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NENT’s Viaplay to merge with Elisa Viihde in Finland
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) is to combine its streaming service Viaplay with OTT rival…
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News roundup: Wheelhouse and LOL to co-pro; UK’s C4 orders rural property show; Ryan Saul joins The Cartel
Wheelhouse and Laugh Out Loud sign co-pro deal Wheelhouse Entertainment and Laugh Out Loud have…
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Factual roundup: AMC SVODs acquire raft of factual shows; Autentic to distribute brain research doc; UKTV is ‘Gone Fishing’
AMC SVODs acquire docs for US AMC Networks’ SVOD services Acorn TV and Sundance Now…
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Glass Entertainment promotes senior creatives
US prodco Glass Entertainment Group (GEG) has announced several senior promotions within its creative team; naming…
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BBC unveils $125m plan for ‘inclusive content’ & launches ‘diverse-talent’ target
The BBC in the UK has said it will “prioritise” spending of £100m ($125m) of…
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Discovery’s streaming chief Peter Faricy resigns with trio taking up remit
Discovery’s CEO of direct-to-consumer business Peter Faricy has resigned, with the factual giant appointing three…
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Blue Ant’s Love Nature joins Ireland’s RTÉ, Arte France on wildlife series
Blue Ant Media’s Love Nature has joined forces with Ireland’s RTÉ and Arte France on…
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Factual round-up: ZED snags Arte trio; Rakuten preps NBA doc; France 5 extends Pernel show; Alchimie’s Taxi deal
France’s ZED snags Arte trio Paris-based distributor & producer ZED is launching three new science…
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Mediawan to buy Lagardere Studios for $112m as part of European expansion
French media group Mediawan has revealed a plan to acquire a raft of content firms…
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HBO Europe reveals continental doc slate
HBO Europe has announced an upcoming slate of documentary co-productions headed to its services in…
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China’s Tencent & iQiyi explore Netflix-beating merger, report claims
Chinese media giants Tencent and iQiyi are reportedly exploring a merger that could create the…
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News roundup: ‘Vlad’, ‘Trotsky’ and more int’l deals with South Korea; CW takes stab at ‘Killer Camp’ format; Hayu Australia inks exclusive ‘Chrisley’ deal; and more…
Eccho Rights strikes int’l deals with South Korean platforms South Korean platforms, including the broadcaster…
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ViacomCBS outlines plans for ‘super-serving’ SVOD with 30,000 hours
ViacomCBS will look to retain more rights to its programming as it prepares to roll…
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Zinc Media hires former Sky, Zodiak Media exec for new brand-funded arm
Factual production outfit Zinc Media Group has launched a new division to create brand-funded programming…
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Kids round-up: Blue Ant expands on Roku; Sky strikes Moonbug SVOD deal; Dandelooo to sell ‘Kosmix’; and more…
Blue Ant expands kids nature presence on Roku International media company Blue Ant Media has…
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TBI In Conversation: Erik Barmack on Spanish drama & adapting video games
In the first of a series of articles with leading US-based writers, producers and showrunners,…
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News round-up: SeriesFest expands line-up; ‘Cleaning Masters’ format travels to Russia; NENT Studios UK picks up 40 hours of Crackit content
SeriesFest updates line-up SeriesFest has revealed new additions to its previously announced line-up ahead of…
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TCB’s Paul Heaney & Dina Subhani depart following Beyond acquisition
TCB Media Rights CEO Paul Heaney and the UK-based distributor’s exec director Dina Subhani are…
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France TV appoints ex-Netflix, Canal+ exec to head programming
France Télévisions has appointed the former head of documentaries for Netflix in EMEA as programming…
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Global sales for Boat Rocker’s culinary content
Broadcasters in Europe, North America and the Middle East have struck deals with Boat Rocker…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Unpacking how Disney+ struck gold in the UK
Disney+ might still be less than three months old in the UK but that hasn’t…
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ViacomCBS ends relationship with ‘Live PD’ producer Big Fish Entertainment
ViacomCBS has “ended its relationship” with Big Fish Entertainment, the MGM-owned producer behind shows such…
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WarnerMedia to shutter HBO Go as HBO Max takes centre stage
WarnerMedia is to shut down its HBO Go mobile app in the US as it…
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ViacomCBS’ Channel 5 commissions three UK prodcos for century-spanning history series
UK broadcaster Channel 5 has commissioned three British indie prodcos – Middlechild, Raise the Roof…
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Love Nature launches on Les Bouquets Canal+ in Africa
Online and linear wildlife and nature channel Love Nature has launched in more than 25…
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C4 alum Gill Wilson joins Avalon as factual director
Gill Wilson has been appointed as UK and US-based prodco Avalon’s creative director of factual….
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Virgin Media takes Scottish streamer STV nationwide and adds All 4
Virgin Media has extended the reach of STV Player, the TV app from Scottish commercial…
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BBC facing $82m shortfall as BBC Studios dividend ‘not going to happen’
The UK’s BBC is looking at a £65m ($82m) budget black hole after it emerged…
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PopTV chief becomes latest ViacomCBS departure, headed for Audible
Amazon has hired the president of ViacomCBS’s US cable network PopTV as chief content officer…
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News round-up: ‘Black Widows’ heads to India; SundanceNow gets ‘Upright’; Hulu scraps ‘Harlots’; SeriesFest update; W4free latest
India’s Zee5 adapts Black Widows Indian streamer Zee5 has struck a deal with NENT Studios…