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Richard Middleton
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BBCS eyes investments as $760m debt facility secured for 2024
BBC Studios (BBCS) has ramped up its borrowing capability to almost £600m ($760m) this year…
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Exiting STV boss Simon Pitts named CEO at UK media firm Global
Simon Pitts, the outgoing CEO of Scottish broadcaster & producer STV, is joining UK-based radio…
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Realscreen moves to Miami to run with NATPE Global
Realscreen Summit and NATPE Global will take place during the same week and at the…
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BBC Studios Eniela Bella joins PBS Int’l for copros & sales
US-based PBS International has hired BBC Studios exec Eniela Bella to work across its coproductions…
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Canal+ makes $1.8bn bid for MultiChoice in South Africa
French media giant Canal+ has made an improved offer that would see it take full…
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Fox to share Prime Video show & snags ‘Baywatch’ remake
Fox has struck an innovative deal with Amazon Prime Video to secure rights to the…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Where Nordic TV trends are going next
The Nordic quartet of Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland have for decades tended to be…
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Netflix sets date for HBO’s ‘Sex And The City’, cancels ‘The Brother’s Sun’
Netflix has set a date for its US premiere of HBO’s Sex And The City,…
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Great Point Media founder Jim Reeve dies, aged 64
Great Point Media founder and chairman Jim Reeve has died suddenly, aged 64. Reeve produced…
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Spain’s Antena 3 lands Talpa’s ‘Quiz With Balls’
Antena 3 in Spain has become the latest broadcaster to land Talpa Studios format The…
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Leonine & ex-Constantin MD Koestler launch documentary prodco
Leonine Studios in Germany is bolstering its factual division by launching a new label to…
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What’s next for London TV Screenings?
As buyers enter the final furlong at London TV Screenings, TBI reflects on a busy…
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Data firm PlumResearch hires EBU’s Broughton
Data insight firm PlumResearch has appointed former European Broadcasting Union head of strategy Jonathan Broughton…
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South Korea’s KBS buys Wildbear’s ‘Wild Winter’
KBS in South Korea has picked up rights to Wildbear Entertainment’s Wild Winter. The four-part…
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BBC Studios buys ITV’s BritBox stake for $322m
BBC Studios (BBCS) is taking full ownership of streamer BritBox International, acquiring ITV’s 50% share…
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Fremantle names CEO’s at The Apartment & Wildside, unveils Gianani & Mieli deal
Fremantle has named new CEO’s at Italian prodcos Wildside and The Apartment following the exits…
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Paramount eyes $1bn restructuring cost, expands NCIS & orders Guy Ritchie project
Paramount Global revenues declined by 6% in Q4 despite a reduction in streaming losses, with…
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HBO alums Johnathan Young & Ioanina Pavel launch May One
Former HBO Europe duo Johnathan Young and Ioanina Pavel have launched a new Romanian production…
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Argonon hires ITV alum Lindsay Goyette-Burke for talent
Argonon has hired former ITV exec Lindsay Goyette-Burke to a newly created role overseeing talent…
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Disney & Reliance Industries agree $8.5bn merger
Disney and Reliance Industries have struck a deal to merge TV and streaming operations in…
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ITV & PBS extend ‘Professor T’ as Beta Film strikes deals
ITV in the UK and PBS in the US have extended Professor T into a…
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Fremantle’s Passenger lands Obama & Steph Curry for basketball docuseries
Former US president Barack Obama and NBA duo Steph Curry and Joakim Noah have been…
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London TV Screenings Insights: Adam Barth, director of co-pros, acquisitions & dev, Eccho Rights
As buyers flock to the UK for London TV Screenings and BBC Studios Showcase this…
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London TV Screenings Insights: Agapy Kapouranis, president of int’l TV & digital distribution, Lionsgate
As buyers flock to the UK for London TV Screenings and BBC Studios Showcase this…
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WBD & Paramount end potential merger talks, report claims
Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount are no looking at a potential merger, according to CNBC….
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Exclusive: Prime Video preps ‘The Grand Tour’ return, with UK trio pitching
Amazon Prime Video has enlisted three UK-based production companies to pitch new versions of The…
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Keshet Int’l unveils Hitler docuseries as part of ‘Greenlight’ scheme
Keshet International (KI) has confirmed its second straight-to-series factual order for international distribution as part…
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Newen Connect invests in Jude Law’s Riff Raff Entertainment
Newen Connect has struck a deal to invest in Jude Law’s Riff Raff Entertainment, with…
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MGM+ names Michael Katzer as head of international
Amazon-owned streamer MGM+ has appointed Michael Katzer to become its head of international. Katzer is…
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WBD to cut news & programming at Three in NZ
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has revealed plans to overhaul its free-to-air business in New Zealand…