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Apple hires A+E’s Molly Thompson to head documentaries
Apple has hired A+E Networks veteran Molly Thompson as its head of documentaries. Thompson founded…
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Exclusive: Blue Ant Int’l inks first-look deal with Zeppelin Films
Blue Ant International has struck a first-look deal with former BBC commissioner Elliot Reed’s Rich Kids…
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MIPTV: The Big Deals
TBI looks at the top deals struck out of Cannes at last week’s MIPTV market….
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TBI’s Content Innovation Awards 2019 are open for entries
TBI’s Content Innovation Awards are back for another year and now open for entries to…
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Tencent picks up ‘Miss Fisher’ adaptation
China’s Tencent has picked up a Chinese adaptation of Australian series Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries….
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Nadiya Hussain to deliver keynote at UK’s Children’s Media Conference
British Bake Off alum Nadiya Hussein is set to deliver the opening keynote interview at…
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MTV UK commissions Reggie Yates doc
MTV UK has commissioned a doc series which will see British personality Reggie Yates tackle…
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Kids round-up: Sesame content heads to HITN; Endemol Shine’s ‘Simon’s Cat’ joins TikTok
HITN, the Spanish-language network that offers educational and entertainment content across the US, has struck…
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Iflix strikes strategic partnership with Foxxum
Asian streaming outfit Iflix and smart TV technology specialist Foxxum have struck an agreement to…
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Mentorn taps ITN Productions for new factual head
Mentorn Media has expanded its senior team with ITN Productions exec Bernie Kay, who will…
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Discovery, Science Channel commission ‘Uncharted’ from Karga Seven
Discovery and Science Channel in the US have commissioned Uncharted from Karga Seven Pictures –…
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MIPTV round-up: Viacom shops titles to C4, TF1; Keshet sells raft of non-English language dramas
Viacom International Studios confirmed a raft of international sales for new scripted, comedy and animated…
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Disney+ to reach 75m subs by 2024, says research firm
A forecast from research firm Digital TV Research shows that Disney+ is set to reach…
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Op-ed: Finding new diamonds in formats
Larry Bass, CEO of Irish producer ShinAwil, on how to find original formats in an…
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TBI Weekly: MIPTV at critical juncture to safeguard its future
MIPTV reached a major turning point this week, with the future of the spring market…
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Disney+ unveils price point, two-year global expansion
Disney has given investors a first glimpse into its new SVOD service, which is to…
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YouTube cancels four shows as it continues Premium pullback
YouTube has cancelled four shows as it continues to roll back its Premium strategy and…
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Disney + unveils unscripted slate as it preps SVOD pitch to investors
Disney has unveiled a robust unscripted slate for its Disney + service ahead of revealing…
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Ex-Apple, Warner execs launch high-end prodco
Former Apple executives Sebastien Janin and Andy Docherty, together with ex-Warner Bros. exec Chris Law,…
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BBC One to air Attaboy TV’s ‘The Gatwick Drone Attack’
BBC One is set to air Attaboy TV’s The Gatwick Drone Attack on its Panorama strand next week (15…
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All3Media rejigs German management team
All3Media Germany has restructured its management team appointing new chief business and chief financial officers….
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Cannes Series winners revealed
The winners for the second edition of Cannes Series Awards have been revealed, with Beta…
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Int’l Emmy Kids Awards winners revealed
The winners of the seventh International Emmy Kids Awards have been revealed the UK’s Hey…
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Disney, AT&T, Comcast will struggle to dethrone Netflix, claims report
Rethink TV, the TV research arm of UK-based Rethink Technology Research has released a sobering forecast…
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Pluto TV launches two UK scripted channels
Viacom’s Pluto TV has launched two new channels in the UK dedicated to current and…
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Exclusive: Amazon taps TF1 exec to head up unscripted in France
Amazon has hired TF1’s non-scripted development manager Thomas Dubois to head up unscripted in France….
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WarnerMedia boss says HBO Europe is a “valuable asset”
WarnerMedia boss John Stankey has refuted that the business is looking to sell its HBO…
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Exclusive: MIP organiser explores moving all stands inside Palais for MIPTV
MIPTV organiser Reed Midem is understood be approaching distributors with stands situated outside the Grand Palais…
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Exclusive: Netflix’s Larry Tanz to relocate to Netherlands
Netflix is relocating one of its top acquisitions execs to the Netherlands as it continues…
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Exclusive: ITV swoops for ‘The Masked Singer’
ITV has swooped for Fox’s hit format The Masked Singer, TBI understands. The UK broadcaster…