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Richard Middleton
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Scripted round-up: HBO orders music drama ‘The Idol’; Viaplay visits Swedish border for ‘Fenris’
HBO orders music drama The Idol HBO has greenlit music industry drama The Idol, with…
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AMC Networks names Christina Spade to replace Ed Carroll
AMC Networks has appointed former ViacomCBS exec Christina Spade as its chief operating officer, in…
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Four US unions urge FTC to block Amazon’s $8.45bn deal for MGM
Four major US unions have urged the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to block Amazon’s deal…
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Discovery, TLC & Ride TV alums join environmental streamer EarthX
Former Discovery and TLC execs are among a handful of new hires by EarthX, the…
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MIPTV confirms 2022 show, format & doc events subsumed
MIPTV organisers RX France (formerly Reed Midem) have confirmed that a 59th edition will take…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Why Netflix chose its new viewing metric
Netflix recently revealed a swathe of new data reflecting its most-watched shows using a new…
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Show of the Week: Couple Wars
Would your partner be able to pick you out from a line-up of giant dancing…
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NATPE details Miami line-up, incl NBCU alum Bob Greenblatt & Banijay’s Cris Abrego
The National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) has revealed the first programming details for…
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Bulgaria & Slovakia catch up with ITVS quizzer ‘The Chase’
Bulgarian broadcaster Nova and Markiza in Slovakia have ordered local versions of ITV Studios (ITVS)…
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South Africa’s Blue Rapid hires Kwese alum to lead scripted at BBCS-owned prodco
BBC Studios (BBCS)-owned Come Dine With Me South Africa producer Rapid Blue has named Mmabatho…
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TBI Weekly: What CJ ENM’s deal for Endeavor says about Korea’s burning ambition
South Korea’s CJ ENM said earlier this year that it wanted to become a global…
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Vivendi to back Mediaset’s share restructuring as Berlusconi eyes Europe
Vivendi has agreed to vote in favour of Mediaset’s plans to introduce a dual class…
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Time Studios reveals ‘eight-figure’ doc spending plan & hires NuvoTV, Jigsaw alums
The production arm of US magazine Time is pushing into kids TV and has unveiled…
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Noah Media partners with F1 driver Mark Webber for sports slate
Finding Jack Charlton producer Noah Media Group has partnered with its investor, Formula One driver…
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Fox’s avatar format ‘Alter Ego’ travels to Middle East, Russia, Ukraine & Greece
Producers in the Middle East, Russia, Ukraine and Greece have become the first to take…
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AMC+ saddles up Western drama ‘Dirty Black Bag’ for US, Canada & Oz
AMC Networks has acquired rights to spaghetti western drama series That Dirty Black Bag for…
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Fremantle taps Movistar+ unscripted chief to lead new Spanish factual prodco
Fremantle is expanding it’s factual push by launching a new production arm in Spain that…
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BBC orders comedy & kids shows for centenary strand, BBC 100
The UK’s BBC has unveiled a raft of new programming to mark its centenary next…
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ITVS partners with Bad Wolf’s David P. Davis for new prodco
ITV Studios (ITVS) has linked with Bad Wolf exec David P. Davis (Industry) to launch…
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All3’s Little Dot hires Sky & BBC alum as director of operations
All3Media’s UK-based outfit Little Dot Studios has appointed former Sky and BBC exec Zara Gregory…
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Podcast firm Blanchard House eyes TV after securing $1m investment
Newly launched podcast firm Blanchard House – founded by journalists from The Times, the BBC…
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Starz names TriStar TV exec Kathryn Busby as originals president
Lionsgate-owned US network Starz has appointed TriStar Television exec Kathryn Busby as its new president…
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Jakob Mejlhede Andersen exits Middle East streamer Shahid
Former Viaplay chief Jakob Mejlhede Andersen has stepped down as chief content officer at fast-growing…
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Buyers Profiles: Portico Media’s Jay Lin & YLE’s Tarmo Kivikallio
The latest instalment of our TBI Buyers Profiles come from Taiwan and Finland, where we…
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Netflix unveils most-watched shows, led by Korean drama trio & ‘Narcos: Mexico’
Netflix’s newly launched rankings site has revealed that South Korean dramas, Narcos: Mexico and psychological…
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Buccaneer & Dougray Scott launch Scottish prodco
Crime producer Buccaneer Media has linked with Mission Impossible 2 actor Dougray Scott to launch…
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ITV Studios appoints for new UK director of unscripted role
ITV Studios (ITVS) has named Angela Jain to a new UK-focused role heading up unscripted,…
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Disney+ to overtake Netflix as world’s biggest streamer by 2027, report predicts
A new report has boldly predicted that Disney+ will surpass Netflix for subscribers by 2027….
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DCD Rights & September Films to be sold to 108 Media for $6.3m
The owner of UK-based DCD Media has struck a £4.7M ($6.3m) deal to sell the…
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Q&A: Exploring Portugal’s potential ahead of ONSeries Lisbon
Ahead of Portuguese drama event ONSeries Lisbon later this month, the event’s director Géraldine Gonard…