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Factual
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Zinc Media raises a further $5m as ‘bulwark’ to Covid & to fuel growth
UK-based factual production outfit Zinc Media Group has raised £4m ($5.2m) via a new share…
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CNN Films boards SpringHill’s ‘Dreamland’ doc about Tulsa race riots
US-based CNN Films has come aboard Dreamland: The Rise And Fall Of Black Wall Street,…
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Discovery, Hulu snag format & tape rights to Keshet’s convent reality show
Disney’s US streamer Hulu has picked up exclusive rights to docureality show Bad Habits, Holy…
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Discovery brings ‘Top Gear’ catalogue to Japan in BBC Studios deal
The UK’s BBC Studios has signed a deal with Discovery to bring 27 seasons of…
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Quibi closes premium shortform streamer after just seven months
Big budget shortform streamer Quibi is to shut down after just seven months on the market….
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Talpa TV’s SBS6 preps Dutch version of Rabbit Film’s ‘Over The Atlantic’
Talpa TV’s SBS6 in the Netherlands has commissioned a local version of adventure reality format…
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TBI In Conversation: Autentic MD on the future of factual
Autentic MD Patrick Hörl tells Richard Middleton how his German factual producer and distributor responded…
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BBC Studios inks first-look deal with Rogan Productions
BBC Studios has signed a first-look deal with UK indie factual prodco Rogan Productions. The…
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Channel 4 orders Blink doc series delving into British monarch
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has commissioned a new documentary series exploring the reign of British…
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News round-up: Hulu orders ‘Wild Rabbit’; Synchronicity to adapt ‘Mayflies’; Flame inks South Korea and China factual deals
Hulu orders ‘Wild Rabbit’ Hulu has commissioned a one-hour drama from Chambers writer Randy McKinnon,…
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ViacomCBS overhauls streaming division, with Pluto’s Tom Ryan promoted & senior exec exits
ViacomCBS is overhauling its global streaming operations, with Pluto TV’s CEO Tom Ryan appointed at…
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DAZN partners with TikTok to launch football content portal in Germany
Sports streamer DAZN has unveiled a partnership with shortform mobile platform TikTok to create a…
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UK’s ITV restructures to focus on streaming, with Kevin Lygo taking new role
UK commercial broadcaster ITV is to restructure its business around streaming and has named the…
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Fremantle’s Apartment & Castlefield to adapt ‘Death At SeaWorld’
Fremantle-owned producers The Apartment and Castlefield have picked up rights to adapt David Kirby’s investigative…
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BBCS makes ‘significant breakthrough’ in China with Bilibili pact
Chinese streamer Bilibili and BBC Studios (BBCS) have struck a potentially far-reaching pact that will…
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TBI Weekly: What MIPCOM Online+ delivered this week
It has been a MIPCOM like no other and yet despite the lack of rosé…
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TVNZ dives into mental health with local version of Oz ‘Man Up’ format
New Zealand broadcaster TVNZ has greenlit a local version of Movember’s Man Up format. Wellington-based…
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NBCUIS president Jeff Wachtel exits company after 20 years
NBCUniversal International Studios (NBCUIS)’s president Jeff Wachtel is stepping down and leaving the US media…
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Warner Bros. TV signs overall deal with Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors
Warner Bros. Television Group has signed an exclusive multi-year overall deal with Black Lives Matter…
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Exclusive: Beyond Rights acquisitions chief Jimmy Humphrey steps down
Beyond Rights head of acquisitions & co-productions Jimmy Humphrey is leaving the Australia- and UK-based distributor,…
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MIPCOM Factual round-up: NENT adds Joe Biden doc; ZDF, Arte explore crime; Discovery takes eOne duo
NENT Studios UK jumps on Joe Biden doc NENT Studios UK has acquired a new…
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ViacomCBS extends ‘no diversity, no commission’ policy around world
ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI) is extending its ‘no diversity, no commission’ policy around the world….
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NBCU’s unscripted chief Meredith Ahr departs
NBCUniversal (NBCU)’s unscripted chief Meredith Ahr has left the company. Ahr was appointed to become…
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Disney restructures TV production & distribution to focus on streaming
Disney has unveiled an extensive restructure of its media and entertainment businesses, with a new…
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Fred Media hires Beyond alum Zoe Allen to Melbourne sales team
Australia-based distributor Fred Media has appointed Beyond Rights exec Zoe Allen to its Melbourne team…
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A+E’s History orders Morgan Freeman-fronted prison break doc series
A+E Networks-owned History channel has commissioned a new 6 x 60-minute factual series exploring some…
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MIPCOM Factual round-up: Sky acquires Yusuf Hawkins doc; Beyond sells 300+ hours to US; Great Pacific asks ‘What If’
Sky acquires HBO’s Yusuf Hawkins doc Sky in the UK has acquired feature documentary Yusuf…
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Blue Ant’s Julie Chang on a post-pandemic prediction
Julie Chang, VP of international co-productions at Blue Ant Media and interim EVP at Blue…
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News round-up: Fox Turkey remakes Nippon’s ‘Abandoned’; Sooner takes ‘Red Zones’; Drive deals
Fox Turkey unveils latest Nippon TV adaptation Fox Turkey has again partnered with Nippon TV…
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WarnerMedia to cut thousands of jobs as part of cost-reduction plan
WarnerMedia is preparing to shed thousands of jobs as it restructures its operations, amidst the…