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BBC faces $375m budget cut by 2027, as licence fee decision bites
The BBC has outlined plans to cut £285m ($375m) from its budget by 2027/28 as…
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Sales round-up: European & Oz pre-sales for ‘Superbrands’; Bell Media & Discovery snag ‘Patrol shows; Noah Media takes ‘Stewart’ rights
European & Oz pre-sales for ‘Superbrands’ Nine Network in Australia, TV2 in Denmark and RTL…
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Netflix & France Télévisions link for Tour de France factual projects
Netflix and France Télévisions have unveiled a new factual project that will follow events at…
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Showrunners Insight: ‘Bombay Begums’ Alankrita Shrivastava
TBI has partnered with Mumbai- and LA-based talent and content management company Tulsea to get…
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Netflix continues Japanese push with Nippon TV’s ‘Old Enough’
Netflix has acquired Japanese entertainment show Old Enough! from Nippon TV, which will launch today…
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ABC Signature hires Paramount+ alum as SVP of comedy development
Disney-owned ABC Signature has named former Paramount+ exec Danny Feldheim as its new SVP of…
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Média-Participations expands production team with Xilam Group hire
French entertainment group Média-Participations has appointed Audrey Serre, the former deputy development director at Xilam…
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Nigeria’s Mekdoss Int’l rebuilds veteran Sony gameshow format ‘Pyramid’
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) is rolling veteran US gameshow format Pyramid into Nigeria, marking the…
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Love Nature orders duo from Icon & NHNZ, unveils conservation support scheme
Streaming and broadcast brand Love Nature has ordered two wildlife series as part of an…
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Saloon Media to adapt YouTube series ‘Hospital Show’ alongside original creator
Blue Ant-owned Canadian prodco Saloon Media has partnered with Bullrush Pictures on a new half-hour…
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Amazon to investigate ‘The Unsolved Murder of Beverly Lynn Smith’
Amazon Prime Video has commissioned true-crime docuseries The Unsolved Murder of Beverly Lynn Smith as…
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BBC names Damon Buffini to chair new-look commercial board
The BBC has named Damon Buffini as chairman of a new-look commercial board that will…
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Q&A: How Whip Media’s insights & analytics are assisting licensing decisions
Ahead of MIPTV, Whip Media’s GM & EVP Shery Brennan tells TBI about the commercial…
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Scripted round-up: UK’s Eleven names creative director; Apple TV+ adapts ‘Dark Matter’; C More embraces ‘Evil’
Eleven ups Carissa Hope Lynch to creative director Eleven, the Sony Pictures Television-owned prodco behind…
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Sales round-up: Sky buys double Espresso; German Gold finds ‘Room To Improve’; Foxtel joins ‘New Life In The Country’
Sky buys double Espresso Sky Crime and Sky Arts in the UK have picked up…
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Amazon revives ‘Takeshi’s Castle’ in Japanese originals push & inks Carlton Cuse deal
Amazon Prime Video is rebooting the game show format Takeshi’s Castle as it expands its…
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Amazon hires ProSiebenSat.1 chief to lead streamer in Germany
Amazon has hired ProSiebenSat.1’s former MD Kaspar Pfluger to lead its Prime Video operation in…
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ARTE takes flight with butterfly docuseries from Pernel Media
Franco-German broadcaster ARTE has ordered Butterflies: Superheroes Of Nature, a new nature and science docuseries…
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Keith Chapman & Snipple partner to co-develop pre-school slate
Keith Chapman, the veteran kids content creator behind Bob The Builder and PAW Patrol, has…
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Endeavor Content & Anonymous link for new scripted joint venture
Endeavor Content has linked with Swan Song prodco Anonymous Content to launch a new scripted-focused joint…
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Kaap Holland teams with Ashar Medina on new scripted label
Dutch indie Kaap Holland is launching a new scripted label, Saturnino & Kongo Productions, in…
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All3Media Int’l appoints NBCU exec to lead Latin America sales
All3Media International has hired NBC Universal (NBCU)’s Yari Torres to oversee sales in Latin America….
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Cinedigm finalises $16.4m acquisition of Digital Media Rights
LA-based distributor and channels operator Cinedigm has finalised its $16.4m acquisition of North American streaming,…
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Propagate rejigs development & inks overall deal with Shumsky
US-based indie studio and distributor Propagate Content has promoted Chelsea Friedland to SVP of development,…
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Disney+ unveils launch plans for 40+ countries, incl South Africa, Turkey & Poland
Disney+ has revealed its launch plans for more than 40 countries this summer, with roll-outs…
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Opinion: How to thrive at the changing coal face of development
Karen Willis, director of development at recently launched sports-focused factual firm Collective Media Group, shares…
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China’s iQiyi links with Roku for North American expansion
Chinese streaming service iQiyi has launched on Roku in North America. The iQiyi channel provides…
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Something Special & The Gurin Company team for ‘Family Singers’ competition format
South Korean format firm Something Special has struck a co-development partnership with US-based entertainment producer…
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Cyber Group ups sales & acquisitions exec Raphaelle Mathieu to become EVP
Paris-based Cyber Group Studios has promoted sales & acquisitions exec Raphaelle Mathieu to a newly…
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Newen Studios promotes Anna Pugacewicz to deputy CEO
TF1 Group-owned Newen Studios has promoted Anna Pugacewicz to become deputy CEO at the French…