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DAZN to introduce ads on its platform
Sports streaming operator DAZN is to introduce advertising on its platform as part of a…
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UK parliament launches inquiry on the future of PSBs
The UK’s communications committee is launching a new inquiry that investigates whether there is a…
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UKTV serves up foodie original ‘My Greatest Dishes’
UKTV has teamed up with 20 top UK chefs for My Greatest Dishes, a new…
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Japan’s NHK orders feature doc from Icon Films
UK prodco Icon Films and Botswana’s Natural History Film Unit are set to deliver a…
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Lionsgate TV lines up US remake of ‘Veni Vidi Vici’
Lionsgate Television has acquired the US rights to NENT Group’s Veni Vidi Vici for adaptation….
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Disney, Fox merger set to close March 20
The Walt Disney Company has set a March 20 date to finalise its $71.3bn acquisition…
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Channel 4: Jackson doc on track to be most streamed show
Dan Reed’s Leaving Neverland doc about Michael Jackson is on track to become Channel 4’s…
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Canal+ launches Netflix rival Canal+ Séries
Canal+ has launched its new streaming service. Canal+ Séries will be available for €6.99 a…
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Sales round-up: APC signs global deals for ‘Gigantes’; Magnify Media takes ‘Doctors vs Internet’ to Georgia
About Premium Content (APC) has signed a raft of global broadcast deals for Telefonica Studio’s…
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Israel’s Kan orders ‘Old People’s Home for 4 Year Olds’
Israeli pubcaster Kan has commissioned July August Productions, a Red Arrow Studios company, to produce…
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Netflix to boost anime offering as it partners with new prodcos
Netflix is looking to boost the anime offering on its service and has partnered with…
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Apple expected to unveil TV service on March 25
Apple has confirmed that it will hold an event on 25 March, where it’s expected…
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Exclusive: CBS All Access to begin piloting shows, eyes comedy and docs expansion
CBS All Access will expand from its straight-to-series model later this year, with plans in…
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Amazon gets European exec teams in place as it “bulks up” unscripted
Amazon is staffing up across Europe with commissioning and business affairs teams in major markets,…
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APAC pay-TV subs will rise by 68m in five years, says research firm
Asia Pacific pay TV growth over the next five years will be robust but will…
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Chinese think tank seeks UK partner for $1.5m doc
A Chinese think tank is searching for a UK specialist production company to partner with…
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Netflix taps STX’s David Kosse to head up int’l film
Netflix has hired the head of London-based STXInternational David Kosse to head up its international…
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Netflix: Humans, not machines, greenlight our shows
Netflix exec Cindy Holland has said it is “humans” and not machines making commissioning decisions…
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A+E’s ‘Seven Year Switch’ heads to Italy, Finland
A+E Networks is set to take its social experiment format Seven Year Switch to Italy…
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China’s BesTV to host BBC Earth branded space
BBC Studios is to launch a BBC Earth branded space on BestTV in China, which…
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Amazon Studios greenlights James May travel doc
Amazon Studios has commissioned a six-part unscripted series with The Grand Tour presenter James May,…
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NENT, Kew Media team for Munich Massacre drama
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) is partnering with Kew Media Group to co-produce international drama…
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TBI Weekly: Netflix regime change signals new opportunities for international
Netflix is the latest player to join in on an extensive executive overhaul out of…
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For My Next Trick: BBC Studios’ Sumi Connock
TBI has marked International Women’s Day (8 March) all week with its ‘For My Next…
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Endemol fires legal warning shot at Keshet over ‘2025’
Endemol Shine Group has fired a legal warning shot at Keshet International around the latter’s…
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Mediaset to debut int’l arm at MIPTV
Mediaset España is set to launch its new international arm, Mediterráneo, at MIPTV this April….
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Michael Jackson episode pulled from ‘The Simpsons’
The Simpsons producers have pulled an episode featuring the voice of Michael Jackson days after HBO…
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BT brings Vice content to BT TV viewers
BT has struck a new content deal with Vice Media to bring the youth-oriented group’s…
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Pact sets legal framework for UK-China co-pros
Pact, the UK producers trade association, has established a new legal framework designed to protect…
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Netflix’s CMO Kelly Bennett exits
Netflix’s chief marketing officer Kelly Bennett is to step down from the company after seven…