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Richard Middleton
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Brunico buys NATPE assets, sets Budapest dates & plans for NATPE Global in 2024
Realscreen and Banff World Media Festival organisers Brunico Communications has acquired the assets of NATPE…
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Banijay takes full control of Beyond International after completing acquisition
Banijay has taken full control of Beyond International, after completing its deal for the Australia-based…
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Lionsgate, SPT & Newen join The London TV Screenings
Lionsgate, Sony Pictures Television, Newen Connect, Eccho Rights and Viaplay Content Distribution are among new…
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Spain supercharges tax rebate scheme to become ‘most attractive’ location in Europe
Spain is claiming to be the “most competitive and attractive”destination in Europe for international TV…
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TBI Weekly: TBI’s favourite shows of 2022
It’s that time of year when the TBI team looks back into the not-too-distant past…
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‘Ray Donovan’ star Liev Schreiber joins Ukraine’s OUP & Gingers Media documentary
US actor Liev Schreiber (Ray Donovan) is working with The Organisation of Ukrainian Producers (OUP)…
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Hulu & 20th TV pair with Fox’s Bento Box on Dan Levy’s animation ‘Standing By’
Disney and NBCUniveral-owned streamer Hulu has ordered an animated comedy from Schitt’s Creek’s Dan Levy…
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TLC & Discovery+ enter ‘MILF Manor’ with Spun Gold TV
Discovery+ and sibling US cablenet TLC have ordered a new dating show from UK-based Spun…
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Sweden’s TV4 rejigs management with content chief Åsa Sjöberg departing
Swedish broadcaster TV4 has overhauled its senior management team as it extends its focus on…
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Denmark set to overhaul 6% streaming levy as production industry looks to recover
Denmark’s controversial bill that would have seen streamers paying a 6% levy on local revenues…
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BBC, Wildbrain & KKR alums launch ‘digital-first’ prodco, eye acquisitions
Former execs from Sony Pictures Entertainment, the BBC and private equity firm KKR have linked…
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Exclusive: Swedish prodco Swixer hires Giulio Musi to support scripted expansion
Swixer, the Swedish outfit that has credits on shows including Normal People and Earthshot, has…
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Omens Studios preps multiverse projects with VR, NFT & Roblox experiences
Animation company Omens Studios has unveiled two virtual reality projects spun off from existing shows,…
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Gaumont & Scholastic ignite development on ‘Rocket Park’ with Sofia Sanchez
French prodcuer Gaumont and Scholastic Entertainment have joined forces to co-develop and co-produce Rocket Park,…
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‘Normal People’ prodco Element lands rights to Nicola Dinan’s debut novel ‘Bellies’
Normal People producer Element Pictures has acquired film and TV rights to Nicola Dinan’s debut…
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Banijay hires HBO Max alum as global scripted chief to replace Lars Blomgren
Banijay has appointed former HBO Max commissioner Christian Wikander to lead its global scripted efforts,…
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News round-up: Drag Race expands global reach; CJ ENM shows land on Tubi, Roku; Big Light names apprentice
Drag Race expands global reach Brazil, Germany and Mexico have become the latest countries to…
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Appointments round-up: UK’s Pact names chair; Onza reveals Europe, Canada sales chief; Gascue exits Calinos
UK’s Pact names chair UK trade body Pact has named Raise The Roof Productions’ Jane…
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Wildflame lands Off The Fence’s creative chief to ignite international expansion
Brink Of Disaster producer Wildflame Productions has named Off The Fence’s former chief creative officer…
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Banijay names senior development exec to lead global format acquisitions
Banijay has promoted one of its senior development execs to oversee its global format acquisition…
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UK’s Pact & Bectu strike TV drama production framework deal after year of talks
UK broadcasting union Bectu and producer trade body Pact have struck a new agreement regulating…
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Round-up: ITV orders ‘Mamma Mia’ format; A+E among Beyond’s 250-hour UK sales; Dance Revolution moves to Baltic, Africa beat
ITV orders ‘Mamma Mia’ format ITV in the UK is prepping an eright-part theatrical competition…
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The Organisation of Ukrainian Producers unveils Mariupol & Gostomel documentaries
The Organisation of Ukrainian Producers (OUP), a group of seven filmmakers who launched a banner…
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Banijay’s format acquisition chief Carlotta Rossi Spencer to lead branded content push
Banijay has formally appointed its previous head of format acquisitions to a newly created role…
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YouTuber Brandon Baum launches prodco & preps chat show format
YouTube celebrity Brandon Baum has launched a new UK-based production firm, with his first online…
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Mediawan buys into Brad Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment, as investors increase funding
French production group Mediawan has raised funds from its investors to finance the acquisition of…
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Exclusive: Streamers push back as European Commission explores origins of EU content
Netflix, HBO Max and other streamers operating across Europe could see their content quotas being…
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BBC’s Mark Brownlow to depart after 28 years to join Plimsoll’s natural history unit
UK-based Plimsoll Productions has hired Blue Planet II producer Mark Brownlow, who is leaving the…
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Int’l producers explore European coproduction regulation as model’s popularity soars
Global coproductions will become increasingly important as streamers and broadcasters find budgets squeezed but pan-European…
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Exclusive: Scripted production to return to Ukraine as HRT, HBO Max & ZDF drama heads for Kiev
Ukraine’s embattled production sector is showing green shoots after it emerged that The Silence, a…