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BBC4 boards hunt for Gaddafi’s billions
The UK’s BBC4 has boarded a documentary from Zinc Media-owned factual outfit Brook Lapping examining…
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Microsoft out of TikTok running as ByteDance rejects offer
Microsoft has ended its pursuit of TikTok’s US business after Chinese parent company ByteDance rejected…
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HBO Max renews ‘Doom Patrol’ for third season
Superhero series Doom Patrol has been renewed for a third season at HBO Max. The…
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Studiocanal UK exec Nicola Shindler to join ITV Studios, launch new drama label
UK producer Nicola Shindler is to launch a new scripted label within ITV Studios. Based…
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Disney+ Hotstar orders Indian ‘One Of Us’ adaptation
Disney+ Hotstar in India has ordered a local adaptation of UK drama One Of Us….
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IMDb TV adds dedicated ‘Walking Dead’ service in six channel AMC deal
US network AMC has partnered with Amazon-owned IMDb TV in a deal that will place…
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TBI Weekly: Delivering diversity in children’s programming
TBI deputy editor Mark Layton takes a deep dive to explore how the global TV…
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Kids round-up: Disney+ reimagines ‘Doogie Howser’; Pinguim and Little Airplane partner for spooky co-pro; ‘Tainá’ sells in LatAm, Turkey and China
Disney+ orders ‘Doogie Howser, M.D.’ reboot Disney+ has made a straight-to-series order for a reboot…
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World Congress of Science & Factual Producers reveals key speakers
The World Congress of Science and Factual Producers (WCSFP) has provided further details of its…
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Australia’s SBS names Matthew Hancock to head up On Demand
Australian pubcaster SBS has appointed Matthew Hancock to lead its on demand offering. Hancock, who…
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BBC One checks in for Gordon Ramsay-fronted gameshow ‘Bank Balance’
BBC One in the UK has ordered a new primetime gameshow hosted by celebrity chef…
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Deals round-up: BBC snags HBO Max’s ‘Love Life’; Hulu, Netflix call for ‘Staged’; HBO Asia snags China’s Miss Fisher
BBC deals for HBO Max’s Love Life The BBC in the UK has struck a…
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Exclusive: Kids’ TV leaders talk financial and culture benefits of co-productions
Co-productions are helping to drive quality and increase cultural diversity on children’s shows, say leading…
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Banijay hires Studiocanal’s deputy MD to head France’s Endemol Shine Fiction
Banijay has appointed Studiocanal’s Dominique Farrugia to head up Endemol Shine Fiction in France. Farrugia…
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AMC’s ‘The Walking Dead’ to end in 2022, will be resurrected in spin-offs
AMC has announced that its long-running zombie horror series The Walking Dead will end with…
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BBC launches ‘Daleks!’, animated ‘Doctor Who’ spin-off
BBC Studios has announced Daleks! an animated spin-off to long-running sci-fi series Doctor Who, focused…
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NBCU ups Pearlena Igbokwe to head global studios, Bonnie Hammer to vice-chair
Universal Television president Pearlena Igbokwe has been promoted to chairman of the Universal Studio Group…
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BBC Studios scraps physical Showcase and moves online for 2021
BBC Studios (BBCS) is turning its annual sales extravaganza BBC Showcase – which has taken…
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MIPCOM in Cannes cancelled as Reed Midem moves event 100% online
MIPCOM organisers Reed Midem have cancelled this year’s physical version of the Cannes market. The…
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TBI Talks: Going Global With Kids Content
The next instalment of our popular TBI Talks will take a deep dive into the…
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Netflix signs ‘Girlfriends’ creator Mara Brock Akil to overall deal
Netflix has signed Girlfriends creator Mara Brock Akil to a multi-year overall development deal which…
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Zinc Media launches Red Sauce, new factual label headed by BBC alum Tom Edwards
UK factual production house Zinc Media Group has launched a new label named Red Sauce,…
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Banijay names Endemol Shine’s Lars Blomgren to head scripted across EMEA
Banijay has named Lars Blomgren as head of scripted across EMEA, retaining a similar role…
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Mediapro strengthens Italian operations with new development hire
Spanish media giant Mediapro has appointed Federico de Mojana as the new head of development…
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Oz’s Wooden Horse adds Porchlight exec Coeli Cutcliffe to management team
Recently launched Sydney-based indie prodco Wooden Horse has appointed Porchlight Films exec Coeli Cutcliffe as…
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Fremantle names Fatima Salaria to lead merged UK labels Boundless & Naked
Fremantle has restructured the operations of its UK-based unscripted production houses Boundless and the recently…
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UK’s Synchronicity Films appoints Deanne Cunningham to head development
Glasgow-based production company Synchronicity Films has appointed Deanne Cunningham as head of development. In her…
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Boomerang closes; slate split between Boom and Twofour
UK production company Boomerang, a part of ITV Studios (ITVS)-owned Twofour, is to close and…
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Eccho Rights rejigs Turkish drama sales & acquisitions with Handan Özkubat promotion
CJ ENM-owned distributor Eccho Rights has reshuffled the sales and acquisition division for its Turkish…
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Korea’s JTBC strikes ‘Undercover’ remake deal with BBC Studios
South Korean broadcaster JTBC has ordered a local remake of Peter Moffat’s political drama Undercover,…