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Richard Middleton
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Buyers in China, NZ & Japan among 1,000 hours of ITV Studio sales at ATF
Buyers in China, New Zealand and Japan are among those to have picked up more…
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Exclusive: Supercharging Beach House Pictures’ Asian expansion
Singapore’s Beach House Pictures has tapped into local talent and surging streamer interest to create…
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Opinion: Indielab CEO Victoria Powell on resilience & adaptability ahead of 2023
Victoria Powell, CEO of Indielab, explains why resilience and the ability to adapt will be…
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BBC to ‘consolidate’ under single brand as Tim Davie signals ‘significant change’
BBC chief Tim Davie has laid out plans to cut back on its channels and…
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Lionsgate ups Sandra Stern to become vice chairman of TV division
Lionsgate TV has promoted Sandra Stern to become vice chairman of its television division. The…
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Netflix expands westerns with ‘Painkiller’ trio Pete Berg, Eric Newman & Taylor Kitsch
Netflix is expanding its western output with a new limited series from Painkiller trio, Pete…
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Fremantle buys ‘This England’ outfit Passenger, expands team in US & UK
Fremantle has acquired This England producer Passenger and expanded its team in the US and…
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Japan’s NHK & Korea’s EBS buy Espresso factual programming
Japan’s NHK and Korea’s EBS are among broadcasters to have picked up shows from distributor…
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Singapore’s 108 Media extends buying spree with deal for Piccadilly Pictures
UK- and Singapore-based outfit 108 Media, which earlier this year acquired DCD Media, has extended…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Tracking Asia’s SVOD growth & hybrid potential
Ahead of the Asia TV Forum later this week, Omdia’s Tony Gunnarsson explores how viewers…
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Warner Bros. Discovery execs depart in Europe, incl SVP of HBO Max in EMEA
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD)’s ongoing restructuring has seen a flurry of changes across Europe, with…
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Amazon global media & entertainment chief Jeff Blackburn set to retire
Amazon veteran Jeff Blackburn, who is currently the retailer’s SVP of global media & entertainment,…
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NHK, Korea’s Yoon N Company & BBC Asia pick up from Passion
Korea’s Yoon N Company and BBC Asia have snagged rights to an array of Passion…
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Paramount+, Starzplay & TVNZ welcome Steven Knight’s ‘Rogue Heroes’
Starzplay, Paramount+ and TVNZ are among companies to have picked up wartime drama Rogue Heroes,…
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AMC cancels recently renewed ‘Moonhaven’ as cuts hit programming
AMC Networks’ attempts to cut its costs have hit its programming already, with recently renewed…
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Corona TV’s Richard Johns launches Argo Films, unveils John Travolta project for Disney+
The Liability and Shadow Of A Vampire producer Richard Johns has launched a new production…
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TBI Weekly: Six takeaways from World Congress of Science & Factual Producers
It has been a busy week for UK-based events, as producers, creatives and execs working…
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News round-up: SBS options AfterShock title; Estonia lands ‘The Secret Song’; WildBrain partners with Ukrainian Glowberry for ‘Brave Bunnies’
SBS options AfterShock title SBS in Australia has agreed a deal to option AfterShock Comics’…
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AMC Networks eyes $475m restructuring cost as programming execs depart
AMC Networks expects to face restructuring costs of between $350m and $475m as it seeks…
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Netflix’s Larry Tanz dismisses creative change to allow for ads, remains cool on FAST
Netflix does not want creators to change the way they write their shows despite the…
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Universal & ‘Cooking With The Stars’ outfit South Shore strike development pact
Cooking With The Stars and Freddie Flintoff’s Field of Dreams outfit South Shore has agreed…
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NBCU & Baltic’s TV3 strike long-term deal for scripted & unscripted series
Baltic operator TV3 Group has struck a raft of long-term deals with NBCUniversal Global Distribution,…
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CBS promotes Eric Kim to EVP of current programmes following restructuring
Paramount-owned CBS has appointed Eric Kim to become EVP of current programmes for the network…
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ITV reveals John & Justin Fashanu football drama, from Kwame Kwei-Armah
ITV in the UK has ordered Fash, a real life drama exploring the relationship between…
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Warner Bros. Discovery appoints president of content sales as Jim Wuthrich steps down
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has rejigged its distribution operations by appointing David Decker to president…
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News round-up: Ink Factory & Beach House prep ‘Cleopatra Wong’; Principal buys into Chesler/Perlmutter Prods; Cineflix lands ‘Good Morning Chuck’
Ink Factory & Beach House prep Cleopatra Wong London and LA-based The Ink Factory (The…
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Amazon Prime Video names country chief for Germany following Kaspar Pflüger’s exit
Amazon has appointed Christoph Schneider to oversee operations for its Prime Video service in Germany…
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MENA streamer Shahid expands anime offering via TV Tokyo, Toei & Aniplex deals
Middle East and North Africa (MENA) media giant MBC Group has struck an expanded deal…
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Fifth Season’s Chris Rice talks up coproductions & unscripted as budgets face squeeze
Fifth Season (fka Endeavor Content)’s co-CEO Chris Rice believes coproductions will become even more important…
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Warner Bros. TV lines up DC content for Amazon, eyes ‘Harry Potter’ series
Warner Bros. Television Studios is set to strike a rich deal with Amazon for DC-branded…