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ITV Studios profits soar by 22%, as ITV earnings decline 7% with advertising slump expected
ITV has seen its profits slide by 12% over the past year but ITV Studios…
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MultiChoice links with NBCUniversal & Sky for Showmax relaunch
South Africa’s MultiChoice has partnered with Comcast-owned NBCUniversal and European pay-TV giant Sky to relaunch…
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Toonz Entertainment makes sales push in Germany & Italy, hires Discovery & Warner Bros alums
Toonz Entertainment, the distribution arm of global kids and family entertainment firm Toonz Media Group,…
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StudioCanal invests in Kudos alum Phil Temple’s Birdie Pictures, unveils first project
StudioCanal has made an undisclosed investment in Birdie Pictures, the nascent UK production firm launched…
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Fox Alternative Entertainment lands new head in Maverick TV USA alum John Hesling
John Hesling, former president of Maverick TV USA, has been appointed as EVP and head…
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News round-up: CBS Reality orders true crime docuseries; RTVE returns ‘Joker’; Banijay UK names DE&I ambassador
CBS Reality orders true crime docuseries CBS Reality has commissioned Murder: Fight For the Truth,…
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Nat Geo Channels US picks up ‘Border Patrol’ as BossaNova strikes factual deals
Nat Geo Channels US and Bell Media in Canada are among broadcasters to acquire a…
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BBC orders Viagra drama ‘Men Up’ from ITVS duo Quay Street & Boom, with Cineflix distributing
The BBC has ordered a drama from ITV Studios duo Quay Street Productions and Boom…
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Foxtel extends HBO deal with Warner Bros. Discovery, putting ‘optionality at its core’
Foxtel in Australia has struck a new exclusive pact with Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) for…
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‘Hair Love’ producer Carl Reed launches animation studio Composition Media
Carl Reed, producer of Oscar-winning short film Hair Love, has launched US animation studio Composition…
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M-Net re-teams with Quizzical Pictures & Fremantle for South African crime thriller
South African pay-TV channel M-Net has commissioned crime thriller White Lies, an international co-pro from…
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Disney TV rejig hands John Landgraf Nat Geo & Onyx Collective, while Simran Sethi adds Freeform
Disney Entertainment co-chair Dana Walden is reshuffling the TV division, with expanded roles for FX…
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The London TV Screenings 2023 Map: What’s On, Where & When
There are more events happening in the UK capital this week as part of The…
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Opinion: Devil’s in the detail – IP sharing in today’s grabby world
As the industry faces an ongoing squeeze, TBI’s format guru Siobhan Crawford talks IP preservation…
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London TV Screenings round-up: BBCS sells ‘Dr Foster’ to Nippon TV, extends ZDF pact; Fremantle shops ‘Islands’; Roku & TVNZ in ITVS sales
BBCS sells ‘Doctor Foster’ to Nippon TV, extends ZDF pact Nippon TV has acquired BBC…
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MGM TV unscripted co-head, Brian Edwards, exits three months after promotion
Brian Edwards, the co-head of MGM alternative television, is leaving the Amazon-owned company three months…
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Vice closes France office, names finance duo as co-CEOs to replace Nancy Dubuc
Vice Media Group is closing its office in France and has named finance execs Bruce…
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Amazon Prime Video Canada cooks up restaurant docuseries with Pixcom
Amazon Prime Video has ordered Pendant Ce Temps En Cuisine, a docuseries going behind of the…
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Netflix expands ‘Pokémon’ franchise with stop-motion series
Netflix has partnered with The Pokémon Company on a new stop-motion animated series set in…
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Ukraine One Year On: Volodymyr Zavadiuk, head of big shows at 1+1 Media
Twelve months since the Russian invasion, TBI talks to Ukrainian media organisations about how they…
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Paramount alum Laura Abril lands at Buendia Estudios
Spanish production company Buendia Estudios has appointed former Paramount exec Laura Abril as EVP scripted…
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News round-up: Channel 4 orders Paula Yates doc; BBC returns ‘The Traitors’; TF1 & CBC in ‘House of Windsor’ deals
Channel 4 orders Paula Yates doc UK broadcaster Channel 4 has ordered a two-part docuseries…
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Disney+ Hotstar takes ‘Dead Pixels’ into India with Tamada Media
Disney+ Hotstar in India has ordered a remake of BBC Studios (BBCS) comedy Dead Pixels….
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WBD sues Paramount Global over ‘South Park’ streaming rights dispute
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is suing Paramount Global for streaming new episodes of the adult…
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Vice Media CEO Nancy Dubuc steps down after five years
Nancy Dubuc has stepped down as CEO at Vice Media Group, following a five-year tenure….
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Channel 5 investigates ‘The Earl, His Lover, The Escort And Her Brother’ from Spun Gold TV
Paramount-owned UK broadcaster Channel 5 has ordered a feature-length documentary around the life and murder…
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BBC Studios extends Zinc Media Group distribution deal
BBC Studios has extended its first-look distribution deal with UK factual specialist Zinc Media Group….
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ITV & ITVX order ‘Jeopardy!’ from Whisper North, as reboot trend in UK continues
ITV1 and sibling streamer ITVX have ordered a reboot of veteran quiz format Jeopardy! for…
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Ukraine One Year On: Daria Leygonie-Fialko, founder of ‘The Trace’ firm Space Production
Twelve months since the Russian invasion, TBI talks to Ukrainian media organisations about how they…
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News round-up: TV3 Estonia challenges ‘Mastermind’; Peacock investigates Robert Wone murder; Asylum strikes NY Post first-look deal
TV3 Estonia challenges ‘Mastermind’ TV3 Estonia has licensed the BBC Studios quiz format Mastermind, with…