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Disney+ unveils India price rise & new launch date
Disney is to push ahead with the roll-out of its news streaming service Disney+ in…
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News round-up: Globo’s refugee drama travels; Film.UA sells to Japan; Beyond WW2 show; DocFest online
Globo dramas travel across Lat Am Networks in Uruguay, Mexico, Chile and Costa Rica have…
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C4 names Louisa Compton to head up news & current affairs
Louisa Compton has been promoted to replace the outgoing Dorothy Byrne as head of news…
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AMC partners with Spanish telco Orange for Selekt streamer
Orange TV in Spain and AMC Networks International Southern Europe (AMCNISE) have struck a deal…
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Exclusive: RTÉ’s Dermot Horan on ‘buying time’ as production slows
All this week, TBI is hearing from broadcasters around the world about the kind of…
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Slates round-up: Beta lands on Russian comedy; Cineflix gets ‘Happily Married’; Orange Smarty’s boss move
Beta Film lands on 257 Reasons To Live Russian producer Start Studios, part of the…
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Netflix, YouTube among winners as US streaming soars
Netflix and YouTube viewing in the US has soared since the Covid-19 outbreak, according to…
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BBC Four & PBS visit Notre Dame with Windfall Films
BBC Four in the UK and US broadcaster PBS have commissioned a special-access documentary from…
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News round-up: BBC Four orders forgery show; ITV isolates with Shine TV; Alchimie adds OTF factual series
BBC Four adds forgery series UK free-to-air channel BBC Four has commissioned two new documentary…
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Exclusive: How are int’l buyers working around Covid-19?
The way that we all work has changed. Most of you will be reading this…
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News round-up: True Royalty cuts prices, adds shows; ‘Denmark Stands Together’ on TV2; Autentic, Drive deals
Royal streamer picks up Harry & Meghan docs Streaming service True Royalty TV has acquired…
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Pandemic to cause SVOD numbers to jump up by 5%
SVOD services around the world are set to see a 5% uptick in subscriber numbers…
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Huawei Video, BBC Studios agree far-reaching mobile deal
China’s Huawei Video has struck a 300-hour multi-territory deal with BBC Studios, which will see…
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ProSiebenSat.1 CEO Max Conze to depart with immediate effect
Max Conze is to step down as CEO at German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 immediately, with the…
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BBC, Channel 4 unveil Covid-19 plans & fast turnaround shows
UK broadcasters Channel 4 and the BBC have unveiled a raft of new programming as…
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UK broadcasters join call for freelance support from government
The UK’s public service broadcasters (PSB) have added their voices to the cries of support…
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News round-up: ‘Five Guys A Week’ goes global; Smithsonian lands ‘Lost Ships’; Fugitive moves into readymade
Five Guys A Week format goes global TV2 in Denmark, and unannounced channels and platforms…
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Disney+ app gets five million downloads on first day in Europe
The Disney+ app has attracted over five million downloads in its first 24 hours of…
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Dealing with Covid-19: The art of archive programming
The latest addition to TBI’s ongoing coverage of Covid-19’s impact on the content business is…
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Exclusive: Vuulr appoints former Disney acquisition exec
Online programme sales platform Vuulr has added a raft of executives to its ranks as…
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TBI Factual: Why streamers might affect the climate change message
As Covid-19 continues to impact on producers globally, Stephen McQuillan, creative director at UK-based Icon…
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Mediaset buys up more of ProSiebenSat.1 fuelling merger speculation
Mediaset has effectively doubled its stake in German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 since last year with…
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Online distribution service TRX goes free during Covid-19
Online TV rights marketplace TRX is offering its service for free for all users during…
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Dealing with Covid-19: From the distributor’s point of view
As part of TBI’s continuing coverage of the impact of Covid-19 on the content business,…
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Mediapro temporarily suspends 1,200, cuts exec salaries by 50%
Spanish media giant Mediapro has suspended more than 1,200 employees and cut salaries for its…
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Quibi lights up ‘weed enthusiast’ show from ITVS’ Leftfield Pictures
Soon-to-launch short-form streamer Quibi has ordered a series that follows a marijuana enthusiast creating art…
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Netflix donates $1.2m to BFI, Film & TV Charity’s Covid-19 fund
The UK’s British Film Institute (BFI) and The Film and TV Charity have launched a…
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Deals round-up: Parade picks up docs; ‘Australian Dream’ goes global; ‘Cennet’ travels; Eros Now adds NBCU shows
Parade expands unscripted slate UK and Singapore-based distributor Parade Media has added 40 unscripted shows…
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Pay TV in Russia, Turkey, Africa adapt to Covid-19 with free channel offers
Pay TV operators around the world have launched a range of free windows to audiences…
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An in-depth analysis of Disney+ launch in Europe & Covid-19’s impact
Disney+ lands in countries across Europe – excluding France – today amid a pandemic that…