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Exclusive: Keshet International looking to sell UK prodco group Greenbird
Keshet International (KI) is looking to sell its UK-based production business Greenbird, TBI understands. KI acquired…
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Exclusive: Netflix rejigs in Spain as TV acquisitions remit shifts from Netherlands
Netflix has rejigged its operations in Spain, with local acquisitions now being handled from within…
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Exclusive: Fox eyes int’l partners & acquisitions as CEO Rob Wade talks up flexibility
Fox Entertainment is looking to rapidly expand its global reach by partnering with international producers on shows, with further acquisitions potentially…
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BBC orders ‘Digital Girl’, with pre-sales to Super RTL & Discovery Kids
UK pubcaster the BBC has commissioned Digital Girl, a new animated series, that has also…
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TBI’s MIPCOM deals round-up
Keep checking back for updates as more distribution deals are struck at MIPCOM Silverlining Rights…
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Trioscope to adapt Enki Bilal’s ‘Monstre’ graphic novels
US hybrid animation prodco Trioscope is to adapt Le Sommeil du Monstre, the first installment of…
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Boat Rocker hires Fifth Season & HBO alum for America sales
Boat Rocker has appointed former Fifth Season and HBO exec Dan Selig as SVP of…
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Nippon TV & Sera Film birth ‘Baby Shower’ from format co-development pact
Japan’s Nippon TV and Turkish production and distribution firm Sera Film have unveiled Baby Shower…
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BBC Studios boosts formats teams across Benelux, Iberia & Lat Am
BBC Studios has appointed Fiona Wassenberg as head of BBC Studios Benelux Production and Isabel Durán as format sales…
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Lionsgate signs global distribution boss Jim Packer to extended deal
Lionsgate’s Jim Packer has struck a new long-term employment agreement to remain in his role…
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BBCS takes full ownership of Sid Gentle Films, reshuffles execs with Mark Linsey moving to LA
BBC Studios (BBCS) has taken full ownership of Killing Eve producer Sid Gentle Films and…
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ITV explores spinning off production & distribution arm ITV Studios
ITV could split ITV Studios (ITVS) from its parent UK commercial broadcaster, as it seeks…
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Harbour Rights inks distribution deal with 2B Media
Hong Kong based Harbour Rights has entered into an exclusive distribution partnership with New Zealand…
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ITV, TV4 & Nine land dating format ‘My Mum, Your Dad’
UK broadcaster ITV, Sweden’s TV4 and Nine Network in Australia have all picked up new…
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Guinness World Records launches new production arm, GWR Studios
Guinness World Records (GWR) is launching a new content production arm, GWR Studios, which will…
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Banijay buys ‘Chloe’ producer Mam Tor Productions
Banijay UK has acquired Mam Tor Productions, the Tally Garner-founded production company behind Amazon Prime…
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AMC Networks LatAm strikes deal for trio of Electric Entertainment series
AMC Networks International – Latin America has picked up three shows from LA-based Electric Entertainment….
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Zee Plus & Talesmith re-team to hear ‘The Lion’s Last Roar’
Zee Plus, the co-production and development arm of India’s Zee Entertainment, has partnered with UK…
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FilmRise & Zig Zag Productions team for true crime co-pro ‘The Interrogation Room’
New York-based streamer and producer FilmRise has partnered with UK indie Zig Zag Productions to…
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Disney+ strikes ‘Ralph & Katie’ & ‘The A Word’ deal across Europe
Disney+ has picked up BBC One drama Ralph & Katie across Europe, as part of a wider…
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Atresmedia picks up Fremantle’s ‘Password’ following US reboot
Atresmedia Televisión in Spain has picked up rights to Fremantle’s word-guessing gameshow, Password. The show will…
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NPO, VRT & WDR link with Wild Bunch on dystopian drama ‘Arcadia’
NPO in the Netherlands, Belgium’s VRT and German broadcaster WDR/SWR have linked up with European distributor and producer Wild…
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Samsung TV Plus expands Swedish offer with Youlook deal
FAST TV channel service Youlook is expanding its service in Sweden. The deal with Samsung…
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Beyond Rights shifts financing strategy with hire of Sky, CJZ alum
Beyond Rights has landed former Sky and CJZ Productions exec Steve Jones to oversee the…
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PBS takes ‘Marie Antoinette’ into North America after Banijay Rights deal
PBS in the US has picked up North American rights to Marie Antoinette, the Deborah…
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Sky snags European rights to Paramount+ drama ‘Last King Of The Cross’
Sky has picked up buzzy MIPCOM drama Last King Of The Cross across its European footprint….
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TBI Kids Hot Picks: ‘Super Sema’, ‘Unstoppable Yellow Yeti’ & more
TBI takes a look at some of the most interesting projects heading to market as…
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Argentina’s ‘El Hotel’ to be opened globally after Banijay acquisition
Argentinian reality competition format The Hotel has been picked up for global distribution by Banijay….
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Rupert Murdoch’s Fox Corp & News Corp explore potential merger
Rupert Murdoch has started proceedings that could see Fox Corp and News Corp join forces,…
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Exclusive: WildBrain’s Katie Wilson talks up co-viewing & shortform demands
As the industry descends upon Cannes once again for MIPJR & MIPCOM, TBI talks to…