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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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….
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…
Wheelhouse snags Alignment investment, eyes ‘strategic acquisitions’
Brent Montgomery’s production firm Wheelhouse has received an undisclosed investment from US-based private equity firm…
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…
Satisfaction Iberia hires former Mediacrest exec Bruno Pena Calvo
Satisfaction Iberia has hired former Mediacrest exec Bruno Pena Calvo to lead its production unit….
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Roku expands ‘The Great American Baking Show’ & Honest Renovations’
US streaming platform Roku is expanding two of its original lifestyle titles, with an early…
Buyer’s Profile: Neil Friedman, co-founder, ChaiFlicks
In this ongoing series, TBI speaks to key buyers about the shows they want and…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
CBS cancels ‘CSI:Vegas’ & ‘So Help Me Todd’
CBS in the US has cancelled a pair of scripted shows, crime drama CSI: Vegas…
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…