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Mediacorp readies bilingual toon
Mediacorp is claiming a first in Singapore by launching what it says is the territory’s…
Meg Ryan returns to TV drama with Epix
US premium cable channel Epix is to bring big screen star Meg Ryan back to…
Stingray buys music channel from Mojto firm
Montreal-based Stingray Digital Group is acquiring international pay TV music channel Classica from Unitel, a…
Cyber Group hires Goldsmith for US expansion
France’s Cyber Group Studios is moving into the US and has hired former Jim Henson…
ITV ‘preps for end of Crozier era’
UK broadcaster ITV is preparing for life after CEO Adam Crozier, though TBI understands there…
Sky Store director exiting
Long-serving Sky executive Simon Creasey is leaving the UK pay TV giant. He will leave…
Will and Grace reboot talk intensifies
Will and Grace is returning to TV, according to one of its stars. Leslie Jordan…
Google streaming service ‘could launch in Feb’
Google could reportedly launch new subscription streaming service Google Unplugged as early as February after…
Online ‘to replace TV as top ad medium by 2020’
Online will replace TV as the number one global advertising medium by 2020, according to…
BeIN chairman becomes interim Miramax CEO
BeIN Media Group chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi has become interim chief executive of US studio Miramax…
Euro nets befriend Winston Steinberger
Entertainment One has shopped its 2D animated comedy Winston Steinburger and Sir Dudley Ding Dong…
Hulu to stream Disney movies
American streamer Hulu has scored exclusive subscription VOD rights to more than 50 Disney feature…
Netflix takes global rights to RTVE drama
Streaming giant Netflix has acquired rights to Spanish sci-fi drama El Ministerio del Tiempo. Netflix…
Nets schedule Carrie Fisher, Debbie Reynolds tributes
US channels have reacted to the passing of Hollywood legends Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds,…
TBI Scripted: Year in Review
Another epic year in TV drama has just passed, with more original series, more money…
TBI Kids: Year in Review
Undeniably, 2016 was the year digital platforms established themselves as key kids entertainment market gamechangers….
TBI Digital: Year in Review
Twenty-sixteen was bookended by subscription VOD services taking their limited offers and launching them globally…
TBI Factual: Year in Review
If scripted TV dominates the headlines at the moment, 2016 served up a few factual…
TBI Formats: Year in Review
The best-sellers, the trend makers, the battles, the emerging territories, the industry favourites… here is…
Sky accepts Fox takeover terms
European satellite pay TV business Sky has accepted the £11.7 billion (US$14.6 billion) takeover offer…
All 4 elects Keshet’s Mr Student Body President
UK streaming platform All 4 has acquired New Form-produced teen comedy Mr Student Body President…
France turns on to eSports
More than a quarter of French internet users are interested in eSports, according to audience…
Comarex to sell Cisneros shows globally
Mexico-based distributor Comarex has acquired rights to Latin American content giant Cisneros Media Distribution’s catalogue…
People Just Do Nothing set for the US
People Just do Nothing has been picked up by Vice’s TV channel in the US,…
Exec exits Asahi distribution arm
Thomas Hiraoka has left Asahi Broadcasting Corporation’s distribution arm after two years with the Japanese…
MTG offloads loss-making African TV operations
Sweden-based media group MTG has completed the sale of its loss-making free TV channels and…
UK public backs BBC licence fee
The UK public backs the annual licence fee to fund pubcaster the BBC, although many…
Italian regulator to probe Vivendi’s Mediaset move
Italian antitrust watchdog AGCOM has stepped into the battle raging between Vivendi and Mediaset with…
Planet Earth II tops BBC iPlayer charts
Planet Earth II was the most popular show on the iPlayer BBC streaming and catch-up…
Vivendi continues hostile Mediaset stake build
Vivendi is continuing its hostile bid to acquire a significant stake in Mediaset. The French…