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BBC Worldwide strikes Africa SVOD deal

BBC Worldwide has sold a raft of programmes including Top Gear and Luther to African…

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Purge producer sets up ITV-backed TV prodco

Jason Blum has set up a new TV studio, Blumhouse Television, with the backing of…

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NBC’s alternative all stars

Amid the golden age of TV drama, NBC has done something remarkable in launching and…

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Seven orders Warner Bros’ Little Big Shots

Australian free-to-air broadcaster Network Seven has ordered a local version of Little Big Shots, the…

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Movistar+ appoints distribution partners

Movistar+ has announced About Premium Content, BetaFilm and Sky Vision the distributors of a trio…

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Turkey, Russia edge out US in drama exports league

Turkey has the largest number of top ten drama exports around the world, research from…

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Fremantle and Banijay settle format row

FremantleMedia prodco Abot Hameiri and Banijay Group have settled their legal dispute over alleged similarities…

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Banijay buys Survivor prodco Castaway

Banijay has acquired Survivor prodco Castaway Television, TBI can reveal. Castaway owners Charlie Parsons, Lord…

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Barclays launches £100m SVOD fund

Barclays has launched a £100 million (US$125.6 million) for fund TV production in the UK….

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All3 strikes double drama deal with TF1

TF1 has pre-bought two All3Media International dramas, Liar and Innocent (pictured). Both series will play…

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Irvine Welsh preps Ibiza87 dance music drama

Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh, Sony and The Late Late Show with James Corden prodco Fulwell…

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Greece’s Antenna launches SVOD

Antenna Group has launched an SVOD service in Greece. The ANT1 Next streaming service rolls…

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Show of the week: 5 Gold Rings

5 Gold Rings is the first format jointly developed by Possessed, the ITV Studios prodco,…

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Studio Lambert drama set for Series Mania

The final selection for the Series Mania copro pitching session have been announced and include…

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Another French TV drama festival set for launch

France will get another scripted TV festival next year with a government-backed event launching and…

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Sony UK lands Netflix’s Orange is the New Black

Sony has acquired Netflix original Orange is the New Black for its UK pay TV…

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Bento Box prodco hires kids veteran for UK launch

Fledgling kids prodco Sutikki is opening a UK office and has hired former 4Kids, Zodiak…

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Fincham/Hincks prodco staffs up

Expectation Entertainment, the fledgling UK prodco set up by Peter Finchan and Tim Hincks, has…

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MGM prepares MIPTV Mutiny

MGM has snagged the international rights to reality series Mutiny and will be launching the…

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VR format to become reality at MIPTV

Virtual reality format Tilt will launch at MIPTV. The show claims to be the first…

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Sky introduces programme voice search

Sky has introduced a new function on its top-end set-top boxes allowing viewers to search…

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Kids on-demand service scoops BBC content

Kids SVOD service Azoomee has snagged a raft of BBC kids shows. The on-demand service…

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New A+E net Blazes into Italy

A+E’s new fact-ent channel Blaze will launch on Sky Italia today. The channel launched on…

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Red Arrow bringing Einstein to Cannes

Red Arrow International will launch Einstein, a new ten-part crime series, at MIPTV. The series…

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Top Gear America returning on US cable

Just under a year after History ended its US version of Top Gear, BBC America…

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Sky orders Tough Mudder competition series

Sky has greenlit Mission Mudder, a sport competition series following athletes training for a series…

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Paramount Channel added to OSN

Viacom has agreed an expanded deal with OSN and its Nickelodeon, NickToon and Paramount Channel…

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Discovery lines up Body Cam Cops

Discovery Networks UK has greenlit Body Cam Cops, a six-part series following police units wearing…

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Broadcasters find C4’s National Treasure

A raft of international broadcasters have acquired National Treasure, the Robbie Coltrane and Julie Walters…

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Mediacorp hires Twitter exec for digital

Singaporean media giant Mediacorp has hired former Twitter and Apple exec Parminder (Parry) Singh as…