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News round-up: BBC lands Kiwi drama ‘The Gone’; Paramount strikes Multichoice pact
BBC lands Kiwi drama The Gone BBC Four in the UK has acquired New Zealand-based…
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Why this London TV Screenings’ theme will be ‘oldies but goodies’
With buyers flocking to London TV Screenings, we turn to TBI’s resident format expert Siobhan…
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London TV Screenings Insights: Lisa Kramer, president of int’l content licensing, Paramount
As buyers flock to the UK for London TV Screenings and BBC Studios Showcase this…
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London TV Screenings Insights: Jens Richter, CEO commercial & international, Fremantle
As buyers flock to the UK for London TV Screenings and BBC Studios Showcase this…
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France’s Canal+ extends stake in Asian streamer Viu to 30%
France’s pay-TV giant Canal+ has increased its investment in Asia-based streamer Viu to almost 30%….
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London TV Screenings Insights: Mark Young, EVP of distribution & networks (EMEA), SPT
As buyers flock to the UK for London TV Screenings and BBC Studios Showcase this…
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BBC Studios unveils scripted sales & ‘Mammals’ deals ahead of London TV Screenings
BBC Studios has kicked off its 48th annual Showcase event by revealing a raft of…
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TV4 in Sweden names Cathrine Wiernik as programme director
TV4 in Sweden has named Cathrine Wiernik as its new programme director following the exit…
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The David Lyle Foundation opens up applications for 2024
The David Lyle Foundation (DLF), the industry-wide not-for-profit organisation that helps young executives to build…
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WBD posts $103m streaming profit in 2023, studio & network revenues declines
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has posted a turnaround in its streaming fortunes with a $103m…
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Cynthia Kennedy steps down as VP of distribution at Canada’s Incendo & Quebecor
Cynthia Kennedy, VP of distribution at Canadian duo Incendo and Quebecor Content, is stepping down…
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Renewal round-up: HBO orders ‘True Detective’ S5; Paramount+ renews ‘Frasier’; Netflix returns ‘Manny’
HBO orders True Detective S5 HBO has extended True Detective into a fifth season and…
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Hulu expands ESPN’s ‘Chad Powers’ sketch into full series
US streamer Hulu has ordered Chad Powers, a half-hour comedy series based on an Eli…
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Vice Media to cut ‘several hundred’ staff next week amid fight for survival
Vice Media Group is set to cut hundreds of staff as the embattled company fights…
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Banijay strikes format deals for ‘The Fifty’ in Germany & ‘Location, Location, Location’ in NZ
Banijay has struck two format deals with The Fifty being adapted in Germany, while Location,…
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North America’s pay-TV subs decline to slow over next six years
North America’s cord-cutting activity is set to slow down over the next six years, according…
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Cineflix Rights prepares 100-hour lineup ahead of London TV Screenings
Cineflix Rights has unveiled its distribution lineup ahead of London TV Screenings next week, with…
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Asylum Entertainment Group expands into Canada under Texas Crew’s Brad Bernstein
Endeavor-owned Asylum Entertainment Group is expanding into Canada, with the opening of a new Vancouver…
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BBC Studios LA Productions recruits ‘Ghosts’ execs to North American scripted team
BBC Studios Los Angeles Productions has appointed creative executives Rachel Bendavid and Angie Stephenson to…
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Sweden’s SVT acquires 280-hour BBC Studios factual package
Swedish public broadcaster, Sveriges Television AB (SVT) has struck a deal with BBC Studios for…
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Banijay details distribution lineup ahead of London Screenings
European production and distribution giant Banijay has unveiled its 2024 slate across scripted, factual and…
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Korea’s Something Special & MBN strike distribution & production pact
Seoul-based Something Special has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with MBN to represent the…
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Netflix hires former NBCU TV chairman Jeff Gaspin for unscripted post
Netflix has appointed former NBC Universal Television Entertainment chief Jeff Gaspin as VP of unscripted…
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BBC drama boss warns of “peak caution” as pubcaster unveils 12 scripted commissions
Lindsay Salt, director of drama at the BBC, has warned that the industry has shifted…
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Reef founder Richard Farmbrough launches factual firm Somersault Studio, preps BBC Easter show
Former Reef Television CEO, Richard Farmbrough, and executive producer Owen Rodd have partnered to launch…
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Vice Studio’s docs chief Alex Moore exits to join UK prodco Dragonfly
Vice Studio’s global head of documentaries, Alex Moore, has left the embattled company to join…
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Walmart strikes $2.3bn deal to buy smart TV company Vizio
US-based retail giant Walmart is moving into the TV game after striking a $2.3bn deal…
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Sales round-up: WBITVP acquires dating format; Escapade to shop ‘Dancing Daggers’; Rainmaker extends No Equal pact
WBITVP acquires dating format Warner Bros. International Television Production (WBITVP) has acquired relationship format Boys…
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News round-up: Oxygen True Crime adds duo; Star Channel extends ‘Silent Library’; CBC orders ‘Let’s Go, Bananas!’
Oxygen True Crime adds duo Oxygen True Crime in the US has expanded its originals…
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Banijay’s chief commercial officer Owain Walbyoff to exit
Banijay’s chief commercial officer is stepping down. Owain Walbyoff will depart at the end of…