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Richard Middleton
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BBC Two returns to work with Talkback’s Sara Pascoe-fronted series
BBC Two in the UK has extended its Sara Pascoe-fronted employment show into a second season. Last…
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TBI Weekly: What ‘Batwoman’ & ‘Yellowstone’ tell us ahead of LA Screenings
Next week’s LA Screenings promise to provide some answers to some big questions – namely,…
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SPI/Filmbox’s Turkish drama offer Dizi expands in MENA with mobile payment firm
SPI/FilmBox, the channel and streamer operator acquired by Canal+ last year, is expanding its Turkish…
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Broadcasting Center Europe & MediaCity Mauritius develop ‘gateway’ to Africa
European production services firm Broadcasting Center Europe (BCE) has linked with MediaCity Mauritius (MCM) to…
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NBC alum Paul Telegdy & ex-BBCS exec link for Falklands War drama
Former NBC Entertainment chairman Paul Telegdy has unveiled the first project to emerge from his…
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Amazon reveals $1.2bn UK spend, enlists World Productions for tennis drama
Amazon Prime Video has spent over £1bn ($1.24bn) on UK content including live sport since…
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Factual round-up: DAZN snags Chelsea FC doc; C5 takes Palin to Iraq; Eva Longoria’s CNN+ show moved to network
DAZN snags Chelsea FC doc Sports streamer DAZN has acquired worldwide rights excluding Asia-Pacific to…
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Scripted round-up: Stan & BBC order ‘Ten Pound Poms’; Paramount snags Paco Cabezas; New Media says ‘Hello (Again)’
Stan & BBC prep Ten Pound Poms Australian streamer Stan and the BBC have joined…
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Discovery+ taps Robert Downey Jr for eco-friendly car restoration show
Discovery+ has expanded its partnership with Robert Downey Jr, this time with a series following…
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Sky hires Pinewood & Shepperton alum for soon-to-open Elstree studio
Pinewood and Shepperton Studios alum Noel Tovey has been appointed to become MD at Sky…
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‘Britney Vs Spears’ firm Story Syndicate & Abot Hameiri adapt ‘Rise And Kill First’
Britney Vs Spears producer Story Syndicate has partnered with Fremantle’s Israel-based firm Abot Hameiri to adapt part of…
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Sales round-up: France TV buys Attenborough’s ‘Life In Colour’; HBO Max takes ‘Octonauts’; Jetpack strikes BBC deal
France TV buys Attenborough’s Life In Colour France Télévisions is among buyers of Life In Colour…
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Starzplay takes European rights to France Télévisions drama ‘Ouija’
Starzplay has joined France Télévisions and Fremantle’s French-language drama Ouija. The supernatural coming-of-age story is from Thomas…
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Sky unveils UK dramas & comedies as 200 originals set to land in 2022
Sky is planning to launch more than 200 original programmes in 2022, with a raft…
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Roku & UK’s Channel 4 link up for Voltage reality show ‘Tempting Fortune’
Roku has partnered with UK broadcaster Channel 4 for the first time on a new reality…
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News round-up: Banijay takes ‘Wild Cooks’ global; Two Rivers snags ‘Chums’ rights; Screen Yorkshire opens FLEX scheme
Banijay takes Wild Cooks global Banijay has acquired exclusive global format distribution rights to Wild…
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‘Fat Friends’ & ‘The Syndicate’ writer Kay Mellor dies aged 71
UK writer and actor Kay Mellor has died, aged 71. The creator of ITV show…
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Disney+ unveils first Australia slate, with ‘significant investment’ planned
Disney+ has unveiled its first wave of locally produced shows from Australia, with nine programmes…
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C4 doubles down on Waddell’s docuseries ‘Britain’s Most Expensive Houses’
Channel 4 in the UK has doubled its order for Britain’s Most Expensive Houses by…
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Sky links with Expectation for true crime docuseries about ‘Rettenden Murders’
UK-based pay TV operator Sky is expanding its true crime docuseries output with a show…
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Dutch duo Het Huis Van Asporaat & Kaap Holland launch Huntu Productions
Dutch producer Het Huis Van Asporaat has partnered with Maarten Swart of Kaap Holland to…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: What the Nordics tell us about streaming’s future
The Nordics have always tended to be at the forefront of global streaming trends, neatly…
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France set to abolish TV licence fee later this year
France’s TV landscape could soon be transformed after it emerged that plans to scrap the…
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Denmark’s ‘Big Love’ format travels across Europe with Media Ranch
Danish reality health format Big Love has been optioned in The Netherlands following a deal with distributor…
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Japan’s TBS expands into Korea with Naver & Shine Partners webtoon firm
Japan’s Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) is looking to tap into the webtoon phenomena by launching…
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Wonderhood rejigs senior roles, hires Naked’s head of production
David Abraham and Samantha Anstiss’s UK-based Wonderhood Studios has hired Lianne Hickey from Fremantle-owned Naked…
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TBI Weekly: Are we looking at peak M&A?
Consolidation is as much a part of the global TV business as cliffhanger endings and…
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NATPE Budapest unveils 2022 event details
The National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) has confirmed its Hungary-based event will return…
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HBO Max int’l chief exits as Warner Bros. Discovery restructuring gathers pace
HBO Max’s international chief and the streamer’s Latin America GM are among the latest flurry…
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Starzplay expands Brazilian reach with Globoplay deal
Lionsgate-owned streamer Starzplay is to become available in Brazil via a partnership with Globoplay. Subscribers will…