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Richard Middleton
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Pluto TV hires Magine, TV4 alum to oversee Nordic deals
Paramount’s FAST streaming service Pluto TV has hired a former TV4 Sweden exec to work…
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India’s Locomotive Global hires ‘Rocket Boys’ exec for production
Locomotive Global Media (LGM), the India-based producer behind the reboot of Ray Donovan and drama…
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TBI Weekly: Six takeaways from Les Rendez-vous Unifrance in Biarritz
The French seaside town of Biarritz has been home to more than 250 international buyers…
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WBD UK & Benelux, 7Mate among deals struck for ‘Gem Hunters’
Seven Network’s 7Mate in Australia is among a raft of buyers to have struck pre-sale…
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News round-up: Endeavor Content rebrands; Viaplay drama lands Lena Philipsson; Emmy deals
Endeavor Content rebrands CJ ENM-owned Endeavor Content has rebranded as Fifth Season. Endeavor Content was…
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Warner Bros. Discovery ‘firing up’ third-party distribution as FAST push emerges
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is “firing up” its third-party distribution efforts and exploring a push…
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Hulu ends ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ with sixth season, preps spin-off ‘The Testaments’
Hulu is bringing the curtain down on The Handmaid’s Tale, with a spin-off in the…
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Queen Elizabeth II dies aged 96, networks scrap schedules to cover developments
Queen Elizabeth II has died aged 96, Buckingham Palace has confirmed. The Queen’s ill health had…
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Queen’s health concerns prompt UK broadcasters to shift schedules
UK broadcasters have been adjusting their schedules as concerns over the health of Queen Elizabeth…
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Fox raids int’l format market for Fremantle & Banijay Rights shows
US broadcaster Fox has raided the international format market for its latest entertainment programming, with…
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South Africa’s M-Net preps crime drama with BBCS’s Lookout Point
BBC Studios (BBCS)-owned Lookout Point and South Africa’s MultiChoice Studios have partnered on a five-part crime…
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ITV Studios & UFA alum joins Bavaria Fiction for serial drama push
Bavaria Fiction has hired Jonas Baur from ITV Studios to work across the development and…
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Netflix picks up reboot of UK preschool classic ‘Teletubbies’
Netflix has picked up a rebooted version of UK kids show, Teletubbies. The pre-school series…
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London TV Screenings sets 2023 dates, goes up against BBC Studios Showcase
London TV Screenings, the fast-growing event organised by All3Media International, Banijay Rights, Entertainment One, Fremantle and…
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Banijay buys ‘The A List’ prodco Kindle Entertainment & Italy’s Movimenti Production
Banijay has expanded its kids and family operations by striking deals to buy The A…
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Blue Ant expands FAST with acquisition of library from host of DIY’s ‘Holmes Buys Homes’
Blue Ant Media is expanding its rapidly-growing FAST network after striking a deal to buy…
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News round-up: Cineflix strikes Nancy Buirski deal; RTS London gets Baz Luhrmann; MSNBC buys Anchor doc
Cineflix strikes Nancy Buirski deal American Pickers outfit Cineflix Productions has signed a development deal with…
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Netflix expands Brazil offer with crime show & Candelaria Massacre drama
Netflix is expanding its Brazilian offering with a flurry of new shows, including an investigative crime…
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Turkey’s Show TV preps first remake of NBC medical drama ‘New Amsterdam’
Show TV in Turkey has ordered the first international remake of US drama New Amsterdam,…
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Federation Entertainment buys ‘Britannia’ & ‘Bulletproof’ prodco Vertigo Films
France’s Federation Entertainment has struck a deal to acquire a majority stake in UK-based Britannia and…
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Fox-backed Studio Ramsay Global hires Propagate’s distribution chief
Fox Entertainment-backed Studio Ramsay Global (SRG) has made its first senior executive hire with the…
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Netflix accelerating ad-supported launch to beat Disney, according to reports
Netflix is accelerating plans to launch an ad-supported offering in November in a move that…
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UK prime minister rejig sees culture secretary Nadine Dorries step down
Controversial culture secretary Nadine Dorries, who had oversight of the UK’s media and TV industry,…
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SkyShowtime names Paramount exec as VP of distribution & partnerships
SkyShowtime has named a Paramount exec to work across its roll-out of the soon-to-launch streamer….
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French TV exports hit record high of $373m, as tax rebate fuels surging int’l investment
French TV exports hit a record €375.9m ($373m) in 2021, while improvements to the country’s…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Picking apart Western Europe’s pay-TV & OTT markets
Western Europe’s pay-TV and OTT operators secured more than 300 million subscribers in 2021, with…
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Amazon’s ‘LOTR: The Rings of Power’ snags record-breaking viewing figures
Amazon has said its mega-budget drama, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,…
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SkyShowtime lines up Nordic launch date & programming offer
Comcast and Paramount have unveiled the launch date, cost and show line-up for its combined streamer…
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Sweden’s SVT boards ‘Whiskey On The Rocks’ from Patrick Nebout’s Skyverse Nordic
Swedish pubcaster has boarded a Cold War dramedy from Stockholm-based Skyverse Nordic, which is being…
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BBC lands ‘Survivor’ as Banijay format returns to UK after 20 years
The BBC in the UK has confirmed entertainment format Survivor will be returning to the…