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Hulu strikes content pact with the Kardashians ahead of NBCU exit
US streamer Hulu is to be the new home for US celebrity family the Kardashians….
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‘The Liberator’ prodco Trioscope expands into Europe
US hybrid animation prodco Trioscope Studios has partnered with Polish visual effects and sound studio…
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Five takeaways from World Congress of Science and Factual Producers 2020
Gemma Greene, head of development at British factual indie Icon Films, shares with TBI what…
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ViacomCBS’s David Lynn exits as Raffaele Annecchino named international chief
ViacomCBS has appointed Raffaele Annecchino to become president and CEO at its international division, replacing…
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Thunderbird president Mark Miller steps down amid factual rejig
Highway Thru Hell prodco Thunderbird has reshuffled its senior ranks after Mark Miller stepped down…
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News round-up: All3 takes ‘Total Control’ from Keshet; India’s Lionsgate Play strikes BBCS first; Cineflix partners with Hayley Orrantia
All3 strikes Blackfella Films deal All3Media International has struck a new deal with Australian producer…
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Disney alum David Levine joins Moonbug as studio head
UK-based kids animation company Moonbug Entertainment has appointed former Walt Disney Company exec David Levine…
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Sony strikes $1.2bn deal for WarnerMedia’s anime streamer Crunchyroll
Sony has agreed to buy WarnerMedia-owned anime streaming service Crunchyroll in a deal worth almost…
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CNN Films & BBC jointly commission Covid-19 vaccine doc
CNN Films in the US and UK pubcaster the BBC have jointly commissioned a feature…
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Banijay hires ex-Warner Bros. & BBCS exec for key unscripted role in France
Banijay has appointed former Warner Bros. and BBC Worldwide (now BBC Studios) exec Jean-Louis Blot…
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HBO to reboot vampire drama ‘True Blood’
US cablenet HBO is rebooting vampire drama True Blood. HBO has reportedly been working on…
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Twenty Twenty hires Blast! Films exec as creative chief, reveals HQ move
UK producer Twenty Twenty has hired former Blast! Films exec James O’Reilly as creative director…
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Commission round-up: Acorn TV & TVNZ order vineyard drama; Talpa’s ‘Marble Mania’ rolls into Germany; NHK reveals 8K Westside Story; ITV gets walking
Acorn TV & TVNZ reveal romcom order AMC Networks’ Acorn TV and TVNZ have joined…
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Sales round-up: ‘Taskmaster’ sells to TV4 and SBS Viceland; ‘Halifax: Retribution’ heads to PBS Masterpiece and more
‘Taskmaster’ sells to TV4 and SBS Viceland TV4 in Sweden and Finland and SBS Viceland…
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WarnerMedia’s European restructuring continues with changes in France, Benelux & Germany
WarnerMedia’s restructuring in Europe has continued with a merged executive team for its operations in…
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Platform One rebrands as Boat Rocker; CEO Katie O’Connell Marsh promoted
LA-based Platform One Media is rebranding as Boat Rocker Studios, Scripted, following its acquisition by…
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AVOD news round-up: Pluto TV & Insight TV land in Brazil; Barcroft links with Samsung TV Plus
Pluto TV expands in Lat Am ViacomCBS has rolled its AVOD service Pluto TV into…
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Saudi Arabia’s MBC & Shahid VIP unveil writing talent scheme
Saudi Arabia media giant MBC Group has launched a new program designed to discover domestic…
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UK-US prodco 42 snags True North MD Marc Allen as COO
UK-and-US-based management and production company 42 has hired former True North MD Marc Allen as…
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Nat Geo links with NASA for Lightbox epic ‘Return To the Moon’
US-based National Geographic has ordered a special event series from Simon and Jonathan Chinn’s prodco…
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Media Ranch expands by hiring Fox Networks & Story Lab alums
Canadian format production and distribution company Media Ranch is expanding its development and sales team…
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NBCU’s hybrid streamer Peacock hits 26 million subscribers
NBCUniversal’s fledgling streamer Peacock has racked up 26 million subscribers since launch, according to CEO…
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BBC unveils “radical” restructure as channel controller roles axed
The UK’s BBC has unveiled a wholesale restructuring of its senior commissioning team as part…
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Disney’s Freeform names originals chief, hires Quibi exec for unscripted
Disney-owned US network Freeform has promoted Jamila Hunter to oversee originals and development while also…
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Reese Witherspoon prodco Hello Sunshine acquires SKR in unscripted boost
Hello Sunshine, the US-based production company co-founded by actor Reese Witherspoon (Little Fires Everywhere), has…
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HBO Max blasted by Hollywood elite over movie decision, as lawsuit looms
Hollywood stars have blasted WarnerMedia’s move to release its 2021 films via streamer HBO Max,…
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UK’s BBC, ITV, C4 & C5 ‘unlikely to survive’ without overhaul, says Ofcom
UK broadcasters including the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and ViacomCBS-owned Channel 5 are “unlikely to…
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BBC iPlayer views up 33% in 2020 as ‘Normal People’ hits 62 million requests
The BBC’s streamer iPlayer has revealed that total viewing over the past 12 months is up by…
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TVF rejigs European team & reveals sales after record year in CEE & CIS
UK-based distributor TVF International has rejigged its sales team in Europe and struck a raft…
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Kids round-up: Acamar ups Morris to new chief content role; Distribution 360 does Italy, Thailand and US deals; Reesee names new JP
Acamar ups Morris to new chief content role UK-based indie Acamar Films has promoted Jodie…