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NBCU fired Jeff Shell for sexual harassment, outgoing CEO will not receive severance pay
NBCUniversal owner Comcast confirmed on Monday that it had fired CEO Jeff Shell for sexual…
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BBC Studios alum Jim Brown joins FilmRise to fuel FAST & AVOD sales
New York-based producer & streaming firm FilmRise has hired former BBC Studios exec Jim Brown…
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Turkish prodco Medyapim strikes digital distribution deal with Merzigo
Turkish production powerhouse Medyapim has struck a deal with tech & monetisation firm Merzigo to…
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Exclusive: How Southeast Asia is breaking format barriers
Southeast Asia may not be ready to challenge the dominance of North Asia’s TV format…
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‘We Are Lady Parts’ writer Raisah Ahmed & Freedom Scripted link to adapt Martin Sixsmith’s book ‘Ayesha’s Gift’
We Are Lady Parts alumna Raisah Ahmed has partnered with Scottish indie Freedom Scripted on…
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Exclusive: What Spain’s new tax incentives mean for int’l production
Spain and its regions have made headlines with new tax incentives schemes to attract global…
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France’s Histoire, Mexico’s TV Unam & Atresmedia in Spain strike MIPTV deals with ORF
Histoire and KTO in France, as well as TV Unam in Mexico and Atresmedia in…
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Malaysia’s Vision New Media ups Min Lim to group CEO
Malaysian content group Vision New Media has promoted Min Lim to the newly created role…
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Amazon Prime Video preps ABBA stalking doc ‘Take A Chance’ in Nordics & Europe
Amazon Prime Video is preparing to launch a one-off doc about a stalker who became…
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Kudos partners with Steven Knight & ‘Happy Valley’s Sarah Lancashire for William Shakespeare drama
Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight is developing a drama series around the life of William…
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NBCU CEO Jeff Shell in shock exit after ‘inappropriate relationship’
NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell is leaving the company with immediate effect, following an investigation into…
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TBI Weekly: All eyes on MIPTV 2023
MIPTV might have been quieter than previous years but news was in no short supply….
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TV4 & C More among buyers for Channel 4’s Kardashian docuseries
TV4 and C More in Scandanavia are among companies to have picked up Optomen’s two-part…
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BBC recruits Jack Thorne to adapt ‘Lord Of The Flies’
UK pubcaster the BBC has teamed up with His Dark Materials screenwriter Jack Thorne to…
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eOne’s ex-CEO Darren Throop emerges as potential buyer as Hasbro sale reaches final stages
Entertainment One (eOne)’s recently departed CEO & founder Darren Throop has emerged as a potential…
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Discovery embarks on exploration voyage with ‘Maritime Masters: Expedition Antarctica’
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has produced Maritime Masters: Expedition Antarctica, an original docuseries showcasing life…
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Netflix teams with ‘Dark Crystal’ & ‘Stranger Things’ creators for mystery ‘The Boroughs’
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance creators Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews have teamed up…
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Fremantle CEO Jennifer Mullin, Lilly Singh & World of Wonder duo to keynote Banff
Fremantle CEO Jennifer Mullin is among a flurry of speakers who have been confirmed for…
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FilmRise orders social-media competition format with Venture 10 & candy makers Mars Wrigley
New York-based studio and streamer FilmRise has ordered an original reality competition format with Follow…
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This Is Nice CEO Morten Mogensen to exit Fremantle-owned Nordic group
Morten Mogensen is stepping down as CEO at Fremantle’s Nordic group, This Is Nice. His…
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News round-up: MBC & TV2 among royal doc deals; Netflix India renews ‘Rana Naidu’; Fuse Media expands Freevee FAST deal
MBC & TV2 among royal doc deals RTS (Switzerland), TV2 (Hungary), TV2 (Slovenia), RTBF (Belgium),…
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Nutopia hires Lion TV & Raw alum Tom Watt-Smith to drive docuseries & formats
Nutopia has appointed former Lion TV exec Tom Watt-Smith to a newly created position working…
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Paramount+ expands Korean slate with two new dramas via CJ ENM alliance
Paramount+ is expanding its South Korean originals slate with the commission of two new drama…
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Fifth Season’s SVP of docs Kevin Iwashina steps down, acknowledges ‘creating discomfort’ for others
Fifth Season’s SVP of documentaries Kevin Iwashina is stepping down, after acknowledging that he had…
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MIPTV Takeaways: Blue Ant’s Ben Barrett on budgets, pre-buys & why €35 bowls of pasta matter
MIPTV has wrapped and as the 5,510 participants (according to organisers RX France) head back…
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Disney alum Julian Scott joins KidsCave as COO & MD ahead of Netflix series launch
UK animation firm KidsCave Studios has appointed former Disney exec Julian Scott as chief operating…
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Fremantle takes the measure of WhyNow’s ‘Coco Chanel’ documentary
Fremantle has acquired global distribution rights to Coco Chanel, a feature documentary from Gabriel Jagger’s…
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Sky Studios hires BBCS alum Tobi de Graaff to lead co-pro & NBCU distribution partnerships
Sky Studios has appointed former BBC Studios (BBCS) exec Tobi de Graaff to the new…
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Netflix to maintain $17bn content spend in 2024, as Q1 subs grow by 1.75 million
Netflix is not likely to cut its content investment in 2024, with co-CEO Ted Sarandos…
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Fox links with Will Arnett’s Electric Avenue for ‘Snake Oil’ gameshow format
Fox has ordered Snake Oil, a new game show format hosted and produced by comedian…