiction to Domingo Corral
Spanish pay TV operator Movistar Plus+ has overhauled its management team, with Domingo Corral taking…
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TV manufacturer Vizio launches branded content division
TV manufacturer Vizio has launched a new branded content studio, following its initial programming forays…
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Amazon supercharges Freevee with Prime Video originals, picks up ‘Mock The Week’ for US
Amazon is aiming to supercharge its Freevee service with 100 Prime Video originals set to…
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Hollywood grinds to a halt as WGA strike after ‘wholly insufficient’ talks with US studios
The US production industry is braced for widespread disruption after The Writers Guild of America’s…
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TBI Weekly: How ‘decisions’ at Disney, Meta, Vice & Netflix dominated the week
It has been a painful week for many in TV as job cuts bite, while…
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Events round-up: NEM Dubrovnik 2023; Sheffield DocFest; Content LA
NEM Dubrovnik unveils speakers Organisers at NEM Dubrovnik have unveiled more than 60 speakers set…
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News round-up: Electric expands FAST en Espanol; Amazon buys Finestripe doc; Taraji P Henson joins ‘Candid Camera’ reboot
Electric expands FAST en Espanol LA-based Electric Entertainment has launched ElectricNOW en Español, the Spanish…
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Vice Media outlines ‘painful but necessary’ cuts to staff and programming, as ‘Vice News Tonight’ axed
Vice Media has unveiled a raft of “painful but necessary” cuts to staff and programming,…
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Fifth Season trims staff with eight lay-offs, hitting production, marketing & creative
CJ ENM-owned Fifth Season is trimming its workforce by laying off eight staff members. Those…
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Former ITVS exec Patrick Spence lands at Anonymous JV Chapter One
Former ITV Studios’ creative director Patrick Spence has been appointed MD at Chapter One Pictures,…
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Bento Box Entertainment CEO Scott Greenberg to exit Fox’s animation firm
Bento Box Entertainment CEO Scott Greenberg is leaving the Fox-owned animation studio. Greenberg, who co-founded…
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BBC chairman Richard Sharp resigns following report into Boris Johnson loan facilitation
BBC chairman Richard Sharp has announced his resignation after a report found he breached the…
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Amazon Studios & Prime Video cuts 100 staff, with unscripted among roles hit
Amazon has cut around 100 jobs from its Amazon Studios and Prime Video operations, with…
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Prime Video bets on live content with ‘Operación Triunfo’ & revives ‘Takeshi’s Castle’
Amazon Prime Video is moving into live content in Spain later this year with the…
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Showtime alum Vinnie Malhotra joins Barack & Michelle Obama prodco Higher Ground Productions
Barack Obama and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground Productions has landed former Showtime exec Vinnie Malhotra…
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Passion launches UpStream Media to extend FAST and YouTube channel push
Tinopolis-owned Passion Distribution has launched a subsidiary to oversee its FAST and YouTube channel operations….
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Aito Media’s Erna Aalto rejoins Ilkka Hynninen & Ilkka Rahkonen at Ilkkas’ Creative Studio
Ilkkas’ Creative Studio (ICS), the Finnish company launched last year by Aito Media founder Ilkka…
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Playground rejig top team with Scott Huff & David Stern named joint MD’s
Colin Callender’s prodco Playground has reshuffled its management team with Scott Huff and David Stern…
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News round-up: Nine, ProSieben & Viaplay snag Fred’s ‘First On Scene’; Espresso takes in Canadian doc ‘Cynara’; Bomanbridge unveils MIPTV deals
Nine, ProSieben & Viaplay snag Fred’s First On Scene Viaplay, ProSieben and Nine Network in…
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Opinion: How to grow branded entertainment & avoid pitfalls
TBI resident commercial & brand expert Luci Sanan provides a checklist for producers looking to…
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Argentina’s Canal 13 lands ‘Still Standing’ from ITVS-owned Armoza Formats
Argentina’s Canal 13 Artear has ordered a local version of Israeli format Still Standing, following…
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Keshet Studios hires Banijay execs to lead US push into unscripted & formats
Keshet Studios is pushing into unscripted in the US and has hired two senior execs…
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NBCU fired Jeff Shell for sexual harassment, outgoing CEO will not receive severance pay
NBCUniversal owner Comcast confirmed on Monday that it had fired CEO Jeff Shell for sexual…
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BBC Studios alum Jim Brown joins FilmRise to fuel FAST & AVOD sales
New York-based producer & streaming firm FilmRise has hired former BBC Studios exec Jim Brown…
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Turkish prodco Medyapim strikes digital distribution deal with Merzigo
Turkish production powerhouse Medyapim has struck a deal with tech & monetisation firm Merzigo to…
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‘We Are Lady Parts’ writer Raisah Ahmed & Freedom Scripted link to adapt Martin Sixsmith’s book ‘Ayesha’s Gift’
We Are Lady Parts alumna Raisah Ahmed has partnered with Scottish indie Freedom Scripted on…
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France’s Histoire, Mexico’s TV Unam & Atresmedia in Spain strike MIPTV deals with ORF
Histoire and KTO in France, as well as TV Unam in Mexico and Atresmedia in…
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Amazon Prime Video preps ABBA stalking doc ‘Take A Chance’ in Nordics & Europe
Amazon Prime Video is preparing to launch a one-off doc about a stalker who became…
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NBCU CEO Jeff Shell in shock exit after ‘inappropriate relationship’
NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell is leaving the company with immediate effect, following an investigation into…