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
Nordic broadcaster group adds formats for new division
Nordic World, the programme sales group formed by the most influential broadcasters in the region,…
2 min read
How much does it cost to go to the Screenings?
The LA Screenings is the most important event in the year for international broadcasters looking…
1 min read
Dave could be forced to change its name
British thematic broadcaster Dave could be forced to change its name after losing a trademark…
1 min read
Oprah net picks up another Sundance doc, plans more original content
US cable net OWN has picked up another feature doc from the Sundance Film Festival…
1 min read
Sony poaches BBC Worldwide exec to head comms
Sony Pictures Television has recruited Mark Macdonald, BBC Worldwide’s head of publicity for programming and…
1 min read
MTV to remake Sony’s Plain Jane
MTV is launching an international version of US fashion format Plain Jane after striking a…
1 min read
Pro7 could raise €2.5b from int’l channels sale
German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 could raise up to €2.5 billion (US$3.4 billion) from the sale of…
1 min read
CBS comedy series Mad Love sells to Canada, Australia and Lat-Am
US network comedy Mad Love has been sold to free-to-air broadcasters in Canada and Australia…
1 min read
Broadcasters including Discovery buy Wikileaks doc
Discovery and a raft of European broadcasters have picked up Zodiak Rights-distributed Wikileaks documentary WikiLeaks:…
1 min read
NATPE buyers, delegates up as Miami event winds up
NATPE says it has rebounded from several tough years after 4,504 people registered for the…
1 min read
Wife Swap to be remade in India, Russia
Spouse trading format Wife Swap is to be remade in India and Russia after distributor…
1 min read
TBI investigates The West Wing creator Aaron Sorkin’s new HBO series
Aaron Sorkin, writer of this year’s David Fincher-directed smash The Social Network and creator of…
1 min read
OWN to remake Swedish makeover format
US cable broadcaster OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network is to remake a Swedish reality format after…
1 min read
NATPE News: Distributors close Lat Am deals
A raft of international distributors have closed a number of major Latin American deals at…
1 min read
People To Meet: Zodiak’s Simon Junker
Simon Junker, chief executive, RM 5to Elemento What would pop star Ricky Martin want at…
1 min read
NATPE News: Zucker signs off at NATPE; eyes return to producing
Outgoing NBC Universal boss Jeff Zucker has hinted his next move will be a return…
1 min read
NATPE News: MTV alumni DiGa reveal slate, book first orders
DiGa, the US producer formed by MTV programming chiefs Tony Di Santo and Liz Gately,…
1 min read
All3 Media update: Company, Objective & Maverick to launch in the US
All3Media CEO Steve Morrison has fleshed out plans to deepen the company’s presence in the…
1 min read
People To Meet: Jersey Shore’s SallyAnn Salsano
SallyAnn Salsano, Creator, Jersey ShorePresident, 495 Productions SallyAnn Salsano comes to NATPE as one of…
1 min read
Pro7-backed Red Arrow moves into UK, eyes acquisitions
Red Arrow Entertainment, the production company owned by German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1, has launched a production…
1 min read
NATPE News: MTV alumni DiGa reveal slate, book first orders
DiGa, the US producer formed by MTV programming chiefs Tony Di Santo and Liz Gately,…
1 min read
NATPE News: MTV’s Tr3s eyes scripted series
MTV-owned US Spanish language broadcaster Tr3s is looking to ramp up its slate of original…
1 min read
People to meet: WPP’s Martin Sorrell
Sir Martin Sorrell is the best known advertising executive in the world. Having founded WPP…
1 min read
NATPE News: Globosat acquires DRG package
Brazilian pay TV broadcaster Globosat has struck a 120 hour volume deal with London-based distributor…
2 min read
Exclusive: All3Media launching a new US division
Having hired Wayne Garvie as managing director of international production and added former CBS president…
1 min read
Sony’s Toro has pulled out of Spain and is focused on Italy
Sony Pictures Television-owned producer Toro has pulled out of Spain and, with the same senior…
1 min read
ITV execs set up indie and ink deal with BBCWW
Former ITV Studios executives Amanda Wilson and Elliot Johnson have created a new indie and…
1 min read
Exclusive: Ben Silverman looking to staff up following Engine purchase
Ben Silverman is staffing up his newly acquired international distribution company Electus/Engine Distribution and, speaking…
1 min read
People To Meet: NBCU’s Martin Irusta
Universal Networks International, the global pay TV channels arm of the Hollywood studio, has been…
1 min read
Debmar Mercury’s Hegedus joins Viasat
Former Fox and Debmar Mercury executive Beata Hegedus has joined pan European broadcaster Viasat and…