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Gordon Ramsay to speak at MIPCOM 2017
Celebrity chef and TV host Gordon Ramsay and National Geographic’s global networks CEO Courteney Monroe…
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TBI weekly round-up: Diana doc, Silverman’s Jamaican drama
TBI’s latest news round-up takes a look over some of the biggest deals, hires and…
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ABC Studios and Hoodlum sign global first look deal
ABC Studios International and Australian prodco Hoodlum Entertainment have signed a worldwide first look deal,…
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Netflix acquires global rights to Dynasty reboot
Netflix has acquired global rights to The CW’s reboot of Dynasty for all international territories…
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Netflix, Facebook ‘face Thai ultimatum’
Digital giants Netflix, YouTube and Facebook must register with Thailand’s national telecoms register or face…
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YouTube Red orders batch of new originals
Subscription video service YouTube Red has ordered a live action kids series featuring YouTube star…
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Content Innovation Awards entries deadline fast approaching
The deadline to enter the 2017 Content Innovation Awards is fast approaching. Interested parties have…
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Canal+ gains freedom to strike exclusive deals
France’s competition watchdog has removed the majority of restrictions placed on pay TV operator Canal+…
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Comedy Central taps Defy for digital shorts
Comedy Central International has struck a partnership with digital media producer Defy Media for the…
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BBC orders Farmer Wants a Wife-inspired format
The BBC had ordered a new take on the much-travelled Farmer Wants a Wife format…
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China’s Twitter rival banned from streaming video
Chinese regulators have ruled that three of the countries major internet groups much stop streaming…
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Globosat buys into Vice Brazil in expansion push
Vice Media and Globosat will partner to expand the Vice brand’s local presence across online,…
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Netflix and Amazon impact on US pay TV challenged
US pay TV will not decline as rapidly in the face of competition from Netflix…
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GroupM downgrades UK TV advertising forecast
Advertising giant GroupM has downgraded its expectations for growth in the UK advertising market this…
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Turner buys into Asian digital content network
Turner Asia Pacific has taken a minority stake in POPS Worldwide, a Vietnamese digital media…
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ITV Studios acquires Swedish prodco Elk Prods
ITV Studios has acquired the Swedish production company Elk Production, a subsidiary of Elk Entertainment…
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ITV Studios, Sky execs join Lookout Point
High-ranking production execs at ITV Studios (ITVS) and satcaster Sky are joining UK drama house…
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eOne inks multi-year deal with StoryBy
Global independent studio Entertainment One (eOne) has entered a multi-year TV first-look deal with US-based…
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Pubcasters pact to combat Netflix, Amazon threat
Two of Europe’s primary public broadcasters are strategically combining their arsenals to combat the growing…
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ITV Studios promotes Oldfield in drama push
Catherine Oldfield has been promoted to creative director of ITV Studio’s drama label, Tall Story…
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Raw taps Century Films’ Evans for factual role
All3Media-owned producer Raw has appointed Century Films’ Liesel Evans as its creative director of UK…
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Ex-Warner Bros exec Hungate resurfaces
Former Warner Bros. Television Production UK (WBTVPUK) co-chief Claire Hungate has been named CEO of…
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2btube & AwesomenessTV sign partnership deal
Spanish-language digital talent agency 2btube has partnered with AwesomenessTV to produce and manage the latter’s…
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Netflix to let kids control originals narratives
Subscription VOD service Netflix is to introduce interactive ‘branching’ narrative episodes to a pair of…
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2D dominates Cartoon Forum entries
Seventy percent of projects at the upcoming Cartoon Forum are 2D efforts. A total of…
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Dan Snow history podcast becomes VOD service
A new thematic VOD service based on television historian Dan Snow’s podcast network will launch…
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Amazon Prime picks up Israeli drama
Amazon Prime Video has picked up Israeli romantic comedy series The Baker and The Beauty,…
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TBI hires new deputy editor
Television Business International (TBI) has hired Kaltrina Bylykbashi as its new deputy editor. Bylykbashi will…
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Watchdog submits Sky takeover report to culture sec
UK regulator Ofcom has submitted its public interest report on the proposed acquisition of Sky…
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Sky Deutschland launches Sky Store
Sky Deutschland has launched its own version of Sky Store, the electronic sell-through service provided…