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TBI Tech & Analysis: Where next for Netflix & Disney+?
Netflix and Disney+ are among the few services to have seen an upside to lockdown…
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IBC 2020 cancelled over coronavirus uncertainty
IBC, the broadcast industry’s leading European event, will not take place this year. CEO Michael…
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Foxtel reveals launch date for new SVOD streamer ‘Binge’
Australian pay TV operator Foxtel is to launch its new streaming service on 25 May…
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News round-up: SPT’s LA Screenings alternative goes live; Smithsonian orders Dambusters doc; Keshet 12 reboots ‘Deal With It!’
SPT’s LA Screenings alternative goes live The Sony Pictures Television (SPT) 2020 Screenings website has…
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UK set to double number of SVOD subscribers by 2024
The UK’s increasing dependency on SVOD services has been laid bare with a new report…
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UK takes ‘significant step’ as Covid-19 production blueprint unveiled
The UK’s major broadcasters including the BBC, ITV and Sky have unveiled new industry-wide guidelines…
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TBI Weekly: Why co-productions matter in a Covid-19 world
Daryl Talbot, CEO and co-founder at Bondi Vet and Paramedics prodco WTFN, tackles the key…
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Dealing with Covid-19: Why global thinking is vital in lockdown
TBI’s extensive coverage around the impact of Covid-19 continues today with Laura Michalchyshyn, chief creative…
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Peacock confirms ‘Brave New World’ will be available for US launch
NBCUniversal’s new streaming service Peacock has confirmed the originals line-up for its launch to all…
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News round-up: WalterPresents adds ‘When The Dust Settles’; ITV, Smithsonian order Covid-19 shows
WalterPresents lands Danish drama Global drama streamer Walter Presents has secured UK rights to When…
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Exclusive: MENA streamer Shahid reveals budgets & int’l plans in TBI Talks (watch here)
To watch TBI Talks on demand, please click above Middle East-based streamer Shahid is looking…
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BBC unveils production return for ‘Top Gear’ & ‘EastEnders’, as Europe opens up
The UK’s BBC has revealed plans to restart production on some of its key shows…
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News round-up: VIA orders Armoza dating format; SVT snags ‘Fittest Family’; ShortsTV update
VIA orders Armoza’s ‘lean production’ dating format South African lifestyle channel VIA has ordered a…
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Netflix & Sky Crime land on Znak & Co’s true crime three-parter
Netflix and UK network Sky Crime have picked up a Texas-based three-part documentary that follows…
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UK producer-financier Goldfinch launches drama & factual TVOD service
Goldfinch, the UK-based independent producer-financier, has launched TVOD service BirdBox.Film. Split across three channels –…
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Red Arrow’s Bo Stehmeier to return to ZDFE’s Off The Fence as CEO
ZDF Enterprises (ZDFE) has appointed Red Arrow Studios International’s president Bo Stehmeier as CEO at…
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Lockdown drives BBC iPlayer to new highs, helped by ‘Killing Eve’
The UK’s BBC has revealed that Sunday, May 10 was the busiest day ever for…
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News round-up: Fugitive forges Gil format pact; Globo extends eco drama; Keshet makes bumper MasterChef order
Fugitive agrees Gil Format deal in UK Anthony Kimble’s development & financing outfit Fugitive has…
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Jeffrey Katzenberg blames Quibi’s slow uptake on Covid-19
Jeffrey Katzenberg has admitted that the performance of his shortform streamer Quibi has been “not…
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Private equity firm KKR buys into Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1
Private equity outfit KKR has revealed that it has acquired a 5.2% stake in German…
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Endemol Shine strikes Plex deal, expands AVOD play with ‘Gracepoint’ & ‘MasterChef’
Endemol Shine Group’s push into the direct-to-consumer market is being further accelerated by a multi-territory…
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ViacomCBS plans to launch ‘broad SVOD’ service within 12 months
ViacomCBS plans to launch an international pay TV streaming product in multiple markets within the…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Breaking down the numbers for 2019/20
2019 might seem like a different world to the Covid-19 dominated landscape we live in…
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News round-up: Viaplay greenlights Covid-19 drama; Discovery UK’s lifestyle orders; NHK’s Coronavirus cruise doc
Viaplay orders social distancing drama Nordic Entertainment (NENT) Group has ordered a drama produced under…
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SPI & StarTimes launch Turkish drama & gaming networks in Africa
Channel provider SPI/FilmBox has partnered with Chinese-owned African pay TV platform StarTimes to launch Turkish…
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BBC Studios names sales & format head Ding Ke to oversee China
BBC Studios (BBCS) has appointed its head of content sales & formats Ding Ke to…
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Andy Kaplan & George Chien’s KC completes SPT network deal in Asia
KC Global Media Entertainment, the company launched by Sony Pictures Television (SPT) alums Andy Kaplan…
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Britbox boards ITV’s Covid-19 drama series ‘Isolation Stories’
BBC Studios and ITV’s North American streamer BritBox is onboard Isolation Stories, the limited series…
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Sky hires Arrow Pictures alum Poppy Dixon to head factual
Comcast-owned UK satcaster Sky has appointed former Arrow Pictures and Raw TV exec Poppy Dixon…
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EOne lines up HBO alum Michael Lombardo to head TV division
Hasbro-owned producer and distributor Entertainment One (eOne) has lined up former HBO programming president Michael…