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Richard Middleton
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Anton hires Fremantle alums Doole & Desai to launch TV production arm
Finance outfit Anton is launching a “fully-fledged” TV-focused production division and has appointed Fremantle’s ex-director…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Diving into advertising’s effect on content in 2023
Advertising has become a key source of revenue as streamers look to fight subscriber fatigue,…
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Guru Studio hires Wildbrain alum for sales, VP of development steps down
Canadian animation outfit Guru Studio’s VP of development is stepping down, while the kids’ firm…
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Six takeaways from Realscreen 2023, with Arrow’s Tom Brisley
Tom Brisley, co-founder & creative director at Arrow Media, reports back from Austin, Texas on…
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Australia to set local content quotas for global streamers
Australia is set to become the latest country to introduce local content quotas for international…
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Blue Ant’s Saloon Media rejigs senior team with new roles for Kilback & Faulknor
Cold Valley producer Saloon Media has rejigged its senior team with a series of promotions…
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RTL & Talpa Network merger in Netherlands blocked by local regulator
Media giant RTL Group has been hit by a further regulatory blow after plans to…
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Aardman hires NBCU, Warner Bros. alum to lead AVOD & FAST growth strategy
Animation studio Aardman is bolstering its ad-supported operations by hiring former NBCUniversal and Warner Bros….
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Sky greenlights Facebook & Mark Zuckerberg doc among 12 new originals
Sky is adding to its unscripted slate with a dozen new originals, including a feature…
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TBI Weekly: What Amazon & HBO Max’s TV ads tell us about global content trends
If you want to make sense of the content industry right now, just turn on…
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Exclusive: Fox Entertainment Global explores international scripted partnerships
Fox Entertainment Global is exploring how it can build on the success of the company’s…
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Lat Am’s Story A & Screen Capital open to European partners for $20m investment fund
Latin American finance firm Story A is open to partnering with European companies as it…
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Saudi Arabia’s MBC & Vice Media strike pact for Arabic lifestyle shows
Saudia Arabia-based MBC Group has struck a pact with Vice Media Group that will see…
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Mike Cosentino’s CosMedia expands into Lat Am with Incendo deal
CosMedia, the Toronto-based firm launched by former Bell Media exec Mike Cosentino, is moving into…
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Fifth Season COO Tim Robinson exits ‘Tokyo Vice’ & ‘Severance’ firm
Former Shine Group and Avalon exec Tim Robinson has stepped down as COO at CJ…
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Spain’s Grupo Secuoya reveals Guadalajara studio as Jalisco unveils tax incentive
Spain’s Grupo Secuoya has unveiled plans for a new studio in Guadalajara, Mexico, as part…
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How ‘Drag Race’, Mike Holmes & pets are fuelling Blue Ant’s FAST push
Blue Ant Media’s deal for Mike Holmes’ lifestyle shows underlined the bullishness around not just…
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WBD’s Lat Am chief eyes acquisitions amid ‘redefinition’ of local & global content mix
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD)’s chief in Latin America has admitted a “redefinition” of streamer content…
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Atresmedia & Mega snag Turkish drama duo ‘Golden Boy’ & ‘Chrysalis’
Atresmedia in Spain and Chilean broadcaster Mega have struck deals for Turkish dramas Golden Boy…
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Lat Am scripted series ‘evolving’ as streamers fuel growth & creativity
Streamers have helped to “free up” Latin American producers to expand their scripted product, resulting…
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Newen’s iZen moves into Latin America with Non Stop partnership, preps Fangio show
Newen Studio-owned iZen Group has partnered with Patricio Rabuffetti’s Non Stop Group to launch a…
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Belgium’s VTM & Germany’s NTV pick up Quintus, Peninsula-funded US immigration docuseries
Belgian channel VTM and RTL Germany’s NTV have picked up a new docuseries that has…
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TelevisaUnivision’s Vix+ eyes global partners as originals drive expands
Spanish-language streamer Vix+ is looking for international partners as it expands its originals output, with…
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Abacus & Night Train Media set sail on ‘Conquistadors’, seek pre-sale partners
Abacus Media Rights (AMR) and Night Train Media (NTM) have launched pre-sales on a new…
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FilmRise & Blue Ant Int’l link on true crime co-pro, with CBS Reality, Seven.One Ent & Viaplay attached
New York-based FilmRise has partnered with Blue Ant International on a new true crime series,…
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Exclusive: FAST revenues to hit $12bn by 2027, as channels reach 1,500 in US alone
Free Ad-Supported Television (FAST) revenues are set to reach $12bn in 2027 according to exclusive…
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Exclusive: SVOD subscribers to buck trend & grow by 143m in 2023
SVOD services will see considerable growth in 2023 despite the global cost of living crisis…
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TBI Weekly: Why French film & TV are getting into bed together
French audiovisual body Unifrance marked its 25th Rendez-Vous in Paris by broadening out the traditionally…
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BT Sport employees face uncertain future as 200 jobs at risk following WBD deal
More than 200 employees at BT Sport are under imminent risk of redundancy, six months…
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Factual round-up: Yeti hires BBC alum as exec producer; Cineflix preps ‘Surviving Hollywood’ docuseries; Prime Video lands Woodcut show
Yeti hires BBC alum as exec producer UK-based Yeti Television has hired Simon Greenwood as…