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Tinopolis invests in ex-ITV exec’s new indie

Producer and distributor Tinopolis has invested in former ITV exec Claire Zolkwer’s, UK-based production company…

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Keith Dawkins exits Nickelodeon

Nickelodeon veteran and TeenNick and Nicktoons executive VP Keith Dawkins is set to depart the…

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HBO Asia buys Keshet’s NBC drama

HBO Asia and TVNZ in New Zealand have bought Keshet International’s NBC series The Brave….

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WMR moves into scripted with Frank Warren drama

UK-based factual specialist World Media Rights (WMR) is developing a scripted drama about English boxing…

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Grand Tour beats rivals in Europe – again

Jeremy Clarkson petrol-head series The Grand Tour remains the most in-demand digitally produced original programme…

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Global OTT revenues set to double by 2022

Global over-the-top TV (OTT) revenues will more than double between 2016 and 2022, driven by…

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Walter Presents brings in first Italian drama

Walter Presents, the global television drama service that Channel 4 launched last year, has brought…

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Netflix agrees C$500m originals deal with Canada

Netflix has committed to a five-year, C$500 million (US$400 million) spend on Canadian original programming,…

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HBO tops pay list as US subs get selective

HBO is the channel consumers in the US and Canada are willing to pay the…

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Telecom Italia gets new CEO & okays Canal+ JV

Telecom Italia (TIM) has confirmed the widely anticipated appointment of Vivendi exec Amos Genish as…

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Twofour & ITV cousin to coproduce in US

Twofour Group’s US programming will have cousin ITV America (ITVA) attached as a coproducer from…

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TBI Weekly: TV pays respect to top execs

Two prominent execs sadly passed away this month, with many in the industry paying respects for…

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Men & Motors net relaunches as lifestyle format

UK channel brand Men & Motors has been retooled for the international market as a…

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Madam Secretary syndicated on Netflix, WeTV

CBS Corporation has signed a multi-platform syndication agreement for its political drama Madam Secretary, giving…

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Amazon to ‘increase content spend again’

Amazon will keep apace with Netflix’s original content spend, with Roy Price reportedly promising staff…

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Viacom backs UK prodco Banjo

Viacom is supporting a new UK-based production company, Banjo Television. The comes through Viacom-owned Elephant…

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ITVSGE hands EMEA to Johnson

ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVSGE) has promoted Americas sales chief Greg Johnson control of the…

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Story Lab expands in CEE

UK-based distributor The Story Lab has launched a Ukrainian office. The Story Lab Ukraine is…

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Trace launches distribution arm

Afro-music and entertainment channels group Trace has launched a distribution division, which a former France…

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Film firm taps Borderline’s Rocha to lead TV unit

Zoë Rocha, who produces Channel 5 and Netflix mockumentary Borderline, is joining film financier The…

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RTÉ calls for half-hour scripted comedies

RTÉ and the Irish Film Board have formed a partnership to support new Irish scripted…

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South Korean first for Turkish drama

South Korean channel GTV has acquired what it claims to be the first Turkish drama…

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Amazon picks up McMafia outside UK, US

Amazon has picked up BBC Worldwide and AMC drama McMafia for more than 200 territories,…

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YouGov: ‘death of TV’ is a misnomer

The ‘death of TV’ is a misnomer with overall TV viewing figures fairly steady, despite…

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HBO & Sky Arts open book on Rolling Stone

US premium channel HBO and the UK’s Sky Arts have co-commissioned a documentary series about…

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Sky scraps overnight measurements

UK paycaster Sky is to scrap overnight measurements in favour of a seven-day cumulative audience…

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eOne poaches BBC Worldwide exec for sales

Entertainment One has hired Joyce Yeung from BBC Worldwide (BBCWW) to become executive VP of…

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Joan Lambur debuts prodco with Sinking Ship

North American TV industry veteran Joan Lambur has launched a new prodco, with Canada’s Sinking…

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Mercury Filmworks expands management team

Canadian animation studio Mercury Filmworks is expanding its management team, promoting several key executives and…

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Amazon builds with TNT’s Berlin drama 4 Blocks

Amazon has picked up Berlin-set gangster drama 4 Blocks from TNT for a worldwide audience….