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Lionsgate reveals new unscripted unit following eOne deal
Lionsgate is creating a new unscripted division that will house Pilgrim Media Group and the…
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India’s $10bn merger between Zee & Sony again in doubt, but talks ongoing
India’s $10bn merger between Zee Entertainment Enterprises and Sony’s domestic unit is again in doubt,…
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TBI’s 2024 Predictions: Tim Mutimer, CEO Rights, Cineflix Media
2024 is set to be a pivotal year for the global content industry, so TBI…
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Firecrest secures court access for BBC’s ‘Murder Trial’ series exploring Brenda Page killing
The BBC has commissioned a third instalment of its Murder Trial series with a new…
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TBI’s 2024 Predictions: Datta Dave, partner & co-founder, Tulsea
2024 is set to be a pivotal year for the global content industry, so TBI…
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Prime Video partners with Ed Brubaker & Sean Phillips to adapt comic series ‘Criminal’
Amazon streamer Prime Video has ordered a series adaptation of Criminal, the graphic novel series…
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Electric Entertainment rehires Michael Hyon Johnson to manage OTT & FAST service ElectricNOW
Dean Devlin’s LA-based production and distribution company Electric Entertainment has rehired Michael Hyon Johnson, who…
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France’s ZED expands sales team with France Télévisions and RTL Belgium alums
French distributor and producer ZED has expanded its sales team by hiring France Télévisions and…
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Factual prodco KM hires former France TV exec Catherine Alvaresse as CEO
Banijay France’s factual label KM has appointed former France Télévisions exec Catherine Alvaresse as CEO….
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Germany’s Bavaria Fiction restructures development division under Thomas Kren
German scripted firm Bavaria Fiction is restructuring its development division under Thomas Kren amid a…
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TBI’s 2024 Predictions: Jin Woo Hwang, president, Something Special
2024 is set to be a pivotal year for the global content industry, so TBI…
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CPL Productions alum Jack Shillaker joins Ant & Dec’s’s Mitre Studios as creative chief
Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly’s Mitre Studios has named former CPL Productions exec Jack Shillaker…
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Tommy Bulfin & Kim Varvell’s Conker Pictures hires DNA Films alum Nick Bedingfield
Conker Pictures, the UK prodco launched last year by ex-BBC commissioner Tommy Bulfin and former…
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TBI’s 2024 Predictions: Sunder Aaron, co-founder & principal, Locomotive Global
2024 is set to be a pivotal year for the global content industry, so TBI…
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SideXSide appoints Electus Int’l & Propagate alum Max Richards to lead business development
Factual producer SideXSide Studios has hired former Electus International exec Max Richards. Richard becomes director…
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CBS expands ‘NCIS’ franchise with prequel series narrated by Mark Harmon
CBS is expanding its NCIS military police procedural franchise with a prequel series to the…
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UK’s Channel 4 eyes deepest cuts for 15 years amid ‘acceleration’ into streaming
Gogglebox broadcaster Channel 4 in the UK is poised to cut around 16% of its…
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African pay-TV subscriptions predicted to rise by 12 million in next five years
The number of African pay-TV subscribers will climb by 12 million between 2023 and 2029,…
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‘Succession’, ‘The Bear’ & ‘Beef’ dominate at the Golden Globes
HBO drama Succession was the biggest TV winner of the night at the Golden Globes,…
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Netflix Lat Am series exec Roberto Stopello exits streamer
Roberto Stopello has stepped down as Netflix’s VP of series for Latin America after five…
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Newen Connect lands Rainmaker’s SVP of sales & co-productions Karen Wise
TF1 Group-owned Newen Connect has hired Rainmaker’s SVP of worldwide sales & co-productions Karen Wise…
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Animal Logic CEO exits as firm merged into Netflix Animation under Karen Toliver
Netflix is merging Australian animation studio Animal Logic into its in-house structure, with its VP…
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Wheelhouse Entertainment elevates Gardner Reed to SVP development
Wheelhouse Entertainment, the US unscripted firm led by Brent Montgomery, has promoted Gardner Reed to…
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Germany’s VOX rejigs execs with Marcel Amruschkewitz & Iris Preiß taking key roles
RTL Group’s German network VOX has rejigged its top team with Marcel Amruschkewitz and Iris…
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TBI’s 2024 Predictions: Rob Wade, CEO, Fox Entertainment
2024 is set to be a pivotal year for the global content industry, so TBI…
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Free@Last TV to adapt David Nolan’s Manchester crime novels incl ‘Black Moss’
UK producer Free@Last TV is adapting David Nolan’s crime novels that explore Manchester’s underworld into…
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TBI’s 2024 Predictions: Daria Leygonie-Fialko, founder, Space Production
2024 is set to be a pivotal year for the global content industry, so TBI…
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TBI’s 2024 Predictions: Frank Spotnitz, CEO, Big Light Productions
2024 is set to be a pivotal year for the global content industry, so TBI…
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Xumo & European pubcasters ink pre-sales for ‘Silverback’ documentary
US streamer Xumo and European pubcasters ORF in Austria, UR in Sweden and YLE in…
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Buyers Profile: Sean Henry VP, WBD EMEA Kids Content Strategy & Partnerships
As the new year gets underway, TBI speaks to key buyers about the shows they…