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US studios to resume talks with SAG-AFTRA on Tuesday as strike passes 100 days
The US studios are to resume talks with US actors union SAG-AFTRA later on Tuesday,…
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UK’s ITV lands on South Shore for new horse racing docuseries
ITV1 and streamer ITVX are looking to replicate Netflix’s Drive To Survive success with an…
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NBC orders brain drama ‘Dr Wolf’ from Berlanti Productions, Bastin’s Fabel & Serkis’ Imaginarium
NBC in the US has ordered a drama tracking the life of neurologist Oliver Sacks…
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Prime Video & Germany’s ARD take in South Africa-based drama ‘The Morning After’
Prime Video is ramping up its offering in sub-Saharan Africa with the pick-up of local…
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RTVE’s La1 cooks up ‘Celebrity Bake Off’ as Prime Video run ends
Spanish broadcaster RTVE is preparing to launch a new version of Celebrity Bake Off, following…
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Opinion: ‘MIPCOM 2023: The One Where We All Got Together & Didn’t Buy Anything’
TBI’s resident format expert Siobhan Crawford reflects on the past few days at MIPCOM and…
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SkyShowtime lands former Netflix exec to lead content across Iberia
Comcast and Paramount’s European streamer SkyShowtime has landed a former Netflix exec to become its…
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Canada’s Corus overhauls content with Troy Reeb upped & 20-year veteran Colin Bohm departing
Canada’s Corus Entertainment has rejigged it senior content team, with Troy Reeb taking on an…
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Exclusive: TBI Distributor’s Survey 2023 – Part 4: Kids
From FAST growth to pre-financing shows and navigating a consolidated market, the 2023 survey reflects…
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ProSiebenSat.1 restructures with veteran channel chief Daniel Rosemann departing
ProSiebenSat.1 has restructured its management team with chief Bert Habets now becoming CEO of Seven.One…
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Exclusive: TBI Distributor’s Survey 2023 – Part 3: Formats
From FAST growth to pre-financing shows and navigating a consolidated market, the 2023 survey reflects…
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Amazon extends superhero spin-off ‘Gen V’ for sophomore season
Prime Video has renewed superhero series Gen V for a second season. A spin-off from…
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Argonon ups Rose Rock CEO Joe Weinstock to oversee US operations
UK & US production group Argonon has appointed Rose Rock Entertainment CEO Joe Weinstock to…
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BBC opens the book on Arthur Conan Doyle with docuseries & ‘Lot No. 249’ adaptation
UK pubcaster the BBC has ordered a new docuseries about Sherlock Holmes creator Arthur Conan…
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Lithuania’s Tella PLAY extends ‘Hunting Season’
Lithuanian OTT platform Tella PLAY has ordered a third season of Talpa Studios’ prison escape…
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ViX serves up ‘Street Chefs’, first original format from Vice Studios
Spanish language streamer ViX has ordered Lucha De Antojos (aka Street Chefs), a cooking competition…
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Netflix eyes more ‘Suits’ deals as EMEA subs soar & spending drops $4bn amid strikes
Netflix will explore licensing more programming following the success of Suits and is raising prices,…
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BBC blames ‘super inflation’ for decision to axe long-running drama ‘Doctors’
The BBC has cancelled long-running daytime soap Doctors after 23 years, with the UK pubcaster…
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Woodcut, Abacus, Fremantle & Nippon among winners at Content Innovation Awards 2023
Fremantle, Abacus Media Rights, Nippon and Woodcut Media were among the stand-out winners celebrating success…
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Exclusive: Programme spending to hit $164bn in 2023, as acquisitions return to growth
Broadcasters and streamers are set to spend $164bn on programming in 2023 with investment in…
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C4 in UK & Australia’s Seven team to expand ‘Made In’ franchise with Bondi spin-off
UK broadcaster Channel 4 and Australia’s Seven Network have co-commissioned Made In Bondi (working title),…
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Netflix moves into live sport with ‘The Netflix Cup’ golf tournament
Netflix is moving into live sports with The Netflix Cup, a celebrity golfing event featuring…
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BBC Studios & Nippon TV co-develop ‘Koso Koso’ gameshow format
BBC Studios in the UK and Nippon TV in Japan have partnered to co-develop a…
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Prime Video orders ‘Ebuka Turns Up Africa’ & seeks Nigerian unscripted
Prime Video has announced Ebuka Turns Up Africa, a travel-reality show following Nigerian TV personality…
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Prime Video joins ‘The 1% Club’ in US & Canada
Prime Video has acquired the rights to BBC Studios’ game show format, The 1% Club for…
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Acorn TV acquires ‘Mayflies’, ‘Detective #24’ & ‘Steeltown Murders’ in All3Media drama deal
AMC Networks’ US streaming service Acorn TV has acquired a trio of scripted titles –…
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Exclusive: The CW digital chief on “big swings” in unscripted & broadened scripted slate
The CW in the US is taking “big swings” as it pushes into more unscripted…
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Paramount’s Bob Bakish on “playing through the trough” & partnership focus
Paramount CEO Bob Bakish has said the company is “playing through the trough” of a…
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Sister hires former Netflix exec as president of strategy & business affairs
This Is Going To Hurt producer Sister has hired former Netflix exec Efrain Miron to…
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Spain’s Mediapro plots US & English-language market expansion
Spain’s Mediapro Studio is looking to expand its operations in the US and across the…