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Richard Middleton
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Scripted round-up: US remake for Belgium’s ‘Team Chocolate’; Showtime adapts Swedish book for TV; Netflix reveals ‘All The Light We Cannot See’
LA-based STXtelevision has teamed with Newen’s Reel One Entertainment to develop and produce an English-language…
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Formats round-up: BBC & NBCU strike pact; ‘How To Look Good Naked’ returns to France; ITV orders quizzer ‘Riddiculous’
BBC & NBCU strike ‘groundbreaking’ format pact The UK’s BBC and NBCUniversal in the US…
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Showrunners Insight: ‘Killing Eve’ & ‘Northern Exposure’s Jeff Melvoin
The third instalment of TBI’s Showrunners Insight strand hears from Jeff Melvoin, the Emmy Award…
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Japan’s Fuji TV & Story Lab unveil first co-developed format
Japanese commercial broadcaster Fuji TV and producer-distributor group The Story Lab have revealed the first…
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UK’s Magnify Media hires ViacomCBS alum to head sales & copros
Plimsoll Productions-owned UK distributor Magnify Media has appointed former ViacomCBS International exec Anthony Appell as…
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Discovery CEO David Zaslav talks “shock & awe global strategy” with WarnerMedia
Discovery CEO David Zaslav has predicted that a combined streamer with WarnerMedia will be able…
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Exclusive: France TV & Rai drama ‘Germinal’ secures first international sale
French-Canadian network Radio-Canada has become the first international buyer of Germinal, the new six-part drama…
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Netflix acquires Roald Dahl Story Company & plans ‘universe’ of products
Netflix has acquired the Roald Dahl Story Company (RDSC), handing the global streamer rights to…
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Nordic streamer Viaplay to launch in UK, Canada & Germany
Nordic streamer Viaplay is to launch in the UK, Germany and Canada over the next…
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Showrunners Insight: ‘Pachinko’s Soo Hugh & ‘Tehran’s Alon Aranya
TBI has partnered with LA- and London-based drama consultancy MediaXchange to get under the skin…
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Greg Lipstone steps down as president at Propagate Content
Greg Lipstone is stepping down as president at Ben Silverman and Howard Owens US-based Propagate…
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SPT & Nigeria’s EbonyLife unveil ÀLÓ Initiative for writers of African heritage
Nigerian producer EbonyLife and Sony Pictures Television (SPT) have launched a new initiative designed to…
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Sky Deutschland unveils originals push across genres
Sky Deutschland has unveiled a significant expansion of its original content drive following the recent…
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Canal+ buys FilmBox, Kino Polska owner SPI International
France’s Canal+ has struck a deal to take a 70% stake in SPI International, the…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: How feature production is evolving worldwide
News that Netflix has struck a new long-term deal at Longcross Studios in the UK…
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Show of the Week: La Fortuna
This David versus Goliath battle, based on a true story, is from acclaimed director Alejandro…
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Starzplay & Pantaya prep ‘El Refugio’ drama with Fremantle & Fabula
Starzplay and Spanish-language streamer Pantaya have partnered with Fremantle and Chile-based prodco Fabula on a…
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Apple TV+, Netflix snag Emmy success with ‘Ted Lasso’ & ‘The Crown’
Streamers dominated the 2021 Emmy Awards in LA overnight, with Apple TV+ securing success in…
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TBI Weekly: Is C4 future a ‘local, little issue’?
When BBC chairman Richard Sharp described the potential privatisation of UK broadcaster Channel 4 as…
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Starz launches Lionsgate Play into Malaysia as Asia expansion continues
US-based Starz has launched its direct-to-consumer streamer Lionsgate Play in Malaysia. The service, which debuted…
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Canada’s CBC orders history of Black experience in new docuseries
CBC in Canada has greenlit an eight-part docuseries that aims to explore the history of…
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All3 CEO admits ‘intense pressure’ on production amid surging inflation
Soaring production costs of more than 10% a year have created “intense pressure” on producers…
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‘Trickle down diversity’ key to improving disabled representation
The UK TV industry must increase the number of disabled people in top jobs if representation…
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BBC’s Tim Davie explores ‘ambition to flip’ BBCS sales into DTC streamer
The BBC and its commercial arm BBC Studios (BBCS) are facing “really big choices” over…
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C4’s CEO defends UK channel’s independence at tumultuous RTS Cambridge
Alex Mahon, the CEO of Channel 4, says there is “no data or evidence” that…
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Sky CEO on plans to become a ‘powerhouse creator’ & European expansion
Sky’s recently appointed CEO Dana Strong used her first public keynote today to underline plans…
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‘Masked Singer UK’ prodco Bandicoot hires BBCS, Renowned & Cactus execs
The Masked Singer UK producer Bandicoot TV has appointed former BBC Studios, Renowned Films and…
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HBO Max preps Batman spin-off series based on Penguin
HBO Max has started development on a series revolving round Batman’s arch nemesis Penguin. The…
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BBC Two orders augmented reality medical show from Remarkable
BBC Two in the UK has ordered a six-parter that uses augmented reality and medical…
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Dynamic TV names Netflix, TF1 alum to lead French originals and co-pros
Ginny & Georgia and Creepshow producer Dynamic Television has appointed a former TF1 and Netflix…