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‘Inside The Ambulance’ prodco Brown Bob expands with new US office
UK-based Brown Bob Productions has launched its first US office and appointed a former NBCUniversal…
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‘Line Of Duty’s World Productions options Nikita Lalwani novel
ITV Studios-owned World Productions has optioned You People, the upcoming third novel from author Nikita…
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Nine Entertainment, Discovery explore new channel launch in Oz
Australian media giant Nine Entertainment is reportedly in talks to launch a new network in…
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NBCUniversal and Japan’s Asahi partner for ‘Secret Game Show’
Comcast-owned NBCUniversal Formats and the Asahi Television Broadcasting Corporation (ABC TV) in Japan have partnered…
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Pandemic series ‘Contagion’ sold to European, Asian broadcasters
UK production house Rare TV’s medical documentary Contagion has been picked up for re-broadcast in…
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Apple TV remakes Keshet’s ‘False Flag’ with Uma Thurman attached to star
Apple TV has ordered a thriller based on Israeli drama False Flag, with Kill Bill’s…
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TBI Factual: Dialing up diversity in a new decade
As part of our focus on delivering more incisive commentary on the global content business,…
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Kew Media Group’s BGM acquired by Quebec’s Datsit Sphere
Quebec-based producer and distributor Datsit Sphere has acquired factual and kids production company BGM (formerly…
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Mark Wahlberg docuseries ordered at HBO Max
WarnerMedia’s HBO Max has ordered a new eight-part documentary series fronted by US movie star…
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Deals round-up: TLC preps UK cookery special; ‘Watch!’ lands in Poland & Finland; eOne sells big in Russia
Reality stars dish up and dish out for TLC special TLC UK has commissioned a…
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Factual round-up: TVF tackles Coronavirus; Reelz marks VIS UK first; Red Arrow, Blue Ant add to slate
TVF working on Coronavirus specials UK-based independent distributor TVF International is working on two investigative…
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Znak & Co pushes podcasts with new division and Coex Studios deal
Znak & Co, the LA and London-based producer behind Netflix’s I Am A Killer and…
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BBC Studios makes latest distribution shift with Maggy Chan promotion
BBC Studios (BBCS) has upped Maggy Chan to the newly created role of MD for…
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ViacomCBS restructures down under as Network Ten CEO Paul Anderson resigns
ViacomCBS is introducing a new management structure across its businesses in Australia and New Zealand,…
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Series Mania cancelled as Coronavirus impact continues
French drama festival Series Mania has become the latest TV event to be cancelled as…
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Cineflix hires J.C. Mills to head production, Charles Tremayne to launch prodco
Cineflix Media has appointed J.C. Mills to oversee its production division, with incumbent Charles Tremayne…
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‘Star Wars’ actor John Boyega partners with Netflix for African content
Netflix has partnered with Star Wars actor John Boyega’s company UpperRoom Productions to develop non-English…
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Disney hires Google, BBC Studios alum to head finance, strategy & ops at streaming division
Discovery has hired Google and former BBC Worldwide exec Neil Chugani as chief financial officer…
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‘Big Brother’ returns to Portugal after 14-year absence
Endemol Shine Group’s reality format Big Brother is returning to Portuguese screens after a 14-year…
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Netflix brings curtain down on ‘Lost In Space’ but signs up showrunner Zack Estrin
Netflix has signed an overall deal with Lost In Space showrunner Zack Estrin having renewed…
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Showtime, CBS snag ‘Dexter’ showrunner Clyde Phillips in overall deal
ViacomCBS-backed US networks Showtime and CBS Television Studios have signed writer and executive producer Clyde…
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Channel 4 hunts for current affairs chief as Dorothy Byrne steps down
UK broadcaster Channel 4 is on the look-out for a new head of news and…
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Series Mania monitors as Coronavirus continues to hit Europe
Series Mania organisers are continuing to monitor the ongoing impact of Coronavirus in France, while…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Will Coronavirus crisis kick-start online distribution?
With the traditional events calendar thrown into disarray as the impact of Coronavirus hits, we…
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TBI names Mark Layton as deputy editor
Television Business International (TBI) has appointed Mark Layton as deputy editor. Layton has spent the…
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Exclusive: Insight TV, Vice Studios link up for docuseries about Prince Harry’s Invictus Games
Insight TV’s production arm has linked up with Vice Studios to co-produce a three-part documentary…
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HBO Go finds new home with 3BB in Thailand
HBO GO will move to a new home in Thailand later this month, as both…
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Latin American pay TV market hit by economic stagnation, recession
Economic stagnation and recession across Latin America has heavily impacted the region’s pay TV markets,…
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Movistar strikes exclusive distribution deal for Disney+ in Spain
Disney has signed an exclusive deal with Telefónica for its Movistar service to distribute Disney+…
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SXSW, Cabsat become latest events hit by Coronavirus, as France expands ‘gathering’ ban
Coronavirus has forced the cancellation of more industry events including Austin-based SXSW and Cabsat in…