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Buyers Profiles: YouLook’s Benedicte Steinsrud & Viasat World’s Karin Heijink
This week’s TBI Buyers Profiles hears about the requirements of nascent AVOD streamer YouLook and…
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Amazon targets Southeast Asia with more originals, acquisitions & expanded team
Amazon Prime Video is expanding its focus and operations in Southeast Asia, with plans to…
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News round-up: Can’t Stop claims ‘Let’s Make A Deal’; Media Pioneers welcome ‘Boris & Rufus’; Vuulr expands
Can’t Stop claims Let’s Make A Deal US-based Marcus/Glass Productions has struck a deal with…
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VCNI ups Fathima Beckmann to VP of global inclusion
ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI) has promoted Fathima Beckmann to VP of global inclusion. Reporting to Marva…
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NBCU launches reality streamer Hayu into India
NBCUniversal (NBCU)’s reality streaming service Hayu has launched in India. The roll-out marks the 28th…
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Japan’s TBS launches new company & studio in global expansion
Japan’s Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) is to launch a new company with a 30bn yen…
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France’s Terence Films picks up remake rights to Canuck drama ‘Après’
Banijay-owned Terence Films has picked up option rights to adapt French-language drama series Après (aka…
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Netflix fulfils pledge to Black community with $100m support
Netflix said it has fulfilled its pledge to the Black community by moving two per…
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Exile Content hires Hasbro’s former chief content officer for kids division
Sueño Real producer Exile Content Studio has launched a new kids division and appointed Hasbro’s…
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BBCS promotes Ryan O’Dowd to EVP of entertainment & music
BBC Studios (BBCS) has promoted its LA-based unscripted exec Ryan O’Dowd to become EVP of…
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HBO Max explores Guru Jagat story with Vanity Fair & SecondNature
WarnerMedia-owned streamer HBO Max has ordered a limited docuseries based on a recent Vanity Fair…
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Apple TV+ orders Alfonso Cuarón thriller, with Cate Blanchett & Kevin Kline
Apple TV+ has ordered Disclaimer, a new psychological thriller series from multi-Oscar winning Mexican director…
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Sony buys ‘His Dark Materials’ prodco Bad Wolf from Sky, HBO & Access
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has taken a majority stake in His Dark Materials and I…
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RDF West chief Mark Hill to depart in latest rejig at Banijay-owned firm
The founder of Tipping Point producer RDF West is to step down after 15 years,…
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News round-up: RTL & SBS among Red Arrow deals; BBCS expands in Singapore; Alibi welcomes ‘Pretty Hard Cases’
RTL & SBS Belgium among Red Arrow deals RTL in Germany has ordered a local…
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Endeavor joins C More & TV2 Norway’s reboot of Jo Nesbø’s ‘Headhunters’
Banijay-owned Yellow Bird has started production on a TV version of 2011 film Headhunters, which…
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Stehmeier takes sole reins at OTF as Windemuth focuses on WaterBear
Bo Stehmeier has become sole CEO of My Octopus Teacher producer Off The Fence as…
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BBC’s ‘State Of The Union’ gets French-Canadian remake
Radio-Canada has greenlit a local remake of BBC shortform drama State Of The Union. Montreal-based…
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Netflix continues ‘Money Heist’ with ‘Berlin’ spin-off series
Netflix has commissioned a spin-off to hit Spanish crime drama series Money Heist (aka La…
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Netflix orders ‘One Day’ series among five UK originals
Netflix has commissioned a slew of new UK-based productions, as it continues to build upon…
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Amazon hires ViacomCBS exec Kelly Day to lead international streaming
Amazon has hired ViacomCBS exec Kelly Day to lead its international streaming operations. Day will…
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News round-up: SBS & Foxtel strike Oz Prime deals; Viaplay takes Keshet trio; Legend Media seeks Fremantle factual
SBS & Foxtel strike Oz Prime deals SBS Australia and Foxtel Australia have acquired new…
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Alchimie hires LGI Media’s MD Sam Thompson as content chief
OTT operator Alchimie has announced the appointment of Sam Thompson as its new chief content…
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Keshet alum Gary Pudney’s O4 strikes deal for music show ‘Hydeout’
O4 Media, the Hong Kong-based distributor founded by former Keshet International exec Gary Pudney, has…
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UK’s BossaNova unveils second slate of ‘original’ productions
Paul Heaney’s UK-based distribution outfit BossaNova has unveiled its second slate of original productions, consisting…
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Definitely founders Jon Green & Rachel Arnold to head up RDF creative team
Kitty Walshe, the incoming managing director of Banijay UK-owned RDF, has appointed Rachel Arnold and…
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BBC & C4 shows thrash Netflix’s ‘Squid Game’ for viewers, according to new UK data
The BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing and Channel 4’s The Great British Bake Off have beaten…
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BBC Studios strikes development deal with Nigeria’s EbonyLife
BBC Studios Drama Productions in the UK has formed a development partnership with Nigerian media…
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Arrow Int’l Media ups long-time exec duo to co-head production
UK factual indie Arrow International Media has promoted two long-time execs, Stephanie Mavropoulos and Carrie…
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Anonymous Content & Federation link for new French drama outfit
Swan Song and Mr Robot outfit Anonymous Content has formed a joint venture in France…