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UK’s C4 slashes $300m from budget as advertising plummets
Channel 4 in the UK has unveiled almost £250m ($310m) of cost-cutting measures to deal…
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TBI Factual: How Arrow generated returns from UGC
The way shows are being produced is changing fast and User Generated Content (UGC) is…
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Dealing with Covid-19: How to keep the cameras rolling
TBI’s latest coverage of the impact of Covid-19 on the global content business hears how…
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Quibi day one downloads just 7.5% of Disney+
Quibi, the ambitious mobile-only short-form streamer helmed by industry stalwart Jeffrey Katzenberg, amassed a respectable…
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Fugitive strikes far-reaching pact with Rogo Productions
Production and financing company Fugitive has picked up international distribution rights to feature documentary Keep Quiet,…
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News round-up: Series Mania reveals numbers; NPO picks up ‘Love Me’; DocuBay deal
Series Mania reveals online attendees Series Mania has said its first Digital Forum picked up…
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Covid-19 drives apocalyptic drama demand in Europe, crime declines
Fantasy and apocalyptic drama are among the genres most in demand by viewers affected by…
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UK’s Covid-19 fund opens as survey reveals huge hit on freelancers
The UK’s Covid-19 Film and TV Emergency Relief Fund has opened for applications after being…
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ViacomCBS rolls AVOD Pluto TV into Lat Am
ViacomCBS has rolled its ad-supported streamer Pluto TV into Latin America with a raft of…
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NATPE re-arranges Budapest & LA events for late summer
The National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) has rearranged two of its key events…
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European broadcasters cut pay, launch funds as Covid-19 bites
European broadcasters continue to scramble to adapt to the Covid-19 pandemic, with the UK’s ITV…
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Two Rivers partners with ‘Escape To The Chateau’ duo for C4 show
Two Rivers Media has struck a new production partnership with Dick and Angel Strawbridge, the…
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News round-up: AMC & NOS cook up Portuguese net; Keshet hosts live Seder; ZDFE sells WW2 doc
AMC and NOS launch Portuguese lifestyle channel AMC Networks International Southern Europe (AMCNISE) and Portugal’s…
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Covid-19 forces Edinburgh TV Festival online only
The Edinburgh TV Festival (ETF) is to become a digital-only event as a result of…
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AVOD service Roku Channel launched into UK
Roku has launched its AVOD service, the Roku Channel, in the UK with an offering…
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Cream Productions inks deal with LOTR actor Dominic Monaghan
Canada-based Cream Productions has struck co-production partnership with actor, host and producer Dominic Monaghan and…
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ViacomCBS takes 100% control of Israel’s Ananey & launches media fund
ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI) has taken full control of Israeli content producer and pay-TV provider…
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UK broadcasters & Pact call for freelance support
UK broadcasters and producers have called on the culture secretary to ensure that TV industry…
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Arrow behind Disney+ documentary ‘Animal Kingdom’
UK-based Arrow Media has emerged as the producer behind forthcoming Disney+ documentary Magic Of Disney’s…
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BBC unveils ‘five-point plan’ to support indie production
The BBC has revealed a five-point plan designed to support the UK’s independent production sector…
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News round-up: ZED moves into animation; Netflix’s ‘Tiger King’ to return; Cineflix sails away with ‘Coast Guard’
ZED moves into animation with Lina’s World Paris-based producer and distributor ZED has picked up…
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ITV slashes bonuses & salaries to deal with Covid-19
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has axed director bonuses and cut the pay of its board…
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Beyond acquires TCB Media Rights from Kew Media administrators
Australia- and UK-based distributor and producer Beyond International (BYI) has struck a deal to acquire…
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Dealing with Covid-19: The view from New York & China delight
New York-based Tony Tackaberry, CEO at All3Media-backed Lion Television USA, provides the latest installment to…
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Slate round-up: Rai reveals virtual offerings; TVF unveils Covid-19-driven shows
Rai rides Piaggio onto virtual portal Rai Com, the distribution division of Italian pubcaster Rai,…
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Travel Channel, UK’s Channel 5 go digging into Egypt’s past
The Travel Channel in the US and ViacomCBS-owned Channel 5 in the UK have commissioned…
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News round-up: Showtime stretches schedule; Monte Carlo TV Festival cancelled; MTV; Jamie Oliver; Vuulr
Showtime shuffles schedule for Billions, The Chi US cabler Showtime has been forced to rejig…
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WarnerMedia appoints Hulu, Amazon alum as CEO
WarnerMedia has appointed the former Amazon SVP and Hulu CEO Jason Kilar to head up…
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TBI Factual: Cashing in & carrying on with archived IP
As Covid-19 hampers production across the globe, Nicolas d’Hueppe, CEO at content aggregator and online…
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Exclusive: TV2’s Anette Rømer on “business as usual” in Denmark
All this week, TBI is hearing from broadcasters around the world about the impact that…