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Red Arrow launching Dustin Hoffman show in Cannes
Red Arrow will launch the much-anticipated one-off drama Esio Trot at MIPCOM. The TV movie…
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Company Pictures’ Flint starts own drama indie
Helen Flint has left Company Pictures and started up her own drama production business, TBI…
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Euro recovery drives positive ad revenue forecast
Europe’s economic recovery is spurring a global uptick in advertising revenues according to new research….
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Show of the week: Breathless
Breathless is tapping into the renewed popularity of glossy primetime period drama. The six-part scripted…
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MIPJunior Hot Pick: Filly Funtasia
Filly Funtasia will be trotting into MIPJunior and MIPCOM courtesy of Spain’s BRB, which is…
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ITV Studios buying spree to continue, US drama push planned
Kevin Lygo has told TBI that ITV Studio’s aggressive indie buying spree will continue and…
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Wuaki races into UK, more countries to follow
Japanese e-commerce giant Rakutin’s over-the-top subscription video-on-demand service Wuaki.tv has launched in the UK following…
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Eurosport nets Women’s Champions League
International sports broadcaster Eurosport has taken rights to key games in the Women’s Champions League…
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Nickelodeon greenlights raft of new content
Nickelodeon has ordered two new full-length animation series and greenlit four pilots. In the US,…
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Twofour Rights bringing Hotel Inspector to Cannes
Twofour rights is bring Alex Polizzi to Cannes to promote its fact-ent series The Hotel…
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9 Story cuts Daniel Tiger sales ahead of the market
9 Story Entertainment has shopped its animated preschool series, Daniel Tiger’s Neighbourhood (pictured) to a…
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TBI Interview: Julio Fraile, GD Entertainment Fund
A new fund has been launched and is looking for TV and digital projects in…
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NATPE moving to Prague
NATPE’s European TV market is relocating from Budapest to Prague. The event will be rebranded…
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MIPJunior Hot Pick: Dr. Dimensionpants
Dr. Dimensionpants is based on an idea from Canadian film director Brad Peynton (Cats &…
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BBC Worldwide unveils Western Europe restructure
BBC Worldwide has restructured its Western Europe division, announcing five new country chiefs. All of…
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Nancy Dubuc to host Women in Entertainment Power Lunch
The second Women in Entertainment Power Lunch will take place at MIPCOM next month. A+E…
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Hot pick: Reflex, All3Media Int’l’s follow up to Cube
Reflex is the latest physical gameshow from Objective Productions and Adam Adler, creator of The…
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New US cable net Pivot buys French comedy Bref
Lagardère Entertainment Rights has sold its French comedy series Bref to Pivot, the recently-launched US…
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Telefónica stakes international claim with new TV and film Studio
Spanish telco Telefónica has put all of its production units into a single Studios division…
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Zodiak Media announces David Frank replacement
Zodiak Media has hired Marc-Antoine d’Halluin as group CEO. He will replace David Frank, who…
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MTG buys Nice Entertainment Group for €84.4m
MTG Studios, the content arm of broadcast group MTG, has acquired Nice Entertainment for €84.4…
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New GD Entertainment Fund makes first investment
GD Entertainment Fund has made its first investment and will co-finance a slate of animated…
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Nielsen says almost 40% of US consumers use Netflix
US research and ratings firm Nielsen says that 38% of Americans now “use or subscribe…
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Lifetime, A&E, History join for Bonnie & Clyde simulcast
The A&E, History and Lifetime US cable channels will join forces to simulcast two-part original…
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Shazam poaches Hulu exec for TV expansion
Shazam, the music recognition service that is moving into TV, has hired Kevin McGurn as…
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Ex-BBC, Universal exec to lead CHF’s new distribution arm
CHF Media Group, the business formed by the founders of Cosgrove Hall, has set up…
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Canal+ and Space the first buyers of BBC Worldwide’s Atlantis
BBC Worldwide has agreed the first presales for upcoming mythological drama Atlantis. Premium French pay…
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Tesco’s Blinkbox takes on Lovefilm, Netlflix in autumn offensive
Blinkbox is taking on Netflix and Lovefilm with its biggest ever marketing campaign. The UK…
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Former Turner Nordic boss Scheynius resurfaces at Hippeis
Ignas Scheynius has taken a role at Sweden-based dubbing and subtitling business Hippeis Media. Until…
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Orly Adelson swapping Dick Clark for ITV
ITV has hired Orly Adelson as president of its ITV Studios America. The UK broadcaster…