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Richard Middleton
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France Télévisions’ documentary chief Catherine Alvaresse exits, as producer concerns rise
France Télévisions’ Catherine Alvaresse has stepped down as director of documentaries, with the move prompting…
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Studio 100 hires former WildBrain copro director & ex-WDR commissioner
German kids firm Studio 100 Media has landed Manuela Lumb and Richard Rowe as executive…
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Canada Media Fund to receive $29.5m funding boost to support underrepresented groups
Canada’s government is injecting C$40m ($29.5m) into the Canada Media Fund (CMF) in a bid…
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Spain’s Boomerang TV lands Jorge Pezzi as CEO, replacing co-founders Pedro Ricote & Juan José Diaz
Spanish production outfit Boomerang TV has reshuffled its senior team, with Jorge Pezzi named CEO…
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C4 & Starz line up Eagle Eye adaptation of Dutch drama ‘New Neighbours’, with Sam Heughan
Channel 4 in the UK and US network Starz have ordered a six-part thriller adapted…
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News round-up: BBC, C4 lead RTS Awards; WBD unveils UK & Ireland slate; Paramount renews ‘Star Trek’ spin-offs
BBC, C4 lead RTS Programme Awards The BBC and Channel 4 were the stand-out winners…
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9 Story Media restructures top team as creative chief Angela Santomero exits
Doc McStuffins and Octonauts firm 9 Story Media Group has restructured its top team after Angela…
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Prime Video, Trevor Noah & BBCS’s Blue Rapid prep ‘LOL’ as first South African original
Amazon Prime Video has partnered with Trevor Noah to launch its first South African original,…
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Banijay appoints former Banijay Studios France COO to new group chief business officer role
Banijay has appointed the former COO of its Banijay Studios France division to a newly…
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Apple TV+ adapts Cosmopolitan article with Jessica Chastain, Fifth Season & Anonymous Content
Severance firm Fifth Season has linked with Anonymous Content and Jessica Chastain on a new…
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Paramount Global’s programming chief for streaming Tanya Giles to exit
Paramount Global’s chief programming officer for streaming Tanya Giles is to exit after almost three…
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Plimsoll Productions reshuffles senior team with new roles for Jonathan Jackson & Lucy Bilson
ITV Studios-owned Plimsoll Productions has reshuffled its senior team, with promotions for Jonathan Jackson and…
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‘Dark Woods’ prodco Bavaria Fiction hires X Filme producer Maximiliane Prokop
Dark Woods producer Bavaria Fiction has landed Maximiliane Prokop as an executive producer, based out…
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BossaNova hires Beyond Rights exec Claire Runham as head of acquisitions
Night Train Media-backed financier and distributor BossaNova has hired former Beyond Rights exec Claire Runham…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: How ‘The Last Of Us’ has plotted a new path for gaming & TV
HBO drama The Last Of Us has underlined the huge potential of creating a TV…
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Roku names heads of scripted & alternative following Colin Davis’s exit to Sony
Roku has rejigged its senior ranks following Colin Davis’ move to join Sony Pictures Television…
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Exclusive: HBO & HBO Max chief Casey Bloys compares ‘streaming correction’ to Dot-com bubble
HBO & HBO Max chief Casey Bloys has told TBI that the industry remains “right…
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ITV & ITVX extend format reboot trend to return ‘Deal Or No Deal’ to UK
ITV in the UK is extending the country’s trend for format reboots, this time with…
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Fremantle’s Passenger, Anonymous & Michael Winterbottom prep ex-CEO Carlos Ghosn escape drama
Fremantle-owned Passenger and Michael Winterbottom’s Revolution Films have partnered with Anonymous Content (Maniac) on a…
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TBI Weekly: Making sense of an eventful Series Mania 2023
Record attendances, a juggernaut of top European and international execs, plus protestors’ running battles with…
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BBC’s ‘Top Gear’ will not resume filming after Freddie Flintoff crash, with show’s future unclear
The future of the BBC’s motoring show Top Gear has been thrown into further doubt…
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Asian streamer Viu remakes hit Korean drama ‘Reborn Rich’ in Thailand
Asia and MENA streamer Viu is remaking hit Korean drama Reborn Rich for its viewers…
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Amazon Prime Video’s James Farrell looks to grow ‘Citadel’ franchise model
Amazon Prime Video’s international chief James Farrell is on the look-out for more international franchises…
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WBD’s new streamer aims to ‘replicate’ cable bundle, says HBO & HBO Max chief Casey Bloys
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD)’s upcoming and as-yet unnamed streamer will aim to replicate the reach…
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Netflix in Nordics & Germany hampered in diverse series wishes by talent shortage
Netflix chiefs in the Nordics and Germany are looking for more diverse subjects such as…
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Ukrainian drama ‘Unspoken’ & Belgium-Uruguay series ‘Invisible Ink’ among Series Mania winners
Ukrainian drama Unspoken has been picked as the winner of the Best Project Award here…
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Paramount+ int’l chief Marco Nobili details franchise strategy & prequel preference
Paramount+ international chief Marco Nobili has thrown more detail on the streamer’s expanding franchise plan,…
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Sky Studios eyes more deficit financing as US streaming market cools
Sky Studios is looking to deficit finance more scripted projects without a US partner, as…
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Embankment Films ramps up unscripted with triple hire, incl ‘Killing Escobar’s Nick Taussig
UK-based Embankment Films is ramping up its unscripted division by hiring three new execs, including…
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Exclusive: Video game adaptations soar 47% in 2022 as ‘quality perception’ rises
TV adaptations of video games soared by 47% from 2021 to 2022, with shows such…