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Richard Middleton
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DLT Entertainment extends investment in talent management
Monster Court and Go 8 Bit producer DLT Entertainment has invested in UK-based talent firm Hannah Layton Management….
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Red Arrow’s Left/Right rejigs with Anneka Jones promotion
Red Arrow Studios-owned US producer Left/Right has rejigged it senior team by promoting Anneka Jones…
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Exclusive: Tinopolis Group explores sale with US & European buyers circling
Tinopolis Group, the UK-based firm behind shows including NBC’s American Ninja Warrior, the BBC’s Question…
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Exclusive: SeriesFest unveils full line-up & return of Google-backed incubator scheme
International TV festival SeriesFest has unveiled a raft of new additions for the upcoming Denver-based…
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Cardiff Productions ups Narinder Minhas to CEO, as Pat Younge steps down as co-MD
Channel 4-backed Cardiff Productions has restructured its leadership team, with co-founder Pat Younge stepping down…
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Sales round-up: US networks strike Flame deals; Back2Back adds series
US networks strike Flame deals North American broadcasters including Blue Ant Media Inc, CBC and…
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MBC orders Mid-East version of Talpa’s ‘Million Dollar Island’
MENA-based MBC Group has become the latest buyer of Talpa format, Million Dollar Island. The reality…
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Discovery+ unveils ‘nature-inspired’ reality format & documentary thriller
Discovery+ has unveiled a reality dating series inspired by nature and a two-part documentary thriller for…
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‘Top Chef’ firm Magical Elves hires Burning Bright’s factual chief
Magical Elves, the Tinopolis-owned firm behind Bravo’s Top Chef and Netflix’s Nailed It!, has hired Dan…
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Netflix shares plummet 33% as subscribers fall, prompting ad-supported move
Netflix shares have plummeted by more than 30% after it revealed a drop in subscribers for…
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Opinion: Let’s be honest… we all wish we were Warner
European format specialist Siobhan Crawford reflects on MIPTV and looks ahead to how the event…
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Italy’s MIA names new director & moves event before MIPCOM
Widely respected event organiser Gaia Tridente has been appointed director of fast-growing Italian content festival…
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Canada’s Hot Docs rejigs senior team as Heather Conway departs
Canada’s factual event Hot Docs has had its top leadership team rejigged after Heather Conway revealed…
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HBO Max expands ‘Doom Patrol’ characters’ universe with horror detective drama
Warner Bros Discovery-owned HBO Max has ordered an eight-part horror detective series based on DC Comics…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Unpacking Netflix & Amazon viewer tastes in Spain
Spain has become a hot topic of conversation for those in the global content business,…
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Show of the Week: Plan B
This intimate psychological drama explores what happens when you have the power to return to…
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TBI Weekly: Six takeaways from MIPTV 2022
While the first MIPTV in three years might have attracted folk from more than 80 countries to the French Riviera,…
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Newen’s Ringside Media buys into Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor’s Joi Productions
Newen’s Ringside Media has bought a stake in Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor’s Blue Story outfit, Joi Productions….
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NBCU’s Peacock adapts ‘The Gentle Art Of Swedish Death Cleaning’ into unscripted show
NBCUniversal (NBCU) streamer Peacock has ordered a new unscripted original series, based on the best…
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France cooks up first remake of Germany’s ‘Chefs To Go’
M6 in France is adapting Banijay’s Chefs To Go, marking the first adaptation for the German cookery format….
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Apple TV+ lands ‘The White Darkness’ with Tom Hiddleston & ‘Pachinko’s Soo Hugh
Apple TV+ has made a series order for The White Darkness, starring Tom Hiddleston (The…
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Fox extends remake of Argentina’s ‘Cleaning Lady’ after Hulu launch
Fox Entertainment has renewed drama The Cleaning Lady, which is available via Disney streamer Hulu, into…
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Zodiak TV founder Patrick Svensk launches podcast investment firm
Former Zodiak Media and Kanal 5 exec Patrick Svensk has launched a new Stockholm-based firm…
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Warner Bros. Discovery unveils top execs, hands key roles to JB Perrette & Kathleen Finch
Warner Bros. Discovery has unveiled its leadership team under CEO David Zaslav, with JB Perrette…
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Canal+, Paramount+ in Oz among buyers of HBO Max & Wowow’s ‘Tokyo Vice’
Canal+ in France and Paramount+ in Australia are among buyers of HBO Max and Japan’s…
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SeriesFest unveils shortlist for int’l independent pilot competition
Denver-based SeriesFest has unveiled its selections for its 2022 International Independent Pilot Competition with shows…
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WarnerMedia & Banijay Americas strike unscripted creative pact
WarnerMedia has struck a pact with Banijay Americas to create a program designed to develop…
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Exclusive: NFT’s are ‘future of content distribution & financing’, says Fox
Fox Entertainment is preparing for a world in which non-fungible tokens (NFT’s) dominate the way…
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Exclusive: NATPE eyes Bahamas instead of Miami for January conference
The National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) is looking to move its annual January…
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Israel’s Tadmor, Steve Stark’s Toluca & Discovery alum Russ McCaroll link on ‘Eichmann’s Lost Confession’
Israel’s Tadmor Entertainment and Steve Stark’s new shingle Toluca Pictures have unveiled the first project…