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Richard Middleton
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Edinburgh TV Festival names Afua Hirsch advisory chair
The Edinburgh TV Festival (ETF) has named writer, broadcaster, filmmaker and former barrister Afua Hirsch…
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Why FAST might be about to change everything
FAST channels allow rights holders to effectively become broadcasters in their own right. Richard Middleton…
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Russia’s TV & film body Roskino banned from Series Mania
Russian TV & film export body Roskino has been banned from taking part at Series…
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Dutch prodco Vincent TV unveils scripted arm Ginger Fiction
Five Days Inside producer Vincent TV has revealed more details behind its recently launched scripted…
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India’s Locomotive lands Story Ink & Mumbai Movie Studios duo
Locomotive Global Media (LGM), the Indian firm behind Netflix’s adaptation of Ray Donovan, has hired…
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UK’s Big Wave appoints veteran producer-director for new Cornwall office
UK-based factual firm Big Wave Productions has appointed a veteran producer and director to head…
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Exclusive: Banijay Rights expands FAST network in UK with Samsung
Banijay Rights is moving further into Free Ad-supported Streaming Television (FAST) with the launch of…
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News round-up: Curiosity deals with Arrow Media; ‘Marry Me Now’ heads to the US; UK prodcos & Imperial College unveil diversity pact
Curiosity deals with Arrow Media Factual streamer Curiosity has ordered a 15-episode show from UK-based…
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Shahid VIP owner MBC & MGM strike international drama co-pro pact
MGM International Television Productions has struck a multi-year deal with Middle East giant MBC Group…
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Red Arrow’s Endor rejigs as founder Hilary Bevan Jones steps down
Endor Productions’ founder Hilary Bevan Jones is stepping back from the Red Arrow Studios-owned company…
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Sky & Peacock link for first joint scripted co-commission on ‘Lockerbie’
Comcast-owned Sky and US-based sibling Peacock have co-commissioned their first scripted project together, a miniseries…
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Sales round-up: Beta’s football drama ‘The Net’ wraps German shoot; Tern returners go global
Beta’s football drama The Net wraps German shoot Global drama project The Net now has…
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All3’s Little Dot picks up 500-hour package from Abacus Media
All3Media-backed Little Dot Studios has acquired more than 500 hours of programming from Abacus Media…
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Netherlands first to open doors to BBCS’s format ‘This is MY House’
Talpa Network’s SBS 6 in the Netherlands has become the first broadcaster to pick up…
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Fremantle expands FAST in UK by striking ‘American Idol’ deal with Samsung
Fremantle is moving further into Free Ad-supported Streaming Television (FAST) in the UK with a…
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Five takeaways from Berlinale on the future of scripted drama
Berlinale wrapped its 72nd edition at the weekend, the first physical iteration for the German…
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Fremantle rejigs global drama by adding Wildside & Storyglass execs to key roles
Fremantle has named execs from its Italian outfit Wildside and podcast firm Storyglass to key…
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BBC appoints Blast! Films & C4 alum as commissioning editor for arts
The BBC has hired the director programmes at UK-based Blast! Films as commissioning editor for…
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BBCS’s South African prodco Rapid Blue replaces co-founder Duncan Irvine
BBC Studios-owned South African producer Rapid Blue has rejigged its senior management team after CEO…
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Sweden’s SVT hires Paramount exec as international chief
Swedish pubcaster SVT has hired the head of entertainment at Paramount (fka ViacomCBS) to replace…
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TBI Weekly: Why FAST is the talk of the town
This time last year, FAST channels were on the periphery for many in the content…
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Keshet Int’l boards South African murder mystery ‘Paradys’
Keshet International (KI) has joined South Africa-based drama Paradys as global distribution and production partner….
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All3Media Int’l expands Asia operations with promotions & hires
All3Media International has reshuffled its operations in Asia-Pac, with a series of promotions and hires…
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Paramount shares plummet as ViacomCBS rebrands & unveils streaming plans
The share price of Paramount Global (fka ViacomCBS) dropped by more than 20% on Wednesday…
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BBC Studios ANZ rejigs with appointment of head of branded services
BBC Studios (BBCS) has rejigged in Australia and New Zealand, with Chrissie Carras appointed to…
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TelevisaUnivision unveils ViX streamer in bid to dominate Spanish-language market
TelevisaUnivision, fresh from its $4.8bn merger last month, has launched what it hopes will become…
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News round-up: BBC, Arte & NBCU buy ‘The Newsreader’; Middlechild expands; Stellify returns to ‘The Farm’
BBC, Arte & NBCU buy The Newsreader The UK’s BBC, Arte in France and Germany,…
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ITVS poaches Studio Lambert’s drama production chief for UK scripted role
ITV Studios (ITVS) has hired Studio Lambert exec Julie Clark to lead production for its…
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Universal Content Prods expands current programming team with duo hire
Universal Content Productions (UCP) has hired execs from Veronica Mars firm Spondoolie Productions and Universal…
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UK’s BBC Three & Insight TV link to extend women’s football ob-doc series
BBC Three in the UK and Insight TV have joined up to co-produce a third…