After more than 35 years of operation, TBI is closing its doors and our website will no longer be updated daily. Thank you for all of your support.
News
1 min read
Time Warner Cable eyes Hulu stake
US cable giant Time Warner Cable is reportedly considering taking an equity stake in video-on-demand…
1 min read
Discovery buying another Scandi channel
SBS Discovery Media had inked a deal for Swedish channel TV11 from the TV4 Group….
1 min read
Ukrainian net serves up family cook off show
Ukrainian channel 1+1 has acquired Global Agency’s cookery format Rivals-in-Law. Furthermore, producer iMagic has optioned…
1 min read
News brief: Australia checks out Embarrassing Bodies
Shine Australia will produce the local series, titled Embarrassing Bodies Down Under, for Foxtel-owned channel…
1 min read
Canal+ launches Touch on Windows
Canal+ has launched its TV programming mobile app, Canal Touch, on the Microsoft Windows 8…
1 min read
Lifetime, H2 set for Southeast Asia launch
A+E Networks-owned channels Lifetime and H2 will launch across Southeast Asia on June 14. A+E’s…
1 min read
Modern Family lined up as USA Network chances on laughs
NBCUniversal-owned US cable channel USA Network has commissioned its first ever comedy series, and will…
1 min read
Jennifer Lopez named CCO of Latino cable channel
Singer-come-actress Jennifer Lopez has been named chief creative officer of English-language Latino cable channel NuvoTV….
2 min read
Warner unveils company-wide top level shake-up
Warner Bros.’ new chief exec Kevin Tsujihara has made his stamp on the company’s television…
1 min read
Profit and revenues down at FremantleMedia
FremantleMedia has reported a year-on-year declines in revenue and profit. The producer and distributor blamed…
1 min read
BBC Worldwide commissions Really Cool Stuff
BBC Worldwide has ordered a fact-ent series for its international channels, Really Cool Stuff (WT)….
2 min read
TalkTalk doubles TV customer base, adding 12k a week
UK telecom operator TalkTalk more than doubled its TV subscriber base in the quarter to…
1 min read
BBC orders Cold War drama from Spooks producer
UK public broadcaster the BBC has ordered Legacy, a Cold War drama from UK indie…
1 min read
FIC inks channels deal with fledgling Thai operator
Fox International Channels has inked a deal with CTH and will provide the recently launched…
1 min read
All3 America unveils scripted arm
All3 America, the new US arm of UK producer All3Media, has opened a scripted division…
1 min read
Universal Networks picks up Power package
UK-based producer and distributor Power has sold a package of its miniseries to Universal Networks…
2 min read
Spielberg, Stallone attached to TNT, TBS projects
Steven Spielberg, Dick Wolf and Sylvester Stallone are among the talent producing new programmes for…
1 min read
Mr & Mrs Murder strikes for DCD
Broadcasters including pay TV operator Viasat have acquired DCD Rights-distributed Australian drama Mr & Mrs…
1 min read
Japan, Vietnam nets to coproduce period drama
Broadcasters from Japan and Vietnam are hooking up for a coproduced period drama that aims…
1 min read
News brief: Rectify to return to global Sundance Channels
Sundance Channels across Europe and Asia have secured the 10x60mins second season of crime drama…
1 min read
Raft of executive changes at Darlow Smithson
There have been a series of senior management changes at Endemol-owned factual producer DSP. Creative…
1 min read
Exclusive: Imira’s Goldberger exits
Imira Entertainment’s head of sales and acquisitions Christophe Goldberger is leaving the Spanish toon producer…
2 min read
Crozier: ITV Studios will deliver double-digit growth this year
The CEO of ITV has predicted the UK broadcaster’s international arm, ITV Studios, will deliver…
1 min read
Liberty Global makes senior Virgin Media appointment
Liberty Global has named the managing director of UPC Netherlands, Robert Dunn, as Virgin Media’s…
1 min read
Canal+ subs up but profit slides
Additions from Africa and Vietnam gave a boost to Canal+ Group’s overall subscriber base in…
1 min read
ABC takes up Quest
US broadcast network ABC has called on the producers of The Amazing Race and feature…
1 min read
FremantleMedia serves up Jamie Oliver sales
A deal sending Jamie Oliver-themed programming to US Hispanic net Mundo Fox is among sales…
1 min read
Killer Karaoke hits right note for Euro broadcasters
Zodiak Media’s extreme singing competition format Killer Karaoke has sold to broadcasters in the Netherlands…
1 min read
New Italian distributor Lion International launches
Italian media execs Giuseppe Gargiulo and Sesto Cifola have formed a new distribution business Lion…
1 min read
Echo Bridge hires for digital drive
LA-based distributor Echo Bridge Entertainment has hired an experienced digital exec to lead its new…