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Richard Middleton
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HBO Max hires Turkcell chief to lead streamer in Turkey
WarnerMedia has made its latest international hire for HBO Max, with the US studio naming…
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ViacomCBS & Comcast name CEO for European SVOD SkyShowtime
SkyShowtime, the new Comcast and ViacomCBS joint venture streaming service, has found its CEO. Monty…
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Factual round-up: Smithsonian taps Two Rivers for Ali doc; Lat Am buyers land Blue Ant shows; TF1 takes Costa Concordia doc
Smithsonian taps Two Rivers for Muhammad Ali doc Smithsonian Channel has greenlit a feature length…
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Hulu satirises TV industry’s reboot frenzy with ‘Modern Family’ co-creator
Disney’s US streamer Hulu has ordered a comedy from the co-creator of Modern Family that…
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FX takes plantation drama ‘Kindred’ to series with ‘Watchmen’ producer
Disney-owned FX has ordered an adaptation of Octavia E. Butler’s 1979 science fiction novel Kindred,…
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Abacus Media Rights hires UKTV & Sky alum to lead acquisitions
UK-based distributor Abacus Media Rights (AMR) has hired former UKTV and Sky exec Charlie Charalambous…
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News round-up: Arte adds Lebanese drama; Al Jazeera, Asharq & OSN sample Espresso shows; C4’s Spirit ties with beer brand
Arte adds Lebanese drama Awake European broadcaster Arte has taken rights to Lebanese drama Awake, following…
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20th Television’s drama development head Michelle Mendelovitz to exit
20th Television’s SVP & head of drama development Michelle Mendelovitz is leaving the company after…
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WarnerMedia hires Shahid’s AVOD chief to lead HBO Max in Asia
WarnerMedia has hired Jason Monteiro from MENA streamer Shahid to lead its direct-to-consumer operations across…
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NATPE Miami & Kidscreen Summit events postponed amid Omicron rise
NATPE has cancelled its Miami-based in-person conference and marketplace that had been due to run…
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Westbrook Studios takes full control of Global Screen owner Telepool
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith’s production firm Westbrook Studios has taken full control of…
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TBI Weekly: What’s next for the content industry in 2022?
With 2022 up and running, TBI takes you around the globe as we pick out…
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‘Fantastic Four’s Tim Story strikes eOne deal, hires Freeform & ABC alum
Hasbro-owned Entertainment One (eOne) has struck a first-look deal with Fantastic Four director Tim Story…
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Exclusive: US broadcast groups, Sony & Netflix mooted among The CW suitors
US broadcast groups, along with Sony and Netflix, have been tipped to be among potential…
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Argonon eyes ‘hyperspace leap’ in commissioning as rebrand unveiled
UK- and US-based production group Argonon has unveiled its first ever rebrand, ahead of plans…
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WarnerMedia reveals HBO & HBO Max subscriber numbers
HBO and HBO Max ended 2021 with a cumulative total of 73.8 million subscribers, WarnerMedia…
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ViacomCBS & WarnerMedia explore sale of The CW
WarnerMedia and ViacomCBS are exploring a sale of their jointly owned US broadcast network The…
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Woodcut’s Derren Lawford exits to launch docs & drama firm DARE Pictures
Derren Lawford, the former creative director of UK factual outfit Woodcut Media, has launched a…
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BBCS alum Tracy Forsyth joins headhunters Indigo in exec coaching role
TBI’s coaching & wellbeing correspondent Tracy Forsyth has been hired by global recruitment firm Indigo…
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All3 Int’l launches ‘Midsomer Murders’ FAST channel in US, Canada
All3Media International is launching a North American FAST (Free Ad Supported Television) channel via Roku…
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AT&T’s ‘tax-free’ plan for Discovery-WarnerMedia secures IRS approval
US telco AT&T has secured a favourable ruling from the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS)…
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Propagate & NBA’s Russell Westbrook explore history of African American basketball
US-based Propagate Content, NBA great Russell Westbrook’s Zero World Media and the Black Fives Foundation…
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Sweden’s SVT & UR pick a bunch of TVF’s historical shows
Sweden’s SVT and Finland’s YLE are among a raft of Nordic outfits to pick up…
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Kevin Mayer & Tom Staggs’ Candle Media buys into Will Smith’s Westbrook Studios
Candle Media, the private equity-backed investment firm launched by former Disney execs Kevin Mayer and…
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FilmRise hires Lionsgate, Vudu alum to oversee digital distribution
US-based producer and sales firm FilmRise has hired the head of content at NBCUniversal and…
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USA calls for Fox drama ‘9-1-1’, takes exclusive cable rights
NBCUniversal-owned USA Network has picked up Ryan Murphy’s Fox drama 9-1-1, with the deal including…
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Sky Studios eyes factual expansion with Dorothy St Pictures deal
Sky Studios has agreed a development deal with Julia Nottingham’s UK-based outfit Dorothy St Pictures….
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France’s Federation buys Calt Production owner Robin & Co
Around The World In 80 Days producer Federation has taken a majority stake in French…
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TBI Weekly: TBI’s favourite shows of 2021
It has been another rollercoaster of a pandemic-hit year and yet the quality of programming…
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Netflix strikes exclusive pact with musician Megan Thee Stallion
Netflix has struck an exclusive first-look pact with Grammy Award-winning musician Megan Thee Stallion. The…