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Richard Middleton
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Exclusive: Shinawil, Reel One & Dominic Schreiber link for dark comedy ‘Our Father’
Former Newen exec Dominic Schreiber has linked up with Clean Sweep producer Shinawil and Canada’s…
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Sky, Network 10 & Foxtel veteran Brian Walsh dies aged 67
Australian TV veteran Brian Walsh has died, aged 67. The Australia media exec started his…
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Cineflix lands Boat Rocker & eOne alum Dina Appleton to lead global business & legal affairs
Cineflix Media has named former Boat Rocker Media and Entertainment One exec Dina Appleton as…
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US actors union SAG-AFTRA ‘reaffirms’ AI demands for studios, as WGA discussions begin
The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to replicate an actor’s performance has come under increased…
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Fremantle fuels record RTL revenue as M&A spending spree set to continue
Fremantle’s M&A spending spree is showing little sign of slowing down, with parent RTL Group…
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UK overhauls film & TV tax relief, with ‘meaningful amount’ being returned to big budget shows
Industry insiders have welcomed the overhaul of the UK’s film & TV tax relief scheme,…
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Disney’s Lauren Kisilevsky joins Hello Sunshine to lead family & kids push
Candle Media-owned Hello Sunshine has hired former Disney exec Lauren Kisilevsky to lead its kids…
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Gunpowder & Sky hires Fly on the Wall’s Catti Alvarez & Abominable’s Natalie Gergely
LA-based prodco Gunpowder & Sky has landed Fly on the Wall Entertainment’s Catti Alvarez and…
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Apple TV+ orders Matthew McConaughey & Woody Harrelson half-hour comedy
Apple TV+ is reuniting True Detective stars Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson in a new…
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TBI Weekly: Why 2024 could look rather like 2014 as streamers hunker down
It’s almost a decade since Amazon Prime Video struck a pact with the BBC that…
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Netflix lands BMG & Pulse Films doc ‘Lewis Capaldi: How I’m Feeling Now’
Netflix has picked up rights to a documentary that follows musician Lewis Capaldi as he…
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Amazon extends revival trend to save JJ Abrams’ ‘Batman: Caped Crusader’ after HBO Max cancellation
Amazon has saved another show, this time landing former J. J. Abrams’ Batman: Caped Crusader,…
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Philippines’ ABS-CBN spins off local hit ‘The Bagman’ as int’l coproduction
Philippines-based broadcaster ABS-CBN has unveiled its latest drama coproduction, which is a spin-off from the…
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UK’s ITV to close kids channel CITV as ITVX takes centre stage
UK broadcaster ITV is to shut down its kids-focused linear network CITV later this year…
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News round-up: STV Studios snags ‘Good Girls Die Last’ rights; Armoza preps ‘Bingo’ for MIPTV; Blue Ant launches pet-focused FAST channel
STV Studios snags Good Girls Die Last rights Elizabeth Is Missing producer STV Studios has…
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Paramount CEO dismisses $3bn Showtime bid, says ‘no sense in selling anywhere near that price’
Paramount turned down a bid of around $3bn for Showtime because it would not have…
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Germany’s ZDF lands Shine TV’s UK literacy format ‘The Write Offs’
ZDF in Germanuy has ordered a local version of UK literacy format, The Write Offs….
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Opinion: How to engage with advertisers & why unbranded shows are about to boom
Former Story Lab exec & brand-funded programming expert Luci Sanan tells TBI why advertisers and…
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Banijay hires Netflix & BBCS alum Chris Sussman as part of $60m Growth Fund push
Former Netflix and BBC Studios (BBCS) exec Chris Sussman has struck a first-look deal to…
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TF1 names Pierre-Alain Gérard to oversee finance, M&A & procurement
TF1 in France has named Pierre-Alain Gérard to lead the broadcaster’s finance, M&A strategy and…
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Netflix lands Ted Danson & Mike Schur for remake of Maite Alberdi’s doc ‘The Mole Agent’
Netflix has ordered a series remake of The Mole Agent, the 2020 documentary directed by…
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NBC starts up ‘Hot Wheels’ show from Endemol Shine NA & Workerbee
NBC in the US has ordered a car makeover competition series based on Mattel’s toy…
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Exclusive: MIPTV unveils more details of new FAST summit set to debut in April
MIPTV organiser RX France has unveiled further details around its recently revealed FAST “channel summit”…
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News round-up: ABC to pilot UK’s ‘Motherland’; WBD strikes HBO deal in Japan; Scorpion’s Beatles travel
ABC to pilot UK’s Motherland ABC in the US is set to order a pilot…
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Alex Gibney & Anonymous line up ‘unvarnished examination’ of Elon Musk
Documentary veteran Alex Gibney has linked up with Anonymous Content and others for a new…
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French streaming firm Free launches AVOD offering OQEE Ciné
French service provider Free is launching a new AVOD service, stocking it with domestic shows…
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‘Ninja Warrior’ service firm Eccholine expands into Malta to capitalise on tax incentives
Production service firm Eccholine is expanding into Malta to capitalise on the country’s tax incentive…
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Fremantle to take ‘The Piano’ global after deal with Sky’s Love Productions
Fremantle has acquired global rights outside of North America to The Piano, the UK talent…
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Truly Original alum Chelsey Stephens launches talent firm & strikes ITV America pact
Truly Original’s former SVP of talent & development Chelsey Stephens has partnered with ITV America…
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Paramount explores sale of BET Media, as Tyler Perry & Weather Channel’s Byron Allen circle
Paramount Global is exploring a sale of BET Media, with Tyler Perry and The Weather…