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UK’s Zinc Media bucks market with 34% revenue rise & highest profits in 13 years
UK-based Zinc Media Group is looking at “strategic acquisitions” after reporting a 34% rise in…
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News round-up: Netflix faces ‘Toughest Forces On Earth’; Roku orders ‘Tracee Travels’; Paramount+ renews ‘Dora’
Netflix faces ‘Toughest Forces On Earth’ Netflix has ordered Toughest Forces On Earth, an eight-part…
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Nevision taps producer Tim Parfitt to lead Spanish office in European expansion
London-based producer and financier Nevision (Goode Stuff, The Missing Children) is opening a new office…
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BBC expands natural history slate with insect & killer whale docs
UK public broadcaster the BBC has commissioned three new natural history shows and a chess…
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SPT’s global scripted chief Nina Lederman to depart in June
Sony Pictures Television (SPT)’s global scripted chief Nina Lederman is leaving the company. Lederman joined…
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Spain’s Atresmedia buys Dutch drama ‘Máxima’ about queen of Netherlands
Atresmedia in Spain has picked up rights to Dutch drama Máxima, which follows the life…
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Mattel TV Studios hires Amazon, Jim Henson & Bad Robot alums
Barbie and Hot Wheels owner Mattel has made three senior appointments to its TV studio….
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Asylum Entertainment strikes Lamont Pete & John H. Kelleher first-look pacts
LA-based Asylum Entertainment Group has bagged a first-look deal with filmmakers Lamont Pete and his…
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Wheelhouse snags Alignment investment, eyes ‘strategic acquisitions’
Brent Montgomery’s production firm Wheelhouse has received an undisclosed investment from US-based private equity firm…
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News round-up: Netflix & BritBox acquire ‘Obituary’; Lionsgate retains Gary Goodman; ITVX adds ‘Guava Juice Show’
Netflix & BritBox acquire ‘Obituary’ Netflix in the UK, BritBox in Australia and TVNZ in…
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Satisfaction Iberia hires former Mediacrest exec Bruno Pena Calvo
Satisfaction Iberia has hired former Mediacrest exec Bruno Pena Calvo to lead its production unit….
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Switzerland’s RTS becomes first int’l buyer of Panenka’s ‘We’ve Got To Walk’
RTS in Switzerland has become the first international buyer of Lineup Industries’ format We’ve Got…
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Sony & Hasbro strike deal for ‘Clue’ TV & film adaptations
Sony Pictures Television and Sony-owned TriStar Pictures have struck a deal with Hasbro Entertainment for…
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UKTV’s Alibi & S4C in Wales strike first scripted deal on ‘Mudtown’
UKTV-owned Alibi has linked up with Welsh language free-to-air channel S4C for the first time…
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Hungary’s TV2 & 1+1 Ukraine join ‘The 1% Club’
Hungary’s TV2 and 1+1 Ukraine have both licensed local versions of BBC Studios quiz format…
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UK’s Channel 4 expands Voltage TV’s ‘Tempting Fortune’ as Roku drops out
Channel 4 in UK has ordered an expanded eight-part second season of Voltage TV’s format…
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Ex-Amazon exec Thomas Drachkovitch & CAA alum Jason Hafford launch Dream Bay Entertainment
Former Amazon exec Thomas Drachkovitch and one-time CAA agent Jason Hafford have officially unveiled UK-based…
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Viaplay revenues rise but losses deepen, with ad service & password crackdown confirmed
Nordic streamer Viaplay has seen its subscriber number fall compared with 2023 and has confirmed…
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News round-up: Netflix boards BBC YA drama; Hidden Pictures inks Warren Adler deal; TVF Benelux sales
Netflix boards BBC YA drama Netflix has picked up the BBC’s adaptation of Holly Jackson’s…
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Peter Micelli’s Range Media eyes int’l growth after striking Liberty Global deal
Liberty Global is among companies taking a minority stake in Range Media Partners, which is…
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Roku expands ‘The Great American Baking Show’ & Honest Renovations’
US streaming platform Roku is expanding two of its original lifestyle titles, with an early…
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Buyer’s Profile: Neil Friedman, co-founder, ChaiFlicks
In this ongoing series, TBI speaks to key buyers about the shows they want and…
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Sky NZ expands BBC Studios deal to take BBC First
Sky in New Zealand has struck a deal that will see BBC Studios (BBCS)’s BBC…
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Banijay Asia & Ravi Shastri’s Sporting Beyond partner for cricket content
Banijay Asia has linked up with Sporting Beyond, the prodco co-founded by India’s former cricket…
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Foxtel commercial & content chief Amanda Laing steps down at Australian pay-TV group
Amanda Laing, chief commercial and content officer at Australian pay-TV group Foxtel, and managing director…
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Canada’s Bell Media snags Shark Teeth’s ‘Building Bad’, Cineflix to sell globally
Canada’s Bell Media has struck a pre-sale deal for the first season of factual engineering…
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BANFF adds CBS Entertainment president Amy Reisenbach to line-up
CBS Entertainment president Amy Reisenbach is among senior execs to have been added to the…
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Norway’s VGTV acquires Nova Festival doc from Yes Studios
VGTV in Norway has picked up Yes Studios documentary that explores the Hamas terrorist attacks…
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CBS cancels ‘CSI:Vegas’ & ‘So Help Me Todd’
CBS in the US has cancelled a pair of scripted shows, crime drama CSI: Vegas…
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Netflix shares dive 9% as subs decision & revenue projection disappoint investors
Netflix shares have dived almost 10% after the global streamer’s revenue projections over the next…