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Richard Middleton
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News round-up: RTL & SBS among Red Arrow deals; BBCS expands in Singapore; Alibi welcomes ‘Pretty Hard Cases’
RTL & SBS Belgium among Red Arrow deals RTL in Germany has ordered a local…
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Endeavor joins C More & TV2 Norway’s reboot of Jo Nesbø’s ‘Headhunters’
Banijay-owned Yellow Bird has started production on a TV version of 2011 film Headhunters, which…
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BBC’s ‘State Of The Union’ gets French-Canadian remake
Radio-Canada has greenlit a local remake of BBC shortform drama State Of The Union. Montreal-based…
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Amazon hires ViacomCBS exec Kelly Day to lead international streaming
Amazon has hired ViacomCBS exec Kelly Day to lead its international streaming operations. Day will…
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Scripted round-up: Walter Presents enters ‘Dark Woods’; C More joins ‘Reindeer Mafia’; Incendo & BlackBox engage ‘Ellery Queen’
Walter Presents enters Dark Woods Walter Presents has picked up rights to Global Screen’s drama…
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Alchimie hires LGI Media’s MD Sam Thompson as content chief
OTT operator Alchimie has announced the appointment of Sam Thompson as its new chief content…
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Keshet alum Gary Pudney’s O4 strikes deal for music show ‘Hydeout’
O4 Media, the Hong Kong-based distributor founded by former Keshet International exec Gary Pudney, has…
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UK’s BossaNova unveils second slate of ‘original’ productions
Paul Heaney’s UK-based distribution outfit BossaNova has unveiled its second slate of original productions, consisting…
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BBC & C4 shows thrash Netflix’s ‘Squid Game’ for viewers, according to new UK data
The BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing and Channel 4’s The Great British Bake Off have beaten…
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Anonymous Content & Federation link for new French drama outfit
Swan Song and Mr Robot outfit Anonymous Content has formed a joint venture in France…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Unpacking Netflix & Amazon’s European drama plans
WarnerMedia, ViacomCBS and NBCUniversal are ramping up competition in an already crowded streaming ecosystem in…
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Banijay’s Kudos buys into podcasts with What’s The Story? investment
Banijay’s UK producer Kudos has taken a 25% stake in podcast company, What’s the Story?….
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BBC One returns to Richard Bacon’s ‘House’ format
BBC One has ordered a second season of entertainment format This is My House, the…
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Acorn TV returns to ‘Whitstable Pearl’, as first season sells globally
AMC Networks’ streamer Acorn TV has ordered a second season of UK crime drama Whitstable…
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‘Around The World In 80 Days’ producers Slim Film & Federation prep second Verne drama
Around The World In 80 Days producers Slim Film + Television and Federation Entertainment are…
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Exclusive: Beyond names 20th Century Fox alum as CEO, with Kate Llewellyn-Jones exiting
Australia- and UK-based distributor Beyond Rights has appointed a former Twentieth Century Fox exec as…
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Russia investigates complaint that Netflix broke controversial ‘gay propaganda’ law
Russia is investigating a complaint made against Netflix over accusations that the streamer has violated…
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Antenna adds ViacomCBS’s former chief digital officer & Discovery alum to board
European media outfit Antenna Group has added the former chief digital officer at ViacomCBS and…
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UK’s C4, S4C in Wales & Sundance Now partner for Duchess Street drama
The UK’s Channel 4 has struck its first co-production deal with Welsh public broadcaster S4C…
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Endemol Shine Israel unveils latest avatar-based format to hit market
Queens producer Endemol Shine Israel has unveiled a new dating format that uses avatars to…
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ABC in Oz orders Tommy Murphy missing person drama from Fremantle
The ABC in Australia has ordered a six-part drama written by Tommy Murphy (Devil’s Playground)…
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UK’s All4, Germany’s RTL & France’s Canal+ join Sweden’s ‘Threesome’
Broadcasters in the UK, Germany and France have picked up rights to Swedish drama series…
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Spain to force streamers to carry content in regional languages
The Spanish government has proposed a new law that will force streaming platforms operating in…
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Brazil’s ‘Boris & Rufus’ travel to Kartoon Channel! & China’s UYoung
Kartoon Channel! in North America and UYoung in China are among companies to have acquired…
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Buyers Profiles: NTV’s Gabi Nensel & SPI’s Revi Benshoshan
This instalment of our TBI Buyers Profiles features Russian broadcaster NTV and Netherlands-based SPI International,…
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Netflix most-watched led by South Korea’s ‘Hellbound’ & Colombian telenovela
South Korean drama Hellbound and a Colombian telenovela were the most-watched shows on Netflix last…
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Sweden’s TV4 & C More remake Norwegian pregnancy drama ‘Heartbeats’
Sweden’s TV4 and C More have ordered a local version of Norwegian drama Heartbeats, after…
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IBC organisers cancel December’s physical event
The organisers of the IBC show have confirmed that the 2021 in-person event will not…
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ViacomCBS completes Fox TeleColombia & Estudios TeleMexico acquisition
ViacomCBS has completed its deal to take a majority stake in Fox TeleColombia & Estudios…
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Beta Nordic Studios buys into Sweden’s ‘Missing People’ prodco Unlimited
Beta Nordic Studios (BNS) has taken a majority stake in A Piece of My Heart…