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Sky unveils entertainment channels, orders Billie Piper drama
European pay TV operator Sky is adding two new channels to its entertainment portfolio and…
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Channel 5 bolsters scripted slate with three additions
Viacom-owned UK broadcaster Channel 5 has unveiled a raft of original dramas in the latest…
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Asylum hires ITVSGE, UKTV alum Ronan Hand for UK office
Asylum Entertainment Group (AEG) has appointed former ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVSGE) exec Ronan Hand…
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Vivendi swoops for global rights to TF1’s ‘Celebrity Song Challenge’
France’s Vivendi Entertainment has picked up global rights to TF1 and DMLS TV’s shiny-floor format…
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Sales round-up: Steve Backshall’s ‘Expedition’ goes global; Discovery takes ‘India on Film’
Expedition with Steve Backshall goes global Broadcasters and platforms including Youku in China, DR in…
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Yellowbird UK options rights to ‘Spotify Untold’
Yellowbird UK has optioned screen rights to the behind-the-scenes story of music service Spotify. The…
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Wheelhouse Group hires general counsel Rob Lia as president
Brent Montgomery’s Wheelhouse Group has appointed long-time general counsel Rob Lia as president. Lia is…
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Anthony Kimble’s Fugitive moves for NENT format chief
UK-based production and financing company Fugitive has appointed the VP of formats at Nordic Entertainment…
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CBS extends James Corden’s ‘Late Late Show’ deal
US broadcaster CBS has agreed a new deal with James Corden that will see him…
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Apple TV+ goes head-to-head with Disney as pricing, launch details emerge
Apple could be rolling out its premium streaming service for $9.99 per month starting in…
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Deals round-up: ZDFE reveals ‘Great Inventions’; Wildcard’s Crystal Rasmussen deal; Passion bolsters sales slate
ZDFE partners for Great Inventions ZDF Enterprises has partnered with World Media Rights, Off The…
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BBC Studios names executive duo for CEE and Africa
BBC Studios (BBCS) has appointed two executives to oversee branded programming for Africa, and Central…
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Propagate scores distribution deal with Complex
Ben Silverman and Howard Owen’s Propagate has picked up international rights to series from youth-skewing…
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Factual SVOD CuriosityStream strikes distribution deal with Altice USA
John Hendricks’s factual streamer CuriosityStream is getting wider distribution in the US via broadband operator…
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Channel 4 teams with Ben Wheatley, Paul Dacre for landmark series
Ben Wheatley scores first TV project with Channel 4 Film director Ben Wheatley (High-Rise; Happy New…
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TBI Well-being: The 7 essential tricks to working a room
In this month’s Well-being column, former BBC Studios exec and corporate wellness coach Tracy Forsyth…
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Disney+ confirms four international markets for November launch
Disney+ is to launch in four international markets in November. The Mouse House’s streaming platform…
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Viacom to beam German channels directly to cars with Access deal
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) is adding a selection of its channels to mobile IT…
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UK gov’t sets out to gauge preparedness for ‘no deal’ Brexit
The UK government has set out to gauge the preparedness of creative organisations, including the…
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Disney shakes up African pay-TV channels operation
Disney is shaking up its channels operation in Africa following its acquisition of 21st Century…
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Sales round-up: DRG sells Khoo’s ‘Kitchen’; BBC out for RASI’s ‘Vienna Blood’
DRG scores first sales for Khoo’s ‘Swedish Kitchen’ Japan’s NHK, Germany’s RTL and Australia’s SBS…
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ITV, AMC greenlight Left Bank’s ‘Quiz’
ITV and AMC are adapting James Graham’s play Quiz into a three-part series. Directed by…
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Cineflix snaps up ‘Let’s Talk About Sex’, ‘Extreme Tribe’
Cineflix Rights has acquired a pair of Channel 4 factual series from Spelthorne Community Television…
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TBI Weekly: ViacomCBS, a US deal with global implications
CBS and Viacom’s merger might have created a $30bn US-based content company but a foray…
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Seven West in Oz replaces CEO Tim Worner with James Warburton
Seven West Media (SWM), the Australian company behind the Seven Network, has appointed former Network…
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Exclusive: ITV kickstarts internal trials of BritBox ahead of launch
ITV has begun beta-testing BritBox among staff ahead of its launch later this year. TBI…
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Commissioning round-up: Insight, Vice link for jail sport series; E! orders Rhode Island reality; BET prepares for ‘Sacrifice’
Insight TV coproduces in jail with Vice Netherlands-based 4K broadcaster and producer Insight TV is…
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Brazilian Content replaces Rachel do Valle with Mary Morita
TV export group Brazilian Content has appointed Mary Morita as its executive manager, replacing Rachel…
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Facebook Watch, HBO series set to debut at TIFF
The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) will host the premieres of original series from Facebook…
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Exclusive: Red Arrow alum Schmidt & NYTVF’s Gray launch Gotham Grit
Red Arrow Studios’ former chief creative officer Michael Schmidt has linked up with New York…