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Richard Middleton
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China’s iQiyi, ABC in Oz buy environmental shows from TVF Int’l
BAM in Asia and the ABC in Australia have picked up rights to environmental show…
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Curiosity launches FAST channel via TV set manufacturer LG
Factual outfit Curiosity has launched a free, ad-supported streaming channel via a partnership with TV…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Netflix & the globalisation of the local
Netflix has become a dominant global force with commissioning hubs around the world, but how…
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France’s TF1 & M6 merger faces in-depth probe into effect on rights, channels & advertising
France’s competition watchdog, the Autorité de la Concurrence, has decided to open a ‘phase 2’…
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ZDFE & Red Arrow’s Endor join forces on ‘D.I Helen Grace’ adaptation
Germany’s ZDF Enterprises (ZDFE) and Red Arrow Studios-owned Endor Productions have teamed up to develop…
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Deals round-up: Hulu buys DCD’s ‘Love Me’; Aggressive TV moves into series; All3 takes Shinawil format global
Hulu buys DCD’s Love Me Disney-owned US streamer Hulu has acquired rights to Australian romantic…
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Series Mania & Beta Group link on $110,000 film-to-TV funding scheme
French drama event Series Mania Forum has linked up with Germany’s Beta Group on a…
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Canada’s Media Ranch extends in Asia with Something Special pact
Format production & distribution company Media Ranch has expanded its partnership with South Korea’s Something Special….
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APX Capital details $276m US-Italian fund after buying Music World Entertainment
Investment fund APX Capital Group has unveiled details of a €250m ($276m) TV and film…
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TBI Weekly: Showrunner Emma Frost on ‘Six Feet Under’, ‘The Shield’ & her proudest moment
Showrunners provide the backbone to the global scripted industry, but while we regularly see their…
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Amazon completes $8.5bn deal for MGM
Amazon has formally completed its $8.5bn acquisition of MGM after the US Federal Trade Commission…
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Tellycast unveils new London-based Content Funding Festival
Leading TV podcast TellyCast has unveiled a unique new industry event designed to bring content…
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Netflix orders UK erotic thriller from Gaumont & Moonage Pictures
Netflix’s UK-based VP of scripted Anne Mensah has ordered a three-part erotic thriller from Gaumont…
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Belgium’s Play4 orders veteran gameshow ‘Fear Factor’
Belgian broadcaster SBS is bringing classic gameshow Fear Factor back to screens after ordering a…
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RTL Group to triple original spending, as Fremantle hits $2.1bn revenue
RTL Group saw its profits soar to €1.5bn ($1.6bn) in 2021, with production arm Fremantle…
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ITV to spend $105m over three years to improve racial & disability equity
UK commercial broadcaster ITV is to spend £80m ($105m) of its commissioning budget over the…
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Banijay’s Bunim/Murray moves into NFT-funded shows with Virtual Arts
The Real World creators Bunim/Murray Productions (BMP) and Animoca-backed tech venture Virtual Arts have partnered…
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Exclusive: Paramount’s C5 boards disability-led animation ‘MixMups’ in UK
Channel 5’s children’s strand Milkshake! will become the UK home to MixMups, its first animated…
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ITVS’s Cattleya hires Warner Bros. & ‘His Dark Materials’ execs for Spanish arm
ZeroZeroZero and Suburra producer Cattleya has hired veteran producer Denis Pedregosa and Warner Bros. exec…
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Amazon greenlights Harlan Coben’s ‘Shelter’ from MGM Int’l Productions
Amazon Studios has greenlit Harlan Coben’s Shelter, with soon-to-be in-house studio MGM producing. The show…
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BBC hires exec from ITVS’s The Garden as factual commissioner
The BBC has hired Anna Dickeson from ITV Studios-owned UK producer The Garden as a…
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Amazon & MGM’s $8.5bn deal gains European Union approval
Amazon has won European Commission (EC) approval to acquire James Bond, The Handmaid’s Tale and…
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Sister invests in Netflix’s Pamela Anderson doc prodco Dorothy St Pictures
Elisabeth Murdoch, Jane Featherstone and Stacey Snider’s Sister Pictures has acquired a minority stake in…
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London TV Screenings reveals attendance numbers & confirms 2023 event
The distributors behind The London TV Screenings have claimed that more than 500 buyers attended…
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Food Network president steps down, HGTV’s Jane Latman expands remit
Food Network president Courtney White is stepping down to launch a new prodco, with long-standing…
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WarnerMedia’s HBO Max to merge with Discovery+ following $43bn deal
Discovery will merge streaming services HBO Max and Discovery+ after it completes its acquisition of…
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Mid-East’s OSN preps ‘Halo’ for new-look streamer, helmed by Stan’s ex-content chief
Middle East-based broadcaster OSN Group is to relaunch its regional streaming service by debuting Paramount+…
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Expanded Media & Docsville Studios link for Reverend Jesse Jackson exclusive
UK- and US-based Expanded Media has linked up again with Lawrence Elman and Nick Fraser…
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Leonine Studios hires RedSeven exec to run rebranded Odeon Entertainment
Leonine Studios has restructured and renamed Germany’s Odeon Entertainment and hired a former RedSeven Entertainment…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Exploring the ‘Squid Game’ effect on Netflix’s global operations
Netflix is facing more competition than ever before from global streamers and regional players, but…