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Nucleus Media adds Butch Kaplan for action drama ‘Heresy’
International producer and distributor Nucleus Media Rights has attached Butch Kaplan (The Notebook, Fear The…
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Banff cancels annual festival as Covid-19 claims latest TV event
The Banff World Media Festival has been cancelled, joining a long list of TV markets…
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Show of the week: La Unidad
A truly international drama, La Unidad combines locations across France, Spain and Morocco with a…
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Merman, ‘Peep Show’ execs unveil $290m funding for new UK studio
A proposal for a new UK-based production studio has received £250m ($290m) in funding from…
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Ted Sarandos sees ‘no disruption to Netflix output for next few months’
Netflix content chief Ted Sarandos has said its content pipeline should remain unaffected “over the…
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ITV slashes production by $120m, suspends long-running shows
UK broadcaster ITV is planning to reduce its programme budget by at least £100m ($115m)…
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BBC launches kids portal within iPlayer
The BBC has launched a children’s version of its iPlayer. Housed within the UK public…
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News round-up: ProgramBuyer, ONE launch free offers; Wowow orders more ‘Cold Case’; All3 adds Covid-19 show
ProgramBuyer unveils free MIPTV service Screening service ProgramBuyer is launching a new, free feature for…
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ProSiebenSat.1 doubles down on comedy amid Covid-19 lockdown
German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has launched two fast turnaround comedy series – an interactive show from…
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Covid-19 round-up: German broadcasters to shoulder costs; Oprah launches Apple show; Rakuten TV adds free films
Apple launches Oprah Talks Covid-19 Oprah Winfrey has launched an Apple TV+ show exploring the…
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Disney+ delays French roll-out as Apple & Amazon cut streaming quality
The roll-out of Disney+ has been delayed across France in the wake of the Coronavirus…
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NENT suspends unscripted sale, cuts programming spend as Covid-19 bites
Niklas Ekstedt in Four Hands Menu Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has suspended the sale…
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Netflix agrees to curb European bandwidth by 25% for 30 days
Netflix has agreed to reduce its bandwidth usage across Europe as the continent battles to…
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AMC appoints Lionsgate’s Dan McDermott as programming president
Former Lionsgate exec Dan McDermott has been appointed as president of original programming at US-based…
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News round-up: Viu picks up Mediacorp content; Mena.tv drops fees to support industry
Viu picks up Mediacorp content PCCW Media Group’s pan-regional OTT video service Viu has struck…
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Dealing with Covid-19: Why sports shutdown could mean rights windfall
Tim Westcott, research director of channels & programming at TBI sibling Omdia, casts his eye…
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Australian screen industry seeks federal support, launches survey
Screen Producers Australia (SPA), the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA), the Australian Directors Guild…
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UK screen directors demand ‘urgent’ government support for freelance workers
Directors UK, which represents 7,000 British screen directors, has called on the government to offer…
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UK’s TCB greenlights factual duo, strikes deal with Channel 4
UK-based producer and distributor TCB Media Rights has greenlit two more original factual titles, one…
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European & Asian networks adapt amid Coronavirus pandemic
Broadcasters and streamers around the world have unveiled a raft of changes to their regular…
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Dealing with Covid-19: Five lessons from a virtual market
Over the coming months, TBI will be running a series of articles exploring how the…
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Appointment round-up: Simon Pegg’s Stolen Picture hires Comedy Central exec; Great Point Media adds eOne VP of sales
Stolen Picture appoints Comedy Central’s Lucy Robinson Simon Pegg and Nick Frost’s production outfit Stolen…
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À Punt orders Spanish version of Banijay’s ‘Celebrity School’
Spanish broadcaster À Punt has commissioned a local version of Celebrity School, based on the…
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Sundance Now takes exclusive rights to Studiocanal’s ‘Sanctuary’
AMC Network’s streaming service Sundance Now has acquired exclusive US and Canadian rights to broadcast…
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Kids round-up: ViacomCBS, Sky join for ‘Pip & Posy’; Nick Jr ramps up ‘Rainbow Rangers’; ‘Ricky Zoom’ on CCTV
Magic Light to bring Pip And Posy to TV ViacomCBS and Sky have unveiled their…
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Reed Midem launches virtual MIPTV with intelligence, programming & pitch sessions
MIPTV organisers Reed Midem have launched a virtual version of the annual content market, offering…
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Canada’s Datsit Sphere acquires ‘Cardinal’ prodco Sienna Films from Kew Media
Quebec-based producer and distributor Datsit Sphere has agreed to acquire a second company from Kew…
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News round-up: CNN does Vuulr deal; CuriosityStream breaks records; OCS joins Prime France; ZED sells disaster docs
ZED completes two disaster docs France-based producer and distributor ZED has completed production on two…
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Production bodies call for gov’t support as Covid-19 impacts
Production communities around the world have been left reeling as the impact of Coronavirus-enforced shutdowns…
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TV Baftas postponed as RTS live streams ceremony
UK TV awards ceremonies are adapting to the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic, with the…