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US overtakes China as home of AVOD, with global spending to top $53bn by 2025
The US has overtaken China to become the biggest spender on AVOD services, with global…
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Netflix snags ‘Parasite’ star for latest Korean drama
Global streaming service Netflix will launch a new Korean drama series later this year, starring…
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UK host Richard Bacon strikes overall deal with NBCU’s Universal Television
UK-based TV and radio host Richard Bacon, who also created US gameshow format The Hustler,…
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News round-up: Germany’s Redseven returns to production; BBC Two, Arte explore US foreign policy; Silverlining’s ‘Farm’ to open in July
Redseven returns for Sat.1’s The Taste Red Arrow Studios-owned German producer Redseven Entertainment has returned…
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Avalon hires former Burning Bright exec Toby Ward
Former Burning Bright exec Toby Ward has been appointed head of UK production (comedy, entertainment…
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Starz to revive YouTube’s cancelled ‘Step Up’ series
US cable and satellite network Starz is to revive dance drama Step Up: High Water,…
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WarnerMedia to launch HBO Max originals in Asia via channels & HBO Go
WarnerMedia is rolling out at least 15 originals commissioned by its recently launched US SVOD…
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Australian screen industry releases Covid-19 guidelines to aid return to work
The Australian screen production industry has released a set of “Covid-safe guidelines” to help get…
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September Films’ Pamela Covais hired by Back Roads Entertainment
US prodco Back Roads Entertainment has appointed former September Films exec Pamela Covais as VP…
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Apple TV snags Gal Gadot-starring drama ‘Hedy Lamarr’ from Showtime
Apple has given a straight-to-series order to Hedy Lamarr, an eight-episode drama starring and exec…
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Disney’s Freeform hires former Netflix, AMC exec as president
Disney’s young adult cablenet Freeform has appointed former Netflix exec Tara Duncan as its president….
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News round-up: ‘Block Out’ format sells to Spain and Netherlands; Abacus gain global rights to Andrew Sadek doc; Blue Ant shifts 320 factual hours worldwide; and more…
RTVE and Avrotros buy ‘Block Out’ format RTVE in Spain and Avrotros in the Netherlands…
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Dealing with Covid-19: Why lockdown has expanded my horizons
TBI’s extensive coverage of the impact of Covid-19 on the TV business hears today from…
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Amazon Prime hits back as HBO Max fights for carriage control
Amazon has hit out at HBO Max after the two companies failed to strike a…
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Disney+ to launch in Japan in June
The Walt Disney Company’s streaming service Disney+ is to roll out in Japan next month,…
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Arte and Movistar+ pick up Iraq War drama ‘Baghdad Central’
Franco-German network Arte and Spanish pay-TV broadcaster Movistar+ have picked up Euston Films’ Iraq War…
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Exclusive: Rai, Asacha Media’s Stand By Me prep first Italian Covid-19 drama
Italian pubcaster Rai is preparing to air the first scripted series to be filmed and…
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Media Ranch acquires and options formats, hires consultants
Canadian format production and distribution house Media Ranch has acquired two unscripted formats from Ireland…
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Kids round-up: Gaumont hires for animation & family; ‘Kid-E-Cats’ set for Spain; Cosmos-Maya animates Bollywood hit; and more
Gaumont makes family team leadership hires French studio Gaumont is bolstering its commitment to its…
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BBC picks up crime drama from ‘The Killing’ writer
UK pubcaster the BBC has acquired French-Danish crime drama DNA, penned by Torleif Hoppe, one…
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HBO Max launches in US
WarnerMedia’s new SVOD service HBO Max is launching in the US today, entering a crowded…
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News round-up: Russia’s Key Buyers Event Announces Programme; Virtual Banff kicks off with ‘Snowpiercer’ panel; Turkey’s ‘Daydreamer’ sold in Italy and more…
Roskino’s Key Buyers Event announces programme Russia’s first virtual content market, The Key Buyers Event…
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DocuBay launches on Roku in US and Europe
Factual streamer DocuBay has launched on Roku devices in the US and Europe. The SVOD…
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‘Girl With The Dragon Tattoo’ series in development at Amazon
Amazon is developing a new series based around The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo heroine…
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‘Fraggle Rock’ reboot headed to Apple
Apple has partnered with The Jim Henson Company to reboot the classic children’s ‘muppet’ series…
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NENT names Alexander Bastin CEO of studio ops in leadership reshuffle
Alexander Bastin has been appointed as SVP and CEO of Nordic Entertainment (NENT) Group’s Studio…
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Exclusive: AVOD streamers could offer ‘first window, exclusive’ potential
Almost a third of distributors believe advertising-funded (AVOD) streamers could become buyers of first window…
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Mediaset España launches global SVOD service Mitele Plus
Mediaset España has launched an international version of its Mitele Plus subscription streaming service, offering…
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Canada’s ‘Coroner’ picked up by UK’s Channel 4, greenlit for third season
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has picked up the first two seasons of the CBC original…
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Acorn TV takes US, UK, Oz rights to Nordic drama ‘The Sommerdahl Murders’
Global streamer Acorn TV has joined France’s Mediawan and others in picking up rights to…