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Viaplay to cut 25% of staff, with Filippa Wallestam departing, as Nordic group pulls out of UK & US & eyes sale
Viaplay Group in the Nordics is to cut more than 25% of its staff, with…
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WildBrain closes $11.8m acquisition of animation firm House of Cool
Canadian kids & family firm WildBrain has closed its $15.5m ($11.8m) acquisition of Toronto-based animation…
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Banijay Italia partners with Marco Belardi’s Greenboo Production
Banijay Italia has partnered with Greenboo Production, the Italian label founded by The Lions Of…
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Banijay restructures BLAB in Germany as marketing push extended
Banijay has unveiled its latest restructuring in Germany as the producer-distributor looks to expand its…
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Insight TV extends FAST channel reach in US with trio of deals via first Philo pact
Netherlands-based producer, distributor and millennial-focused global channel provider Insight TV has launched three FAST channels…
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A&E fires up ‘Kings Of BBQ’ with ‘Black-ish’ actor Anthony Anderson & Cedric The Entertainer
A&E is prepping more barbecue programming, this time tracking Black-ish actor Anthony Anderson and Cedric…
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AMPTP stands ground & reveals $1bn offer to “disingenuous” SAG-AFTRA
With the SAG-AFTRA strike now almost a week in, the Alliance of Motion Picture and…
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‘Never Say Never’ prodco Hit + Run ups Noah Korn to become SVP of development
Hit + Run, the US prodco behind Disney+ and Hulu show Never Say Never, has…
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A+E orders Deborah Chong murder docuseries from Transistor Films for Crime & Investigation
A+E Networks EMEA has ordered a two-part docuseries exploring a brutal murder in the UK…
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Exclusive: Arte & France TV reveal best-rated docs across 2022-23 season
France Télévisions and Arte have revealed their most popular documentaries to TBI, with exclusive data…
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ProSiebenSat.1 to cut 400 roles as part of entertainment ‘realignment’
German broadcast group ProSiebenSat.1 is cutting around 400 roles as part of its “realignment” to…
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CBS claws back ‘Yellowstone’ as Peacock drama tops strike-affected fall line-up
US networks continue to reshuffle programming to deal with the repercussions of the US writers…
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Banijay UK merges RDF & Remarkable, Kitty Walshe departs
Banijay UK labels RDF and Remarkable Factual are to merge, with staff cuts expected and…
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Fox streamer Tubi hires former Vimeo chief Anjali Sud as CEO
Fox has hired former Vimeo chief Anjali Sud as its CEO, replacing founder Farad Massoudi….
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BBC Studios to remake All3Media Int’l scripted formats ‘Shameless’ & ‘Strangers’ for India
BBC Studios is to adapt and produce local versions of two All3Media International scripted titles,…
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Netflix orders US Women’s World Cup soccer docuseries
Netflix has ordered an all-access sports docuseries following the US Women’s World Cup soccer team…
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‘Tiny World’ firm Plimsoll & horror producer Blumhouse prep ‘Nightmares Of Nature’
Tiny World outfit Plimsoll Productions has struck an unlikely partnership with US-based horror producer Blumhouse…
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Fremantle hires Crackle & Red Box alum to lead global FAST operations
Fremantle has hired Laura Florence from Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment (CSSE) to lead…
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Amazon Prime Video adds former Canal+, France TV exec’s streaming channel in US
Amazon Prime Video in the US has added a streaming channel launched by former Canal+…
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News round-up: BritBox UK buys ‘Fat Friends’; Freevee expands ‘7 vs. Wild’, Quintus to sell format
BritBox UK buys Fat Friends Streaming service BritBox UK has picked up rights to all…
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France’s TF1 revives ‘Plus Belle La Vie’ with social ‘tie-ins’ following France 3 cancellation
France’s TF1 is reviving former France TV daily drama Plus Belle La Vie. The show…
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A+E Networks reorganises exec team as MD in Asia Saugato Banerjee departs
A+E Networks’ MD in Asia, Saugato ‘Shoggy’ Banerjee, is stepping down at the end of…
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White Spark Pictures receives museum funding for VR documentaries
White Spark Pictures, the Australian production company established by Briege Whitehead, has entered development on…
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Banijay restructures in Asia & takes full control of Endemol Shine India
Banijay has taken full control of Endemol Shine India and is to combine it with…
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Disney+ series ‘Ms Marvel’ to make network debut on ABC
Disney+ superhero series Ms Marvel is to become the first of the streamer’s Marvel Studios…
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‘Chernobyl’ producer Sister hires former Netflix content chief Cindy Holland as global CEO
Chernobyl producer Sister has hired former Netflix content chief Cindy Holland as its global CEO,…
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News round-up: Paramount+ creates ‘Mixtape’; AI to lead Kartoon Studios film expansion; The CW & Roku ‘Fight To Survive’ together
Paramount+ creates ‘Mixtape’ Paramount+ has commissioned Mixtape, a documentary exploring how the creation of mixtapes…
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BBC alum Claire Urquhart joins S4C in Wales to lead new commercial content fund
Welsh-language broadcaster S4C has hired former BBC exec Claire Urquhart to head up a new…
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SAG-AFTRA blasts studio “greed” as Hollywood actors’ strike begins
US actors’ union SAG-AFTRA has now formally gone on strike, after its board unanimously voted…
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Exclusive: VP of acquisitions & programming at TelevisaUnivision’s ViX to step down
Maria Ines Rodriguez, VP of acquisitions & programming at TelevisaUnivision’s Spanish-language streamer ViX, is stepping…