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Richard Middleton
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Why MBC took a 30% stake in Greece’s Antenna Group
Middle East broadcast giant MBC Group recently invested almost $240m to take a stake in…
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Channel 4 hires Blink Industries exec as new head of comedy
Channel 4 in the UK has hired Blink Industries’ Charlie Perkins as its head of…
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News round-up: MIPCOM to expand co-pro focus; UK’s C4 orders Kevin Spacey docuseries; The Creatives launch think tank
MIPCOM to expand co-pro focus RX France (fka Reed Midem) is targeting co-production execs for…
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‘Ninja Warrior’ could feature at LA Olympics as TBS partners with int’l athletic bodies
Japan’s Tokyo Broadcasting System Television (TBS) is working with international athletics bodies in a bid…
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Disney, Netflix, Warner Bros. Discovery & others make abortion promise as Roe v. Wade overturned
Disney, Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) are among a number of US-based media giants to…
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Sister to adapt Abi Morgan’s ‘This is Not a Pity Memoir’, with author attached to direct
This Is Going To Hurt producer Sister has optioned the rights to adapt This is…
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Exclusive: Alpha TV orders Greek remake of Banijay’s ‘All Together Now’
Singing show All Together Now is getting a Greek twist after local broadcaster Alpha TV…
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TBI Weekly: What’s next for the swashbuckling world of windowing & rights?
Disney and Viacom18 last week struck a $6bn deal to share rights to the Indian…
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Atresmedia, Mediaset & RTVE drama chiefs talk windows, reach & global appeal
Drama chiefs at Spanish free-to-air giants Atresmedia, Mediaset España & RTVE have said streamers are…
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Exclusive: Banijay to explore metaverse originals with ‘significant’ investment
Banijay is exploring the metaverse and is to make a “significant” investment in a new…
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Paramount’s VIS & ‘Las Invisibles’ prodco Morena Films strike first-look pact
Paramount’s international studio VIS has struck an exclusive first-look deal with Spanish production company Morena…
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Exclusive: Canal+ rebuilds doc offer after deal with A+E Planète+ ends
France’s Canal+ Group is rebuilding its documentary offer following the launch of premium channel Canal+…
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Ukraine producers urge international co-operation to extend support
Key execs from Ukraine’s production industry have urged the international content industry to continue to…
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Exclusive: Starzplay eyes ‘risky projects’ & thrillers aimed firmly at adult viewers
Starzplay in Spain is looking for “risky projects” that are firmly targeted at adults, with…
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BTF Media launches $500,000 accelerator initiative to support emerging talent
Spanish-language media outfit BTF Media has launched a new initiative here at Conecta Fiction in…
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Opinion: Atwater Capital’s Carol Lim on private equity’s interest in local language
Carol Lim, principal at US-based investment firm Atwater Capital, explains why streaming giants must think…
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Hulu Japan joins Mediapro Studio’s second season of ‘The Head’
Hulu in Japan has joined the second season of The Head, the English-language drama from…
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ITV preps ‘Next Level Chef’ as Gordon Ramsay’s US show heads to Acton hub
ITV in the UK has picked up rights to Next Level Chef, the cookery format…
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News round-up: More job cuts at Netflix; CBBC snags ‘Total Drama’; SBS buys ‘Traitor’
More job cuts at Netflix Further job cuts are expected at Netflix later this week,…
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Warner Bros. veteran Jeffrey Schlesinger invests in Vuulr, joins company’s board
Rights marketplace Vuulr has added the former president of Warner Bros. Worldwide Television Distribution Jeffrey Schlesinger…
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UK’s Channel 4 buys into Scottish indie Freedom Scripted
Embattled UK public broadcaster Channel 4 has invested in Glasgow-based independent production company Freedom Scripted…
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Canada set to join worldwide trend for local content quotas on streamers
The Canadian lower house of parliament has passed a new piece of legislation that would…
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Paramount+ launches in UK, with ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ among content for 2022
Paramount has launched its SVOD service Paramount+ in the UK and Ireland, which will offer…
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ABC’s Michael Carrington steps down at Australian public broadcaster
ABC in Australia is looking for a new director of entertainment and specialist after Michael…
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Exclusive: Banijay set for scripted acquisitions across Europe as drama takes centre stage
Banijay is in the final stages of expanding its burgeoning scripted portfolio across Europe with…
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Japan’s NHK snags Australian kids show ‘The Inbestigators’
Japanese broadcaster NHK has picked up rights to Australian kids show The Inbestigators, which debuted…
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Exclusive: France TV, C4, ZDF, CBC & others link to co-fund science projects
France Télévisions and some of the fellow pubcasters that make up the Global Doc commissioning group…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Why cost & immobility might hamper Disney+ in South Africa
Disney+ rolled into South Africa last month but the combination of a high price and…
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Apple TV+ orders UK drama from ‘Vera’ creator, starring Peter Capaldi & Cush Jumbo
Apple TV+ is expanding its crime drama offering with an eight-part show starring Peter Capaldi…
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Paramount’s Pluto TV strikes Sony deal to expand channel offering
Paramount’s FAST unit Pluto TV has launched four new channels in collaboration with Sony Pictures…