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International expansion powers Canal+ to steady growth
International subscriptions helped boost Canal+’s revenues in the first quarter, with the pay TV outfit…
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India’s Eros merges with ‘State Of Affairs’ prodco STX Entertainment
The company behind Indian streamer Eros Now has struck a deal to merge with the…
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BBC orders Peter Sellers doc from Brook Lapping
BBC Two in the UK has commissioned Brook Lapping, part of Zinc Media, to produce…
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TBI Weekly: Navigating risk as future lockdowns loom
Jeremy Roberts, a partner and head of broadcasting & content distribution at UK legal firm…
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Drive sells more than 50 hours of factual content worldwide
Multiple networks in Europe and Australasia have picked up a range of factual content after…
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Dealing with Covid-19: Unpacking lockdown’s effect on viewing habits
TBI’s ongoing coverage around the impact of Covid-19 on the global content business hears from…
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News round-up: FilmRise snags ‘MythBusters’; Nat Geo goes underground with Blink; Quibi orders adult animation; UKTV grabs ‘The Bill’
FilmRise takes on MythBusters & Deadly Women sales New York-based acquisition and distribution company FilmRise…
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Former Kew Media exec Ford launches distribution firm Abacus
Jonathan Ford, former EVP of sales at Kew Media Distribution, has launched Abacus Media Rights…
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Asacha Media launched by ex-Endemol Shine & Zodiak chiefs
Endemol Shine Group’s former COO Marina Williams has linked up with ex-Zodiak Media France CEO…
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Netflix reaches record share price, surpasses Disney market cap
Netflix’s share price has struck a record high amid the Covid-19 pandemic, with the company…
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Exclusive: AVOD decline likely as Covid-19 hits once-surging sector
The Covid-19-induced slump in advertising spending is set to have deep repercussions on the until…
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Sky unveils doc & nature channel launch dates, donates to Covid-19 fund
European pay-TV operator Sky will launch its two new UK factual channels – Sky Documentaries…
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News round-up: Disney+ preps ‘Mandalorian’ docuseries; GRB’s comedy deal; DRG expands slate
Disney+ preps The Mandalorian docuseries Disney+ is to launch an eight-part docuseries exploring the creation…
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Food Network orders takeout from ‘Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives’
Discovery’s US cabler Food Network has ordered a three-part lockdown special version of Diners, Drive-Ins…
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TBI Factual: True crime’s conundrum over copycats & causes
Are true crime shows fuelling their own fame-hungry criminals? Tim Dams explores whether the genre’s…
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Canadian court approves Beyond’s $2.6m deal for TCB Media
Australia- and UK-based distributor and producer Beyond International (BYI) has been given the greenlight to…
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Viacom18 CEO Sudhanshu Vats quits company
Sudhanshu Vats, group CEO and MD at Viacom18, is stepping down after eight years at…
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NBCU’s Peacock launches amid ‘significant’ Covid-19 impact
NBCUniversal (NBCU) has rolled out its new streaming service Peacock to select users in the…
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Fremantle takes global rights to Icon’s Okavango doc
UK indie Icon Films’ documentary Okavango – A Flood Of Life has been picked up…
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News round-up: TF1, Globo take Beta drama; BBCS extends in Russia; Two Rivers gets ‘Top Dog’; MTV’s Gobstopper deal
BBCS extends Russian deal with Friday! Russian free-to-air channel Friday! has extended its deal for…
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BBC Studios appoints Rebecca Glashow as Americas president
BBC Studios has appointed Rebecca Glashow, the former co-head of ViacomCBS-owned Awesomeness, as president of…
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EOne’s chief strategy officer Peter Micelli to depart
Entertainment One’s (eOne) chief strategy officer Peter Micelli is leaving the transatlantic producer and distributor,…
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Blue Ant hires Discovery exec Blanksma to SVP sales role
Global distributor Blue Ant International has appointed Gerbrig Blanksma as SVP of international sales and…
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Quibi eyes TV as first week download figures emerge
Quibi’s CEO Meg Whitman has said the short-form streaming service was downloaded more than 1.7…
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Sony invests $400m in Chinese streamer Bilibili
Sony is ploughing $400m into streaming and entertainment service Bilibili, in a deal that will…
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Reality commissions boom as Netflix & linear nets ramp up orders
SVOD streaming providers significantly ramped up the amount of reality TV programming on their services…
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Lifetime orders ‘MAFS’ self-shot spin-off from ‘Love Is Blind’ prodco
The US producer behind Netflix hit Love Is Blind has turned to innovative techniques to…
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News round-up: ZDFE sets sail with Magellan; ‘Greatest Dancer’ lands in China; Sundance Now adds Aussie drama
ZDFE marks Magellan’s 500th anniversary Germany’s ZDF Enterprises (ZDFE) has launched a documentary to mark…
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Disney+ reaches 50 million subscribers in five months
Disney+ has reached 50 million subscribers worldwide within five months of its initial launch, the…
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Netflix’s ‘Tiger King’ slow burn revealed as ‘La Casa De Papel’ soars
Netflix’s hit Spanish drama La Casa De Papel (aka Money Heist) was the most in-demand…