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Denmark’s DR revamps streaming service
Danish public service broadcaster DR has partnered with video UX specialist Massive to revamp its…
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YouTube CEO strikes out at European copyright reform
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki has spoken out against the European Parliament’s copyright reform initiative, claiming…
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Blumhouse hires from NBCU, eOne for production & development
Blumhouse Television has added five new positions to grow its production, development and business affairs…
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Apple to roll out TV streamer globally
Apple is set to launch its TV streaming service globally in 2019, according to reports….
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History exec returns to Discovery fold for development role
History exec Sean Boyle is to return to Discovery as senior VP of development. The…
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Optomen taps Live PD producer for development
All3Media’s Optomen Productions has tapped Live PD producer and Big Fish exec George McTeague as…
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MasterChef Jr. showrunner strikes EP pact with Endemol
MasterChef Jr. showrunner Michael Heyerman has joined Endemol Shine North America as executive producer under…
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Netflix to raise another US$2bn in debt
Netflix has announced plans to raise another US$2 billion in debt financing for content acquisitions,…
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UK gov’t outlines new measures in piracy clampdown
The UK government has outlined a number of new measures in an effort to clamp…
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Bodyguard smashes BBC viewing records ahead of Netflix launch
BBC One drama Bodyguard smashed viewing records, drawing 17.1m people for its finale. The figure…
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Amazon replaces Schuster with Castallo for unscripted post
Amazon Studios has named former CBS head of alternative programming Chris Castallo as its new…
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UKTV Ventures strikes first investment deal with Hopster
UKTV has struck its first deal through its innovation fund, UKTV Ventures, with an airtime-for-equity…
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BBCW’s Tracy Forsyth lands at WFTV
Former BBC Worldwide exec Tracy Forsyth has landed at UK industry organization Women in Film…
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Discovery to launch GOLFTV streaming service in January
Discovery and the PGA TOUR are due to launch GOLFTV, a new live and on-demand…
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Fox hires AMC president as entertainment boss
Fox has appointed AMC president and GM Charlie Collier as its entertainment boss. Collier, who…
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DRG teams with Woodcut Media for premium unscripted
Kate Beal’s Woodcut Media is teaming with distributor DRG and consultancy group The Development Partnership…
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BBC America’s No Kitchen Required format scores int’l sale
BBC America format No Kitchen Required has been sold into the Middle East – marking…
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Barcroft wins Facebook commission for Incredible Homes
Facebook has commissioned Barcroft Media for five-part series Most Incredible Homes. The 5 x 12-minute…
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Netflix cancels second Marvel show in a month
Netflix has cancelled its second Marvel adaptation in a month, pulling the plug on the…
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Amazon names head of international originals
Amazon has appointed James Farrell as its head of international originals. In the newly created…
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MIPCOM 2018: The Inside Scoop
FAANG, Endemol and Comcast were front of mind for delegates at a lively MIPCOM market,…
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Facebook names Nick Clegg as its global affairs chief
Facebook has hired the UK’s former deputy prime minister as the head of global affairs…
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MIPCOM: The Big Deals
With this week’s MIPCOM market coming to a close, TBI looks at the top deals…
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Iacono exits Lionsgate Int’l, Kapouranis takes over
Lionsgate International television and distribution president Peter Iacono is to depart the company, with Agapy…
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UK government unveils details of £60m kids TV fund
The UK government has announced the final details of a £60m (US$78m) fund that aims…
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TVF inks first-look deal with Mediacorp
Factual distribution firm TVF International has inked a first-look, two-year, deal with Singapore’s Mediacorp. In…
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All3Media Int’l launches MIP Cancun formats pitch
All3Media International is launching a formats pitch at MIP Cancun. The distributor has extended its…
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CBS names Showtime boss as its creative chief
Showtime boss David Nevins has been named chief creative officer at CBS Corporation, effective immediately….
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BBC Three’s Stupid Man Smart Phone lands in Singapore
Kalel Productions’ BBC Three fact ent format Stupid Man, Smart Phone is heading to Singapore. …
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Twofour strikes European sales for What Would Your Kid Do?
Twofour Rights has sold ITV’s What Would Your Kid Do? and This Time Next Year into Belgium and Eastern…