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UK producers call for mandatory Channel 4 ‘out-of-London’ commissioning quotas
UK TV trade body Pact and TAC, the association for Welsh indies, have both called…
Investigation Discovery names Ample’s Kathryn Vaughan as head of production
US cablenet Investigation Discovery (ID) has hired Ample Entertainment exec Kathryn Vaughan as its SVP…
‘The Flatshare’ firm 42 hires Universal alum as chief operating officer
Los Angeles and London-based management and production company 42 has appointed Universal International Studios alum…
Buyer’s Profile: Chris Oliver-Taylor, ABC (Australia), chief content officer
In this ongoing series, TBI speaks to key buyers about the shows they want and…
Fremantle to acquire Asacha Media Group
Fremantle has struck a conditional agreement to acquire global production company Asacha Media Group. The…
South Africa’s MultiChoice takes Disney’s linear channels until 2027
South Africa-based pay TV operator MultiChoice has signed a multi-year distribution deal with The Walt…
Round-up: Walter Presents among ‘Davos 1917’ buyers; Canal+, MHz round up ‘Reindeer Mafia’; C5 orders Yeti royal doc
Walter Presents among Davos 1917 buyers Walter Presents has picked up North American rights to…
ITV Studios hires Fremantle veteran Tony Stern to head international legal & business affairs
Fremantle veteran Tony Stern has been hired as director of legal & business affairs, international,…
German & Finnish drama top Red Arrow Studios Int’l slate ahead of London Screenings
Red Arrow Studios International has detailed a slate across scripted, formats and factual entertainment programming…
Poland’s TVN orders ‘Drag Me Out’ as Mastiff TV format extends roll-out
TVN in Poland has become the third broadcaster to order a local version of Drag…
GRB Media Ranch sells ‘Relative Justice’ & ‘Untold Stories Of The ER’ into Europe & MENA
GRB Media Ranch has struck deals for its shows Relative Justice and Untold Stories Of…
Keshet Int’l snags distribution rights to MTV’s Finnish thriller ‘Conflict’
Keshet International (KI) has secured worldwide distribution rights to Conflict, the political thriller ordered last…
Monster Entertainment to shop Argentinean animation ‘Tales Of Terror For Franco’
Irish distributor Monster Entertainment has picked up Argentinean 4K animated series Tales Of Terror For…
Banijay invests in ‘Natives’ writer Akala’s UK prodco Immovable Studios
Banijay has taken an undisclosed stake in Immovable Studios, the UK-based production outfit co-founded by…
Hulu Japan acquires Sony action-comedy ‘Twisted Metal’
Hulu Japan has acquired US vehicular action-comedy series Twisted Metal from Sony Pictures Television (SPT)….
UK’s Mitre Studios names BBC Studios, Spun Gold alum as development chief
UK-based prodco Mitre Studios has hired former BBC Studios and Spun Gold exec Holly Davies…
Paramount Global & Comcast explore streaming deal, report claims
Paramount Global has held talks with NBCUniversal (NBCU) parent Comcast about a potential joint streaming…
WBD networks pick up Prime Video flagship duo ‘Clarkson’s Farm’ & ‘The Grand Tour’
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has picked up two of Amazon Prime Video’s flagship unscripted shows…
ITV Studios unveils drama slate & sales ahead of London TV Screenings
ITV Studios has announced a slew of drama sales and its 2024 slate ahead of…
Spain’s Conecta Fiction opens pitching submissions & links with Council of Europe for $54,000 co-pro prize
Spain’s Conecta Fiction & Entertainment has opened submissions for its international pitching sessions and unveiled…
Shahid VIP forecast to overtake Netflix’s MENA market share
Netflix is forecast to lose its market leadership to Shahid VIP in MENA n the…
Prime Video to serve Roger Federer tennis doc based on ‘home video’ footage
Amazon streamer Prime Video is expanding its sports output with a new documentary exploring the…
Jetpack Distribution picks up sales rights to Particle6 kids show ‘Look See Wow!’
Jetpack Distribution has picked up global sales rights (excluding the UK) to Sky Kids series…
BBC orders Sarah Everard true crime documentary
UK pubcaster the BBC has commissioned Sarah Everard: The Search For Justice, a one-off true…
RedBird IMI to buy All3Media in deal valued at $1.45bn
US investment firm RedBird IMI has agreed to acquire All3Media from Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD)…
Wasserman hires Showtime alum Zoe Rogovin to head up move into non-fiction
Sports marketing and talent management company Wasserman is moving into non-fiction production, with the launch…
María Valenzuela exits Movistar Plus+ International as questions loom over sales arm
María Valenzuela, the boss of Movistar Plus+ International, is stepping down from the company, with…
The CW & Discovery+ investigate scripted thriller ‘Sherlock & Daughter’
Warner Bros. Discovery-owned streamer Discovery+ in the UK & Ireland and The CW in the…
Sony ups Suzanne Prete to become president of game shows division
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has promoted Suzanne Prete to become president of its game shows…
Paramount shutters kids’ streamer Noggin amid US lay-offs
Paramount Global is shuttering its preschool edutainment streamer Noggin as part of the latest round…