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Cineflix Rights recruits ITV Studios’ Greg Johnson to lead Americas & APAC sales
Cineflix Rights has appointed ITV Studios exec Greg Johnson to the newly created role of…
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Buyer’s Profile: Marcos Milanez, chief content officer, Rakuten TV
In this ongoing series, TBI speaks to key buyers about the shows they want and…
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Byron Allen offers $30bn to acquire Paramount Global
US media mogul and The Weather Channel owner Byron Allen has made a $30bn offer…
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Banijay’s Endemol France lands TF1 and Canal+ alum to oversee sports push
Endemol France has named Didier Lahaye to a new role overseeing its sports-related output. Lahaye…
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News round-up: ‘Fallen’ heads to US, France; SVT adapts ‘Scarab Flies’; Globo buys ‘Spinners’
Polar+, MHZ Choice buy ‘Fallen’ Polar+ in France and MHZ Choice are among buyers of…
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‘Griselda’ was Netflix’s most-watched show of past seven days
Crime drama Griselda, true crime docuseries American Nightmare and Harlan Coben adaptation Fool Me Once…
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Mediaset España extends Turkish drama with Calinos series ‘Farah’
Mediaset España is expanding its Turkish drama offering with the acquisition of Farah. The show,…
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UK industry workers facing “extreme” financial struggles, reports Film and TV Charity
Almost half of UK freelance industry workers are struggling to manage financially, according to a…
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Sky to cut 1,000 jobs in UK & Ireland as engineers bear brunt of satellite decline
European media giant Sky is cutting 1,000 jobs in the UK and Ireland, as it…
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A+E Networks takes 50% stake in Rachael Ray’s Free Food Studios
A+E Networks in the US has formed a joint venture with Free Food Studios, the…
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STV Studios takes majority stake in ‘Blue Lights’ producer Two Cities
Scotland’s STV Studios has increased its stake in Blue Lights and Patrick Melrose producer Two…
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Exclusive: Banijay’s NL Film rejigs senior leadership, with Dennis Cornelisse named MD
Banijay Benelux is reorganising the senior team of its Amsterdam-based Modern Love prodco NL Film,…
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Paramount to cut back on int’l originals as Bob Bakish confirms further lay-offs ahead
Paramount CEO Bob Bakish has confirmed further lay-offs are expected as the US company plans…
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Satisfaction Iberia makes first senior hires with David Llanes & Jordi Rosell
Satisfaction Iberia, the recently launched Spain-based prodco led by former Mediacrest executive director Daniel Domenjó,…
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Exclusive: Channel 4 cuts reflect broadcaster ‘being forced to evolve and fast’
Channel 4’s refocused strategy on streaming unveiled yesterday that includes more than 200 job losses…
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Scripted round-up: PBS brings hit UK Post Office drama to US; ARTE boards ‘Douglas Is Cancelled’; Peacock to adapt ‘Long Bright River’
PBS brings hit UK Post Office drama to US PBS Masterpiece in the US has…
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Spain’s Mediapro restructures with Laura Fernández Espeso set to replace Juan Ruiz de Gauna
Spanish giant Mediapro is restructuring its business and senior exec structure, with Laura Fernández Espeso…
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Narrative-owned UK kids channel Tiny Pop to go fully digital
UK kids’ broadcast group Narrative Entertainment has announced plans to take pre-school channel Tiny Pop…
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Blue Ant Media alums Solange Attwood & Asha Daniere launch Serial Maven Studios
Former Blue Ant Media execs Solange Attwood and Asha Daniere have launched Serial Maven Studios,…
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Canada’s Blink49 names eOne alum Tara Long as president of global unscripted
Former Entertainment One (eOne) exec Tara Long is linking up again with fellow eOne alum…
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Senior Corus execs Lisa Godfrey, Pam Westman & Jeff Norton exit in leadership restructure
Canadian broadcasting group Corus Entertainment is restructuring its original content leadership ranks, with several senior…
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UK’s Channel 4 cuts 18% staff, closes channels & makes ‘significant shift’ to ‘streaming-first’ content
Channel 4 in the UK is cutting 18% of its workforce and will close channels…
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UK’s Channel 4 poised to reveal cuts of more than 200 jobs this week
Channel 4 in the UK is poised to reveal cuts of more than 200 jobs…
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News round-up: Blue Ant brings ‘Old Enough!’ to Canada; Amuz renews Casablanca partnership
Blue Ant brings ‘Old Enough!’ to Canada Blue Ant Studios has secured the Canadian rights…
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Netflix to visit Banijay’s ‘Temptation Island’ following five-season run on USA
Netflix has snagged US rights to Banijay format Temptation Island, following a five-season run on…
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US-based Big Media & Slovakia’s Nunez NFE form JV for JOJ World factual channel
New York-based factual production company and channel provider Big Media and Slovakian prodco Nunez NFE…
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Viacom18’s Colors adapts ‘November Rain’, marking first continuing drama for BBCS India
Viacom18’s Colors network in India has partnered with BBC Studios (BBCS) on a scripted romantic…
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Kelly Luegenbiehl exits Netflix after eight years, as Jinny Howe expands remit
Kelly Luegenbiehl, Netflix’s UK-based VP of franchise and spectacle series, is exiting after more than…
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Paramount’s Maria Kyriacou to exit amid shift away from international content
Paramount’s Maria Kyriacou is stepping down from the company after four years in the role,…
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Former ITV commercial director William Van Rest launches JEM Media Ventures
Former ITV exec William van Rest has launched JEM Media Ventures, a new UK-based company…