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C4 commissions Born Famous from Studio Ramsay
Channel 4 has commissioned a four-part series from Studio Ramsay, which brings the teenage offspring…
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CBS orders competition format Million Dollar Mile
CBS has ordered Million Dollar Mile, a new 10-episode competition series that challenges everyday athlete’s…
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AT&T acquires full stake in Otter Media
AT&T has acquired The Chernin Group’s controlling interest in Otter Media, the joint venture between…
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Fox posts offer note for Sky deal
Twenty-First Century Fox has put in an offer document and form of acceptance for its…
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CTV acquires Roseanne spin-off
Canada’s CTV has acquired the Roseanne spin-off series for this October. The Connors is an…
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DOJ slams judge’s approval of AT&T/Warner merger
The US District Court’s greenlighting of AT&T’s merger with Time Warner merger was only possible…
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Discovery nabs Amazon exec as first global direct-to-consumer CEO
Discovery has appointed Amazon executive, Peter Faricy, to the newly created role of chief executive…
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Jeffrey Katzenberg’s New TV platform raises $1bn from major studios
New TV, an entertainment platform built for easy, on-the-go, mobile viewing, and backed by major…
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Silberwasser to depart NBCU’s Telemundo
Telemundo president, Luis Silberwasser, is to depart the company after four years with the US…
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Amazon’s head of unscripted exits after investigation
Amazon’s head of unscripted, Heather Schuster, is to exit the company after an internal investigation…
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Fremantle remasters Baywatch classic episodes
FremantleMedia International is remastering the long-running hit TV series, Baywatch, which was originally filmed in…
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ITVS GE hires NBCU’s Wilcox for EMEA sales
ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) has appointed NBCU’s David Wilcox as senior vice president…
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Scripps boosted by OTT gains
E.W. Scripps, which owns 33 local TV stations in the US, said that subscribers to…
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Nickelodeon develops TV, VR and AR series Meet the Voxels
Nickelodeon is working on an original TV, VR and AR series that will be the…
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UKTV-Virgin dispute: no end in sight
The ongoing dispute between Virgin Media and UKTV over carriage fees has hit another impasse….
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Channel 4 arrives at Berlin Station
Paramount Pictures Worldwide Television Licensing & Distribution has sold popular drama, Berlin Station, to Channel 4….
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ZDF strengthens its Bridge to Latin America
ZDF has sold the fourth and final season of Bron (The Bridge) to DirecTV Latin America….
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Disney orders live action series
Gabby Duran & The Unsittables, a live-action comedy based on the novel by Elise Allen and…
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Disneyflix details become apparent as Disney preps for SVOD launch
Further details of the types of content that will be placed on Disney’s upcoming SVOD…
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Obamas make first hire for Netflix outfit
Former US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama have made the first hire…
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TBI Distributor Survey 2018
Are you part of a leading international distribution company? We want to hear your views…
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Comcast becomes first US operator to launch Amazon Prime
Comcast has partnered with Amazon in a deal that will establish it as the first…
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Argonon appoints Magnify Media to distribute formats
Argonon International has appointed Andrea Jackson’s Magnify Media to distribute some of their formats. The…
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CBS reports strong mid-year results amid Moonves controversy
CBS has reported growth across the board for its second quarterly earnings, beating analyst expectations,…
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Boat Rocker taps eOne exec for legal affairs
Boat Rocker Media has appointed eOne’s Dina Appleton as executive VP of business and legal…
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Viceland greenlights US drug crisis doc
Viceland has greenlit a documentary reality series, American Junkie, following America’s current drug crisis. The…
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Netflix to premiere Korean medical drama
Netflix has licensed Life, a Korean drama written by Lee Su-Yeon and directed by Hong…
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TBI Weekly: CBS Corporation’s year of change
Who would have thought during this year’s Upfronts that as CBS chief Leslie Moonves presented…
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NPD: 17% of US viewers use only SVOD services for video
In the US, 17% of the population solely used SVOD services like Netflix, Amazon Prime…
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Netflix celebrates Quincy Jones in new doc
The life of legendary US music producer, arranger, composer and songwriter Quincy Jones will be…