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TBI Weekly: Endemol Shine to monetise ‘deep’ catalogue via Amazon AVOD
As test partner to Freedive, the new ad-supported streamer from Amazon and IMDb, Endemol Shine…
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Exclusive: Amazon UK hires ITN’s development head for commissioner role
Amazon has hired ITN Productions’ head of development Dan Grabiner, TBI has confirmed. The exec,…
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Kids round-up: Nick taps Disney for strategy exec; Serious Lunch hires ex-CAKE exec for global sales
Nickelodeon has hired Disney Channels Worldwide exec Paul DeBenedittis as executive VP of programming and…
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Red Arrow’s 44 Blue hires production, dev execs
Wahlburgers firm 44 Blue Productions has appointed Andrew Paskoff as SVP of production and Brent…
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Netflix Q4 earnings to be closely scrutinised following price hike
Analysts are predicting another strong quarter for Netflix, ahead of the streaming giant’s Q4 earnings…
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Discovery elevates trio of lifestyle veterans
Discovery has promoted veteran lifestyle programmers Loren Ruch, Betsy Ayala and Lynn Sadofsky within its…
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Al Jazeera commissions Earthrise series from Talesmith
Al Jazeera has commissioned a six-part environmental series, earthrise, from high-end factual prodco Talesmith. earthrise…
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Apple taps Universal TV’s Jason Katims for overall deal
Roswell creator Jason Katims is to depart Universal TV for a multi-year overall deal with…
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NATPE ’19: Cineflix strikes crime sales in LatAm, North America
Cineflix Rights has struck a raft of international deals with LatAm and North American broadcasters…
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BriteSpark hires Channel 4 commissioner as director of programmes
Argonon-owned BriteSpark Films has appointed Channel 4 commissioner Tom Porter as its director of programmes….
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BBC Studios’ Tim Davie bows out of Premier League top job
BBC Studios boss Tim Davie has bowed out of the top Premier League job. According…
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Kew lands int’l rights for C4 & HBO’s Leaving Neverland
Kew Media Distribution has secured the international rights – excluding the UK and US –…
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Lion TV’s Lisa Edwards replaces Brogden at Studio Ramsay
Studios Ramsay has appointed Lion Television’s creative director Lisa Edwards to replace its departing chief…
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WGN America re-enters unscripted with Dorsey’s Dog’s Most Wanted
Tribune Broadcasting-owned multichannel network WGN America has commissioned Red Arrow-backed Dorsey Pictures for its first…
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DRG acquires sci-fi The White Wall
DRG has picked up the rights to Scandi sci-fi The White Wall. Produced by Fire Monkey…
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Extreme Makeover: Home Edition gets reboot at Discovery’s HGTV
Hit format Extreme Makeover: Home Edition is getting a reboot at Discovery’s HGTV, after near seven…
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Amazon’s global profile sparks Grand Tour format change
Jeremy Clarkson has said that The Grand Tour’s increasingly international profile on Amazon Prime Video has led…
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Formats round-up: Banijay takes Wife Swap to Brazil, Endemol Shine’s Kitchen Impossible gets Dutch remake
Banijay Rights has made a string of new format deals for Wife Swap, which will…
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BBC Children’s Jackie Edwards to head up BFI Young Audiences Content Fund
The BBC’s head of children’s acquisitions and animation, Jackie Edwards, has been appointed as head…
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Netflix to raise US subs prices by up to 18%, the highest ever hike
Netflix is raising its US subscription prices by 13% to 18%, its biggest increase since…
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Writers’ Guild Awards: Killing Eve, A Very English Scandal scribes take top honours
The Writers’ Guild of Great Britain has awarded the top writers for its Writers’ Guild…
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NBCU preps streamer available to Comcast, Sky customers
NBCUniversal is preparing to join the streaming ranks next year, with a platform that will…
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Robert Kirkman’s Skybound to adapt Korean feature The Villainess
Robert Kirkman’s Skybound Entertainment and Next Entertainment World’s Content Panda have partnered to produce The…
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ITV readies new drama from Downton Abbey creator
ITV has greenlit Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes’ adaptation of his novel Belgravia. NBCUniversal-backed Carnival…
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Tinopolis taps Studio Ramsay’s creative chief
International TV production and distribution group Tinopolis has hired Studio Ramsay’s chief creative officer Chris…
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Propagate creates new role for Isabel San Vargas
Propagate has promoted Isabel San Vargas to the newly created role of president for production…
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Amazon, Circle of Confusion to develop drama based on graphic novel
Circle of Confusion Television Studios, a joint venture between Circle of Confusion and ITV Studios…
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COBA: UK TV investment by multichannel broadcasters tops £1bn for the first time
Investment in UK home-grown television programmes by multichannel broadcasters has hit £1.1bn, according to a…
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Big Brother makes a comeback in Poland & Finland
Endemol Shine Group’s Big Brother is returning to Poland and Finland after a hiatus. ESG…
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Korea’s tvN to adapt Designated Survivor
CJ E&M’s entertainment network tvN is set to remake Netflix political drama Designated Survivor to air…