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Kartoon Studios hires DreamWorks alum Gregg Goldin to head development & production
US-based Kartoon Studios has appointed former DreamWorks exec Gregg Goldin to the newly created position…
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Hungry Bear’s Katrina Grant joins BBCS-backed Mettlemouse to oversee development
BBC Studios-backed format production company Mettlemouse Entertainment has appointed former Hungry Bear exec Katrina Grant…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: How SVOD ‘stacking’ is falling for first time in US & Brazil
Consumer appetite for subscription streaming services has transformed the industry over the past decade, but…
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Sky UK & Ireland CEO Stephen van Rooyen to step down
Sky’s UK chief Stephen van Rooyen is stepping down from his position after almost two…
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Deals round-up: ‘Doctor Foster’ gets Slovakian remake; Netflix & RTVE take Limonero titles; ZDFS & Go Button travel ‘Into The Universe’
‘Doctor Foster’ gets Slovakian remake Slovakian broadcaster TV Markíza has acquired the rights to adapt…
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Council Of Europe unveils projects to receive $3.3m from new Pilot Programme
Council Of Europe’s new Pilot Programme for series co-productions has unveiled seven shows that will…
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Taiwan expands investment for international co-productions
The Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA) has expanded the Taiwan’s International Co-funding Programme (TICP) to…
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Sony calls off $10bn merger with Zee Entertainment in India
Sony’s $10bn merger between its Indian division and Zee Entertainment Enterprises is off after more…
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Scotland’s STV Studios hires RDF duo Andy Sockanathan & James Smales
Scotland’s STV Studios has appointed Beat The Chasers co-creator Andy Sockanathan as director of development…
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Spanish ‘Zorro’ prodco Secuoya Studios hires SPT alum Brendan Fitzgerald as CEO
Secuoya Studios in Spain has hired former Sony Pictures Television (SPT) executive Brendan Fitzgerald to…
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Viaplay sells Paprika Studios to CEE prodco’s management led by Ákos Erdős
Viaplay Group has sold Paprika Studios to the Central and Eastern European production group’s management…
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Paramount reportedly preparing to cut 800 further jobs
Paramount Global is preparing for another round of layoffs, with around 800 jobs set to…
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Appointments round-up: Netflix’s VP of unscripted exits; Disney names production head; Sony Lat Am departure
Netflix’s VP of unscripted exits Netflix’s VP of unscripted series Jenn Levy is leaving the…
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Amazon Prime Video restructures in Europe & slashes original efforts in Africa
Amazon Prime Video is slashing spending in Africa and the Middle East as part of…
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News round-up: Dori Media launches food shows; Warner TV to launch in Czech Republic
Dori Media launches food shows Dori Media Group is launching two unscripted food formats at…
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Wildside’s Lorenzo Mieli & The Apartment’s Mario Gianani to exit, Fremantle ‘finalising’ new partnership
Italian production chiefs Lorenzo Mieli and Mario Gianani, founders of The Good Mothers firm Wildside…
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Asylum forges non-fiction pact with Scott Weintrob’s Large Eyes Entertainment
Endeavor’s Asylum Entertainment Group has forged a creative partnership with producer-director Scott Weintrob and his…
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Josh Selig’s China Bridge Content hires Frenzy Entertainment founder Stephen Kam
China Bridge Content, the Beijing and New York-based content and consulting firm, has hired Frenzy…
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Netflix acquires Nippon TV’s ‘Rebooting’ for APAC
Global streamer Netflix has acquired Nippon TV’s Japanese time travel drama Rebooting to stream in…
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Buyer’s Profile: Selina Nederhand, SVP & co-networks, head of content strategy, Sony Pictures Television
With NATPE Global underway, TBI speaks to Selina Nederhand, SVP & co-networks, head of content…
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TBI’s 2024 Predictions: Cédric Dufour, CEO, Rakuten TV
2024 is set to be a pivotal year for the global content industry, so TBI…
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Sales round-up: C4 & SBS visit Titanic; WBD’s TVN preps 15 FAST channels; ‘LooLoo’ expands in MENA
UK’s C4 & SBS in Oz visit Titanic Channel 4 i the UK and Australia’s…
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News round-up: CBS climbs ‘The Summit’; Beta to sell ‘Krank Berlin’; Mediaset strikes Lat Am deals
CBS climbs ‘The Summit’ CBS has ordered a US version of action-adventure reality competition based…
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Amazon sets Tilly Ramsay cooking show & Biblical ‘House Of David’ drama in Tastemade & Wonder Project pacts
Amazon MGM Studios has struck a multiyear first-look deal with lifestyle brand Tastemade, and also…
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Paramount+ expands third-party streamer strategy with India’s JioCinema & Blast TV in Philippines
Paramount is ramping up its strategy to place branded content hubs on third-party streamers, with…
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Telecinco & Netflix’s Spanish drama ‘Unauthorized Living’ to be remade in Turkey
Turkish channel TV8 is remaking Spanish drama Vivir Sin Permiso (aka Unauthorized Living), marking the…
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Banijay global scripted chief Christian Wikander exits after nine months
Banijay’s global head of scripted, Christian Wikander, is exiting after just nine months in the…
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Netflix orders love-hate friendship drama in Korean original ‘Two Women’
Netflix has commissioned Two Women (working title), a new Korean drama series telling the story…
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Fremantle ups BBC Studios alum Jill Kellie to new role overseeing sales, FAST & digital
Fremantle has named acquisitions exec Jill Kellie as its VP of commercial strategy, with a…
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Forest Road to acquire ACF Investment Bank
US film financier The Forest Road Company has struck a deal to acquire a majority…