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