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Reaction to major BBC Children’s TV investment
There has been a glowing reaction to the BBC’s pledge of an additional £34 million…
BBC tackles kids SVOD threat with £34m boost
BBC Children’s will receive its largest cash boost “in a generation”, with an extra £34…
Strike leads to Cartoon Forum date change
The organisers of Cartoon Forum have moved the event forwards a day due to planned…
Endemol Shine creates prodco with ex-ITVS pair
Endemol Shine UK (ESUK) has created an unscripted production house with former ITV Studios creative…
Facebook greenlights more originals
Social media platform Facebook has ordered a pair of new original shows, as it pushed…
Content Innovation Awards: deadline extended
Due to exceptional demand, TBI and Digital TV Europe have extended the deadline for entries…
ProSiebenSat.1 wants new PSB regime & funding
German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has called for public funding to be made available to commercial networks…
Fox working on Israeli singing format
US broadcaster Fox is working on a shiny floor singing competition with Israel’s Armoza Formats…
Ten secures A$30m loan to keep afloat
Australia’s Network Ten has secured its immediate future after key shareholders agreed to fund an…
Verizon linked with Disney takeover
Verizon may become the latest US telco to buy a major American content company, with…
Genius prodco Imagine names new TV chief
Anna Culp has become the new executive VP of television at Genius producer Imagine Television….
Antenna Group chairman Kyriakou dies
Minos Kyriakou, the founder and chairman of Greek broadcaster Antenna Group, has passed away aged…
Cartoon Forum wrestles with strike issues
France-based European animation pitch Cartoon Forum is considering moving its dates forward after a general…
One in 10 of US homes could buy VR headsets
Some 9% of US broadband households plan to buy a virtual reality headset within the…
Sony launches free-to-air movies channel in Italy
Sony Pictures Television Networks (SPTN) is to launch a new free-to-air movie channel, Cine Sony,…
Sky invests $2m in Circle Media Labs
Sky has invested US$2 million in Circle Media Labs, a tech company specialising in connected…
Amazon welcomes Fashion Hero
Amazon has added 8x60mins reality competition series The Fashion Hero to its direct services for…
MEA TV market ‘set for massive growth’
The TV market in the Middle East and Africa is set to grow by 30%…
MTV launches localised Snapchat channel in France
Viacom-owned music channel MTV has launched a localised ‘Publisher Story’ on Snapchat’s Discover platform in…
SBS names new director of television
The Netherlands’ SBS Broadcasting has named Karin de Groot as its new director of television….
ITV Studios hires ex-BBCWW sales exec
ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVSGE) has brought former BBC Worldwide executive Vincent Baylaucq. He has…
Walking Dead net AMC debuts ad-free subs channel
The Walking Dead channel AMC is launching an ad-free, linear channel for US$5 a month…
CMT president Philips exits after 16 years
Brian Philips is leaving Viacom cable channel CMT after 16 years with the network. Frank…
TBI weekly round up: Torode doc, Clones deal
TBI’s latest news round-up takes a look over some of the biggest deals, hires and…
Fox’s Sky takeover set for UK competition probe
21st Century Fox’s £11.7 billion (US$15 billion) takeover of European satcaster Sky is likely to…
Premium video body launches in Europe
A premium video advocacy body is launching in Europe with the backing of numerous major…
CBS Reality original is Written in Blood
UK pay TV channel CBS Reality has commissioned an original true crime series from Endemol…
ITV Studios hires USA & ABC execs for scripted
ITV Studios America (ITVSA) has hired USA Networks’ Jed Valdecantos and ABC Studios’ Jim Dietle….
Amazon takes CBS summer drama – again
Subscription VOD service Amazon Prime Video has again secured rights to a CBS summer drama…
Landgraf’s FX ups trio
US cable channel FX Networks has promoted a trio of executives, with two execs who…