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Princess Diana doc set for HBO & ITV
HBO Documentary Films and UK broadcaster ITV will both broadcast a feature doc about the…
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Endemol Shine veteran heads to Talpa
Talpa Global has hired Ingrid Akkerman as its head of licensing and branded content. The…
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Endemol Shine’s Gaha exiting
Eden Gaha is leaving Endemol Shine North America. He has been president of unscripted at…
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Sparacio confirmed as eOne finance chief
Joe Sparacio has been named the CFO of Entertainment One. He has been filling the…
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Show of the week: The Pop Game
The Pop Game is A+E Networks’ latest addition to the …Game franchise that it has…
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Turner, Astro ink Warner TV partnership
The Asian division of Turner and Malaysian pay TV giant Astro have agreed a joint…
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Proper closes 250 hours of deals
Canada’s Proper Rights has sold more than 250 hours of programming, including presales to Foxtel…
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Virgin Media adds France 2, TVN & Russian nets
UK pay TV operator Virgin Media has bolstered its offer by securing distribution of channels…
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Apple delays Carpool Karaoke
Apple has pushed back the launch of its first original series, Carpool Karaoke. The tech…
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TBI interview: Walter Köhler, Terra Mater Factual Studios
Walter Köhler, CEO of Terra Mater Factual Studios, talks to Jesse Whittock about high-end wildlife,…
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TBI interview: Maarten Meijs, MD, Talpa Global
Maarten Meijs, MD, Talpa Global, tells Stewart Clarke about 5 Gold Rings and the company’s…
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TBI interview: Tim Mutimer, Banijay Rights
Tim Mutimer, CEO, Banijay Rights, talks to Stewart Clarke about distribution, the markets and Survivor
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TBI interview: Barnaby Shingleton, Sky Vision
Barnaby Shingleton, director of entertainment & factual, Sky Vision, tells Stewart Clarke about interactive format…
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Laetitia Recayte leaving France Télévisions
Laetitia Recayte is exiting France Télévisions this summer. The former Newen Group exec joined the…
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Eccho Rights recruits in Seoul
Eccho Rights has added to its Asian team with the recruitment of Deborah Youn, who will…
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Fox, Tencent team for financial drama series
A new high end drama set in Hong Kong’s financial district has been greenlit and…
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Channel 5 buys Walt Disney biopic
Viacom-owned UK broadcaster Channel 5 has acquired Walt: The Man Behind the Myth, a doc…
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TV One orders true crime original
US cable net TV One has greenlit Evidence of Innocence, a true crime series in…
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New Zealand gets Married at First Sight
New Zealand network Three is getting its own version of Red Arrow International format Married…
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Show of the week: Brussels
Novelist Leon de Winter demanded complete freedom from Dutch telco KPN in order to create…
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Lifetime to tell Berlanti’s ‘twisted love story’
US cable channel Lifetime is going straight-to-series on “the most twisted love story ever”, which…
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Chinese kids channel app launches in the US
Mandarin-language kids net Miao Mi has launched via a dedicated iOS app in North America….
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Ex-Red Arrow producer joins Ananey as content chief
Former Red Arrow International development partner Omri Marcus has been named VP of content as…
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TBI April/May 2017
This month’s issue includes; TBI Interview: Mark Linsey BBC Studios director Mark Linsey tells Jesse…
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TBI Scripted April 2017
This issue includes; Scripted interview: Mark Goffman In the spotlight: Shawn Ryan The world of…
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TBI Factual April/May 2017
This issue includes; Factual franchise building Channels and factual producers are increasingly looking to build…
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TBI Kids April/May 2017
This issue includes; TBI Kids interview: Dan Povenmire and Jeff ‘Swampy’ Marsh. The Phineas and…
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TBI Formats April/May17
This issue includes; NBC’s alternative all stars Paul Telegdy and Meredith Ahr from NBC tell…
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Hollywood strike vote underway
Writers Guild of America members have begun voting on whether to strike over a labour…
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Rive Gauche snags pair of true crime series
Rive Gauche Television has picked up distribution rights to two of the UK AMC group’s…