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Fremantle taps Movistar+ unscripted chief to lead new Spanish factual prodco
Fremantle is expanding it’s factual push by launching a new production arm in Spain that…
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BBC orders comedy & kids shows for centenary strand, BBC 100
The UK’s BBC has unveiled a raft of new programming to mark its centenary next…
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ITVS partners with Bad Wolf’s David P. Davis for new prodco
ITV Studios (ITVS) has linked with Bad Wolf exec David P. Davis (Industry) to launch…
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News round-up: Paramount+ reports “most successful” week; ESNA & Aarón Sánchez partner for scripted show’; Great Pacific preps science series
Paramount+ reports “most successful” week ViacomCBS has claimed that its streaming service Paramount+ has experienced…
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All3’s Little Dot hires Sky & BBC alum as director of operations
All3Media’s UK-based outfit Little Dot Studios has appointed former Sky and BBC exec Zara Gregory…
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CBC introduces carbon footprint requirement for original content
Canadian public broadcaster CBC is introducing a new carbon footprint requirement for all original Canadian…
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Podcast firm Blanchard House eyes TV after securing $1m investment
Newly launched podcast firm Blanchard House – founded by journalists from The Times, the BBC…
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Starz names TriStar TV exec Kathryn Busby as originals president
Lionsgate-owned US network Starz has appointed TriStar Television exec Kathryn Busby as its new president…
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Jakob Mejlhede Andersen exits Middle East streamer Shahid
Former Viaplay chief Jakob Mejlhede Andersen has stepped down as chief content officer at fast-growing…
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Disney TV appoints Netflix alum Bryan Noon as entertainment president
Walt Disney Television has appointed former Netflix exec Bryan Noon as president of entertainment. Reporting…
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News round-up: eOne to adapt Trivial Pursuit gameshow; Pippa Harris named Bafta TV VP; Red Arrow Studios sells Gravitas Ventures
eOne to adapt Trivial Pursuit gameshow Hasbro-owned Entertainment One (eOne) has partnered with LeVar Burton…
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Buyers Profiles: Portico Media’s Jay Lin & YLE’s Tarmo Kivikallio
The latest instalment of our TBI Buyers Profiles come from Taiwan and Finland, where we…
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Scripted round-up: WOWOW seeks ‘Traitor’; Hulu picks up ‘Bloods’; Starzplay to revive ‘Party Down’
WOWOW seeks ‘Traitor’ Japanese broadcaster WOWOW has acquired Estonian spy drama Traitor for its linear…
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Netflix unveils most-watched shows, led by Korean drama trio & ‘Narcos: Mexico’
Netflix’s newly launched rankings site has revealed that South Korean dramas, Narcos: Mexico and psychological…
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Emanata Studios to bring ‘Beano’ & ‘Dandy’ characters to screen
UK publishers Beano Studios and DC Thomson have launched Emanata Studios to develop TV and…
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Buccaneer & Dougray Scott launch Scottish prodco
Crime producer Buccaneer Media has linked with Mission Impossible 2 actor Dougray Scott to launch…
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Beach House acquires Momo Film for scripted expansion
Blue Ant Media’s Asian indie Beach House Pictures has acquired a majority stake in Singapore-based…
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Going Green on ‘BBC Children In Need’ 2021 production
Peter Davey, executive in charge of Comic Relief, Sport Relief, Children In Need and The…
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ITV Studios appoints for new UK director of unscripted role
ITV Studios (ITVS) has named Angela Jain to a new UK-focused role heading up unscripted,…
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Disney+ to overtake Netflix as world’s biggest streamer by 2027, report predicts
A new report has boldly predicted that Disney+ will surpass Netflix for subscribers by 2027….
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Federation launches LA outfit with ‘Money Heist’ & ‘Extinction’ producers
French scripted indie Federation Entertainment is launching Animal Federation, a new LA-based management and production company…
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DCD Rights & September Films to be sold to 108 Media for $6.3m
The owner of UK-based DCD Media has struck a £4.7M ($6.3m) deal to sell the…
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Exile Content acquires Lat Am podcasting firm Dixo
US-based Latinx-led content producer Exile Content Studio has acquired Spanish-language podcast network and prodco Dixo. Exile will use…
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Q&A: Exploring Portugal’s potential ahead of ONSeries Lisbon
Ahead of Portuguese drama event ONSeries Lisbon later this month, the event’s director Géraldine Gonard…
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NBCU’s Peacock lands on Sky UK as ‘content destination’
NBCUniversal (NBCU) has begun the soft roll-out of its streaming brand Peacock in the UK…
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Sweden’s TV4 & Greece’s Alpha TV join ‘The Secret Song’
Sweden’s TV4 and Greece’s Alpha TV have become the latest broadcasters to order local versions…
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Toonz launches pay-TV channel Toonz Kids in Indonesia
India’s Toonz Media Group has launched Toonz Kids, a new pay-TV children’s channel in Indonesia,…
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BBC One welcomes The CW’s ‘Superman & Lois’
The BBC has acquired the UK premiere of Warner Bros. Television’s drama Superman & Lois….
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Talos Films & ex-Liberty students unite for sexual assault scandal docuseries
US indie Talos Films has signed an exclusive access deal with the women at the…
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UK’s CBeebies says ‘Let’s Dance’ to Canadian kids doc format
BBC-owned UK kids’ channel CBeebies has acquired Canadian docu-style kids dance series Let’s Dance. The UK…