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GRB hires Mark Burnett’s Cru as int’l chief
Former Mark Burnett Productions executive C. Scot Cru has been announced as the new president…
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Walmart plans SVOD service to take on Netflix
Walmart plans to launch a video streaming service that will directly challenge Netflix and Amazon,…
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NBCU and Matchbox back new Tony Ayres prodco
Award-winning Australian producer Tony Ayres (pictured) is launching a new production company with backing from…
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DRG makes first commission with Manson doc
DRG has made its first ever commission, Manson’s Bloodline, a documentary series produced by MY…
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Content Innovation Awards: entry deadline further extended
Due to exceptional demand, TBI and Digital TV Europe have extended the deadline for entries to the…
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Netflix misses subs expectations, share price tumbles
Netflix fell short of its subscriber growth expectations in the second quarter, causing its share…
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Showtime defends Baron Cohen comedy
Showtime has defended Sacha Baron Cohen’s new comedy Who Is America? against claims that he…
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Firecrest hires C4’s Lorraine McKechnie
Firecrest, recently named as the fastest growing independent production company outside London, has appointed Channel…
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Eurodata: World Cup Final reached 163m across Europe
The climax of the 2018 World Cup in Russia delivered strong figures across Europe and…
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CBS & RTL Belgium sign multi-year content deal
CBS Studios International and RTL in Belgium have signed an exclusive, multi-year content agreement for…
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Walter Presents two new Scandi dramas
Channel 4’s foreign language streaming service Walter Presents has secured two new shows from Red…
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NBCU formats division sells Hollywood Game Night to SVT Sweden
NBCUniversal International Formats has unveiled a deal with Swedish public broadcaster SVT for the format…
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Vivendi to shut down Studio+ platform
Vivendi is to shut down Studio+, the mobile-focused short-form content platform it launched with much…
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Dori licenses Russia’s Road To Calvary to ERT Greece
Distributor Dori Media Group has signed an agreement with Greece’s public broadcaster ERT for Russian…
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Spun Gold secures true crime commissions from UK’s 5STAR
UK producer Spun Gold Television has won a raft of crime commissions from 5STAR, part…
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BBC unveils drama slate built on int’l partnerships
The BBC has unveiled a slate of new scripted content which underlines how reliant the…
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TBI hires Manori Ravindran as editor
Television Business International (TBI) has hired Manori Ravindran as editor, following the departure of Jesse…
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Pantaflix & Premiere Digital strike int’l content deal
German VOD platform Pantaflix has struck a global content deal with US-based Premiere Digital, as…
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Shiver appoints C4’s Haywood to new fact ent role
Shiver, the ITV Studios label, has appointed Channel 4 (C4) commissioning editor Simone Haywood to…
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HBO takes sci-fi series from Buffy creator
Joss Whedon, the screenwriter behind The Avengers and Avengers: Age of Ultron, and the creator…
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US gov’t to appeal merger go-ahead for AT&T, Warner
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) is to appeal the court decision approving the merger…
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UK pledges ‘best possible arrangements’ for broadcast sector
The UK has promised to seek the “best possible arrangements” for the broadcast sector in…
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Netflix unveils overall deal with La Casa De Papel’s Pina
Netflix has secured an exclusive talent deal with writer/producer Alex Pina, the creative mind behind…
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Boat Rocker hires eOne’s Spergel to head ventures expansion
Toronto-based studio Boat Rocker Media has named Andrew Spergel to the newly-created role of EVP,…
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NBCU licences Real Housewives format to M-Net South Africa
NBCUniversal International Formats has licensed its Real Housewives format to leading South African broadcaster M-Net….
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Turner LatAm signs up for Last Cop adaptation Falco
Turner Latin America has signed an agreement with LatAm content company Spiral International to bring…
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Icon Films to make Judy Garland film For Sky Arts
UK indie producer Icon Films has been commissioned by Sky Arts to produce a 60-minute…
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Netflix surpasses HBO in Emmy nominations
For the first time, Netflix has surpassed HBO in the number of Emmy nominations it…
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Euro Parliament makes ‘trilogue’ agreement on EU audiovisual landscape
The European Parliament’s culture and education committee has approved a ‘trilogue’ political agreement on revision…
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Comcast ups Sky bid to £26bn as bidding war continues
Comcast has raised its cash offer for Sky to £26 billion ($34 billion) after Fox’s…