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Discovery serves up Woodcut’s ‘British Police: Our Toughest Cases’
Discovery has commissioned Woodcut Media for a Quest Red series on the British police, and…
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DRG appoints Pilot’s Jack Watson for CEMA sales
DRG has bolstered its sales force with the appointment of Pilot Film and TV Productions…
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Steve Turney rejoins Power Entertainment
Steve Turney has rejoined Power Entertainment after four years away. The TV veteran has boarded…
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TBI Weekly: What happens when limited series become unlimited?
If the behind-the-scenes turmoil of HBO’s Big Little Lies has achieved anything, it has been…
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Globo eyes scripted push with $50m studio launch
Brazilian media giant Globo is looking to ramp up its in-house drama production after formally…
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TBI’s Content Innovation Awards 2019 shortlist revealed
TBI has unveiled the shows and businesses shortlisted across 23 categories for the fifth annual…
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Pluto TV delivers for Viacom as user base grows by 50%
Viacom’s AVOD business Pluto TV saw its monthly user base rise by 50% between Viacom’s…
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Exclusive: MediaXchange launches international showrunner summit
London-headquartered consultancy MediaXchange is launching an international showrunner summit this autumn. Based out of Norway,…
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Viu, Discovery team up for ‘No Sleep No FOMO’
Asian pan-regional OTT service Viu has linked with Discovery for a content collaboration around the…
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Magical Elves sets out new leadership
Tinopolis-owned Nailed It! Producer Magical Elves has new leadership. The business has tapped long-time execs…
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Universal Television Alternative Studio hires Toby Gorman
Universal Television Alternative Studio has appointed Magical Elves’ Toby Gorman as president. The exec, who…
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‘Flirty Dancing’ scores US adaptation on Fox
Fox is remaking UK dance-dating format Flirty Dancing. The US broadcaster is adapting the All3Media…
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Argonon Group appoints Pact exec to head legal
Argonon Group has appointed former Pact exec Amanda Goddard as group director of legal and…
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Fox checks out of ‘Paradise Hotel’
Fox has cancelled Paradise Hotel after just one season. The US broadcaster has pulled the plug on…
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CBS, Viacom miss anticipated merger deadline
CBS and Viacom have missed their anticipated deadline for a merger deal. According to reports,…
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Netflix beats out competition for exclusive deal with ‘Game Of Thrones’ creators
Netflix has beaten the likes of Amazon and Disney to strike an exclusive deal with…
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‘Blockbusters’ session to open Edinburgh TV Festival
Comedy Central’s reboot of classic quiz gameshow Blockbusters is to open this month’s Edinburgh International…
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Banijay exec replaces Arthur Smith as CEO of A. Smith & Co.
Tinopolis-owned American Ninja Warrior prodco A. Smith & Co. has appointed Banijay North America’s Caroline Baumgard…
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Canadian TV vets set up factual prodco BirdDog
Canadian TV veterans Stephen Ellis and Clark Bunting have launched factual prodco BirdDog Media Ventures….
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ITV explores Britain’s jails with Chalkboard TV
UK broadcaster ITV is exploring life in Britain’s jails with Chalkboard TV’s Inside Prison: Britain…
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EOne grows UK unscripted team with Boomerang, 12 Yard execs
Entertainment One (eOne) is growing its unscripted footprint in the UK with the appointments of…
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ProSiebenSat.1 bolstered by Discovery JV Joyn
German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1’s profits took a hit in the second quarter as the company invests…
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Discovery leans into DTC with “specialty stores” strategy
Discovery is “assertively leaning in” to build new direct-to-consumer businesses with a “specialty stores” strategy…
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Disney’s Q3 results dampened by Fox merger “transformation”
Disney missed the mark on Wall Street forecasts for its Q3 results, reporting earnings per…
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FX’s Landgraf “embraces” Hulu potential, confirms windowing between services
FX boss John Landgraf has said the channel “embraces” the distribution potential afforded by Hulu,…
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Disney reveals SVOD bundle, two-market international roll-out plan
Disney has lifted the lid on its highly anticipated bundle offering for streaming services Disney+,…
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Sky Studios makes first prodco investment
Sky Studios has taken a minority stake in Wendy Darke’s natural history prodco True to…
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HBO, Keshet drama ‘Our Boys’ finds four homes in Israel
Two Israeli broadcasters and two streaming services in the country have struck deals to acquire…
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Viacom acquires ‘Garfield’ in major IP coup
Viacom has scored a major coup in its acquisition of Garfield IP. The deal…
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CJ ENM under fire in ‘Produce X 101’ voting scandal
CJ ENM-owned broadcaster Mnet is facing legal action as its talent show Produce X 101…