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Richard Middleton
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Netflix strikes Microsoft advertising deal, as deals with Hollywood studios reviewed
Netflix has signed up Microsoft as its tech and sales partner for its upcoming ad-supported…
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Amazon’s Freevee finally serves up US version of ‘Friday Night Dinner’
Amazon AVOD service Freevee is expanding its originals with a remake of UK comedy, Friday…
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Apple TV+ orders first Italian drama exploring Enzo Ferrari, with Steven Knight attached
Apple TV+ has picked up a drama from Peaky Blinders‘ scribe Steven Knight that tracks…
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Paramount duo C5 & Network 10 link again with Fremantle for Aussie drama
Paramount-owned broadcasters Channel 5 in the UK and Network 10 in Australia have joined forces again to…
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Exclusive: Beta Film extends French slate with 2 thriller ‘Prison Island’
Beta Film has expanded its French offering by picking up international distribution rights to France…
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BBC Studios moves Showcase to London & sets 2023 dates
BBC Studios (BBCS) is moving its annual Showcase event to London and will hold the…
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Exclusive: BBC Studios eyes “channels, streaming & prodco” investment
BBC Studios (BBCS) is looking to make the most of its increased investment capability following…
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Exclusive: France TV joins fast-growing European Writers Club initiative
France Télévisions has become the latest broadcaster to join the European Writers Club (EWC), a…
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ITV Studios & Bad Robot’s Ben Stephenson to launch new drama prodco
Bad Robot Productions head of TV and former BBC scripted chief Ben Stephenson is launching…
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BBC names head of entertainment following unscripted reshuffle
The BBC has reshuffled the senior commissioning ranks of its unscripted division, with the appointment…
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Exclusive: Fremantle hires ViacomCBS alum to lead FAST channels push
Former ViacomCBS exec Valerio Motti has joined Fremantle to work across its FAST channels. Motti,…
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BBC Studios profit hits $267m, as sales soar 30% to record $1.93bn
BBC Studios (BBCS) has unveiled record profits over the past year of £226m ($267m), as well as…
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NEO Sports & Italy’s Roma Press score Diego Maradona Jr. doc
NEO Studios, the sports-focused prodco behind Amazon’s Take Us Home: Leeds United, has partnered with…
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SPT & Luke Scrase’s Golden Gate land Lizzy Barber’s ‘Out Of Her Depth’
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has optioned Lizzy Barber’s psychological thriller Out Of Her Depth, with…
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SBS Oz, Walter Presents & SundanceTV visit ITVS Finland’s ‘Helsinki Crimes’
Australia’s SBS and SundanceTV in Spain are among buyers of Helsinki Crimes, the drama from…
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AMCNI extends Vodafone pact in Central & Eastern Europe
AMC Networks International Central and Northern Europe (AMCNI CNE) has extended its channel partnership with Vodafone…
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Beyond Rights names COO, promotes acquisitions SVP & EVP
Australia- and London-based Beyond Rights has made a series of promotions across the business, including…
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Newen Connect names Mercury & BBCS alum to lead UK & North America distribution
French distributor Newen Connect is increasing its focus on English-language markets with the hire of…
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Abacus to retain Fiona Gilroy following $2.4m acquisition of Flame Media
Abacus Media Rights (AMR) has struck a deal to retain former Flame Media sales &…
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TBI Weekly: Why WBD’s backtracking offers regional opportunities
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD)’s decision to end the global roll-out of HBO Max and its backtracking…
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RTL Germany lands ‘Dark Woods’ producers for true crime drama
RTL in Germany has unveiled a two-part drama from the team behind Dark Woods, which explores the work…
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HBO ditches ‘Gentleman Jack’ leaving BBC hit show’s future uncertain
HBO has cancelled Sally Wainwright’s Gentleman Jack, leaving its UK-based coproduction partner the BBC unsure about…
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‘Citadel’ prodco AGBO names Universal Content Productions exec VP of TV
Anthony and Joe Russo’s production firm AGBO has appointed Alessandra Mamán to bolster its TV…
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Berlanti Prods hires Warner Bros. TV’s EVP of drama development as president
Berlanti Productions has named Warner Bros. Television’s drama exec Leigh London Redman as its president….
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A+E & Sky order royal family docudrama from Nutopia, with ‘Skins’ & ‘Ten Percent’ writers attached
A+E Networks and Sky have ordered a new UK docudrama from Nutopia that will attempt…
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Fremantle’s Thames backs former Fizz chief Neale Simpson’s new fact ent label
Fremantle-owned UK production outfit Thames has partnered with the former creative director at Banijay-owned label…
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News round-up: Acorn TV & C5 extends ‘Dalgliesh’; ‘Rivers Of London’ in development
Acorn TV & C5 extends Dalgliesh AMC Networks’ Acorn TV and Paramount’s UK network Channel…
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DCD & Revolution owner 108 Media buys Singapore animator Robot Playground
US- and Singapore-based 108 Media, which has acquired DCD Media and Dirk Gently prodco Revolution…
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Disney+ extends Italian originals with ‘The Lions Of Sicily’
Disney+ has unveiled its latest Italian original, with an adaptation of Stefania Audi’s The Florios…
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Sky Italia, Disney & RTÉ lands Australia’s Royal Flying Doctor drama
Sky Italia, RTÉ in Ireland and Disney in Africa and the Middle East are among…