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Colin Firth’s Raindog Films moves into TV after securing private equity funding
Colin Firth’s UK production outfit Raindog Films is moving into TV after securing funding from…
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Canada’s CBC and C5 in UK partner for Egyptian expedition
Canadian pubcaster CBC and Channel 5 in the UK have commissioned a new documentary exploring…
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Quibi unveils 50-strong launch slate and promotional offer
Jeffrey Katzenberg’s premium short-form platform Quibi has revealed details of its launch slate and launched…
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Disney+ strikes exclusive distribution deal in Italy
Telecom Italia Mobile (TIM) has announced a multi-year deal with Disney that will see Disney+…
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Coronavirus hits events in Italy & Korea, Series Mania ‘monitors’ & MIPTV to refund
TV conferences and markets around the world are being postponed amid concerns over the spread…
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ViacomCBS names Kelly Day as COO for Network International division
ViacomCBS has appointed Kelly Day as the COO of ViacomCBS Network International (VCNI). The news…
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Endemol Shine appoints HBO’s Hanne Palmquist as scripted chief in Nordics
Endemol Shine Group has bolstered its Nordic scripted team with the addition of HBO exec…
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Pernel Media takes Attila the Hun special to Science Channel in US, France 5
Science Channel in the US has commissioned a two-hour special about Attila the Hun, which…
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RTÉ, BBC hand out quartet of orders to Northern Irish prodco Alleycats Films
Northern Irish production company Alleycat Films has secured a string of commissions, including a second…
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Fremantle names WME partner to oversee literary acquisitions for global drama
Fremantle has appointed former WME agent and partner Raffaella de Angelis to oversee its literary…
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Industry reacts, adapts to MIPTV cancellation as Coronavirus nears Lille
MIPTV’s cancellation has prompted some companies to launch virtual meetings while others have said they…
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ITV’s revenues up as Brexit and Coronavirus add to uncertainty
UK commercial broadcaster ITV saw its revenues rise last year by 3% to £3.3bn ($4.3bn)…
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UK culture secretary Oliver Dowden hits out at BBC’s lack of “diversity of thought”
UK culture secretary Oliver Dowden is set to call the BBC “an institution to be…
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Discovery “continuously monitoring” Coronavirus in Japan amid Olympics fears
Discovery has told TBI sister title Digital TV Europe that it is “continuously monitoring” the…
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Nippon TV’s hit scripted format ‘Mother’ set for Thai adaptation
Thailand’s Line TV has become the latest operator to acquire Japanese scripted format Mother. Production…
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UK’s Channel 5 hands first commission to Woodcut Media
UK broadcaster Channel 5 has ordered a six-part history documentary series, marking its first commission…
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Nordic streamer Viaplay unveils ‘fiction and reality’ romcom from Denmark
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group)’s streamer Viaplay is preparing to launch a Danish romantic comedy…
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Red Arrow’s Studio71 hires US sales chief
Red Arrow’s Studio71 has hired Kristin Mason to oversee its US sales operation. Mason becomes…
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ITV & BBC Studios streamer BritBox to launch in Australia
ITV and BBC Studios UK-content streamer BritBox is to launch in Australia later this year….
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Reed Midem cancels MIPTV as Coronavirus spreads in France
MIPTV has been cancelled following the Coronavirus outbreak in France. Reed Midem, the company which…
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Exclusive: What happened at Kew Media? (part 1)
Kew Media Group’s (KMG) move into administration last week prompted searching questions from all those…
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Format round-up: Gil Formats strikes in US; FRAPA adds ITVS’ Beale; Global Agency sale; Media Ranch latest
Gil Formats strikes in US with 44 Blue Red Arrow Studios-backed 44 Blue Productions has…
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Sony closes offices in UK, Poland as Coronavirus concerns spread
Sony has closed offices in the UK and Poland as concerns over the spread of…
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MGM bolsters UK unscripted team with Primal Media addition
MGM has continued to ramp up its recently minted UK unscripted team by appointing Primal…
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UK confirms plan to exit Creative Europe funding program
The UK will not participate in the next Creative Europe funding program, which has awarded…
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All3Media’s Little Dot Studios unveils acquisitions plans and first prodco deal
All3Media-backed digital content creator and distributor Little Dot Studios has unveiled the first of series…
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Disney+ European launch event cancelled amid Coronavirus fears
Disney has cancelled the European launch event for Disney+, scheduled for this week, in light…
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Deutsche Telekom eyes distribution deal for Disney+
Deutsche Telekom is reportedly in talks with Disney for distribution of Disney+. According to Bloomberg,…
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‘Netflix of sport’ service DAZN reveals global expansion plans
Sports streamer DAZN will expand to more than 200 countries and territories in 2020, up…
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Deals round-up: Dave expands ‘Expedition’; ‘Epic Yellowstone’ sales; Drive preps ‘Shackleton’ project
UKTV’s Dave returns to Expedition With Steve Backshall UKTV has ordered a second season of…