After more than 35 years of operation, TBI is closing its doors and our website will no longer be updated daily. Thank you for all of your support.
Author
Stewart Clarke
Recent articles by this author
1 min read
Discovery and BSkyB order 3D shows from UK indie Renegade
UK indie producer Renegade Pictures will make two 3D dramas for BSkyB in the UK…
1 min read
Disney, Warner Bros and Worldwide head European distributor table
A new report places Disney and Warner Bros as the largest distributors of TV programming…
1 min read
France’s Ampersand moves into Asia
Ampersand, the French documentary producer and distributor, has opened a subsidiary in Asia. Based in…
1 min read
MTV starts production on its first-ever telenovela
Cable network MTV has started production on Niñas Mal, its first-ever original telenovela. The drama…
1 min read
Shed confirms Warner Bros talks
Shed Media has confirmed it is in takeover talks with Warner Bros. The UK super-indie…
1 min read
MTV orders teen pregnancy series from September Films
MTV has commissioned Baby High, a one-off documentary special about teen pregnancy from UK indie…
1 min read
Nat Geo staffs up new commercial division
National Geographic has hired Darren Poynton to spearhead its new commercial arm, National Geographic Ventures…
1 min read
Jim Henson’s Dinosaur Train steams into Europe
The Jim Henson Company has secured a raft of European deals for its animated series…
1 min read
Sky Italia gets new programming boss
Italy’s leading pay TV platform Sky Italia has appointed Andrea Scrosati to a newly created…
2 min read
News Corp bid for Sky rejected
The eight independent directors of BSkyB have said they would recommend a price of 800p…
1 min read
ProSieben inks VOD deal with Fox
German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has inked a programming deal with Fox for its Maxdome video-on-demand service….
1 min read
Ricky Martin’s prodco remaking Zodiak wedding show
RM 5to Elemento, the Latin American production company set up by The Ricky Martin Entertainment…
1 min read
Sky gets LIVING and Bravo as part of £160m deal for Virgin channels
BSkyB has bought Virgin Media’s UK channels including LIVING and Bravo. Sky will pay £160…
1 min read
Fremantle nets Deadliest Catch and Chopper deal
FremantleMedia Enterprises has inked a licensing deal with Discovery that will see it exploit the…
1 min read
Zodiak closes RDF deal
Zodiak Entertainment has completed a deal for UK indie producer RDF, creating a TV group…
1 min read
Endemol appoints format sales boss
Endemol has appointed Ana Langenberg its Netherlands-based head of format distribution. Langenberg will report to…
1 min read
Michael Edelstein takes over int’l production at NBC
NBCU has hired Desperate Housewives exec producer Michael Edelstein as president, international television production. He…
1 min read
Endemol staffs up on the East and West coasts
Endemol has opened a new office in New York to better service the US cable…
1 min read
Mediaset forks out €17.5m for 500-title Cecchi Gori film library
Italian commercial broadcaster Mediaset has acquired the former Cecchi Gori Group’s film library for €17.5…
1 min read
Eurosport wants to launch in Africa and Latin America
Sports broadcaster Eurosport has told TBIvision that the next stage of its development will see…
1 min read
Come Dine with gets cooking in the US
UK format Come Dine with Me is being remade for the US market. The ITV…
1 min read
Five reportedly on the block
UK free-to-air broadcaster Five is about to be officially put on sale according to UK…
1 min read
Half of large TVs will be 3D by 2012
Panasonic expects half of all large TV sets will be 3D enabled by 2012. Speaking…
1 min read
Globo renews Fox deal, inks copro pact with SIC
Brazilian broadcaster Globo has renewed a multiyear programming deal with Fox and, separately, inked a…
1 min read
Paula Abdul on board US version of Got to Dance
Paula Abdul has joined upcoming US reality show Got to Dance and will executive produce…
1 min read
Dori creates paid-for online telenovela service
Dori Media is teaming with Microsoft to create a subscription and on-demand service that will…
1 min read
Buyers swing into action at the LA Screenings
Over 1,300 international acquisition execs have arrived in Los Angeles for this year’s LA Screenings…
1 min read
MGM launches Teen Wolf at the LA Screenings
MGM will launch its Teen Wolf TV series to international buyers at the LA Screenings….
1 min read
Shine’s Metronome gets new boss
Shine has appointed Par Sundberg as the Stockholm-based president and CEO of Metronome Film &…
1 min read
ZDF execs spearhead digital production push
ZDF is ramping up digital production. The commercial arm of the German broadcaster, ZDF Enterprises,…