After more than 35 years of operation, TBI is closing its doors and our website will no longer be updated daily. Thank you for all of your support.
News
2 min read
‘New Fox’ strikes $440m deal to acquire AVOD streamer Tubi
Fox Corp – the ‘new Fox’ headed up by Lachlan Murdoch and born out of…
1 min read
Japan’s U-Next, Wowow Plus & TFC acquire ITV Studios dramas
U-Next, Wowow Plus and TFC are among Japanese broadcasters to have picked up scripted programming…
3 min read
TBI Scripted: How I became a producer on a Netflix drama
Michael Eagle-Hodgson tells TBI Scripted how he became a producer on Alex Piña and Left…
1 min read
Netflix subscribers grow in Russia as online video surges
Netflix now has a 4% share of the Russian streaming video market with about 140,000…
4 min read
Exclusive: Distributors tweak windows amid growing demand, prep for MIPCOM impact
Distributors have seen an “upturn” in demand from broadcasters and streamers as measures to reduce…
1 min read
TV viewing could increase 60% during Coronavirus, says Nielsen
Housebound users could stream more than 60% more video during the coronavirus pandemic, according to…
1 min read
Sony takes ‘Community’ non-exclusive as Netflix, Hulu strike deals
Netflix has signed a non-exclusive global deal with Sony Pictures Television (SPT) to begin streaming…
3 min read
Deals round-up: UK’s C5 orders history lesson; ITV doc remembers Rauol Moat rampage; ‘Ruby Ring’ remake for Indonesia
Channel 5 to air Henry VIII documentary Britain’s Blakeway Productions has been commissioned to make…
1 min read
Series Mania organisers launch Digital Forum
Organisers of the recently cancelled French drama festival Series Mania have launched a new online…
1 min read
Viaplay reports viewing jump of 44% following Coronavirus outbreak
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group)’s Viaplay streaming service has reported a surge in viewing figures…
2 min read
BBC Brit, YLE among int’l networks to strike factual deals with Keshet International
BBC Brit and YLE in Finland are among broadcasters to have picked up shows from…
1 min read
Vuulr expands library with Indian content
More than 10,000 hours of Indian TV and film content is being made available after…
1 min read
Middle East’s MBC picks up Banijay gameshow format ‘Beat Your Host’
Middle Eastern free-to-air broadcaster MBC has acquired remake rights to Banijay’s upbeat gameshow format Beat…
2 min read
India to be ‘third largest SVOD market’ by end of 2020
India will have the third most SVOD subscribers in any country worldwide by the end…
2 min read
Disney+ strikes exclusive UK mobile deal, launches ‘Frozen 2’ early
A little over a week away from launching Disney+ in Europe, the company has announced…
2 min read
Discovery’s Dplay to launch in MENA via Starzplay
Factual giant Discovery and streaming service Starzplay have signed a deal to bring the former’s…
2 min read
NENT Group’s ‘profitable growth at risk’ as Coronavirus hits
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has said the spread of Coronavirus is “having an adverse…
4 min read
Coronavirus hits more events as European producers call for support
Coronavirus continues to wreak havoc on the international TV industry with shows and events cancelled…
2 min read
Exclusive: ProSieben pulls out of Red Arrow Studios sale amid ‘Coronavirus crisis’
German media giant ProSiebenSat.1 has pulled the potential sale of production and distribution arm Red…
1 min read
Deutsche Telekom snags exclusive Disney+ deal, preps free trial
Deutsche Telekom has agreed a distribution deal with Disney that will see it become the…
1 min read
Pluto TV strikes 55 deals for Lat Am, signing up Endemol Shine & BBC Studios
ViacomCBS-owned AVOD Pluto TV has announced partnerships with 55 media and content providers for its…
1 min read
StudioCanal UK appoints eOne’s Alex Hamilton as CEO
StudioCanal UK has appointed former Entertainment One UK (eOne UK) executive Alex Hamilton as its…
2 min read
Germany, UK are ‘biggest’ European markets for SVOD, says research
Germany and the UK have emerged as the biggest European markets in terms of SVOD…
1 min read
Vaudeville Sound expands operations in Canada
International post-production company Vaudeville Sound has expanded its operations with the launch of a new…
1 min read
Smithsonian Channel preps Bayou short-form series
ViacomCBS-owned Smithsonian Channel is marking the 50th anniversary of Earth Day with a new digital…
3 min read
LA Screenings cancelled as Coronavirus hits production on numerous shows
The spread of Coronavirus has forced the cancellation of LA Screenings, the annual US-based sales…
2 min read
Essential Media’s Greg Quail & Jesse Fawcett buy prodco back from Kew Media
The CEO and North American president at Australia and LA-based production group Essential Media Group…
2 min read
Netflix bolsters Turkish originals with dramas and ‘Exatlon’ remake
Netflix has unveiled six new projects to be produced in Turkey, including three new dramas,…
2 min read
Mediaset prepares for “uncertain” 2020, considers stake in ailing ProSieben
Italian broadcaster Mediaset is preparing for an “uncertain” 2020 amid Italy’s Coronavirus outbreak, while also…
1 min read
Disgraced media mogul Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 23 years in prison
Disgraced former TV and film producer Harvey Weinstein has been sentenced to 23 years in…