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Prime Video adapts Anne Holt’s ‘1222’ in Nordics with Nordic Drama Queens
Prime Video has ordered an adaptation of Anne Holt’s crime novel 1222 from Fifth Season-backed…
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Nutopia hires BBC alum Steve Condie as exec producer on Tom Hanks-led WW2 docuseries
Nutopia, the UK prodco behind Limitless With Chris Hemsworth, has hired former BBC exec Steve…
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Online video advertising forecast to lead M&E revenue by 2028
Online video advertising is expected to become the top source of media and entertainment revenue…
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France’s W9 preps Dreamspark format ‘The Power’
France’s W9 is preparing to launch a new gameshow from European prodco Dreamspark and RTL…
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Pay-TV revenues forecast to remain higher than online video
Pay-TV revenue will still be greater than online video subscription revenue in 2028, despite online…
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Paramount & Reliance agree $517m deal for Viacom18 stake
Paramount Global has sold its 13% stake in Indian media venture Viacom18 to Mukesh Ambani’s…
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Ex-Endemol Shine North America exec DJ Nurre refutes misconduct allegations
DJ Nurre’s exit from Endemol Shine North America (ESNA) earlier this week came following an…
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Fremantle eyes US revival to reverse revenue decline as €3bn target looms
Fremantle’s revenues fell 3.4% in 2023, leaving the company requiring 30% growth over the next…
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NATPE Budapest hails “unprecedented buyer turnout” ahead of June market
NATPE Budapest has confirmed close to 60 exhibitors and more than 200 buyers from more…
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Amazon, Disney, Paramount & PCCW strike global deals for Boat Rocker sci-fi ‘Beacon 23’
Amazon, Paramount, Disney & PCCW Media Entertainment have all acquired season one of Boat Rocker’s…
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Netflix expands German originals slate with factual focus
Netflix has a unveiled a slew of new German originals, partnering with companies including Banijay…
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‘Highway Thru Hell’ leads to FAST channel with Banijay, Great Pacific deal
Canada’s Great Pacific Media (GPM) is moving into FAST with a new channel launched in…
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Round-up: CBS extends ‘Fire Country’ & ‘Ghosts’; Apple orders Owen Wilson drama; Poland’s TVP preps MIPTV shows
CBS extends Fire Country & Ghosts Paramount’s US broadcaster CBS has renewed its US remake…
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Prime Video UK & Ireland lands Woodcut’s Sandra Rivett true crime doc
Prime Video in the UK and Ireland has picked up a true crime feature exploring…
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Buddy Oliver’s ‘Cooking Buddies’ show to be sold by Cake
UK-based kids firm Cake has picked up international rights to Cooking Buddies, the first TV…
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Apollo Global eyes Paramount Global, report claims
Former Endemol Shine Group owner Apollo Global is exploring acquiring assets from Paramount Global, according…
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Reshet 13 lands ex-Shine & Fox exec Emiliano Calemzuk as CEO
Reshet 13 has hired former Shine and Fox exec Emiliano Calemzuk as CEO of the…
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Netflix hires HBO’s SVP of drama series Nora Skinner for Jinny Howe’s team
Netflix has hired HBO’s SVP of drama series, Nora Skinner, to work as part of…
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Exclusive: Netflix ad tier driving growth as viewers watch more than ‘Basic’ users
Netflix’s launch of an ad-supported tier in late 2022 and crackdown on account sharing has…
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Exclusive: US FAST expansion sees Tubi & Roku climb into ‘Top 10’ most-watched services
FAST platforms such as Tubi and Roku entered the top 10 most-used video services in…
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US publisher Scholastic to buy 9 Story Media for $186m
US-based publisher Scholastic is buying Canada’s 9 Story Media Group for C$250m ($186m). The children’s…
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Banijay’s DJ Nurre exits Endemol Shine North America
Banijay’s DJ Nurre, who had overseen unscripted at Endemol Shine North America for the past…
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Prime Video UK returns to ‘The Rig’ producers Wild Mercury for thriller series ‘Fear’
Amazon streamer Prime Video has commissioned Fear, a new UK original psychological thriller from Wild…
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Netflix & WGGB agree UK writers fees, shifting away from rights in perpetuity
Netflix has struck its first deal with The Writers Guild of Great Britain (WGGB) in…
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Channel 4 orders trio of Israel-Hamas Gaza conflict documentaries
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has commissioned a trio of documentary films exploring the ongoing war…
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The CW, Roku & Stan team for crime comedy ‘Good Cop/Bad Cop’
The CW in the US, Roku and Australian streamer Stan have partnered on comedy crime…
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Gurin Company ties with Nikki Semin Han’s Titan for K-Pop projects
The Gurin Company has partnered with US-based K-pop firm Titan Content to create a slate…
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Banijay Germany & ‘Helgoland 513’ duo launch scripted label, Dynamic Ally Pictures
Banijay Germany is expanding its scripted muscle with the launch of a new joint venture…
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Exclusive: How UKTV wants to breathe new life into TV ad market
As UKTV Ventures strikes its latest airtime-for-equity deal with a funeral company, Mark Layton talks…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: How the big beasts of the global TV & video markets compare
We might be living through a period of retrenchment when it comes to content spending…