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Richard Middleton
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IMDb TV orders Play-Doh format from Hasbro’s eOne
Amazon’s IMDb TV has continued its original programming push with the commission of family competition…
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Tik Tok orders Fremantle’s ‘Got Talent’ in China with JiangsuTV
Social media giant Tik Tok is moving into formats in China, after striking a first-of-its…
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ViacomCBS launches Pluto TV in Italy
ViacomCBS’s Pluto TV has launched in Italy, claiming to be the first free ad-supported streaming…
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AMC ups Dan McDermott, adding acquisition & scheduling remits
AMC Networks has upped original programming and studio president Dan McDermott to an expanded role…
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Fremantle promotes Mark Deetjen to lead FAST channels global expansion
Fremantle is looking to expand its free, ad-supported streaming television (FAST) services around the world…
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ViacomCBS to buy Fox TeleColombia & Estudios TeleMexico as Spanish-language play expands
ViacomCBS is to expand its Spanish-language efforts after striking a deal to acquire a majority…
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‘Moonshiners’ prodco Magilla links with Chris Deaux’s Two Fifteen West
Moonshiners producer Magilla Entertainment has struck an exclusive, multi-year overall deal with veteran unscripted creative…
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BT Sport to air Rio Ferdinand football doc from ‘Finding Jack Charlton’ prodco
UK-based BT Sport is preparing a three-part docuseries from the producers behind BBC show Finding…
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NENT ramps up reality with deal for NBCU’s Hayu content
Nordic Entertainment (NENT) Group is to offer a raft of reality shows to its subscribers…
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In10 Media’s VP of strategy & development Mansi Darbar to step down
India-based broadcast, production and streaming group In10 Media Network’s Mansi Darbar is stepping down from…
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Genius Brands acquires WOW! Unlimited in $53m deal
US-based kids content company Genius Brands International has acquired Canadian prodco Wow! Unlimited Media for…
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HBO Max launches in Nordics & Spain as European rollout begins
WarnerMedia’s premium streaming service HBO Max has begun rolling out in Europe. The streamer, which…
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Hulu expands unscripted with Corus Studios deals
Disney-owned streamer Hulu has acquired four unscripted shows following deals with Toronto-based producer and distributor…
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IPTV to overtake cable within five years
IPTV is set to overtake cable TV on a global scale within five years. According…
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Show of the Week: Who Is The Phantom?
Offering a fresh take on the ‘masked celebrity’ genre, this new entertainment format sees three…
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TBI Weekly: Six takeaways from Italian drama market MIA
Italian drama festival Mercato Internazionale Audiovisivo (MIA) wrapped its seventh edition earlier this week, with…
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WarnerMedia’s HBO Max continues growth despite US decline
Shows such as White Lotus and Hacks have helped fuel international growth for HBO and…
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Screen Australia alum Richard Harris to head Minderoo’s new $7.5m fund
Former Screen Australia executive Richard Harris has been appointed to head up a new A$10m…
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Disney+ takes Hulu & YTV’s ‘The Hardy Boys’ around the world
Disney+ has snagged international rights to The Hardy Boys, the live-action mystery series that debuted…
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Freeform’s VP of programming & development joins ‘Shrill’ prodco Brownstone
Freeform’s VP of programming & development Krissy Wall has left the Disney-owned US cablenet to…
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Paramount+ in Oz orders format quartet from Banijay & Warner Bros.
ViacomCBS has unveiled a raft of programming for its recently launched streamer Paramount+, including three…
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The TBI Interview: Johannes Larcher, HBO Max
Johannes Larcher, the man tasked with leading HBO Max’s international roll-out, tells Richard Middleton about…
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News round-up: Murdoch’s Sister buys into music venue Koko; NBA’s Patterson launches prodco; Discovery UK expands true crime
Sister buys into music venue Koko Elisabeth Murdoch, Jane Featherstone and Stacey Snider’s prodco Sister…
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Former Barcroft exec Alex Morris lands at social media group LADbible
Barcroft’s former chief creative officer Alex Morris has resurfaced at the social media group LADbible….
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Abacus Media snags sales rights to Media Musketeers’ African drama ‘Pulse’
Abacus Media Rights (AMR) has partnered with European producer group Media Musketeers to pick up…
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Dynamic Television bolsters development with ABC and Shoe Money exec hires
Harry Wild producer Dynamic Television has hired execs from Snowfall outfit Shoe Money Productions and…
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Lion TV US appoints veteran execs Allison Corn & Stan Hsue as co-presidents
Lion Television US, the American office of All3Media’s Lime Pictures, has promoted longtime execs Allison…
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Sales round-up: The CW raids Italy, Oz for scripted; Discovery+ deals with Magnify; YTV’s ‘Rolling Kitchen’ remade in Brazil
The CW raids Italy, Oz for scripted The CW in the US has picked up…
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Tubi preps first original adult animation with time-travelling ‘Freak Brothers’
Fox-owned AVOD streamer Tubi has unveiled its first original adult animated series, which is based…
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‘Squid Game’ powers Netflix in Q3, taking subs to more than 213 million
The phenomenal success of Korean thriller series Squid Game helped Netflix to beat forecasts for…