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Dealing with Covid-19: Behind the scenes of Facebook’s self-shot show
TBI’s extensive coverage of how Covid-19 is affecting the TV industry today hears from Phil…
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News round-up: Sky Studios invests in Longboat Pictures; Travel Channel orders eerie doc series from Karga Seven; Love Nature lands on Xumo in US and more…
Sky Studios invests in UK prodco Longboat Pictures Comcast-owned Sky Studios has acquired a minority…
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Apple TV+ hires BBC factual chief Alison Kirkham
Apple TV+ has hired BBC factual chief Alison Kirkham for its UK-based operations. She will…
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BBC & Pact strike terms of trade deal, ending long-running iPlayer dispute
The BBC and UK producer body Pact have agreed a far-reaching new terms of trade…
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Endemol Shine extends deals for Truly Original’s Glenda Hersh & Steven Weinstock
Endemol Shine Group has extended the deals of Glenda Hersh and Steven Weinstock, toppers at…
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Disney+ lands 54m subscribers but Mouse House left reeling by Covid-19
Disney+ has racked up more than 54 million subscribers since its launch barely six months…
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HBO Max broadens unscripted with Selena Gomez, expands comedy offer
WarnerMedia’s soon-to-launch US streamer HBO Max has made a straight-to-series order for a cookery show…
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News round-up: Spain’s LA 2 orders rural travel series; J2911 hires new sales exec; SBS picks up second run of ‘Australia In Colour’ and more…
Spain’s LA 2 commissions rural travel show from RTVE and DLO/Magnolia Spanish FTA network LA…
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ITV reveals another $37m in cuts & confirms 800 staff furloughed as ads slump
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has revealed the immediate impact of the Covid-19 crisis on its…
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Ruptly offers free content on launch of new doc division
Berlin-based news and media agency Ruptly is marking the launch of its new global documentary…
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European viewers warm to AVOD as Covid-19 impacts incomes
With the current financial climate appearing more uncertain amid the global pandemic, consumers are becoming…
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WarnerMedia preps for HBO Max’s Latin American roll-out after completing Ole deal
US media giant WarnerMedia is set to roll out new streamer HBO Max into Latin…
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BBC Studios hires BBC Four chief Cassian Harrison as SVP commissioning
BBC Studios has appointed Cassian Harrison, the editor of UK culture-skewing channel BBC Four, to…
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NBCU creates new division for Peacock & TV, revamps news
NBCUniversal (NBCU) has revealed a major restructuring affecting swathes of its operations, including the creation…
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Liberty Global & Telefonica in talks over Virgin Media-O2 merger
Telefonica and Liberty Global are reportedly in talks to merge UK operators O2 and Virgin…
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NEM Dubrovnik postponed & combined with Zagreb event
NEM Dubrovnik has become the latest event to be postponed following the Covid-19 pandemic. The…
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News round-up: CBC picks up Cineflix docs; Dust lands on All 4; TCB reports ‘record’ sales
Canada’s CBC picks up Cineflix docs Canadian pubcaster CBC has picked up six factual titles…
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ViacomCBS rejig continues with Jill Offman to depart
The extensive management rejig at ViacomCBS in the US has continued in the UK with…
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News round-up: Série Series cancelled; Fred sells ER shows to UK; HBO & Rai renew ‘My Brilliant Friend’
Série Series 2020 cancelled, online replacement announced French scripted drama event Série Series has been…
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Nordic duo NENT & Telenor get greenlight to merge pay TV divisions
Viaplay owner NENT Group and fellow Nordic operator Telenor Group have been given the greenlight…
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RTL streamers post 34% growth but Fremantle revenues dip
Fremantle-owner RTL Group has seen positive growth for its streaming services, with TV Now and…
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Scottish streamer STV expands VOD content by 270 hours
STV, the free-to-air Scottish broadcaster, has announced a significant expansion of its STV Player VOD…
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News round-up: Sky Studios signs Leinemann; ‘Evermore’ sales; Britbox honours medics; Baby Cow names MD
Sky Studios signs exclusive deal with filmmaker Leinemann Sky Studios has signed an exclusive deal…
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ViacomCBS slashes senior execs, Smithsonian president to depart
ViacomCBS has made a slew of changes to the senior management ranks at MTV, Pop,…
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BBC ‘not immune’ to Covid-19, seeks factual entertainment formats
BBC Two controller Patrick Holland has said the UK broadcaster is “not immune” to the…
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NENT resumes unscripted sale & appoints DRG’s Halliwell to head UK division
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has resumed the sale of its non-scripted production interests and…
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Channel 4’s Ian Katz eyes brand-funded shows to deal with ‘very tight budgets’
The UK’s Channel 4 is looking to expand its brand-funded programming output as it attempts…
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News round-up: Sky returns to ‘Rob & Romesh’; BBC cancels ‘The Greatest Dancer’; Electric launches streamer; and more
Sky picks up second run of Rob & Romesh Vs Sky One and Now TV…
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Noah Media Group takes global rights for films from Oscar-winners
London-based Noah Media Group has acquired global distribution rights for Lorton Entertainment’s sports feature Make…
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Western Europe SVOD ‘to double’ by 2025 as Covid-19 boosts numbers
Western Europe is set to see SVOD subscriptions double to over 197 million by 2025,…