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Stewart Clarke
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Strictly exec sets up China-backed prodco
Former BBC and Sky programming executive Andrea Hamilton has launched Om TV, an indie prodco…
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Monte Carlo TV Festival launches Writers Room
The upcoming Monte Carlo TV Festival will have a dedicated session for existing and would-be…
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Monte Carlo’s TV circuit
The Monte-Carlo TV Festival wants to be for television what the Cannes Film Festival is…
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In-demand charts: Spain (15 – 21 May 2016)
Our latest fortnightly feature in association with Parrot Analytics reveals the most in-demand shows from…
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Viacom battle takes new turn with Dauman lawsuit
The increasingly bitter battle between Philippe Dauman and Sumner Redstone has taken a new turn…
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Vice appoints head of content
Vice Media has upped Ciel Hunter to its US-based head of content. Hunter, who started…
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Netflix talks up exclusive movies, Disney deal
Netflix has started talking up its movie partnership with Disney ahead of the agreement taking…
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Netflix buys musical puppet comedy
Netflix has scooped UK rights to Sammy J & Randy in Ricketts Lane, an adult-skewed…
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HBO president Lombardo exiting
Michael Lombardo is exiting his position as president of programming at HBO, ending a 33-year…
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BBC orders United States of Hate Islam doc
The BBC has greenlit United States of Hate: Muslims Under Attack, a one-off doc looking…
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Endemol Shine creative director to exit
Endemol Shine UK’s central creative director, Nick Mather, is leaving the company. Mather will depart…
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The TBI Scripted Survey 2016 – part V
The TBI Scripted Survey 2016 reveals why, where and how the genre is evolving, tackling…
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Fox launching Kirkman’s Outcast on Facebook
Fox Networks Group Europe and Africa is launching the first episode of its buzzy new drama…
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Mediapro hires Homeland exec Ran Tellem
Mediapro has hired long time Keshet programming executive Ran Tellem as the Spanish production and…
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Netflix makes Dutch movie move
Netflix has prebought Dutch war film Riphagen, snagging rights for all of its global footprint…
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Viewpoint: Canada – the battle continues
At the end of last year I penned an opinion piece for TBI about the…
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The TBI Scripted Survey 2016 – part IV
The TBI Scripted Survey 2016 reveals why, where and how the genre is evolving, tackling…
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Comcast invests in ex-DreamWorks exec’s VR start-up
Comcast has led a round of investment in Spaces, a VR firm founded by entrepreneurs…
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Discovery’s Shark Week goes VR
Discovery Communications will embark on its annual Shark Week in late June with a virtual…
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Euro Netflix quota would have ‘limited effect’
The European Union’s rumoured move to make Netflix comply with a European content quota would…
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Amazon lands AMC’s Preacher
Amazon has picked up buzzy US drama Preacher for its Prime Instant Video service in…
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Carrington to ABC, Hughes steps up at Zodiak
Kids TV veteran Michael Carrington is exiting Zodiak Kids Studios to become head of children’s…
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The TBI Scripted Survey 2016 – part II
The TBI Scripted Survey 2016 reveals why, where and how the genre is evolving, tackling…
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Antena restructures after trial verdict
Romanian broadcaster Antena has restructured in the wake of last week’s news that CEO Sorin…
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Discovery scoops Iron Man feature doc
Discovery Networks has picked up The Challenge: My Iron Man Dad, a feature doc about…
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ITV takes majority stake in Euro SVOD service
ITV has taken a majority stake in Cirkus, the best-of-British on-demand service. The UK broadcaster…
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€9bn warning on EU digital single market
The proposed introduction of a digital single market in the European Union would have a…
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Little Big Shots goes big
Warner Bros. has secured a raft of new deals for its Little Big Shots, format…
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Atresmedia creates new international unit
Spanish media giant Atresmedia has unified its international channel operations under one brand. The Antena…
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ITV buys into drama indie
The international content arm of UK broadcaster ITV has bought into Route 24, the new…