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ITV rejigs daytime team with commissioners Clare Ely and Jane Beacon departing
ITV in the UK has rejigged its daytime commissioning team, with Clare Ely and Jane…
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Banijay poised to buy Endemol Shine Group
Banijay Group is poised to buy Endemol Shine Group as the ongoing sale of the…
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All3Media launches US prodco with ‘Made In Mexico’ producer Kevin Bartel
All3Media America is backing a new production label that will be headed up by Kevin…
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Discovery expands AVOD service Dplay into UK and Ireland
Discovery is expanding its streaming service Dplay into the UK and Ireland. The AVOD service,…
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Buccaneer appoints Richard Tulk-Hart from A+E Networks as co-CEO
Richard Tulk-Hart is stepping down from his role as A+E Networks MD of international distribution,…
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Bloomberg rolls out slate of digital originals
Business outlet Bloomberg has rolled out a new slate of digital originals for its fledgling…
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BBC Studios’ Hilary Salmon to launch prodco with Nick Betts and Radford Neville
BBC Studios drama veteran Hilary Salmon is leaving the organisation to launch a new production…
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Edinburgh TV Festival director Lisa Campbell steps down
Edinburgh TV Festival director and CEO Lisa Campbell is stepping down after six years in…
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HBO Max expands doc offering with Schumer doc, travelogue series
HBO Max is ramping up its documentary offerings with a number of talent-led commissions including…
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BBC Studios sells ‘Weakest Link’ into Greece, Russia
BBC Studios has sold The Weakest Link into Greece and Russia. The quiz show has…
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Sky Atlantic readies longitudinal doc series ‘This Is Our Family’
Sky Atlantic has commissioned a 4 x 60-minute docuseries on families in Britain filmed over…
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‘Dancing On Ice’ scores Dutch remake
Dancing On Ice is heading to the Netherlands. Dutch network SBS6 has commissioned a local…
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TBI launches ‘Masterclass’ series with Sky’s Zai Bennett
TBI Magazine is proud to announce the launch of its new ‘Masterclass’ sessions – a…
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Passion snaps up ITV’s ‘Harry & Meghan: An African Journey’
Passion Distribution has snapped up UK broadcaster ITV’s documentary Harry & Meghan: An African Journey….
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Why consolidation doesn’t scare Starz
Starz is the jewel in Lionsgate’s crown, garnering interest from several deep-pocketed suitors. Superna Kalle,…
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Viacom takes full control of Italian kids network Super!
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has acquired the 50% of Super Broadcast S.R.L, which owns…
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Amazon builds ‘All Or Nothing’ franchise with Tottenham Hotspur
Amazon is extending its All Or Nothing franchise with a behind-the-scenes docuseries on the Tottenham…
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TBI Weekly: Reed Midem unveils “streamlined” MIPTV as exhibitors weigh options
Footfall was high but spirits were low at a busy MIPCOM that came at an…
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How AVOD & SVOD are rewriting the rights rulebook once again (Column)
Pernel Media president Samuel Kissous reflects on another busy MIPCOM, where the shifting demands of…
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Exclusive: Drama club Atrium TV scraps ‘One Giant Leap’, sees major gear shift
DRG’s drama commissioning club Atrium TV has undergone a major gear shift in the face…
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BBC alum Andrea Hamilton and music agency Modest! launch prodco, secures BBC1 order
BBC alum Andrea Hamilton has linked up with Harry Magee and Richard Griffiths’ Modest! Management…
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MIPCOM 2019: The Big Deals
As MIPCOM closes its doors after another frenetic market, TBI explores some of the big…
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MTV UK, Timberland team on two-part doc from Rumpus Media
MTV UK has teamed up with global lifestyle brand Timberland on an ad-funded documentary. The…
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Global Agency strikes formats pact with Korea’s SBS
Turkish distribution giant Global Agency has struck a content deal with the distribution arm of…
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Sky Italia rolls cameras on Wildside’s dystopian thriller ‘Anna’
Sky Italia has signed on for Sicilian dystopian thriller Anna from The Miracle producer Wildside….
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Showtime commissions Lightbox for limited docuseries on 6ix9ine
Showtime Documentary Films has commissioned Lightbox for a limited docuseries profiling hip-hop artist Tekashi 6ix9ine,…
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Exclusive: Disney+ hunts ‘chaste YA’ as SVODs descend on Cannes
The streaming giants are gathering force and playing ball with producers and distributors, with the…
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Netflix Q3 adds 6.8m subscribers but misses forecast
Netflix added 6.8m subscribers in Q3 – a 12% year-on-year increase – but still missed…
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UK’s culture secretary “open-minded” to BBC licence fee change
UK culture secretary Nicky Morgan has said she is “open-minded” about changes to the way…
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Kids round-up: Youku deals with ‘Superhero Kindergarten’; ‘Dinocity’ goes global; Cartoon Network hires
Youku partners on Stan Lee’s Superhero Kindergarten Genius Brands International has struck a deal that…