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
Red Seven off the mark with German Singing Bee
ProSiebenSat.1 Group’s new production arm Red Seven is up and running and will coproduce the…
1 min read
RDF seals deals for Fritzl doc Secrets of the Cellar
The distribution arm of UK super-indie RDF has sealed a raft of presales for Secrets…
1 min read
Canadaâs Global stocks up on US series
As the LA Screenings kicks off, Canwest has ordered a raft of US series. The…
1 min read
Kreiz in as Endemol CEO
Global producer and distributor Endemol has appointed media investment specialist and former Fox Kids Europe…
1 min read
DRG shopping for animation producer
Digital Rights Group, the UK distribution company that owns Portman Films, iD Distribution and Zeal…
1 min read
Globo and Telemundo team for Spanish-language Clone
Brazilian media group Globo and US Hispanic network Telemundo are joining forces to make a…
1 min read
Ratings Watch: The Secret Millionaire
US network Fox has just greenlit a local version of UK format The Secret Millionaire…
1 min read
Marvel gets Black Panther toon ready for BET
Marvel Entertainment’s animated miniseries based on The Black Panther comic books for Viacom’s BET network…
1 min read
ITV buys Silverback
ITV has acquired Swedish-based indie producer Silverback for an initial £5.2 million ($10.1 million). The…
1 min read
Jetix getting closer to Disney
Kids channel operator Jetix and its largest shareholder, Disney, are to coproduce a pair of…
1 min read
Ex-BBC Films boss sets up indie
David Thompson has become the latest TV producer to set up on his own and…
1 min read
PS71 sets up light entertainment producer Red Seven
ProSiebenSat.1 has created a new production company, Red Seven Entertainment. The new entity will create…
1 min read
Analysts downbeat on Toeiâs prospects
Japanese animation company Toei has seen profits slip in the most recent reporting period and…
1 min read
Ratings Watch: Age of Love
Dating format Age of Love has performed well in Norway on TV2, comfortably beating TV…
1 min read
Beyond buys into Motive TV
Australian-listed producer and distributor Beyond has taken a 10% stake in UK-listed TV investment company…
2 min read
Darrel James, general manager of Off the Fence on dating and coproduction
When Stewart asked me to write about international coproduction a phrase I have used before…
1 min read
Studio 100 deal to shop BBC kids formats
Studio 100 Media has agreed a deal to distribute formatted and finished shows from UK…
1 min read
Canwest grabs NBC shows ahead of screenings
Canada’s Canwest has picked up several new shows from NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution and…
2 min read
Ushuaïa TV’s general director Didier Sapaut talks to TBIvision
The channel: Ushuaïa TVThe buyer: Didier Sapaut, general directorRecent acquisitions: Wasted (All3Media International), Oldies but…
1 min read
Battle at Kruger
The Show: Caught on Safari: Battle at KrugerThe producer: Creative Differences TelevisionThe distributor: Negative SpaceThe…
1 min read
America’s Got Talent on MySpace
Audition videos for the latest season of America’s Got Talent can be posted on MySpace…
1 min read
Channel 4 picks up Half Ton Dad; Half Ton Teen next
UK broadcaster Channel 4 will air Eyeworks’ Half Ton Dad, the follow up to successful…
1 min read
Zodiak sells Wallander back into Scandinavia
The English-language version of Wallander has been sold back to broadcasters across Scandinavia and into…
1 min read
Beat your Host beats ITVâs average
SevenOne International-distributed format Beat Your Host beat the channel average share on its first UK…
1 min read
Prom Queen movie in the works
Hit web series Prom Queen is to be turned into a full length feature film,…
1 min read
Cartoonito orders UK version of Hi-5
Turner Broadcasting has greenlit a UK version of hit pereschool series Hi-5. The local version…
2 min read
Asia fund raising US$300 mil. for TV and film
Access Asia is raising US$300 million for, TV series, films and computer games with an…
1 min read
William Morris setting up shop in India
US talent agency William Morris is set to open an office in India to take…
1 min read
Nickelodeon launching in Poland
Kids channel Nickelodeon is launching in Poland. The channel, which is operated by Viacom’s MTV…
1 min read
Rising from Ruins
The show: Independent America: Rising from Ruins The producer: Open Door Co. The distributor: TBC…