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Former Sky Vision exec Niki Page joins producer & AI specialist Deep Fusion Films
Producer and AI specialist Deep Fusion Films has hired former Sky Vision exec Niki Page…
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Lucy van Beek unveils Tailfeather Productions with Netflix & Apple TV+ commissions
Natural history filmmaker Lucy van Beek has launched a new prodco, with commissions from Netflix…
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Mediaset España & Chile’s Canal 13 buy Vix drama ‘Ellas Soy Yo’
Mediaset España and Canal 13 in Chile have picked up Ellas Soy Yo, the biographical…
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Fox’s streamer Tubi takes BBC’s ‘Boarders’ into North America & Lat Am
Fox’s AVOD streamer Tubi has taken exclusive rights in North America and Lat Am to…
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BBC expands ‘The Traitors’ offering with US, Australian & New Zealand acquisitions
UK pubcaster the BBC has acquired the Australian and New Zealand versions of Dutch reality…
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China’s Tencent & Coolabi Productions to develop ‘Warrior Cats’ animation
China’s Tencent Video has struck a deal with Coolabi Productions to develop the Warrior Cats…
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Prime Video greenlights NCAA doc ‘The Money Game’ & acquires family drama ‘The Baxters’
Amazon streamer Prime Video has commissioned The Money Game, a docuseries examining the impact of…
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New Pictures & Kit Harington’s Thriker Films partner on ‘Empire Of Dirt’
All3Media-backed New Pictures and Kit Harington and Daniel West’s Thriker Films have partnered to produce…
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News round-up: Paramount+ picks up ‘As We Speak’; NextCypher enters ‘Deathlands’; OUTtv launches on Freeview UK
Paramount+ picks up ‘As We Speak’ Paramount+ has picked up feature documentary As We Speak:…
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PBS, France TV, NHK, SBS & WELT set Easter Island doc with Blink Films
PBS’s Nova strand in the US is onboard a new documentary from UK factual indie…
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Amazon orders ‘Malice’, UK original with David Duchovny & Jack Whitehall
Amazon has ordered Malice, a new UK original drama for streaming service Prime Video, starring…
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Mexico’s TV Azteca lands second format reboot in a week with ‘Family Feud’
TV Azteca in Mexico has unveiled its second format commission of the week with a…
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NBCU Lat Am picks up ‘The Traitors’ & Kardashians doc in All3Media Int’l deal
NBCUniversal Latin America has acquired both the first season of Peacock’s US version of Dutch…
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Quintus Studios extends self-funded strategy with ‘Enter At Your Own Risk’
Quintus Studios is expanding its self-funded programming strategy by commissioning a show that explores some…
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Sony & Bardel alum Rick Mischel acquires Yeti Farm, launches Artists Animation Studio
Veteran animation producer Rick Mischel has formed a Canadian studio after acquiring Pete The Cat…
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Nordic telco Telia ‘in talks’ to sell off its TV division
Nordic telco Telia Company is in talks to sell its TV division, according to local…
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Netflix shares soar 10% after record Q4 subscriber growth, as streamer eyes HBO ‘Sex And The City’ deal
Netflix shares soared more than 10% in after-hours trading after it revealed record subscriber growth…
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Buyer’s Profile: Richard Watsham, CCO, UKTV & global director of acquisitions, BBCS/UKTV
As the new year gets underway, TBI speaks to key buyers about the shows they…
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Passion Distribution partners with CoLab X for branded content opportunities
Tinopolis-owned Passion Distribution has partnered with CoLab X, the branded content agency set up last…
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Netflix orders Raël alien cult docuseries from Banijay France-backed KM
Netflix has commissioned Raël: The Alien Prophet, a four-part docuseries exploring how a UFO-inspired religion…
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Mexico’s TV Azteca joins ‘The 1% Club’ for first Lat Am adaptation
Mexican broadcast group TV Azteca has licensed BBC Studios entertainment format The 1% Club, bringing…
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Channel 4 acquires Welsh-lanaguage Wildflame doc ‘Sex, Me & Disability’
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has acquired Wildflame Productions’ Welsh-language documentary Sex, Me And Disability. Originally…
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Ex-Channel 4 entertainment chief Phil Harris launches Fremantle-backed unscripted firm
Phil Harris, the former head of entertainment at UK broadcaster Channel 4, has launched Boldprint…
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Netflix makes $5bn bet on live events with World Wrestling Entertainment deal
Netflix has struck a reported $5bn pact with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) that marks a…
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‘Squid Game: The Challenge’ prodco The Garden rejigs senior team
Squid Game: The Challenge producer The Garden has restructured its team with new roles for…
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Netflix ANZ exec Penny Smallacombe to lead scripted at Australia’s Blackfella Films
Netflix’s Penny Smallacombe has been named head of scripted at Australia’s Blackfella Films. Smallacombe had…
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Netflix promotes Carolina Leconte for Lat Am following Robert Stopello exit
Netflix has upped Carolina Leconte to oversee its output across Latin America, following the exit…
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YouTube star MrBeast ‘nearing $100m Amazon deal’
YouTube star MrBeast is reportedly nearing a $100m deal with Amazon to create a reality…
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Exclusive: Netflix data reveals oversized impact of Spanish-language shows
Netflix’s reliance on non-English content and its back catalogue has been highlighted by new analysis…
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Arrow Media promotes New York-based exec Stephen Dost for US expansion
UK-based factual indie and See No Evil producer Arrow Media has promoted its US executive…